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Materials Chemistry research in Japan

National Institute for Materials Science ranks first in Japan for Materials Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#59 worldwide), followed by The University of Tokyo and Kyoto University.

Japan's world rank
#9
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
15k
Top-10% rate
8.1%
Ranked institutions
47

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

What is the best university for Materials Chemistry in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba #5944.513.3%796
2The University of TokyoTokyo #8938.910.8%808
3Kyoto UniversityKyoto #14832.010.9%580
4Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #17729.612.2%514
5Tohoku UniversitySendai #18129.39.0%781
6The University of OsakaOsaka #26124.38.1%578
7Nagoya UniversityNagoya #32221.410.2%419
8National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba #32921.17.9%484
9Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #36719.69.5%392
10Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo #40318.48.6%488
11Japan Atomic Energy AgencyTōkai Mura #53514.59.6%242
12University of TsukubaTsukuba #61512.67.8%274
13Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo #67311.47.9%265
14Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #7689.67.7%232
15Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyIkoma #8338.516.9%118
16Keio UniversityTokyo #9846.28.3%137
17Waseda UniversityTokyo #1,0006.06.6%190
18Japan Science and Technology AgencyTokyo #1,0415.511.4%106
19Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto #1,1993.57.5%110
20Kobe UniversityKobe #1,2582.97.1%99
21National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyChiba #1,2642.87.9%104
22Okayama UniversityOkayama #1,2762.79.1%89
23Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka #1,2832.66.3%129
24Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu #1,2852.68.0%106
25Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo #1,3192.25.8%131
26Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto #1,3372.15.3%118
27Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya #1,3621.83.8%159
28Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research InstituteSayō #1,3721.77.6%87
29Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo #1,3841.66.8%85
30Yokohama National UniversityYokohama #1,405139.05.6%108
31Kyoto Institute of TechnologyKyoto #1,420124.05.0%115
32Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi #1,421123.08.3%78
33Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa #1,44997.05.2%98
34Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka #1,45195.04.6%105
35Chiba UniversityChiba #1,46186.04.4%103
36Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto #1,47176.04.2%106
37Yamagata UniversityYamagata #1,47672.04.7%79
38University of HyogoKobe #1,50843.04.0%86
39Gunma UniversityMaebashi #1,50942.05.6%60
40Nihon UniversityTokyo #1,51140.05.0%67
41Kindai UniversityOsaka #1,51338.04.1%76
42High Energy Accelerator Research OrganizationTsukuba #1,51437.04.6%61
43Nippon Steel (Japan)Tokyo #1,52329.03.9%71
44Hitachi (Japan)Tokyo #1,52825.03.9%64
45Shimane UniversityMatsue #1,53419.02.8%61
46Central Research Institute of Electric Power IndustryTokyo #1,53518.03.3%63
47Saitama UniversitySaitama #1,53915.02.7%62

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

Who are the top Materials Chemistry researchers in Japan?

Y. Arai, Nobuhiro Tsuji and Mingwei Chen rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Y. Arai#2,486 worldwide overall6k citations · 27 works
  2. 2Nobuhiro Tsuji#8,462 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 53 works
  3. 3Mingwei Chen#9,727 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 42 works
  4. 4Zenji Horita#14,444 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 70 works
  5. 5Masatake Haruta#15,318 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 37 works
  6. 6Hideki Masuda#17,684 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 38 works
  7. 7Masahiro Irie#18,824 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 68 works
  8. 8Akihisa Inoue#21,354 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 145 works
  9. 9Isao Tanaka#22,801 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 61 works
  10. 10Yoshihito Kawamura#22,921 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 41 works
  11. 11Kazuhiro Otsuka#24,150 worldwide overall848 citations · 41 works
  12. 12Qiang Xü#24,254 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 35 works
  13. 13Atsushi Oshiyama#25,794 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 39 works
  14. 14Atsushi Nishikata#26,479 worldwide overall1k citations · 28 works
  15. 15Tadashi Takenaka#28,947 worldwide overall790 citations · 33 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Materials Chemistry