- Japan's world rank
- #12 of 155 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 167k
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
What is the best university for Medicine in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #248 | 40.4 | 16.4% | 3,020 |
| 2 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #398 | 35.3 | 13.7% | 2,590 |
| 3 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #466 | 33.6 | 14.4% | 2,588 |
| 4 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #479 | 33.3 | 13.5% | 2,042 |
| 5 | Juntendo UniversityTokyo | #561 | 31.6 | 11.7% | 2,047 |
| 6 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #576 | 31.3 | 14.2% | 1,945 |
| 7 | National Cancer Center Hospital EastKashiwa | #610 | 30.7 | 15.5% | 934 |
| 8 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #659 | 29.9 | 12.6% | 1,968 |
| 9 | Yokohama City UniversityYokohama | #681 | 29.5 | 11.7% | 1,313 |
| 10 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #696 | 29.3 | 13.7% | 1,850 |
| 11 | Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo | #740 | 28.6 | 14.6% | 1,376 |
| 12 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #888 | 26.6 | 12.2% | 1,540 |
| 13 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #895 | 26.5 | 13.0% | 1,577 |
| 14 | Nihon UniversityTokyo | #919 | 26.3 | 8.7% | 1,147 |
| 15 | Jichi Medical UniversityShimotsuke | #923 | 26.2 | 11.4% | 1,309 |
| 16 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #933 | 26.1 | 10.4% | 1,406 |
| 17 | Dokkyo Medical UniversityMibu | #969 | 25.7 | 9.3% | 742 |
| 18 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #973 | 25.6 | 11.4% | 1,457 |
| 19 | Nippon Medical SchoolTokyo | #1,004 | 25.3 | 11.0% | 909 |
| 20 | Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto | #1,011 | 25.2 | 13.6% | 881 |
| 21 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #1,022 | 25.1 | 11.0% | 1,361 |
| 22 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #1,102 | 24.3 | 10.3% | 1,580 |
| 23 | Gunma UniversityMaebashi | #1,106 | 24.3 | 11.4% | 799 |
| 24 | Kindai UniversityOsaka | #1,153 | 23.8 | 13.4% | 950 |
| 25 | Jikei University School of MedicineTokyo | #1,191 | 23.5 | 9.8% | 1,357 |
| 26 | National Center For Child Health and DevelopmentTokyo | #1,240 | 23.0 | 12.2% | 580 |
| 27 | Nagasaki UniversityNagasaki | #1,304 | 22.5 | 10.6% | 928 |
| 28 | Tokyo Medical UniversityTokyo | #1,332 | 22.2 | 11.7% | 894 |
| 29 | University of Tokyo HospitalTokyo | #1,344 | 22.2 | 12.3% | 855 |
| 30 | National Sagamihara HospitalZama | #1,390 | 21.8 | 14.6% | 140 |
| 31 | Mie UniversityTsu | #1,416 | 21.6 | 11.4% | 813 |
| 32 | SHOWA Medical UniversityTokyo | #1,437 | 21.4 | 9.1% | 835 |
| 33 | Nagoya City UniversityNagoya | #1,448 | 21.4 | 9.5% | 922 |
| 34 | Fukushima Medical UniversityFukushima | #1,463 | 21.2 | 9.0% | 1,120 |
| 35 | National Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterOsaka | #1,477 | 21.1 | 8.6% | 825 |
| 36 | Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyoto | #1,488 | 21.1 | 11.6% | 1,030 |
| 37 | Nara Medical UniversityKashihara-shi | #1,495 | 21.0 | 11.6% | 982 |
| 38 | International University of Health and WelfareŌtawara | #1,526 | 20.8 | 9.5% | 979 |
| 39 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #1,606 | 20.2 | 10.0% | 1,083 |
| 40 | Teikyo UniversityTokyo | #1,627 | 20.1 | 10.1% | 749 |
| 41 | Chiba University HospitalChiba | #1,638 | 20.0 | 10.2% | 381 |
| 42 | St. Marianna University School of MedicineKawasaki | #1,640 | 20.0 | 9.0% | 738 |
| 43 | Tokai UniversityTokyo | #1,668 | 19.8 | 11.1% | 755 |
| 44 | Kyoto University HospitalKyoto | #1,682 | 19.7 | 10.5% | 493 |
| 45 | Toho UniversityTokyo | #1,702 | 19.6 | 7.9% | 823 |
| 46 | Niigata UniversityNiigata | #1,707 | 19.6 | 11.0% | 884 |
| 47 | University of Occupational and Environmental Health JapanKitakyushu | #1,737 | 19.4 | 11.2% | 731 |
| 48 | Kansai Medical UniversityOsaka | #1,738 | 19.4 | 9.0% | 780 |
| 49 | Tokushima UniversityTokushima | #1,744 | 19.3 | 9.0% | 854 |
| 50 | Hamamatsu University School of MedicineHamamatsu | #1,777 | 19.1 | 11.9% | 703 |
| 51 | Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyo | #1,797 | 19.0 | 8.5% | 1,042 |
| 52 | Sapporo Medical UniversitySapporo | #1,818 | 18.9 | 8.9% | 841 |
| 53 | Korea UniversityTokyo | #1,819 | 18.9 | 19.3% | 456 |
| 54 | Fujita Health UniversityToyoake | #1,848 | 18.7 | 10.2% | 848 |
| 55 | Hiroshima University HospitalHiroshima | #1,895 | 18.4 | 10.4% | 556 |
| 56 | Hokkaido University HospitalSapporo | #1,918 | 18.3 | 9.4% | 480 |
| 57 | Osaka University of Pharmaceutical SciencesTakatsuki | #1,919 | 18.3 | 9.4% | 786 |
| 58 | Aichi Cancer CenterNagoya | #1,941 | 18.2 | 14.7% | 389 |
| 59 | Nagoya University HospitalNagoya | #1,943 | 18.2 | 12.7% | 410 |
| 60 | Kitasato UniversityTokyo | #1,957 | 18.1 | 9.2% | 981 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Medicine, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Medicine researchers in Japan?
Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Yasushi Yatabe and Masahiro Tsuboi rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Tetsuya Mitsudomi#2,629 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 174 works
- 2Yasushi Yatabe#5,121 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 160 works
- 3Masahiro Tsuboi#6,528 worldwide overall926 citations · 127 works
- 4Kei Muro#9,123 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 184 works
- 5Nagahiro Saijo#12,411 worldwide overall962 citations · 133 works
- 6Masakazu Toi#14,318 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 117 works
- 7Hiroji Iwata#14,687 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 138 works
- 8Isao Koshima#17,432 worldwide overall563 citations · 117 works
- 9Masatoshi Kudo#18,883 worldwide overall2k citations · 364 works
- 10Toshiaki Watanabe#23,208 worldwide overall679 citations · 115 works
- 11Hiroyuki Tsutsui#25,069 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 175 works
- 12Toshio Suda#27,171 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 138 works
- 13Akira Miyauchi#27,290 worldwide overall910 citations · 156 works
- 14Kenji Suzuki#30,208 worldwide overall507 citations · 110 works
- 15Kazuwa Nakao#30,463 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 174 works