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Mathematical Physics research in Japan

Kyoto University ranks first in Japan for Mathematical Physics research in 2022-now (#32 worldwide), followed by The University of Tokyo.

Japan's world rank
#12
of 32 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.4k
Top-10% rate
5.6%
Ranked institutions
2
Mathematical Physics
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What is the best university for Mathematical Physics in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Kyoto UniversityKyoto #3216.47.8%120
2The University of TokyoTokyo #3514.28.8%102

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

Who are the top Mathematical Physics researchers in Japan?

Masahiro Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Sawano and Tomohiro Sasamoto rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Mathematical Physics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Masahiro Yamamoto#312,523 worldwide overall21.8 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Yoshihiro Sawano#1,131,290 worldwide overall19.5 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Tomohiro Sasamoto#275,842 worldwide overall9.1 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 3Masaki Kashiwara#84,372 worldwide overall10.7 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kenji Nakanishi#1,135,235 worldwide overall11.5 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Seiji Ukai#434,312 worldwide overall9.7 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Shuichi Kawashima#433,444 worldwide overall11.9 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Oleg Imanuvilov#238,338 worldwide overall8.3 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Narutaka Ozawa#163,881 worldwide overall8.3 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Akitaka Matsumura#255,792 worldwide overall8.7 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Shinzo Watanabe#408,133 worldwide overall8.2 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Yoshio Tsutsumi#2,349,544 worldwide overall9.2 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Yoshihiro Shibata#1,242,069 worldwide overall9.5 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Kazunaga Tanaka#534,582 worldwide overall7.8 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Kazuya Katô#379,209 worldwide overall6.7 of 20 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Mathematical Physics 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 Mathematical Physics