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Psychiatry and Mental health research in Japan

Keio University ranks first in Japan for Psychiatry and Mental health research in 2022–2025 (#208 worldwide), followed by .

Japan's world rank
#14
of 55 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.1k
Top-10% rate
11.7%
Ranked institutions
1

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

What is the best university for Psychiatry and Mental health in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Keio UniversityTokyo #2082.815.3%62

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

Who are the top Psychiatry and Mental health researchers in Japan?

Nakao Iwata, Shigenobu Kanba and Yoshiyuki Sankai rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Nakao Iwata#6,051 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 17 works
  2. 2Shigenobu Kanba#25,270 worldwide overall430 citations · 7 works
  3. 3Yoshiyuki Sankai#36,352 worldwide overall556 citations · 7 works
  4. 4Hisatomo Kowa#57,355 worldwide overall325 citations · 8 works
  5. 5Takao Suzuki#71,558 worldwide overall936 citations · 10 works
  6. 6Kazunari Ishii#76,546 worldwide overall202 citations · 9 works
  7. 7Fumihiko Sakai#77,713 worldwide overall253 citations · 18 works
  8. 8Etsuro Mori#134,800 worldwide overall273 citations · 10 works
  9. 9Sadao Katayama#137,497 worldwide overall304 citations · 11 works
  10. 10Miki Fujimura#149,816 worldwide overall233 citations · 7 works
  11. 11Ryota Hashimoto#170,836 worldwide overall333 citations · 8 works
  12. 12Takehiko Doi#180,497 worldwide overall176 citations · 7 works
  13. 13Kazuomi Kario#198,830 worldwide overall698 citations · 7 works
  14. 14Toshi A. Furukawa#215,696 worldwide overall506 citations · 10 works
  15. 15Hiroshi Kunugi#261,549 worldwide overall206 citations · 7 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Psychiatry and Mental health