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Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition research in 2022–2025 (#108 worldwide), followed by Ritsumeikan University and The University of Osaka.

Japan's world rank
#15
of 69 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.5k
Top-10% rate
8.4%
Ranked institutions
27

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

What is the best university for Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #10831.615.2%464
2Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto #35814.113.2%200
3The University of OsakaOsaka #40412.411.1%191
4Waseda UniversityTokyo #41412.07.4%250
5University of AizuFukushima #44610.913.6%89
6National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba #5079.011.3%124
7Keio UniversityTokyo #5617.68.2%200
8Kyoto UniversityKyoto #5787.111.9%122
9Tohoku UniversitySendai #5906.810.9%136
10Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo #6265.911.6%144
11University of TsukubaTsukuba #6325.86.8%174
12Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #6475.58.3%146
13University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo #6665.17.9%149
14National Institute of InformaticsTokyo #6894.619.6%77
15Nagoya UniversityNagoya #7193.98.5%133
16Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu #7812.76.9%124
17Hosei UniversityTokyo #8361.711.5%67
18Chiba UniversityChiba #8431.611.0%69
19Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #852145.05.4%126
20Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi #862128.010.4%68
21Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo #90065.07.1%74
22Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo #90459.06.8%78
23NTT (Japan)Tokyo #90557.06.9%77
24Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo #91246.04.1%104
25Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyIkoma #92525.05.5%73
26Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #93017.04.3%72
27Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya #9385.02.5%83

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition researchers in Japan?

Fumio Kishino, Takayuki Kanda and Shigeru Akamatsu rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Fumio Kishino#8,937 worldwide overall618 citations · 23 works
  2. 2Takayuki Kanda#9,771 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 23 works
  3. 3Shigeru Akamatsu#11,813 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 21 works
  4. 4Xiang Ruan#17,172 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 33 works
  5. 5Kensaku Mori#18,134 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 46 works
  6. 6Jun Rekimoto#23,500 worldwide overall760 citations · 21 works
  7. 7Michael Cohen#26,586 worldwide overall741 citations · 27 works
  8. 8Hirokazu Kato#30,033 worldwide overall876 citations · 27 works
  9. 9Yasuyuki Matsushita#30,342 worldwide overall639 citations · 29 works
  10. 10Yutaka Satoh#46,154 worldwide overall590 citations · 42 works
  11. 11Hironobu Fujiyoshi#50,429 worldwide overall692 citations · 57 works
  12. 12Haruo Takemura#52,896 worldwide overall665 citations · 31 works
  13. 13Fumitaka Kimura#61,205 worldwide overall310 citations · 25 works
  14. 14Masataka Goto#64,505 worldwide overall595 citations · 44 works
  15. 15Tomohiro Yendo#85,984 worldwide overall316 citations · 25 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition