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