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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in 2022–2025 (#13 worldwide), followed by National Institute for Materials Science and Kyoto University.

Japan's world rank
#4
of 59 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.9k
Top-10% rate
12.0%
Ranked institutions
28

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

What is the best university for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #1359.518.3%755
2National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba #2449.820.5%290
3Kyoto UniversityKyoto #4141.419.6%346
4Tohoku UniversitySendai #7432.111.6%377
5Nagoya UniversityNagoya #16519.411.4%213
6RIKENWako #16619.324.4%111
7RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter ScienceWako #17019.029.2%102
8The University of OsakaOsaka #20016.48.7%314
9Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo #20815.811.9%240
10Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #22814.310.4%182
11Keio UniversityTokyo #23413.914.8%123
12RIKEN Center for Advanced PhotonicsWako #27811.220.6%76
13University of TsukubaTsukuba #3288.611.6%148
14Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #3368.211.4%156
15Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityOnna #3547.417.6%94
16National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba #3746.56.3%212
17Chiba UniversityChiba #3846.19.0%114
18Spintronics Research Network of JapanTokyo #4015.414.6%62
19Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #4344.210.9%93
20Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo #4553.49.6%103
21National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyChiba #4872.311.4%66
22Kobe UniversityKobe #4942.111.6%64
23Waseda UniversityTokyo #521128.07.8%95
24University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo #523122.05.8%103
25NTT Basic Research LaboratoriesAtsugi #526113.09.2%77
26National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyTokyo #528107.07.8%83
27Yokohama National UniversityYokohama #53683.05.7%84
28NTT (Japan)Tokyo #53974.07.6%62

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics researchers in Japan?

Sadao Adachi, Naoto Nagaosa and M. Nishioka rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Sadao Adachi#17,084 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 34 works
  2. 2Naoto Nagaosa#21,817 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 135 works
  3. 3M. Nishioka#27,384 worldwide overall620 citations · 29 works
  4. 4William J. Munro#31,383 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 71 works
  5. 5Masahiro Asada#33,667 worldwide overall649 citations · 38 works
  6. 6Tsuneya Ando#36,729 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 66 works
  7. 7Eiichi Kuramochi#39,693 worldwide overall639 citations · 51 works
  8. 8Motohiko Ezawa#41,049 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 60 works
  9. 9Hideo Ohno#45,548 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 112 works
  10. 10Konstantin Y. Bliokh#46,082 worldwide overall550 citations · 37 works
  11. 11Takashi Asano#49,977 worldwide overall763 citations · 40 works
  12. 12K. Hono#51,425 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 62 works
  13. 13Yasunobu Nakamura#51,603 worldwide overall1k citations · 57 works
  14. 14Satoshi Kashiwaya#54,024 worldwide overall920 citations · 35 works
  15. 15Y. Tokura#55,914 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 65 works

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