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Ocean Engineering research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Ocean Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#82 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and Kyushu University.

Japan's world rank
#18
of 56 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.5k
Top-10% rate
8.0%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for Ocean Engineering in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #8222.113.7%171
2Kyoto UniversityKyoto #2343.512.5%65
3Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #2403.111.4%74
4Tohoku UniversitySendai #2413.011.9%68
5The University of OsakaOsaka #2492.512.0%64

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

Who are the top Ocean Engineering researchers in Japan?

Y. Arai, Takayuki Kanda and Yutaka Tsuji rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Y. Arai#2,486 worldwide overall6k citations · 11 works
  2. 2Takayuki Kanda#9,771 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 13 works
  3. 3Yutaka Tsuji#19,678 worldwide overall663 citations · 9 works
  4. 4Tsuyoshi Ishida#36,735 worldwide overall496 citations · 8 works
  5. 5Miguel Esteban#43,370 worldwide overall425 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Toshitsugu Tanaka#68,131 worldwide overall665 citations · 19 works
  7. 7Seiji Kawamura#102,591 worldwide overall493 citations · 7 works
  8. 8Katsushi Ikeuchi#110,435 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 7 works
  9. 9Masayuki Horio#152,200 worldwide overall294 citations · 7 works
  10. 10Yoshio Yamaguchi#162,929 worldwide overall768 citations · 8 works
  11. 11Leo Eisner#168,860 worldwide overall204 citations · 8 works
  12. 12Norihiro Hagita#169,182 worldwide overall614 citations · 9 works
  13. 13Yutaka Sasaki#172,615 worldwide overall347 citations · 10 works
  14. 14A. Araya#174,475 worldwide overall228 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Takashi Nagatani#182,907 worldwide overall623 citations · 20 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Ocean Engineering