Geophysics research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Geophysics research in 2022-now (#23 worldwide), followed by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and Kyoto University.
- Japan's world rank
- #7 of 45 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 2.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 8.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 8
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Geophysics in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #23 | 42.1 | 11.6% | 228 |
| 2 | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyYokosuka | #36 | 33.8 | 9.7% | 140 |
| 3 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #50 | 27.8 | 8.9% | 191 |
| 4 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #53 | 26.7 | 15.3% | 187 |
| 5 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #108 | 13.6 | 10.3% | 65 |
| 6 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #143 | 8.4 | 8.8% | 81 |
| 7 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba | #149 | 7.6 | 8.3% | 148 |
| 8 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #151 | 7.4 | 6.4% | 68 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Geophysics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Geophysics researchers in Japan?
Dapeng Zhao, Dapeng Zhao and Kei Hirose rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Geophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Dapeng Zhao#127,739 worldwide overall79.6 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Dapeng Zhao#192,036 worldwide overall57.7 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Kei Hirose#310,626 worldwide overall54.8 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Akira Hasegawa#418,408 worldwide overall55.9 of 271 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Kenji Satake#315,219 worldwide overall55.7 of 278 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Eiji Ohtani#732,663 worldwide overall58.8 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Kazushige Obara#428,784 worldwide overall44.6 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Satoshi Ide#315,897 worldwide overall36.9 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Shuichi Kodaira#1,012,669 worldwide overall54.8 of 354 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Yasuo Ohishi#642,218 worldwide overall37.0 of 179 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Yoshiyuki Tatsumi#301,818 worldwide overall29.8 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Junichi Nakajima#1,055,242 worldwide overall32.3 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Ikuo Katayama#1,028,436 worldwide overall30.0 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Jun‐Ichi Kimura#762,453 worldwide overall35.0 of 180 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Ikuo Kushiro#119,392 worldwide overall21.5 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Geophysics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.