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Epidemiology research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Epidemiology research in 2022-now (#170 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.

Japan's world rank
#20
of 77 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
10k
Top-10% rate
6.3%
Ranked institutions
45

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Epidemiology in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #17024.810.0%266
2Kyoto UniversityKyoto #22520.78.7%179
3The University of OsakaOsaka #25219.111.1%184
4Keio UniversityTokyo #35014.310.4%161
5National Institute of Infectious DiseasesTokyo #39412.58.0%95
6National Center for Global Health and MedicineTokyo #39812.411.1%81
7Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo #40312.29.7%86
8Nagoya UniversityNagoya #40812.09.1%123
9Tohoku UniversitySendai #40912.08.7%130
10Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #42911.36.8%130
11Yokohama City UniversityYokohama #45210.58.6%105
12Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #4999.15.0%127
13Juntendo UniversityTokyo #5058.98.1%119
14Chiba UniversityChiba #5298.25.8%112
15National Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterOsaka #5308.27.2%69
16Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa #5328.16.5%79
17Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto #5417.97.4%73
18University of TsukubaTsukuba #5427.95.3%110
19Okayama UniversityOkayama #5517.64.4%117
20Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #5657.26.7%127
21Teikyo UniversityTokyo #5697.19.2%80
22Nagasaki UniversityNagasaki #5786.96.5%112
23Kobe UniversityKobe #5926.65.5%82
24Nippon Medical SchoolTokyo #6056.27.2%75
25Jichi Medical UniversityShimotsuke #6166.05.2%108
26Niigata UniversityNiigata #6235.86.2%74
27Fujita Health UniversityToyoake #6275.76.4%75
28Tokyo Medical UniversityTokyo #6415.46.8%74
29Nara Medical UniversityKashihara-shi #6465.37.1%73
30Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto #6485.23.7%60
31Jikei University School of MedicineTokyo #6545.14.6%92
32Kitasato UniversityTokyo #6565.15.6%68
33Sapporo Medical UniversitySapporo #6605.06.1%64
34Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyo #6764.65.5%73
35Mie UniversityTsu #6774.67.2%61
36Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyoto #6794.64.9%63
37Japanese Red Cross Society, JapanTokyo #6944.26.0%123
38Nagoya City UniversityNagoya #7024.14.6%66
39Toho UniversityTokyo #7074.05.1%84
40Nihon UniversityTokyo #7193.72.7%86
41Kindai UniversityOsaka #7293.56.3%62
42Fukushima Medical UniversityFukushima #7313.53.6%78
43Saitama Medical UniversityMorohongō #7473.24.0%75
44Kagoshima UniversityKagoshima #7682.85.9%64
45SHOWA Medical UniversityTokyo #8251.73.4%73

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

Who are the top Epidemiology researchers in Japan?

Noboru Mizushima, Tamotsu Yoshimori and Shizuo Akira rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Epidemiology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Noboru Mizushima#728 worldwide overall61.5 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Tamotsu Yoshimori#4,860 worldwide overall46.0 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Shizuo Akira#1,559 worldwide overall45.7 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Masaaki Komatsu#6,844 worldwide overall43.1 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Atsushi Nakajima#267,422 worldwide overall53.0 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Yoshinori Ohsumi#61,217 worldwide overall45.5 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Tohru Funahashi#52,606 worldwide overall37.0 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Masatoshi Kudo#95,747 worldwide overall48.2 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Masato Yoneda#159,334 worldwide overall36.3 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui#28,286 worldwide overall28.2 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Keiji Tanaka#30,962 worldwide overall25.0 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Noriyuki Bob Ouchi#18,265 worldwide overall25.8 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Takashi Kadowaki#90,002 worldwide overall28.7 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Hidenori Toyoda#203,789 worldwide overall38.0 of 173 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Masataka Kuwana#94,283 worldwide overall27.6 of 92 papers here in the top 10%

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