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Political Science and International Relations research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Political Science and International Relations research in 2022–2025 (#316 worldwide), followed by Waseda University and Kyoto University.

Japan's world rank
#26
of 97 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.3k
Top-10% rate
19.3%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Political Science and International Relations in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #31618.823.0%146
2Waseda UniversityTokyo #33917.823.9%122
3Kyoto UniversityKyoto #53911.325.3%87

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Political Science and International Relations, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Political Science and International Relations researchers in Japan?

Ian Manners, Akiyoshi Yonezawa and Merijn Chamon rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Ian Manners#50,468 worldwide overall215 citations · 23 works
  2. 2Akiyoshi Yonezawa#156,768 worldwide overall100 citations · 18 works
  3. 3Merijn Chamon#431,283 worldwide overall14 citations · 27 works
  4. 4Futao Huang#435,699 worldwide overall68 citations · 20 works
  5. 5Тимур Дадабаев#697,622 worldwide overall17 citations · 18 works
  6. 6Thomas Milic#720,459 worldwide overall1 citations · 17 works
  7. 7Sorpong Peou#728,062 worldwide overall27 citations · 17 works
  8. 8Cyrille Fijnaut#788,339 worldwide overall25 citations · 37 works
  9. 9M.S. Groenhuijsen#810,685 worldwide overall23 citations · 17 works
  10. 10Chihiro Watanabe#828,212 worldwide overall235 citations · 20 works
  11. 11Maysam Behravesh#926,888 worldwide overall5 citations · 25 works
  12. 12W.J.M. van Genugten#927,575 worldwide overall4 citations · 24 works
  13. 13Takashi Inoguchi#1,022,814 worldwide overall61 citations · 25 works
  14. 14Ali M. El‐Agraa#1,224,308 worldwide overall12 citations · 19 works
  15. 15Masako Ikegami#1,407,771 worldwide overall1 citations · 26 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Political Science and International Relations