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Ophthalmology research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Ophthalmology research in 2022-now (#83 worldwide), followed by .

Japan's world rank
#14
of 43 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.1k
Top-10% rate
9.0%
Ranked institutions
1

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Ophthalmology in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #8311.310.8%71

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

Who are the top Ophthalmology researchers in Japan?

Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui, Nagahisa Yoshimura and Akitaka Tsujikawa rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Ophthalmology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui#28,286 worldwide overall58.8 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Nagahisa Yoshimura#216,784 worldwide overall69.0 of 290 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Akitaka Tsujikawa#311,398 worldwide overall52.5 of 256 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Tomohiro Iida#215,030 worldwide overall35.8 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kenji Yamashiro#126,792 worldwide overall35.2 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Kazuo Tsubota#877,690 worldwide overall52.8 of 298 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Manabu Mochizuki#384,392 worldwide overall29.5 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Hideki Koizumi#175,605 worldwide overall27.6 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Sotaro Ooto#253,826 worldwide overall27.5 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Masahiro Miyake#227,540 worldwide overall24.3 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Annabelle Ayame Okada#224,001 worldwide overall23.3 of 81 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ryo Kawasaki#494,525 worldwide overall29.2 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Hiroshi Tamura#559,536 worldwide overall22.2 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Hidenobu Tanihara#848,420 worldwide overall22.7 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Akio Oishi#709,878 worldwide overall20.7 of 86 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Ophthalmology 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 Ophthalmology