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Automotive Engineering research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Automotive Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#137 worldwide), followed by Tohoku University and Kyushu University.

Japan's world rank
#19
of 58 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.8k
Top-10% rate
7.5%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Automotive Engineering in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #13715.912.5%165
2Tohoku UniversitySendai #2913.013.4%71
3Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #3022.413.2%69
4The University of OsakaOsaka #318149.010.2%69
5Nagoya UniversityNagoya #320138.010.5%73
6Waseda UniversityTokyo #32896.08.1%79

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

Who are the top Automotive Engineering researchers in Japan?

Y. Hori, Sadayuki Tsugawa and Haoshen Zhou rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Y. Hori#47,727 worldwide overall430 citations · 11 works
  2. 2Sadayuki Tsugawa#47,853 worldwide overall323 citations · 19 works
  3. 3Haoshen Zhou#88,160 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 10 works
  4. 4Minoru Inaba#107,239 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 11 works
  5. 5Zempachi Ogumi#109,373 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 21 works
  6. 6Atsushi Yona#121,042 worldwide overall575 citations · 6 works
  7. 7Tetsuo Sakai#123,118 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 13 works
  8. 8Yoichi Hori#128,357 worldwide overall491 citations · 27 works
  9. 9Osamu Yamamoto#147,913 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 6 works
  10. 10Atsuo Kawamura#150,330 worldwide overall465 citations · 11 works
  11. 11Jun Li#159,240 worldwide overall315 citations · 6 works
  12. 12Makoto Itoh#161,628 worldwide overall267 citations · 8 works
  13. 13Kazunori Takada#166,715 worldwide overall810 citations · 10 works
  14. 14Zhi Liu#183,070 worldwide overall681 citations · 6 works
  15. 15Masaki Yoshio#186,561 worldwide overall727 citations · 13 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Automotive Engineering