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Physiology research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Physiology research in 2022-now (#143 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.

Japan's world rank
#14
of 66 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
8k
Top-10% rate
6.5%
Ranked institutions
26

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

What is the best university for Physiology in Japan?

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

Who are the top Physiology researchers in Japan?

Takaomi C. Saido, Takeshi Iwatsubo and Takashi Saito rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Physiology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Takaomi C. Saido#65,866 worldwide overall44.4 of 154 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Takeshi Iwatsubo#93,841 worldwide overall30.6 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Takashi Saito#183,682 worldwide overall24.4 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Masashi Yanagisawa#68,408 worldwide overall28.5 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Masato Hasegawa#58,663 worldwide overall21.0 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Yoshihiro Ogawa#312,381 worldwide overall20.2 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Tohru Funahashi#52,606 worldwide overall16.5 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Makoto Tsuda#297,400 worldwide overall17.0 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Iichiro Shimomura#129,210 worldwide overall17.7 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Takashi Kadowaki#90,002 worldwide overall19.0 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Toshimasa Yamauchi#56,174 worldwide overall14.7 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Kenji Kabashima#343,733 worldwide overall16.2 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Yasuo Ihara#168,865 worldwide overall16.4 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Makoto Higuchi#664,475 worldwide overall19.0 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Takeshi Yoneshiro#51,150 worldwide overall12.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%

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