Subfield · Organic Chemistry · Japan
Organic Chemistry research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Organic Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#92 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.
- Japan's world rank
- #8 of 65 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 6.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 9.1%
- Ranked institutions
- 21
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Organic Chemistry in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #92 | 29.6 | 15.7% | 308 |
| 2 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #93 | 29.4 | 12.7% | 326 |
| 3 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #94 | 29.2 | 12.1% | 364 |
| 4 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #131 | 24.1 | 17.1% | 234 |
| 5 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #163 | 20.7 | 14.5% | 213 |
| 6 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #201 | 17.4 | 12.8% | 197 |
| 7 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #335 | 9.5 | 6.9% | 230 |
| 8 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #374 | 7.8 | 10.1% | 158 |
| 9 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #438 | 5.3 | 13.8% | 75 |
| 10 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #460 | 4.5 | 9.3% | 93 |
| 11 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #462 | 4.4 | 10.3% | 100 |
| 12 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #470 | 4.2 | 8.0% | 98 |
| 13 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #497 | 3.3 | 10.5% | 73 |
| 14 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #528 | 2.4 | 9.3% | 91 |
| 15 | Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya | #534 | 2.2 | 10.8% | 73 |
| 16 | Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo | #549 | 1.8 | 5.2% | 111 |
| 17 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #553 | 1.6 | 6.4% | 104 |
| 18 | Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo | #555 | 1.6 | 6.2% | 87 |
| 19 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba | #584 | 81.0 | 7.1% | 73 |
| 20 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #597 | 46.0 | 4.4% | 62 |
| 21 | Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka | #602 | 33.0 | 3.7% | 76 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Organic Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Organic Chemistry researchers in Japan?
Ryōji Noyori, Tsutomu Katsuki and Takao Ikariya rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Ryōji Noyori#7,579 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 80 works
- 2Tsutomu Katsuki#16,628 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 70 works
- 3Takao Ikariya#17,076 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 28 works
- 4Masahiro Irie#18,824 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 28 works
- 5Oyo Mitsunobu#22,242 worldwide overall877 citations · 32 works
- 6Kazunori Kataoka#25,750 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 28 works
- 7Katsuyuki Ogura#27,119 worldwide overall801 citations · 52 works
- 8Jiro Tsuji#32,831 worldwide overall638 citations · 55 works
- 9Makoto Fujita#37,675 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 56 works
- 10HAMAO UMEZAWA#49,452 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 39 works
- 11Yoshio Okamoto#55,651 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 67 works
- 12Makoto Kumada#63,662 worldwide overall673 citations · 54 works
- 13Yuzo Fujiwara#64,109 worldwide overall472 citations · 38 works
- 14Kohei Tamao#71,497 worldwide overall592 citations · 60 works
- 15Kaori Ando#77,690 worldwide overall271 citations · 40 works
How Japan compares with other countries in Organic Chemistry