Field · Psychology · Japan
Psychology research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#468 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and Keio University.
- Japan's world rank
- #21 of 109 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 14k
- Top-10% rate
- 11.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 32
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Psychology in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #468 | 20.0 | 14.0% | 510 |
| 2 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #517 | 18.7 | 17.9% | 375 |
| 3 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #521 | 18.6 | 11.0% | 241 |
| 4 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #583 | 17.2 | 13.9% | 349 |
| 5 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #685 | 15.1 | 11.0% | 121 |
| 6 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #719 | 14.4 | 11.5% | 387 |
| 7 | Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceTokyo | #853 | 12.2 | 15.0% | 70 |
| 8 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #916 | 11.3 | 12.2% | 186 |
| 9 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #924 | 11.2 | 14.4% | 215 |
| 10 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #1,098 | 8.9 | 12.2% | 223 |
| 11 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #1,190 | 7.9 | 11.8% | 188 |
| 12 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #1,242 | 7.3 | 13.8% | 119 |
| 13 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #1,248 | 7.3 | 16.0% | 86 |
| 14 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #1,255 | 7.2 | 14.0% | 217 |
| 15 | Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto | #1,343 | 6.3 | 10.0% | 178 |
| 16 | Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo | #1,450 | 5.3 | 16.6% | 61 |
| 17 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #1,515 | 4.7 | 12.7% | 122 |
| 18 | Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi | #1,618 | 3.9 | 11.5% | 61 |
| 19 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba | #1,620 | 3.9 | 16.4% | 82 |
| 20 | Toyo UniversityTokyo | #1,699 | 3.2 | 7.4% | 95 |
| 21 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #1,706 | 3.2 | 11.5% | 86 |
| 22 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #1,720 | 3.1 | 15.3% | 88 |
| 23 | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo | #1,817 | 2.4 | 7.1% | 116 |
| 24 | National Center of Neurology and PsychiatryTokyo | #1,838 | 2.2 | 15.9% | 72 |
| 25 | Kansai UniversitySuita | #1,856 | 2.1 | 7.5% | 106 |
| 26 | Doshisha UniversityKyoto | #1,914 | 1.7 | 11.1% | 88 |
| 27 | Kwansei Gakuin UniversityNishinomiya | #1,917 | 1.7 | 12.3% | 61 |
| 28 | Hosei UniversityTokyo | #1,985 | 122.0 | 9.4% | 61 |
| 29 | Chuo UniversityHachiōji | #1,997 | 115.0 | 7.4% | 77 |
| 30 | Nihon UniversityTokyo | #2,012 | 105.0 | 9.2% | 82 |
| 31 | Kindai UniversityOsaka | #2,069 | 69.0 | 8.5% | 69 |
| 32 | University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo | #2,116 | 39.0 | 6.9% | 61 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Psychology researchers in Japan?
Norito Kawakami, Mitsuo Nagamachi and Takayuki Kanda rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Norito Kawakami#1,461 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 32 works
- 2Mitsuo Nagamachi#4,947 worldwide overall566 citations · 22 works
- 3Takayuki Kanda#9,771 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 56 works
- 4Tatsuya Nomura#78,120 worldwide overall374 citations · 22 works
- 5Hiroshi Ishiguro#119,693 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 95 works
- 6Atsuo Takanishi#129,164 worldwide overall951 citations · 24 works
- 7Makoto Itoh#161,628 worldwide overall267 citations · 24 works
- 8Norihiro Hagita#169,182 worldwide overall614 citations · 34 works
- 9Toshi A. Furukawa#215,696 worldwide overall506 citations · 49 works
- 10Masahiro Shiomi#284,478 worldwide overall274 citations · 36 works
- 11Tetsuro Matsuzawa#368,525 worldwide overall267 citations · 31 works
- 12Hugo Münsterberg#374,643 worldwide overall93 citations · 24 works
- 13Katsunori Kondo#405,480 worldwide overall280 citations · 21 works
- 14Yukie Nagai#421,870 worldwide overall253 citations · 28 works
- 15Yuichiro Yoshikawa#510,336 worldwide overall152 citations · 26 works