Subfield · Mechanical Engineering · Japan
Mechanical Engineering research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#139 worldwide), followed by Tohoku University and The University of Osaka.
- Japan's world rank
- #17 of 76 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 11k
- Top-10% rate
- 6.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 39
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #139 | 31.5 | 11.0% | 528 |
| 2 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #152 | 30.3 | 11.2% | 659 |
| 3 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #186 | 27.5 | 10.0% | 543 |
| 4 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #274 | 22.1 | 11.4% | 361 |
| 5 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #329 | 19.6 | 11.9% | 248 |
| 6 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #418 | 16.3 | 9.9% | 269 |
| 7 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #446 | 15.4 | 9.2% | 290 |
| 8 | National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba | #464 | 14.8 | 10.8% | 243 |
| 9 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #546 | 12.6 | 11.3% | 183 |
| 10 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #623 | 10.7 | 8.3% | 204 |
| 11 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba | #695 | 9.2 | 8.1% | 206 |
| 12 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #948 | 4.9 | 9.2% | 104 |
| 13 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #956 | 4.8 | 6.3% | 156 |
| 14 | Japan Atomic Energy AgencyTōkai Mura | #1,012 | 4.0 | 8.7% | 89 |
| 15 | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo | #1,036 | 3.7 | 8.9% | 100 |
| 16 | Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto | #1,047 | 3.5 | 6.8% | 110 |
| 17 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #1,072 | 3.2 | 6.6% | 129 |
| 18 | Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu | #1,086 | 3.0 | 5.6% | 103 |
| 19 | Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo | #1,133 | 2.4 | 3.8% | 140 |
| 20 | Nippon Steel (Japan)Tokyo | #1,168 | 2.0 | 3.4% | 153 |
| 21 | University of ToyamaToyama | #1,173 | 2.0 | 10.1% | 60 |
| 22 | Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka | #1,187 | 1.8 | 6.9% | 74 |
| 23 | Hitachi (Japan)Tokyo | #1,207 | 1.6 | 3.3% | 96 |
| 24 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #1,209 | 1.5 | 4.7% | 84 |
| 25 | Yokohama National UniversityYokohama | #1,213 | 149.0 | 4.6% | 106 |
| 26 | Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto | #1,221 | 140.0 | 8.2% | 64 |
| 27 | Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #1,224 | 137.0 | 4.6% | 101 |
| 28 | University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo | #1,235 | 125.0 | 4.3% | 73 |
| 29 | Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya | #1,237 | 122.0 | 4.2% | 99 |
| 30 | Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo | #1,255 | 102.0 | 3.6% | 99 |
| 31 | Nagaoka University of TechnologyNagaoka | #1,267 | 89.0 | 6.3% | 64 |
| 32 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #1,274 | 81.0 | 3.3% | 94 |
| 33 | Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka | #1,293 | 61.0 | 4.0% | 72 |
| 34 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #1,301 | 52.0 | 3.4% | 76 |
| 35 | Tokyo Denki UniversityTokyo | #1,305 | 48.0 | 3.0% | 76 |
| 36 | University of HyogoKobe | #1,313 | 40.0 | 3.3% | 63 |
| 37 | Kindai UniversityOsaka | #1,323 | 29.0 | 2.6% | 66 |
| 38 | Railway Technical Research InstituteKokubunji | #1,331 | 21.0 | 1.1% | 82 |
| 39 | Doshisha UniversityKyoto | #1,334 | 18.0 | 2.0% | 61 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mechanical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in Japan?
Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Nobuhiro Tsuji and Mingwei Chen rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Hiroshi Yamaguchi#1,035 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 25 works
- 2Nobuhiro Tsuji#8,462 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 82 works
- 3Mingwei Chen#9,727 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 21 works
- 4Zenji Horita#14,444 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 48 works
- 5Toshiji Mukai#21,279 worldwide overall854 citations · 22 works
- 6Akihisa Inoue#21,354 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 214 works
- 7Yoshihito Kawamura#22,921 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 49 works
- 8A. Takeuchi#25,506 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 71 works
- 9Mamoru Mabuchi#37,895 worldwide overall896 citations · 41 works
- 10Ryosuke Kainuma#40,805 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 38 works
- 11Hiroshi Utsunomiya#40,979 worldwide overall684 citations · 41 works
- 12Koji Hagihara#49,795 worldwide overall568 citations · 24 works
- 13K. Hono#51,425 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 43 works
- 14Yasumasa Chino#58,801 worldwide overall521 citations · 28 works
- 15Yousuke Kawahito#66,318 worldwide overall303 citations · 22 works
How Japan compares with other countries in Mechanical Engineering