Subfield · Global and Planetary Change · Japan
Global and Planetary Change research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Global and Planetary Change research in 2022–2025 (#79 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and Hiroshima University.
- Japan's world rank
- #15 of 72 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 3.7k
- Top-10% rate
- 13.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 11
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Global and Planetary Change in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #79 | 30.5 | 19.9% | 302 |
| 2 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #247 | 12.3 | 16.8% | 163 |
| 3 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #277 | 10.5 | 23.5% | 72 |
| 4 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #364 | 6.1 | 13.3% | 142 |
| 5 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #367 | 6.0 | 16.9% | 84 |
| 6 | National Institute for Environmental StudiesTsukuba | #399 | 4.7 | 16.5% | 82 |
| 7 | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyYokosuka | #409 | 4.3 | 18.5% | 89 |
| 8 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #436 | 3.3 | 16.4% | 91 |
| 9 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #441 | 3.1 | 16.0% | 88 |
| 10 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #474 | 1.9 | 17.0% | 84 |
| 11 | Japan Fisheries Research and Education AgencyYokohama | #529 | 18.0 | 3.5% | 91 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Global and Planetary Change, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Global and Planetary Change researchers in Japan?
Toshio Yamagata, Etsushi Kato and Yoshio Inoue rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Toshio Yamagata#32,299 worldwide overall792 citations · 20 works
- 2Etsushi Kato#32,815 worldwide overall665 citations · 13 works
- 3Yoshio Inoue#44,410 worldwide overall764 citations · 12 works
- 4Tomoko Hasegawa#50,574 worldwide overall670 citations · 16 works
- 5Yuji Murayama#67,626 worldwide overall425 citations · 13 works
- 6Noriyuki Satoh#85,849 worldwide overall372 citations · 13 works
- 7Makoto Inoue#117,064 worldwide overall395 citations · 32 works
- 8Tetsuya Ohira#132,016 worldwide overall286 citations · 13 works
- 9Akihiko Kuze#158,730 worldwide overall327 citations · 24 works
- 10Takashi Y. Nakajima#159,023 worldwide overall275 citations · 17 works
- 11Hiroaki Terada#183,959 worldwide overall208 citations · 12 works
- 12Katsumi Tsukamoto#194,887 worldwide overall378 citations · 15 works
- 13Kengo Sudo#196,623 worldwide overall345 citations · 18 works
- 14Swadhin K. Behera#197,353 worldwide overall228 citations · 13 works
- 15Yasuyuki Muramatsu#198,415 worldwide overall207 citations · 25 works
How Japan compares with other countries in Global and Planetary Change