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Surgery research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Surgery research in 2022-now (#144 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.

Japan's world rank
#15
of 86 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
27k
Top-10% rate
6.7%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Surgery in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #14432.29.5%548
2Kyoto UniversityKyoto #21926.57.5%491
3The University of OsakaOsaka #26523.99.4%410
4Nagoya UniversityNagoya #28922.77.2%397
5Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo #30821.910.9%249
6Keio UniversityTokyo #31221.79.4%373
7Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #34220.58.0%353
8Tohoku UniversitySendai #36019.88.8%352
9Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #38618.86.0%318
10National Cancer Center Hospital EastKashiwa #44017.014.1%184
11Kobe UniversityKobe #45416.68.9%357
12Korea UniversityTokyo #48315.712.3%76
13Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #48815.68.5%324
14Yokohama City UniversityYokohama #49415.46.2%355
15Japanese Foundation For Cancer ResearchTokyo #50015.39.2%194
16Chiba UniversityChiba #51414.96.9%299
17Okayama UniversityOkayama #52414.67.6%326
18University of TsukubaTsukuba #54614.15.5%292
19Juntendo UniversityTokyo #55313.97.0%388
20Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto #60412.78.7%163
21Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa #60712.66.0%225
22Jichi Medical UniversityShimotsuke #63012.18.0%311
23Osaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka #64011.911.9%76
24Wakayama Medical UniversityWakayama #66111.58.1%159
25Jikei University School of MedicineTokyo #67711.16.8%321
26Gifu UniversityGifu City #72010.39.0%158
27Kindai UniversityOsaka #72610.29.8%178
28Teikyo UniversityTokyo #73410.09.2%180
29Kansai Medical UniversityOsaka #73510.07.7%161
30Aichi Cancer CenterNagoya #73710.010.3%78
31Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto #7439.96.0%168
32Ehime UniversityMatsuyama #7639.57.2%96
33Fujita Health UniversityToyoake #7709.48.4%204
34National Center for Global Health and MedicineTokyo #7749.38.3%94
35Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka #7819.26.2%125
36Tokai UniversityTokyo #7829.29.2%176
37Kitasato UniversityTokyo #7839.16.6%153
38Nippon Medical SchoolTokyo #7939.07.3%244
39St. Marianna University School of MedicineKawasaki #8008.97.4%136
40Takatsuki General HospitalTakatsuki #8168.67.6%60
41Osaka University of Pharmaceutical SciencesTakatsuki #8188.66.8%175
42Hamamatsu University School of MedicineHamamatsu #8198.57.2%145
43Osaka City UniversityOsaka #8218.57.3%77
44Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyo #8238.55.5%215
45Tokyo Medical UniversityTokyo #8268.46.4%232
46Niigata UniversityNiigata #8368.36.3%170
47Mie UniversityTsu #8408.26.9%173
48Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyoto #8428.28.4%159
49University of FukuiFukui-shi #8657.87.3%77
50Tottori UniversityTottori-shi #8677.88.1%103
51International University of Health and WelfareŌtawara #8687.86.9%178
52Tokushima UniversityTokushima #8697.76.4%158
53Shizuoka Cancer CenterShizuoka #8737.78.3%109
54Hyogo UniversityKakogawa #8797.68.2%73
55Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversitySendai #8817.58.6%62
56Toranomon HospitalTokyo #8867.55.6%85
57Toho UniversityTokyo #8947.35.9%183
58Sapporo Medical UniversitySapporo #8977.37.2%161
59Saitama Medical UniversityMorohongō #8997.36.4%188
60Hirosaki UniversityHirosaki #9007.27.1%109

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in Japan?

Yoshio Yamaoka, Masatoshi Kudo and Norihiro Kokudo rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Surgery that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yoshio Yamaoka#182,834 worldwide overall72.2 of 304 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Masatoshi Kudo#95,747 worldwide overall62.5 of 248 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Norihiro Kokudo#160,114 worldwide overall56.7 of 254 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Takao Itoi#306,444 worldwide overall65.8 of 311 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Takeshi Kimura#245,384 worldwide overall53.3 of 276 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Takashi Akasaka#288,185 worldwide overall45.1 of 197 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Go Wakabayashi#153,250 worldwide overall42.0 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Kiyoshi Hasegawa#295,104 worldwide overall41.4 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yuko Kitagawa#595,799 worldwide overall61.9 of 381 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Teruo Okano#135,795 worldwide overall38.9 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Yousuke Nakai#628,810 worldwide overall46.8 of 226 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ken Kato#167,989 worldwide overall33.3 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Takuji Gotoda#144,450 worldwide overall32.3 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Kazuhiko Koike#383,666 worldwide overall41.3 of 224 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Atsushi Ohtsu#160,410 worldwide overall27.2 of 85 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Surgery 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 Surgery