Subfield · Artificial Intelligence · Japan
Artificial Intelligence research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022–2025 (#123 worldwide), followed by Waseda University and Tohoku University.
- Japan's world rank
- #19 of 90 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 13k
- Top-10% rate
- 12.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 42
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #123 | 36.2 | 16.7% | 856 |
| 2 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #376 | 21.4 | 13.3% | 371 |
| 3 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #394 | 20.8 | 14.9% | 273 |
| 4 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #460 | 18.7 | 14.8% | 351 |
| 5 | University of AizuFukushima | #534 | 16.7 | 23.0% | 134 |
| 6 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #553 | 16.2 | 13.8% | 284 |
| 7 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #589 | 15.4 | 12.8% | 346 |
| 8 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #690 | 13.3 | 12.9% | 265 |
| 9 | NTT (Japan)Tokyo | #720 | 12.8 | 15.4% | 200 |
| 10 | National Institute of InformaticsTokyo | #735 | 12.5 | 18.0% | 169 |
| 11 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #743 | 12.3 | 14.8% | 247 |
| 12 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba | #761 | 12.0 | 14.8% | 241 |
| 13 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #792 | 11.5 | 15.0% | 215 |
| 14 | Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi | #800 | 11.4 | 12.8% | 183 |
| 15 | Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto | #837 | 10.8 | 9.9% | 194 |
| 16 | University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo | #863 | 10.4 | 11.9% | 238 |
| 17 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #876 | 10.1 | 11.9% | 192 |
| 18 | RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence ProjectTokyo | #907 | 9.7 | 21.7% | 112 |
| 19 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #962 | 8.9 | 9.2% | 290 |
| 20 | University of ToyamaToyama | #1,231 | 5.6 | 26.6% | 62 |
| 21 | Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo | #1,274 | 5.2 | 13.2% | 132 |
| 22 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #1,299 | 4.9 | 13.5% | 115 |
| 23 | National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyTokyo | #1,309 | 4.8 | 13.2% | 125 |
| 24 | Kansai UniversitySuita | #1,334 | 4.6 | 15.4% | 62 |
| 25 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #1,344 | 4.5 | 13.3% | 95 |
| 26 | Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyIkoma | #1,363 | 4.3 | 10.1% | 172 |
| 27 | Hosei UniversityTokyo | #1,411 | 3.8 | 11.1% | 79 |
| 28 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #1,425 | 3.7 | 16.9% | 70 |
| 29 | Yokohama National UniversityYokohama | #1,433 | 3.6 | 10.1% | 127 |
| 30 | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo | #1,529 | 2.8 | 6.9% | 121 |
| 31 | Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu | #1,585 | 2.3 | 7.6% | 121 |
| 32 | Fujitsu (Japan)Kawasaki | #1,599 | 2.2 | 15.2% | 68 |
| 33 | KDDI Research (Japan)Fujimino | #1,620 | 2.0 | 13.7% | 68 |
| 34 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #1,692 | 143.0 | 7.6% | 86 |
| 35 | Hitachi (Japan)Tokyo | #1,696 | 139.0 | 8.6% | 90 |
| 36 | Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo | #1,729 | 114.0 | 9.4% | 64 |
| 37 | Meiji UniversityTokyo | #1,744 | 102.0 | 5.0% | 89 |
| 38 | Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #1,752 | 96.0 | 8.3% | 65 |
| 39 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #1,771 | 82.0 | 6.9% | 70 |
| 40 | NEC (Japan)Tokyo | #1,800 | 60.0 | 6.7% | 75 |
| 41 | Doshisha UniversityKyoto | #1,804 | 58.0 | 5.7% | 65 |
| 42 | Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya | #1,842 | 30.0 | 3.2% | 71 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Artificial Intelligence, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in Japan?
Шун-ичи Амари, Hamido Fujita and Heiga Zen rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Шун-ичи Амари#4,828 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 52 works
- 2Hamido Fujita#5,359 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 45 works
- 3Heiga Zen#8,223 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 53 works
- 4Yutaka Matsuo#11,686 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 40 works
- 5Tatsunori Hashimoto#20,865 worldwide overall744 citations · 32 works
- 6Jun’ichi Tsujii#26,709 worldwide overall625 citations · 71 works
- 7William J. Munro#31,383 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 85 works
- 8Tatsuaki Okamoto#34,745 worldwide overall702 citations · 37 works
- 9Keiichi Tokuda#44,461 worldwide overall665 citations · 58 works
- 10Andrzej Cichocki#47,292 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 42 works
- 11Yasunobu Nakamura#51,603 worldwide overall1k citations · 34 works
- 12Sumio Watanabe#56,656 worldwide overall519 citations · 31 works
- 13Hideki Kawahara#57,520 worldwide overall522 citations · 28 works
- 14Kenji Doya#69,440 worldwide overall598 citations · 29 works
- 15Jianjun Zhao#75,203 worldwide overall586 citations · 35 works
How Japan compares with other countries in Artificial Intelligence