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Ecology research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Ecology research in 2022-now (#97 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.

Japan's world rank
#19
of 68 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.8k
Top-10% rate
5.5%
Ranked institutions
10

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

What is the best university for Ecology in Japan?

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

Who are the top Ecology researchers in Japan?

Hiroyuki Ogata, Masanao Abe and Hideyuki Doi rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Ecology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Hiroyuki Ogata#184,656 worldwide overall23.2 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Masanao Abe#296,749 worldwide overall15.2 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hideyuki Doi#585,931 worldwide overall18.5 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Makoto Yoshikawa#388,046 worldwide overall13.9 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Sei‐ichiro Watanabe#150,135 worldwide overall13.4 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Takanao Saiki#238,290 worldwide overall12.7 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Fuyuto Terui#144,361 worldwide overall11.6 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ken Takai#391,769 worldwide overall17.6 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Fumio Inagaki#566,546 worldwide overall14.2 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Yoshiki Saito#151,732 worldwide overall13.8 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Satoru Nakazawa#100,141 worldwide overall11.4 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hiroki Yamanaka#716,487 worldwide overall18.0 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Shogo Tachibana#453,135 worldwide overall12.7 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Tatsuaki Okada#576,005 worldwide overall13.4 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Toshifumi Minamoto#1,144,150 worldwide overall22.2 of 80 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Ecology 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 Ecology