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Organic Chemistry research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Organic Chemistry research in 2022-now (#102 worldwide), followed by The University of Osaka and Nagoya University.

Japan's world rank
#11
of 63 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
6.6k
Top-10% rate
4.7%
Ranked institutions
22

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

What is the best university for Organic Chemistry in Japan?

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

Who are the top Organic Chemistry researchers in Japan?

Tamio Hayashi, Masahiro Miura and Naoto Chatani rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Organic Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Tamio Hayashi#28,570 worldwide overall167.3 of 575 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Masahiro Miura#115,026 worldwide overall146.4 of 574 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Naoto Chatani#72,346 worldwide overall138.8 of 505 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Masakatsu Shibasaki#153,770 worldwide overall156.5 of 690 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kenichiro Itami#40,303 worldwide overall111.7 of 373 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Tetsuya Satoh#76,056 worldwide overall113.5 of 402 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Hisashi Yamamoto#135,762 worldwide overall134.4 of 617 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Shū Kobayashi#231,117 worldwide overall144.5 of 748 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yoshinori Yamamoto#373,862 worldwide overall153.4 of 911 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Eiichi Nakamura#107,940 worldwide overall103.0 of 467 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Motomu Kanai#119,098 worldwide overall83.6 of 317 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Koji Hirano#164,592 worldwide overall88.8 of 371 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Zhaomin Hou#41,242 worldwide overall71.4 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Shigeki Matsunaga#145,097 worldwide overall72.6 of 256 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Masahiro Murakami#320,468 worldwide overall94.7 of 486 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Organic Chemistry 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 Organic Chemistry