Field · Psychology · Japan
Psychology research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Psychology research in 2022-now (#293 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.
- Japan's world rank
- #23 of 106 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 14k
- Top-10% rate
- 6.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 34
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Psychology in Japan?
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Psychology researchers in Japan?
Toshi A. Furukawa, Norito Kawakami and Joonha Park rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Toshi A. Furukawa#85,413 worldwide overall71.8 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Norito Kawakami#43,972 worldwide overall63.4 of 224 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Joonha Park#55,035 worldwide overall20.3 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Takeshi Sakurai#270,620 worldwide overall18.8 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Yukiko Uchida#156,441 worldwide overall23.3 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Mina K. Dulcan#132,220 worldwide overall18.0 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Akira Miyake#1,560,117 worldwide overall23.9 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Katsuhiko Nishimori#321,521 worldwide overall16.4 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Mitsuo Kawato#246,574 worldwide overall15.8 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Masashi Yanagisawa#68,408 worldwide overall15.9 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Shigenobu Kanba#408,527 worldwide overall16.9 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Tetsuro Matsuzawa#486,656 worldwide overall24.7 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Mayumi Karasawa#184,411 worldwide overall11.8 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Akihito Shimazu#197,746 worldwide overall15.7 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Katsunori Kondo#72,798 worldwide overall15.1 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Psychology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.