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Rheumatology research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Rheumatology research in 2022-now (#103 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and Hokkaido University.

Japan's world rank
#13
of 50 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.9k
Top-10% rate
7.8%
Ranked institutions
13

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

What is the best university for Rheumatology in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #10319.613.6%95
2Kyoto UniversityKyoto #14214.19.1%100
3Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #17310.79.8%81
4The University of OsakaOsaka #17910.111.6%66
5Keio UniversityTokyo #1859.511.9%98
6Nagoya UniversityNagoya #2186.78.8%67
7Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #2196.69.2%64
8Tohoku UniversitySendai #2266.06.5%74
9University of Occupational and Environmental Health JapanKitakyushu #2305.721.3%66
10Yokohama City UniversityYokohama #2365.38.5%66
11Okayama UniversityOkayama #2444.76.5%62
12Juntendo UniversityTokyo #2474.55.1%87
13Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #2573.83.4%65

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Rheumatology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Rheumatology researchers in Japan?

Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi and Kazuichi Okazaki rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Rheumatology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yoshiya Tanaka#171,924 worldwide overall97.7 of 349 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Tsutomu Takeuchi#566,644 worldwide overall73.3 of 323 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Kazuichi Okazaki#318,409 worldwide overall30.9 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Masayoshi Harigai#511,554 worldwide overall32.7 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kazuhiko Yamamoto#738,544 worldwide overall27.4 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Shigeyuki Kawa#227,738 worldwide overall22.8 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Shingo Nakayamada#242,318 worldwide overall21.0 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Motomu Hashimoto#303,343 worldwide overall22.8 of 91 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Chikashi C. Terao#36,452 worldwide overall17.9 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Terumi Kamisawa#405,811 worldwide overall23.7 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Tadamitsu Kishimoto#31,422 worldwide overall15.7 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Mitsumasa Kishimoto#363,163 worldwide overall19.3 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Masataka Kuwana#94,283 worldwide overall19.9 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Yuko Kaneko#638,621 worldwide overall23.3 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Tsuneyo Mimori#230,437 worldwide overall22.5 of 114 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Rheumatology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Japan compares with other countries in Rheumatology