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Aerospace Engineering research in Japan

Tohoku University ranks first in Japan for Aerospace Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#84 worldwide), followed by The University of Tokyo and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Japan's world rank
#14
of 67 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.9k
Top-10% rate
13.9%
Ranked institutions
31

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Aerospace Engineering in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tohoku UniversitySendai #8433.725.7%316
2The University of TokyoTokyo #14625.411.0%712
3Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTokyo #25517.013.7%388
4Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #31813.710.9%392
5Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo #35312.223.0%197
6Kyoto UniversityKyoto #4309.219.8%158
7Nagoya UniversityNagoya #4927.220.9%142
8Japan Atomic Energy AgencyTōkai Mura #5106.715.5%179
9National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba #5176.422.8%95
10The University of OsakaOsaka #5495.514.5%181
11Chiba UniversityChiba #5645.124.7%80
12Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu #5685.014.3%130
13Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #6143.921.5%100
14Keio UniversityTokyo #6293.522.8%83
15University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo #6333.422.1%72
16Waseda UniversityTokyo #6413.215.0%109
17Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto #6962.020.6%67
18National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyTokyo #7031.822.0%65
19Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo #7111.715.6%79
20Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo #723142.015.4%68
21University of TsukubaTsukuba #728132.013.8%68
22Yokohama National UniversityYokohama #737113.010.5%76
23Mitsubishi Electric (Japan)Tokyo #741105.012.4%63
24Tottori UniversityTottori-shi #743101.07.5%69
25National Defense Academy of JapanYokosuka #74695.013.0%61
26Yamaguchi UniversityYamaguchi #74891.02.3%207
27Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya #74989.010.4%67
28Kindai UniversityOsaka #75381.05.3%115
29Nihon UniversityTokyo #76558.08.3%67
30University of MiyazakiMiyazaki #77832.02.3%115
31Tokyo Gakugei UniversityTokyo #7926.00.0%80

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

Who are the top Aerospace Engineering researchers in Japan?

A. Yamamoto, Masahiro Asada and Shuichi Wakimoto rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1A. Yamamoto#1,169 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 44 works
  2. 2Masahiro Asada#33,667 worldwide overall649 citations · 36 works
  3. 3Shuichi Wakimoto#36,227 worldwide overall508 citations · 53 works
  4. 4Akio Suzumura#83,659 worldwide overall146 citations · 46 works
  5. 5N. Goto#157,251 worldwide overall250 citations · 40 works
  6. 6洋一郎 松本#158,378 worldwide overall0 citations · 41 works
  7. 7Yoshio Yamaguchi#162,929 worldwide overall768 citations · 81 works
  8. 8Katsuhiko Shichinohe#170,878 worldwide overall0 citations · 50 works
  9. 9純一郎 堤#172,115 worldwide overall0 citations · 60 works
  10. 10真男 室田#177,853 worldwide overall2 citations · 90 works
  11. 11Chihiro Watanabe#179,044 worldwide overall0 citations · 65 works
  12. 12HIROSHI ISHIWARA#195,029 worldwide overall0 citations · 36 works
  13. 13Kunio Takahashi#198,863 worldwide overall8 citations · 61 works
  14. 14Ayumi KATSUKI#201,532 worldwide overall0 citations · 42 works
  15. 15Fuminori Nousaku#201,646 worldwide overall0 citations · 52 works

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