Global and Planetary Change research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Global and Planetary Change research in 2022-now (#76 worldwide), followed by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and Kyoto University.
- Japan's world rank
- #16 of 70 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 3.7k
- Top-10% rate
- 5.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 13
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 | #76 | 31.2 | 8.2% | 304 |
| 2 | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyYokosuka | #234 | 13.4 | 6.8% | 89 |
| 3 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #249 | 12.4 | 5.2% | 163 |
| 4 | United Nations UniversityTokyo | #281 | 10.5 | 15.5% | 60 |
| 5 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #289 | 10.0 | 6.5% | 85 |
| 6 | National Institute for Environmental StudiesTsukuba | #306 | 9.1 | 7.8% | 82 |
| 7 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #317 | 8.6 | 6.6% | 142 |
| 8 | Japan Meteorological AgencyTokyo | #347 | 7.1 | 7.4% | 86 |
| 9 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #360 | 6.6 | 6.9% | 84 |
| 10 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #362 | 6.5 | 4.7% | 91 |
| 11 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #373 | 6.0 | 11.6% | 73 |
| 12 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #391 | 5.2 | 6.7% | 89 |
| 13 | Japan Fisheries Research and Education AgencyYokohama | #503 | 124.0 | 2.0% | 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-now.
Who are the top Global and Planetary Change researchers in Japan?
Toshihiko Takemura, Toshio Yamagata and Etsushi Kato rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Global and Planetary Change that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Toshihiko Takemura#49,645 worldwide overall39.2 of 127 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Toshio Yamagata#56,052 worldwide overall34.5 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Etsushi Kato#29,260 worldwide overall28.5 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Ayyoob Sharifi#295 worldwide overall24.1 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Akihiko Ito#396,734 worldwide overall34.0 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Dai Yamazaki#298,942 worldwide overall25.8 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Prabir Kumar Patra#139,958 worldwide overall29.7 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Masahiro Watanabe#562,176 worldwide overall24.3 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Kengo Sudo#76,834 worldwide overall19.2 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Ayako Abe‐Ouchi#145,613 worldwide overall20.7 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Naota Hanasaki#95,637 worldwide overall18.5 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Yuji Murayama#173,535 worldwide overall17.9 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Shingo Watanabe#353,995 worldwide overall18.1 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Kimitaka Kawamura#138,320 worldwide overall21.3 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Shinichiro Fujimori#22,333 worldwide overall14.3 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Global and Planetary Change 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 Global and Planetary Change