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Nursing research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Nursing research in 2022–2025 (#139 worldwide), followed by .

Japan's world rank
#23
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.8k
Top-10% rate
9.8%
Ranked institutions
1

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Nursing in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #1398.015.0%67

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Nursing, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Nursing researchers in Japan?

Atsushi Goto, Masayasu Kojima and Kenji Kangawa rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Atsushi Goto#8,173 worldwide overall2k citations · 6 works
  2. 2Masayasu Kojima#22,987 worldwide overall726 citations · 6 works
  3. 3Kenji Kangawa#24,890 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 19 works
  4. 4Akira Kobata#30,092 worldwide overall640 citations · 7 works
  5. 5Kazuo Miyashita#30,183 worldwide overall536 citations · 7 works
  6. 6Kazuwa Nakao#30,463 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 8 works
  7. 7Susumu Hizukuri#37,613 worldwide overall409 citations · 17 works
  8. 8Tatsuo Shimosawa#39,154 worldwide overall329 citations · 8 works
  9. 9Yuhei Kawano#47,119 worldwide overall370 citations · 7 works
  10. 10Hiroyasu Iso#58,485 worldwide overall921 citations · 6 works
  11. 11Masayuki Yamamoto#59,358 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 6 works
  12. 12Satoshi Hoshide#64,714 worldwide overall585 citations · 6 works
  13. 13Hiroshi Koyama#71,206 worldwide overall419 citations · 7 works
  14. 14Hirotsugu Ueshima#92,241 worldwide overall478 citations · 10 works
  15. 15Tomotari MITSUOKA#96,134 worldwide overall369 citations · 7 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Nursing