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Electrical and Electronic Engineering research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Electrical and Electronic Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#181 worldwide), followed by Tohoku University and Kyushu University.

Japan's world rank
#14
of 89 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
24k
Top-10% rate
6.9%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #18132.910.0%1,115
2Tohoku UniversitySendai #26228.19.6%782
3Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #28027.39.9%716
4National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba #33824.915.6%436
5National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba #34824.58.0%738
6Kyoto UniversityKyoto #35924.19.5%690
7The University of OsakaOsaka #42421.97.1%719
8Nagoya UniversityNagoya #51819.38.4%539
9Waseda UniversityTokyo #53019.08.7%448
10Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo #53219.06.2%728
11NTT (Japan)Tokyo #56118.36.6%662
12University of TsukubaTsukuba #72715.09.0%301
13University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo #79913.89.1%309
14Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #96911.35.8%334
15Keio UniversityTokyo #97311.26.1%338
16Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo #97411.26.5%376
17National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyTokyo #1,0999.65.8%367
18Yokohama National UniversityYokohama #1,1469.15.3%345
19Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu #1,1928.66.7%250
20Korea UniversityTokyo #1,2128.421.9%73
21Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya #1,3297.24.6%304
22Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka #1,3477.09.5%166
23Hosei UniversityTokyo #1,4056.510.2%114
24Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto #1,4136.45.4%211
25Kobe UniversityKobe #1,4256.38.1%145
26Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #1,4965.76.1%184
27Chiba UniversityChiba #1,5065.64.3%205
28Yamagata UniversityYamagata #1,6184.68.8%115
29Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi #1,6244.610.7%119
30Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto #1,6254.68.5%121
31Hitachi (Japan)Tokyo #1,6264.62.8%276
32KDDI Research (Japan)Fujimino #1,6454.46.7%163
33Toyohashi University of TechnologyToyohashi #1,6664.39.2%127
34Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo #1,6834.17.0%148
35High Energy Accelerator Research OrganizationTsukuba #1,7693.512.2%78
36Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories (Japan)Nagakute-shi #1,7783.412.3%86
37University of AizuFukushima #1,7863.412.8%71
38Fujitsu (Japan)Kawasaki #1,8053.28.0%85
39NEC (Japan)Tokyo #1,8073.29.1%114
40Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyIkoma #1,8343.05.6%147
41Sumitomo Electric Industries (Japan)Osaka #1,8383.08.0%83
42Mitsubishi Electric (Japan)Tokyo #1,8782.73.0%210
43Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo #1,8822.74.8%151
44Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka #1,8842.74.4%172
45Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa #1,8982.610.0%77
46Okayama UniversityOkayama #1,9042.53.1%186
47Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo #1,9212.43.6%179
48Saitama UniversitySaitama #1,9352.37.8%91
49University of YamanashiKofu #1,9452.38.2%92
50Panasonic (Japan)Kadoma #1,9902.07.9%78
51National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyChiba #2,0381.78.0%77
52Tokyo University of Information SciencesChiba #2,0521.68.3%67
53Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto #2,0541.68.5%72
54Nagasaki UniversityNagasaki #2,080140.07.3%71
55Fukuoka Institute of TechnologyFukuoka #2,086136.08.2%64
56Toshiba (Japan)Tokyo #2,092132.02.0%165
57Osaka Prefecture UniversitySakai #2,094131.08.3%75
58Saga UniversitySaga #2,111121.09.6%63
59Kyoto Institute of TechnologyKyoto #2,135106.02.9%129
60Chiba Institute of TechnologyNarashino #2,139104.02.9%100

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Electrical and Electronic Engineering researchers in Japan?

Hirofumi Akagi, Y. Arai and Masahiko Jinno rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Hirofumi Akagi#505 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 143 works
  2. 2Y. Arai#2,486 worldwide overall6k citations · 56 works
  3. 3Masahiko Jinno#7,636 worldwide overall878 citations · 97 works
  4. 4Nei Kato#9,415 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 76 works
  5. 5Y. Suematsu#10,002 worldwide overall684 citations · 73 works
  6. 6K. Murakami#10,078 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 52 works
  7. 7T. Sakurai#17,358 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 88 works
  8. 8H. Takara#17,666 worldwide overall601 citations · 76 works
  9. 9M. Koshiba#19,716 worldwide overall683 citations · 56 works
  10. 10Hideaki Fujita#20,377 worldwide overall772 citations · 60 works
  11. 11K. Uomi#26,081 worldwide overall506 citations · 56 works
  12. 12Kunimasa Saitoh#30,729 worldwide overall893 citations · 157 works
  13. 13Masahiro Asada#33,667 worldwide overall649 citations · 55 works
  14. 14Yoshio Bando#43,633 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 52 works
  15. 15Hideo Ohno#45,548 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 106 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Electrical and Electronic Engineering