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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research in Japan

National Cancer Center Hospital East ranks first in Japan for Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#202 worldwide), followed by The University of Tokyo and Keio University.

Japan's world rank
#11
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
20k
Top-10% rate
8.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National Cancer Center Hospital EastKashiwa #20224.614.4%224
2The University of TokyoTokyo #27920.012.9%257
3Keio UniversityTokyo #28119.912.6%211
4Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #29919.013.5%227
5The University of OsakaOsaka #30718.712.4%256
6Kyoto UniversityKyoto #34017.211.9%261
7Kobe UniversityKobe #35116.812.6%179
8Nagoya UniversityNagoya #40214.911.4%221
9Tohoku UniversitySendai #45613.110.9%178
10Kindai UniversityOsaka #46312.813.6%141
11Japanese Foundation For Cancer ResearchTokyo #49112.014.4%140
12Juntendo UniversityTokyo #49611.98.1%240
13Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #54510.511.1%160
14Jikei University School of MedicineTokyo #54610.511.3%169
15Chiba UniversityChiba #5819.68.5%155
16Aichi Cancer CenterNagoya #5979.215.9%97
17Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #6089.010.0%151
18Hamamatsu University School of MedicineHamamatsu #6138.915.7%94
19Okayama UniversityOkayama #6288.510.2%158
20Yokohama City UniversityYokohama #6298.58.8%167
21Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo #6428.211.8%131
22Wakayama Medical UniversityWakayama #6448.211.4%93
23Osaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka #6677.715.4%85
24Saitama Medical UniversityMorohongō #6697.610.3%148
25Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyoto #6847.311.0%132
26Jichi Medical UniversityShimotsuke #6887.29.3%139
27Nagoya City UniversityNagoya #7126.711.0%129
28Tokyo Medical UniversityTokyo #7196.610.6%123
29Fukushima Medical UniversityFukushima #7216.69.9%117
30Tokyo National HospitalTokyo #7266.511.9%84
31Nippon Medical SchoolTokyo #7426.29.6%116
32Nara Medical UniversityKashihara-shi #7516.010.6%117
33University of TsukubaTsukuba #7915.27.4%143
34Shizuoka Cancer CenterShizuoka #7965.29.4%114
35St. Marianna University School of MedicineKawasaki #8164.88.4%106
36National Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterOsaka #8334.58.2%113
37Kanagawa Prefectural Hospital OrganizationYokohama #8534.213.4%63
38National Hospital OrganizationTokyo #8614.07.8%126
39Toho UniversityTokyo #8624.09.8%90
40University of Tokyo HospitalTokyo #8634.011.4%98
41Fujita Health UniversityToyoake #8763.89.0%93
42Niigata UniversityNiigata #8773.89.8%87
43SHOWA Medical UniversityTokyo #8783.89.3%91
44Mie UniversityTsu #8883.611.0%92
45University of Occupational and Environmental Health JapanKitakyushu #8903.68.4%99
46Sapporo Medical UniversitySapporo #8913.57.1%123
47Kansai Medical UniversityOsaka #9013.48.4%100
48Kitasato UniversityTokyo #9083.38.2%102
49Nagasaki UniversityNagasaki #9113.29.1%101
50Tokai UniversityTokyo #9133.29.0%87
51Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa #9183.16.4%122
52Yamaguchi UniversityYamaguchi #9233.07.2%106
53Tottori UniversityTottori-shi #9243.011.7%73
54International University of Health and WelfareŌtawara #9322.910.6%82
55Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyo #9342.96.4%121
56Hiroshima University HospitalHiroshima #9362.810.7%72
57Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto #9432.710.6%77
58Gunma UniversityMaebashi #9462.77.7%94
59Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka #9502.611.2%64
60Tokushima UniversityTokushima #9632.56.7%96

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

Who are the top Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine researchers in Japan?

Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Takayasu Kurata and Hisao Asamura rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Tetsuya Mitsudomi#2,629 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 87 works
  2. 2Takayasu Kurata#3,698 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 31 works
  3. 3Hisao Asamura#3,774 worldwide overall1k citations · 46 works
  4. 4Yasushi Yatabe#5,121 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 62 works
  5. 5Yoshikazu Inoue#6,180 worldwide overall829 citations · 40 works
  6. 6Masahiro Tsuboi#6,528 worldwide overall926 citations · 63 works
  7. 7Takeshi Johkoh#7,253 worldwide overall628 citations · 24 works
  8. 8Kei Muro#9,123 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 55 works
  9. 9Yutaka Nishiwaki#9,500 worldwide overall578 citations · 31 works
  10. 10Masanori Kitaichi#9,861 worldwide overall707 citations · 28 works
  11. 11Nagahiro Saijo#12,411 worldwide overall962 citations · 52 works
  12. 12Masayuki Noguchi#13,400 worldwide overall829 citations · 23 works
  13. 13Hiroji Iwata#14,687 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 32 works
  14. 14Kazumasa Noda#15,825 worldwide overall599 citations · 31 works
  15. 15Naotoshi Sugimoto#15,886 worldwide overall495 citations · 21 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine