top-cited scientists
2026 list
202620252024
top-cited scientiststopcitedscientists.com

Top institutions in Japan for Developmental Biology

11 institutions · Developmental Biology · Japan

Which institutions in Japan have the most top-cited scientists in Developmental Biology?

104 researchers in Japan whose main subfield is Developmental Biology are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 1.8% of all listed authors in Japan, and 5th of 46 countries in the subfield. 53 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Osaka has the most (14), followed by The University of Tokyo (12) and Institute of Science Tokyo (7). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
104
1.8% of all in Japan
In the global top 100,000
53
51.0% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#5
of 46 countries in Developmental Biology
Highest-ranked
#2,307
Yamanaka, Shinya
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1The University of Osaka145#39Katoh, Kazutaka #5,310
2The University of Tokyo126#55Suzuki, Tsutomu #7,134
3Institute of Science Tokyo75#112Nakatogawa, Hitoshi #13,484
4National Institute of Genetics Mishima53#173Kawakami, Koichi #39,345
5Graduate School of Medicine52#182Ueda, Hiroki R. #65,885
6Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University43#215Rokhsar, Daniel S. #19,905
7RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research42#220Takeichi, Masatoshi #25,253
8Keio University School of Medicine31#267Sato, Toshiro #14,306
9Center for iPS Cell Research and Application31#273Takahashi, Kazutoshi #20,717
10Kumamoto University33#300Nishinakamura, Ryuichi #56,652
11The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo32#314Inada, Toshifumi #87,639

The top 100 in Developmental Biology in Japan, in order

  1. 1
    Yamanaka, Shinya
    Kyoto UniversityNobel laureate
  2. 2
    Katoh, Kazutaka
    The University of Osaka
  3. 3
    Suzuki, Tsutomu
    The University of Tokyo
  4. 4
    Hirokawa, Nobutaka
    Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
  5. 5
    Okada, Yukinori
    The University of Osaka
  6. 6
    Nakatogawa, Hitoshi
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  7. 7
    Sato, Toshiro
    Keio University School of Medicine
  8. 8
    Ohtani, Naoko
    Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
  9. 9
    Furuse, Mikio
    Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
  10. 10
    Rokhsar, Daniel S.
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  11. 11
    Takahashi, Kazutoshi
    Center for iPS Cell Research and Application
  12. 12
    Saitou, Mitinori
    Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology
  13. 13
    Takeichi, Masatoshi
    RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
  14. 14
    Sasai, Yoshiki
    RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
  15. 15
    Cyranoski, David
    Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology
  16. 16
    Carninci, Piero
    RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
  17. 17
    Noda, Takeshi
    The University of Osaka
  18. 18
    Kawakami, Koichi
    National Institute of Genetics Mishima
  19. 19
    Narita, Masashi
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  20. 20
    Kimura, Hiroshi
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  21. 21
    Frith, Martin C.
    The University of Tokyo
  22. 22
  23. 23
    Nishinakamura, Ryuichi
    Kumamoto University
  24. 24
    Niwa, Hitoshi
    Kumamoto University
  25. 25
    Nagahama, Yoshitaka
    National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Institute for Basic Biology
  26. 26
    Ueda, Hiroki R.
    Graduate School of Medicine
  27. 27
    Campbell, Robert Earl
    The University of Tokyo
  28. 28
    Kondrashov, Fyodor A.
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  29. 29
    Kamatani, Yoichiro
    The University of Tokyo
  30. 30
    Laudet, Vincent
    CNRS IRL 2028 “Eco-Evo-Devo of Coral Reef Fish Life Cycle” (EARLY)
  31. 31
    Taketo, Makoto Mark
    Graduate School of Medicine
  32. 32
    Okabe, Masaru Sar U.
    Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
  33. 33
    Tomita, Masaru
    Keio University
  34. 34
    Tsukita, Shoichiro
    Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine
  35. 35
    Hirose, Tetsuro
    The University of Osaka
  36. 36
    Okamoto, Koji
    The University of Osaka
  37. 37
    Kubo, Michiaki
    RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
  38. 38
    Nishimasu, Hiroshi
    The University of Tokyo
  39. 39
    Sakaue, Saori
    The University of Osaka Faculty of Medicine
  40. 40
    Ito, Takumi
    Tokyo Medical University
  41. 41
    Satoh, Noriyuki
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  42. 42
    Kageyama, Ryoichiro
    Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences
  43. 43
    Suzuki, Yutaka
    The University of Tokyo
  44. 44
    Inada, Toshifumi
    The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
  45. 45
    Suzuki, Takafumi
    Tohoku University
  46. 46
    Kondo, Shigeru
    National Institute of Genetics Mishima
  47. 47
    Sheng, Guojun
    Kumamoto University
  48. 48
    Nakayama, Keiichi I.
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  49. 49
    Maeshima, Kazuhiro
    National Institute of Genetics Mishima
  50. 50
    Hayashi, Katsuhiko
    Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  51. 51
    Yusa, Kosuke
    Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences
  52. 52
    Nakai, Kenta
    The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
  53. 53
    Matsuda, Noriyuki
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  54. 54
    Hamada, Hiroshi
    The University of Osaka
  55. 55
    Kuraku, Shigehiro
    National Institute of Genetics Mishima
  56. 56
    Niimura, Yoshihito
    University of Miyazaki
  57. 57
    Yonemura, Shigenobu
    Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  58. 58
    Takasugi, Masaki
    Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
  59. 59
    Arakawa, Kazuharu
    Keio University
  60. 60
    Kudo, Akira
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  61. 61
    Ikemura, Toshimichi
    National Institute of Genetics Mishima
  62. 62
    Baird, Liam
    Tohoku University
  63. 63
    Okuda, Shujiro
    Niigata University School of Medicine
  64. 64
    Tachibana, Makoto
    The University of Osaka
  65. 65
    Hoshino, Ayuko
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  66. 66
    Ikawa, Masahito
    Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
  67. 67
    Nakano, Akihiko
    RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics
  68. 68
    Kuratani, Shigeru C.
    RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
  69. 69
    Hara, Eiji
    The University of Osaka
  70. 70
    Kooner, Jaspal Singh
    Graduate School of Medicine
  71. 71
    Takayama, Kazuo
    Center for iPS Cell Research and Application
  72. 72
    Michieletto, Davide
    Hiroshima University
  73. 73
    Ikeda, Fumiyo
    The University of Osaka
  74. 74
    Shinkai, Youichi
    RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research
  75. 75
    Suyama, Mikita
    Kyushu University
  76. 76
    Tomari, Yukihide
    The University of Tokyo
  77. 77
    Siomi, Mikiko C.
    The University of Tokyo
  78. 78
    Xu, Yan
    University of Miyazaki
  79. 79
    Yanagida, Mitsuhiro
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  80. 80
    Fukada, Soichiro
    The University of Osaka
  81. 81
    Nakagawa, Shinichi
    Hokkaido University
  82. 82
    Tsukita, Sachiko
    The University of Osaka
  83. 83
    Takahashi, Akiko
    Cancer Institute of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
  84. 84
    Tsukasaki, Masayuki
    Showa Medical University
  85. 85
    Yamamoto, Hayashi
    Nippon Medical School
  86. 86
    Miura, Masayuki
    The University of Tokyo
  87. 87
    Takahashi, Satoru
    Institute of Medicine
  88. 88
    Saga, Yumiko Saga
    The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
  89. 89
    Nishimura, Emi K.
    The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
  90. 90
    Susaki, Etsuo A.
    RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
  91. 91
    Wojcik, Genevieve L.
    Graduate School of Medicine
  92. 92
    Kanemaki, Masato T.
    The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
  93. 93
    Kobayashi, Takehiko
    The University of Tokyo
  94. 94
    Ohtake, Fumiaki
    Hoshi University
  95. 95
    Nagai, T.
    The University of Osaka
  96. 96
    Murata, Shigeo
    The University of Tokyo
  97. 97
    Sasaki, Hiroshi
    The University of Osaka
  98. 98
    Okita, Keisuke
    Center for iPS Cell Research and Application
  99. 99
    Fukagawa, Tatsuo
    The University of Osaka
  100. 100
    Kurumizaka, Hitoshi
    The University of Tokyo

104 listed scientists in Developmental Biology in Japan

See all 104 in the interactive table →

This page online: https://topcitedscientists.com/fields/japan/developmental-biology/

Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

Printed from topcitedscientists.com, an independent site not affiliated with or endorsed by the dataset authors, Stanford University, Elsevier or Scopus. This is not an official document.