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Inorganic Chemistry research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Inorganic Chemistry research in 2022-now (#55 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.

Japan's world rank
#12
of 33 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.9k
Top-10% rate
4.6%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Inorganic Chemistry in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #5518.35.5%146
2Kyoto UniversityKyoto #6415.27.6%107
3The University of OsakaOsaka #7711.47.3%93
4Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #996.36.8%61
5Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo #1104.24.1%66
6Tohoku UniversitySendai #1133.63.9%101

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Inorganic Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Inorganic Chemistry researchers in Japan?

Susumu Kitagawa, Tamio Hayashi and Qiang Xü rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Inorganic Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Susumu Kitagawa#27,428 worldwide overall96.5 of 290 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Tamio Hayashi#28,570 worldwide overall60.2 of 187 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Qiang Xü#10,627 worldwide overall47.1 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Masakatsu Shibasaki#153,770 worldwide overall50.3 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Yusuke Yamauchi#4,088 worldwide overall36.2 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ryōji Noyori#121,699 worldwide overall39.7 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Osamu Terasaki#66,899 worldwide overall33.9 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Makoto Fujita#15,582 worldwide overall30.7 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Shunichi Fukuzumi#103,092 worldwide overall35.1 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Takao Ikariya#163,855 worldwide overall29.5 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Satoshi Horike#58,540 worldwide overall27.5 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ryotaro Matsuda#51,466 worldwide overall23.5 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Noritaka Mizuno#188,228 worldwide overall29.7 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Zhaomin Hou#41,242 worldwide overall24.5 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Shigeki Matsunaga#145,097 worldwide overall22.8 of 74 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Inorganic Chemistry 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 Inorganic Chemistry