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Pollution research in Japan

Tohoku University ranks first in Japan for Pollution research in 2022–2025 (#149 worldwide), followed by The University of Tokyo.

Japan's world rank
#25
of 60 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.4k
Top-10% rate
11.6%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Pollution in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tohoku UniversitySendai #1493.420.4%67
2The University of TokyoTokyo #1513.216.2%72

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Pollution, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Pollution researchers in Japan?

Hideto Tsuji, Harumi Sato and Hiroshi Minagawa rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Hideto Tsuji#11,874 worldwide overall831 citations · 6 works
  2. 2Harumi Sato#95,056 worldwide overall355 citations · 5 works
  3. 3Hiroshi Minagawa#130,726 worldwide overall219 citations · 4 works
  4. 4Hideshige Takada#145,219 worldwide overall227 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Tomonori Matsuo#155,623 worldwide overall210 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Farhad Taghizadeh–Hesary#161,710 worldwide overall681 citations · 7 works
  7. 7Akihiko Murakami#170,214 worldwide overall169 citations · 4 works
  8. 8Benjamin McLellan#174,889 worldwide overall490 citations · 7 works
  9. 9Keisuke Hanaki#200,322 worldwide overall238 citations · 6 works
  10. 10Tomonobu Senjyu#206,827 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 6 works
  11. 11Hisao Hidaka#210,865 worldwide overall345 citations · 6 works
  12. 12Sachiko Ono#213,219 worldwide overall453 citations · 8 works
  13. 13Iwane Suzuki#220,553 worldwide overall184 citations · 4 works
  14. 14Yukihiro Ozaki#223,078 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 7 works
  15. 15Atsushi Watanabe#226,461 worldwide overall461 citations · 4 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Pollution