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Biomedical Engineering research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Biomedical Engineering research in 2022-now (#120 worldwide), followed by National Institute for Materials Science and RIKEN.

Japan's world rank
#17
of 78 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
16k
Top-10% rate
4.3%
Ranked institutions
53

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

What is the best university for Biomedical Engineering in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #12034.85.9%855
2National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba #25424.58.8%167
3RIKENWako #27923.39.8%141
4Kyoto UniversityKyoto #30522.04.6%416
5Tohoku UniversitySendai #39418.65.6%544
6The University of OsakaOsaka #43017.44.7%475
7Nagoya UniversityNagoya #44916.85.3%318
8Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo #46616.34.6%412
9Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #52114.84.6%393
10Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #52314.75.6%313
11Keio UniversityTokyo #57913.36.2%292
12Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo #72510.32.7%198
13Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo #72910.26.9%76
14Waseda UniversityTokyo #7909.15.7%265
15University of TsukubaTsukuba #7988.93.8%274
16Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #8098.85.6%190
17Chiba UniversityChiba #8448.24.3%176
18Kobe UniversityKobe #9137.15.1%200
19National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba #9147.13.8%343
20Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya #9237.02.5%102
21Okayama UniversityOkayama #9276.95.1%156
22Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto #9326.83.5%104
23Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto #9496.66.3%68
24University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo #9716.33.9%175
25Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa #1,0155.73.4%122
26Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto #1,0165.74.1%168
27National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyChiba #1,0425.35.1%61
28Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka #1,1194.33.4%96
29Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo #1,1314.22.4%145
30Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo #1,1384.13.6%134
31Hirosaki UniversityHirosaki #1,2103.37.0%62
32Chuo UniversityHachiōji #1,2133.20.8%106
33Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi #1,2343.02.7%63
34Kyoto Institute of TechnologyKyoto #1,2702.62.2%64
35Tokushima UniversityTokushima #1,3002.32.4%79
36Mie UniversityTsu #1,3122.23.7%82
37Niigata UniversityNiigata #1,3282.01.5%89
38Yamagata UniversityYamagata #1,3371.93.0%106
39Tokai UniversityTokyo #1,3421.93.0%67
40Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu #1,3481.84.5%118
41University of ToyamaToyama #1,3601.74.0%65
42Toyohashi University of TechnologyToyohashi #1,379150.02.2%78
43Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo #1,380149.03.7%96
44Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka #1,383146.01.9%88
45Gunma UniversityMaebashi #1,385144.02.9%66
46Doshisha UniversityKyoto #1,386143.01.6%81
47Yokohama National UniversityYokohama #1,418112.02.1%106
48Kogakuin UniversityTokyo #1,43694.01.0%73
49Kindai UniversityOsaka #1,44190.00.7%86
50Nihon UniversityTokyo #1,45477.02.7%101
51Hosei UniversityTokyo #1,46765.03.1%67
52Meiji UniversityTokyo #1,46864.01.5%65
53Tokyo Denki UniversityTokyo #1,48450.00.2%85

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

Who are the top Biomedical Engineering researchers in Japan?

Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe and Takao Someya rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Biomedical Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Takashi Taniguchi#29,739 worldwide overall52.9 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Kenji Watanabe#25,990 worldwide overall54.2 of 207 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Takao Someya#69,609 worldwide overall45.7 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Yusuke Yamauchi#4,088 worldwide overall38.5 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Keiichi Tomishige#42,937 worldwide overall38.4 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Tadashi Kokubo#114,883 worldwide overall43.8 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Teruo Okano#135,795 worldwide overall48.6 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Yoshinao Nakagawa#35,059 worldwide overall28.5 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Shigeru Terabe#285,891 worldwide overall41.3 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Kazunori Kataoka#26,398 worldwide overall24.5 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jian Ping Gong#103,543 worldwide overall22.7 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 11Tomoyuki Yokota#239,750 worldwide overall23.5 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ryōji Noyori#121,699 worldwide overall23.8 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Hideto Matsuyama#245,924 worldwide overall30.1 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Atsushi Fukuoka#206,760 worldwide overall21.0 of 63 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Biomedical Engineering 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 Biomedical Engineering