Civil and Structural Engineering research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Civil and Structural Engineering research in 2022-now (#88 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and Tohoku University.
- Japan's world rank
- #16 of 71 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 6.8k
- Top-10% rate
- 4.5%
- Ranked institutions
- 19
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Civil and Structural Engineering in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #88 | 34.3 | 8.9% | 400 |
| 2 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #99 | 32.5 | 9.8% | 273 |
| 3 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #231 | 20.1 | 10.0% | 201 |
| 4 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #298 | 16.4 | 6.2% | 178 |
| 5 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #355 | 13.8 | 4.1% | 197 |
| 6 | Saitama UniversitySaitama | #386 | 12.6 | 8.6% | 97 |
| 7 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #387 | 12.5 | 5.9% | 122 |
| 8 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #483 | 9.3 | 3.9% | 107 |
| 9 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #524 | 8.1 | 2.7% | 124 |
| 10 | Yokohama National UniversityYokohama | #538 | 7.7 | 9.0% | 108 |
| 11 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #556 | 7.2 | 5.2% | 101 |
| 12 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #569 | 6.9 | 5.5% | 87 |
| 13 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #572 | 6.8 | 6.1% | 105 |
| 14 | Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo | #704 | 3.7 | 1.8% | 85 |
| 15 | Railway Technical Research InstituteKokubunji | #731 | 3.2 | 2.7% | 77 |
| 16 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #836 | 121.0 | 1.4% | 73 |
| 17 | Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #844 | 107.0 | 1.9% | 84 |
| 18 | Nihon UniversityTokyo | #863 | 75.0 | 2.3% | 74 |
| 19 | Toyohashi University of TechnologyToyohashi | #864 | 73.0 | 1.7% | 65 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Civil and Structural Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Civil and Structural Engineering researchers in Japan?
Kenji Ishihara, Fumio Tatsuoka and Gonghui Wang rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Civil and Structural Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Kenji Ishihara#303,411 worldwide overall37.8 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Fumio Tatsuoka#1,168,573 worldwide overall46.8 of 320 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Gonghui Wang#69,715 worldwide overall17.4 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Dianchao Wang#104,554 worldwide overall11.4 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Junichiro Shiomi#428,440 worldwide overall12.9 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Tamon Ueda#1,082,304 worldwide overall25.0 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Ippei Maruyama#1,546,953 worldwide overall29.3 of 184 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Tinh Quoc Bui#609,036 worldwide overall20.7 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Pang‐jo Chun#554,343 worldwide overall10.7 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Yozo Fujino#1,499,900 worldwide overall30.7 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Kenji Watanabe#25,990 worldwide overall10.2 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Keivan Esfarjani#456,677 worldwide overall7.7 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Ikuo Towhata#1,089,922 worldwide overall21.6 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
- 14K. C. Chang#588,218 worldwide overall12.1 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Takashi Taniguchi#29,739 worldwide overall9.8 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Civil and Structural 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 Civil and Structural Engineering