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Statistics and Probability research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Statistics and Probability research in 2022–2025 (#68 worldwide), followed by .

Japan's world rank
#16
of 41 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.1k
Top-10% rate
11.2%
Ranked institutions
1

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

What is the best university for Statistics and Probability in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #682.613.5%74

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

Who are the top Statistics and Probability researchers in Japan?

Michio Sugeno, Шун-ичи Амари and Shunji Osaki rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Michio Sugeno#4,564 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 7 works
  2. 2Шун-ичи Амари#4,828 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 7 works
  3. 3Shunji Osaki#47,042 worldwide overall568 citations · 12 works
  4. 4Sumio Watanabe#56,656 worldwide overall519 citations · 8 works
  5. 5Hidehiko Ichimura#69,793 worldwide overall394 citations · 12 works
  6. 6Toshio Nakagawa#75,397 worldwide overall542 citations · 13 works
  7. 7Hisao Ishibuchi#78,712 worldwide overall2k citations · 9 works
  8. 8Hidetoshi Shimodaira#117,485 worldwide overall531 citations · 21 works
  9. 9Chikuma Hamada#140,585 worldwide overall188 citations · 10 works
  10. 10Hideo Tanaka#162,035 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 14 works
  11. 11Tetsuya Shiromizu#173,525 worldwide overall619 citations · 7 works
  12. 12Kenji Fukumizu#173,915 worldwide overall506 citations · 15 works
  13. 13Shigeru Yamada#184,875 worldwide overall574 citations · 8 works
  14. 14Yasushi Nagata#245,044 worldwide overall256 citations · 7 works
  15. 15Nakahiro Yoshida#258,744 worldwide overall144 citations · 8 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Statistics and Probability