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Genetics research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Genetics research in 2022–2025 (#95 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.

Japan's world rank
#12
of 69 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.6k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
11

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

What is the best university for Genetics in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #9526.521.8%200
2Kyoto UniversityKyoto #23312.014.5%156
3The University of OsakaOsaka #25110.815.9%123
4Tohoku UniversitySendai #3475.514.2%115
5Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #3525.315.6%104
6Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #4043.113.1%94
7University of TsukubaTsukuba #4192.514.8%74
8Nagoya UniversityNagoya #4272.212.1%85
9Keio UniversityTokyo #4292.112.9%74
10Kobe UniversityKobe #4421.614.6%65
11Okayama UniversityOkayama #459102.08.9%70

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

Who are the top Genetics researchers in Japan?

Nakao Iwata, Masahiro Yano and Takashi Kadowaki rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Nakao Iwata#6,051 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 16 works
  2. 2Masahiro Yano#16,425 worldwide overall669 citations · 14 works
  3. 3Takashi Kadowaki#21,720 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 15 works
  4. 4Yoshitaka Nagahama#22,127 worldwide overall864 citations · 15 works
  5. 5Yasuhiro Takeuchi#37,460 worldwide overall982 citations · 16 works
  6. 6Takuji Sasaki#57,654 worldwide overall407 citations · 12 works
  7. 7Michiaki Kubo#58,374 worldwide overall866 citations · 44 works
  8. 8Yukinori Okada#59,229 worldwide overall504 citations · 23 works
  9. 9Shigeaki Kato#67,437 worldwide overall647 citations · 22 works
  10. 10Keitaro Matsuo#71,555 worldwide overall1k citations · 41 works
  11. 11Takayuki Yamamoto#85,075 worldwide overall216 citations · 14 works
  12. 12Shiro Maeda#89,734 worldwide overall511 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Kunihiko Kaneko#91,731 worldwide overall778 citations · 12 works
  14. 14Yukihide Momozawa#100,029 worldwide overall334 citations · 26 works
  15. 15Hidemi Ito#102,342 worldwide overall501 citations · 22 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Genetics