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Applied Mathematics research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Applied Mathematics research in 2022-now (#51 worldwide), followed by .

Japan's world rank
#16
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.2k
Top-10% rate
5.6%
Ranked institutions
1

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

What is the best university for Applied Mathematics in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #5121.17.2%74

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Applied Mathematics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Applied Mathematics researchers in Japan?

Eiichi Nakai, Yoshihiro Sawano and Shuichi Kawashima rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Applied Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Eiichi Nakai#816,514 worldwide overall18.5 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Yoshihiro Sawano#1,131,290 worldwide overall25.6 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Shuichi Kawashima#433,444 worldwide overall14.8 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Seiji Ukai#434,312 worldwide overall11.0 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Akitaka Matsumura#255,792 worldwide overall10.2 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Yoshihiro Shibata#1,242,069 worldwide overall12.6 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Kenji C. Nishihara#691,286 worldwide overall9.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Masahiro Yamamoto#312,523 worldwide overall9.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yoshikazu Giga#1,331,980 worldwide overall14.0 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Hideo Kozono#1,135,402 worldwide overall12.6 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Kazuo Aoki#2,774,959 worldwide overall12.8 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Kazunaga Tanaka#534,582 worldwide overall9.4 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Eckhard Hitzer#1,431,796 worldwide overall12.2 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Takashi Kumagai#798,646 worldwide overall8.3 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Yoshio Sone#736,660 worldwide overall10.5 of 48 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Applied Mathematics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Japan compares with other countries in Applied Mathematics