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Biomaterials research in Japan

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

Japan's world rank
#17
of 51 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.5k
Top-10% rate
8.3%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Biomaterials in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #13710.112.2%141
2Kyoto UniversityKyoto #1666.612.9%99
3Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #2032.913.6%85
4The University of OsakaOsaka #2122.19.7%94
5Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #2181.610.3%63
6Tohoku UniversitySendai #23247.08.3%61

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

Who are the top Biomaterials researchers in Japan?

Hideto Tsuji, Zenji Horita and Masami Okamoto rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Hideto Tsuji#11,874 worldwide overall831 citations · 14 works
  2. 2Zenji Horita#14,444 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 7 works
  3. 3Masami Okamoto#16,445 worldwide overall891 citations · 7 works
  4. 4Hiroyuki Watanabe#17,975 worldwide overall706 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Eiji Yashima#18,775 worldwide overall859 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Michiaki Yamasaki#20,289 worldwide overall1k citations · 21 works
  7. 7Toshiji Mukai#21,279 worldwide overall854 citations · 18 works
  8. 8Akira Isogai#21,806 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 26 works
  9. 9Kenji Hiraga#22,381 worldwide overall738 citations · 7 works
  10. 10Yoshihito Kawamura#22,921 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 33 works
  11. 11Yoshihito Osada#25,027 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 10 works
  12. 12Kazunori Kataoka#25,750 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 34 works
  13. 13Norimasa Nakamura#26,160 worldwide overall501 citations · 6 works
  14. 14Tomoki Ogoshi#36,400 worldwide overall712 citations · 6 works
  15. 15Makoto Fujita#37,675 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 7 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Biomaterials