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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging research in 2022–2025 (#106 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.

Japan's world rank
#11
of 66 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.7k
Top-10% rate
10.8%
Ranked institutions
20

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

What is the best university for Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #10626.517.9%173
2Kyoto UniversityKyoto #16519.516.0%183
3The University of OsakaOsaka #18917.413.6%181
4Tohoku UniversitySendai #19317.017.0%150
5Nagoya UniversityNagoya #3686.914.6%98
6Chiba UniversityChiba #3746.613.2%106
7Keio UniversityTokyo #3816.314.6%83
8Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #3935.813.0%110
9Juntendo UniversityTokyo #4434.014.9%84
10University of TsukubaTsukuba #4443.911.3%84
11Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto #4533.616.2%62
12National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyChiba #4613.310.3%105
13Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo #4852.514.3%67
14Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #5002.011.3%88
15Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #5012.011.4%91
16Kobe UniversityKobe #519145.012.6%61
17Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyoto #521139.010.9%60
18Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa #534100.08.2%88
19Fukushima Medical UniversityFukushima #53888.09.8%69
20Nihon UniversityTokyo #55248.07.5%60

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

Who are the top Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging researchers in Japan?

Shinji Kawabata, Murat Doğru and J. Kataoka rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Shinji Kawabata#10,249 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 17 works
  2. 2Murat Doğru#14,982 worldwide overall593 citations · 20 works
  3. 3J. Kataoka#17,444 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 31 works
  4. 4Kensaku Mori#18,134 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 35 works
  5. 5Masatoshi Kudo#18,883 worldwide overall2k citations · 19 works
  6. 6Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui#27,684 worldwide overall483 citations · 17 works
  7. 7Hirofumi Yasue#27,752 worldwide overall840 citations · 22 works
  8. 8Kenshi Fujii#32,337 worldwide overall541 citations · 18 works
  9. 9Kiyóhiko Mabuchi#35,854 worldwide overall436 citations · 19 works
  10. 10Hirofumi Anno#43,351 worldwide overall286 citations · 24 works
  11. 11Jun Itami#49,711 worldwide overall251 citations · 16 works
  12. 12Tatsuro Ishibashi#58,242 worldwide overall349 citations · 18 works
  13. 13Junichi Hata#58,409 worldwide overall316 citations · 17 works
  14. 14Kakuya Kitagawa#66,039 worldwide overall162 citations · 17 works
  15. 15Kunio Miyatake#69,936 worldwide overall537 citations · 16 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging