Molecular Biology research in Japan

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	The University of TokyoTokyo	#70	43.7	8.8%	1,290
2	RIKENWako	#123	36.2	9.8%	526
3	Kyoto UniversityKyoto	#233	27.7	6.7%	908
4	The University of OsakaOsaka	#312	23.8	6.5%	776
5	Tohoku UniversitySendai	#366	21.7	6.9%	573
6	Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo	#393	20.8	7.6%	288
7	Kyushu UniversityFukuoka	#416	20.0	6.3%	495
8	Japan Science and Technology AgencyTokyo	#420	19.9	10.4%	82
9	National Institutes of Natural SciencesTokyo	#425	19.7	8.9%	124
10	Nagoya UniversityNagoya	#438	19.3	5.3%	533
11	Hokkaido UniversitySapporo	#441	19.2	6.0%	439
12	Research Organization of Information and SystemsTokyo	#462	18.6	9.2%	114
13	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityOnna	#470	18.4	9.1%	89
14	Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto	#505	17.4	8.7%	263
15	Life Science InstituteTokyo	#526	16.9	8.0%	105
16	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIHayama	#556	16.2	10.0%	73
17	Keio UniversityTokyo	#599	15.2	6.4%	357
18	Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo	#663	13.8	7.0%	190
19	Chiba UniversityChiba	#738	12.4	5.1%	236
20	Yokohama City UniversityYokohama	#740	12.4	5.9%	202
21	University of TsukubaTsukuba	#754	12.1	5.8%	364
22	Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa	#861	10.4	4.8%	202
23	Takeda (Japan)Osaka	#894	9.9	7.5%	106
24	Kobe UniversityKobe	#905	9.7	6.4%	267
25	Okayama UniversityOkayama	#910	9.6	4.6%	304
26	Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima	#939	9.2	3.7%	339
27	Juntendo UniversityTokyo	#956	9.0	5.3%	174
28	Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo	#974	8.7	4.8%	184
29	National Institute of Infectious DiseasesTokyo	#988	8.5	6.4%	61
30	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba	#993	8.5	4.9%	227
31	Japanese Foundation For Cancer ResearchTokyo	#994	8.4	6.8%	68
32	Niigata UniversityNiigata	#1,057	7.6	5.3%	154
33	Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo	#1,064	7.6	3.5%	147
34	Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo	#1,103	7.1	4.2%	102
35	University of ShizuokaShizuoka	#1,120	6.9	3.3%	84
36	Nagoya City UniversityNagoya	#1,121	6.9	4.4%	116
37	Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversitySendai	#1,123	6.8	4.6%	60
38	University of YamanashiKofu	#1,138	6.7	6.6%	75
39	Waseda UniversityTokyo	#1,150	6.5	4.3%	118
40	Ehime UniversityMatsuyama	#1,158	6.4	3.9%	119
41	Tokushima UniversityTokushima	#1,163	6.4	3.4%	170
42	Gifu UniversityGifu City	#1,167	6.3	4.4%	168
43	Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto	#1,173	6.3	4.4%	127
44	Jikei University School of MedicineTokyo	#1,175	6.2	6.6%	105
45	Osaka University of Pharmaceutical SciencesTakatsuki	#1,179	6.2	4.9%	89
46	Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyIkoma	#1,181	6.2	3.9%	95
47	Nippon Medical SchoolTokyo	#1,203	5.9	6.7%	86
48	Kyoto Pharmaceutical UniversityKyoto	#1,207	5.9	4.6%	76
49	Gunma UniversityMaebashi	#1,209	5.9	3.4%	131
50	Jichi Medical UniversityShimotsuke	#1,215	5.8	5.1%	118
51	Nagasaki UniversityNagasaki	#1,217	5.8	6.3%	142
52	Kindai UniversityOsaka	#1,218	5.8	4.7%	180
53	Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyoto	#1,243	5.5	5.8%	111
54	Fujita Health UniversityToyoake	#1,247	5.4	6.6%	95
55	National Center of Neurology and PsychiatryTokyo	#1,261	5.3	5.8%	78
56	National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyChiba	#1,262	5.3	3.7%	62
57	Kurume UniversityKurume	#1,271	5.2	5.2%	70
58	National Agriculture and Food Research OrganizationTsukuba	#1,278	5.1	3.1%	184
59	Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto	#1,280	5.1	3.5%	91
60	Toho UniversityTokyo	#1,286	5.0	4.0%	96

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

Masayuki P. Yamamoto, Kazuo Shinozaki and Shinya Yamanaka rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Molecular Biology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

1. 1Masayuki P. Yamamoto#58,048 worldwide overall169.3 of 580 papers here in the top 10%
2. 2Kazuo Shinozaki#40,532 worldwide overall97.1 of 272 papers here in the top 10%
3. 3Shinya Yamanaka#15,990 worldwide overall78.7 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
4. 4Kohei Miyazono#25,534 worldwide overall83.4 of 243 papers here in the top 10%
5. 5Masatoshi Takeichi#10,618 worldwide overall69.3 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
6. 6Piero Carninci#38,979 worldwide overall69.8 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
7. 7Kazuki Saito#74,868 worldwide overall75.2 of 285 papers here in the top 10%
8. 8Haruhiko Koseki#43,310 worldwide overall64.8 of 203 papers here in the top 10%
9. 9Hiroyuki Aburatani#59,137 worldwide overall71.7 of 278 papers here in the top 10%
10. 10Makoto Mark Taketo#14,793 worldwide overall59.8 of 165 papers here in the top 10%
11. 11Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki#1,331 worldwide overall50.3 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
12. 12Shizuo Akira#1,559 worldwide overall53.3 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
13. 13Keiji Tanaka#30,962 worldwide overall58.5 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
14. 14Kazunori Kataoka#26,398 worldwide overall58.9 of 219 papers here in the top 10%
15. 15Osamu Nureki#53,222 worldwide overall62.3 of 255 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Molecular Biology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.