Subfield · Biomedical Engineering · Japan
Biomedical Engineering research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Biomedical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#119 worldwide), followed by Tohoku University and Kyoto University.
- Japan's world rank
- #17 of 81 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 16k
- Top-10% rate
- 6.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 51
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Biomedical Engineering in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #119 | 35.0 | 9.7% | 829 |
| 2 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #309 | 22.1 | 8.6% | 529 |
| 3 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #397 | 18.7 | 9.7% | 400 |
| 4 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #431 | 17.5 | 7.1% | 468 |
| 5 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #461 | 16.6 | 7.7% | 380 |
| 6 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #524 | 14.9 | 8.4% | 299 |
| 7 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #533 | 14.7 | 7.4% | 376 |
| 8 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #551 | 14.2 | 7.7% | 308 |
| 9 | National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba | #552 | 14.2 | 13.3% | 167 |
| 10 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba | #666 | 11.6 | 5.9% | 341 |
| 11 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #715 | 10.7 | 7.6% | 283 |
| 12 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #798 | 9.2 | 7.0% | 265 |
| 13 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #839 | 8.5 | 9.5% | 194 |
| 14 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #893 | 7.7 | 6.3% | 264 |
| 15 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #916 | 7.3 | 9.4% | 173 |
| 16 | Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo | #1,038 | 5.6 | 7.9% | 198 |
| 17 | University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo | #1,120 | 4.6 | 6.2% | 175 |
| 18 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #1,143 | 4.3 | 6.7% | 165 |
| 19 | Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto | #1,177 | 3.9 | 10.9% | 101 |
| 20 | Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu | #1,235 | 3.2 | 7.2% | 118 |
| 21 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #1,268 | 2.9 | 7.3% | 142 |
| 22 | Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto | #1,269 | 2.9 | 5.0% | 168 |
| 23 | Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo | #1,316 | 2.4 | 14.3% | 76 |
| 24 | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo | #1,372 | 1.8 | 5.0% | 145 |
| 25 | Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo | #1,392 | 1.6 | 5.0% | 134 |
| 26 | Yamagata UniversityYamagata | #1,423 | 132.0 | 6.0% | 83 |
| 27 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #1,439 | 117.0 | 5.3% | 116 |
| 28 | Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto | #1,454 | 103.0 | 9.3% | 64 |
| 29 | Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi | #1,468 | 90.0 | 8.9% | 63 |
| 30 | Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #1,481 | 78.0 | 4.4% | 96 |
| 31 | Hirosaki UniversityHirosaki | #1,485 | 74.0 | 10.4% | 62 |
| 32 | Kyoto Institute of TechnologyKyoto | #1,487 | 72.0 | 7.2% | 64 |
| 33 | Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka | #1,491 | 68.0 | 4.0% | 88 |
| 34 | Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya | #1,499 | 61.0 | 4.8% | 102 |
| 35 | Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka | #1,500 | 60.0 | 5.0% | 96 |
| 36 | Tokushima UniversityTokushima | #1,512 | 49.0 | 5.7% | 76 |
| 37 | Yokohama National UniversityYokohama | #1,514 | 48.0 | 3.0% | 106 |
| 38 | Niigata UniversityNiigata | #1,520 | 42.0 | 4.5% | 84 |
| 39 | Mie UniversityTsu | #1,523 | 40.0 | 5.2% | 76 |
| 40 | Chuo UniversityHachiōji | #1,535 | 29.0 | 2.3% | 106 |
| 41 | Nihon UniversityTokyo | #1,538 | 26.0 | 2.6% | 97 |
| 42 | University of ToyamaToyama | #1,539 | 25.0 | 4.1% | 65 |
| 43 | Toyohashi University of TechnologyToyohashi | #1,542 | 23.0 | 3.7% | 78 |
| 44 | Tokai UniversityTokyo | #1,544 | 21.0 | 4.1% | 63 |
| 45 | Kindai UniversityOsaka | #1,545 | 20.0 | 3.1% | 81 |
| 46 | Doshisha UniversityKyoto | #1,556 | 10.0 | 2.2% | 81 |
| 47 | Meiji UniversityTokyo | #1,557 | 10.0 | 3.1% | 65 |
| 48 | Gunma UniversityMaebashi | #1,558 | 9.0 | 3.2% | 63 |
| 49 | Hosei UniversityTokyo | #1,559 | 8.0 | 2.8% | 67 |
| 50 | Tokyo Denki UniversityTokyo | #1,561 | 6.0 | 1.2% | 85 |
| 51 | Kogakuin UniversityTokyo | #1,566 | 2.0 | 1.1% | 73 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Biomedical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Biomedical Engineering researchers in Japan?
Y. Makida, A. Yamamoto and Shuuji Kajita rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Y. Makida#885 worldwide overall8.1k citations · 27 works
- 2A. Yamamoto#1,169 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 35 works
- 3Shuuji Kajita#6,800 worldwide overall830 citations · 30 works
- 4Kazuhito Yokoi#15,416 worldwide overall536 citations · 30 works
- 5M. Ohno#16,430 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 23 works
- 6Masaru Watanabe#17,934 worldwide overall1k citations · 25 works
- 7K. Tanie#24,107 worldwide overall774 citations · 21 works
- 8Tadashi Takenaka#28,947 worldwide overall790 citations · 22 works
- 9Fumio Kanehiro#30,868 worldwide overall503 citations · 30 works
- 10Noriho Koyachi#31,249 worldwide overall390 citations · 18 works
- 11Shinji Hayashi#34,826 worldwide overall863 citations · 22 works
- 12Shuichi Wakimoto#36,227 worldwide overall508 citations · 23 works
- 13Yoshiyuki Sankai#36,352 worldwide overall556 citations · 32 works
- 14Yoshio Bando#43,633 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 24 works
- 15Dmitri Golberg#47,426 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 21 works
How Japan compares with other countries in Biomedical Engineering