Which institutions in Japan have the most top-cited scientists in Chemistry?
651 researchers in Japan whose main field is Chemistry are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 11.3% of all listed authors in Japan, and 5th of 109 countries in the field. 169 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Tokyo has the most (51), followed by The University of Osaka (47) and Institute of Science Tokyo (39). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
651
11.3% of all in Japan
In the global top 100,000
169
26.0% of them
Country rank in the field
#5
of 109 countries in Chemistry
Highest-ranked
#924
Gong, Jian Ping
No institution matches.
The top 100 in Chemistry in Japan, in order
- 1Gong, Jian PingHokkaido University
- 2Kitagawa, SusumuKyoto University
- 3Ariga, KatsuhikoNational Institute for Materials Science
- 4Maeda, KazuhikoInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 5Isogai, AkiraThe University of Tokyo
- 6Kudo, AkihikoTokyo University of Science
- 7Takanabe, KazuhiroThe University of Tokyo
- 8Ozaki, YukihiroKwansei Gakuin University
- 9Tsuji, HidetoToyohashi University of Technology
- 10Domen, KazunariShinshu University
- 11Haruta, MasatakeTokyo Metropolitan University
- 12Irie, MashiroRikkyo University
- 13Noyori, RyojiJapan Science and Technology Agency
- 14Shimizu, KenichiKyushu University
- 15Watanabe, MasayoshiYokohama National University
- 16Fujita, MakotoThe University of Tokyo
- 17Suzuki, AkiraHokkaido University
- 18Kato, TakashiThe University of Tokyo
- 19Horike, SatoshiGraduate School of Science
- 20Yamazoe, NoboruKyushu University
- 21Ōmura, SatoshiKitasato University
- 22Kobayashi, ShūThe University of Tokyo
- 23Ohtani, BunshoNonprofitable Organization touche NPO
- 24Aida, TakuzoRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science
- 25Abe, RyuKyoto University
- 26Hara, MichikazuInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 27Ishihara, KazuhikoThe University of Osaka
- 28Oyama, S. TedThe University of Tokyo
- 29Numata, KeijiRIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
- 30Ohno, HiroyukiTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- 31Harada, AkiraThe University of Osaka
- 32Tomishige, KeiichiTohoku University
- 33Tsugawa, HiroshiTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- 34Akiyama, TakahikoGakushuin University
- 35Nishibayashi, YoshiakiThe University of Tokyo
- 36Devkota, Hari PrasadKumamoto University
- 37Chatani, NaotoThe University of Osaka
- 38Shibayama, MitsuhiroComprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society
- 39Kataoka, KazunoriKawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion
- 40Hayashi, YujiroTohoku University
- 41Yoshizawa, KazunariFukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry
- 42Nakao, YoshiakiGraduate School of Engineering
- 43Ogoshi, TomokiDepartment of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry
- 44Hisatomi, TakashiShinshu University
- 45Mori, TadashiThe University of Osaka
- 46Negishi, YuichiTohoku University
- 47Hatakeyama, TakujiKyoto University
- 48Ito, KohzoThe University of Tokyo
- 49Iwata, TadahisaGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo
- 50Einaga, YasuakiKeio University
- 51Itami, KenichiroRIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
- 52Shin, SungchulGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo
- 53Abe, IkuroThe University of Tokyo
- 54Kitagawa, HiroshiGraduate School of Science
- 55Kubota, KojiHokkaido University
- 56Miyaura, NorioHokkaido University
- 57Sayama, KazuhiroNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- 58Uyama, HiroshiThe University of Osaka
- 59Nagano, TetsuoChugai Foundation for Innovative Drug Discover Science
- 60Sato, OsamuKyushu University
- 61Yamashita, HiromiThe University of Osaka
- 62Tashiro, KohjiToyota Technological Institute
- 63Sakai, TakamasaThe University of Tokyo
- 64Imahori, HiroshiDepartment of Molecular Engineering
- 65Yoshida, Jun'ichiNational Institute of Technology, Suzuka College
- 66Tanaka, ShunsukeKansai University
- 67Segawa, YasutomoNational Institutes of Natural Sciences - Institute for Molecular Science
- 68Yorimitsu, HidekiKyoto University
- 69Ishihara, KazuakiNagoya University
- 70Tanaka, KenInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 71Tanaka, KazuoDepartment of Polymer Chemistry
- 72Shiraishi, YasuhiroThe University of Osaka
- 73Kaneko, HiromasaMeiji University
- 74Ohmiya, HirohisaKyoto University
- 75Ito, HajimeHokkaido University
- 76Toyao, TakashiHokkaido University
- 77Wang, QianNagoya University
- 78Kubo, TakashiThe University of Osaka
- 79Kataoka, HiroyukiShujitsu University
- 80Nakajima, TasukuHokkaido University
- 81Yano, HiroyukiResearch Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere
- 82Koga, NobuyoshiHiroshima University
- 83Narita, AkimitsuOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
- 84Urano, YasuteruThe University of Tokyo
- 85Nozaki, KyokoRiken
- 86Tsubaki, NoritatsuUniversity of Toyama
- 87Yamago, ShigeruInstitute for Chemical Research
- 88Mori, KohsukeThe University of Osaka
- 89Abe, ManabuHiroshima University
- 90Ozawa, TakeoChiba Institute of Technology
- 91Miyauchi, MasahiroUniversity of Tsukuba
- 92Sugimoto, NaokiKonan University
- 93Kitano, MasaakiInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 94Wei, XiaoqianNagoya University
- 95Terada, MasahiroTohoku University
- 96Yamamoto, YoshinoriTohoku University
- 97Otsuka, HideyukiInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 98Futaki, ShirohGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 99Ifuku, ShinsukeResearch Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere
- 100Takemoto, YoshijiGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
651 listed scientists in Chemistry in Japan
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