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Environmental Engineering research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Environmental Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#87 worldwide), followed by Kyushu University and Tohoku University.

Japan's world rank
#19
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.1k
Top-10% rate
13.4%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Environmental Engineering in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #8722.418.4%164
2Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #2672.918.9%83
3Tohoku UniversitySendai #2792.120.8%68
4Kyoto UniversityKyoto #293126.015.0%67

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

Who are the top Environmental Engineering researchers in Japan?

Toshihiko Masui, Yoshio Inoue and Tomoko Hasegawa rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Toshihiko Masui#6,801 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 8 works
  2. 2Yoshio Inoue#44,410 worldwide overall764 citations · 7 works
  3. 3Tomoko Hasegawa#50,574 worldwide overall670 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Shinichiro Fujimori#57,895 worldwide overall1k citations · 17 works
  5. 5Akashi Mochida#99,950 worldwide overall449 citations · 26 works
  6. 6Katsushi Ikeuchi#110,435 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 8 works
  7. 7Toshiaki Kozu#121,509 worldwide overall271 citations · 7 works
  8. 8Bo Meng#122,856 worldwide overall398 citations · 7 works
  9. 9Hiroki Tanikawa#122,960 worldwide overall186 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Tsuyoshi Fujita#141,323 worldwide overall521 citations · 17 works
  11. 11Yoshio Yamaguchi#162,929 worldwide overall768 citations · 18 works
  12. 12Yoshihide Tominaga#163,025 worldwide overall382 citations · 28 works
  13. 13Benjamin McLellan#174,889 worldwide overall490 citations · 7 works
  14. 14Makoto Taniguchi#177,123 worldwide overall428 citations · 7 works
  15. 15Jun Awaka#197,311 worldwide overall192 citations · 7 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Environmental Engineering