Top institutions in Japan for Earth & Environmental Sciences
Which institutions in Japan have the most top-cited scientists in Earth & Environmental Sciences?
127 researchers in Japan whose main field is Earth & Environmental Sciences are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 2.2% of all listed authors in Japan, and 12th of 98 countries in the field. 70 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Tokyo has the most (31), followed by Tohoku University (9) and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (9). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
127
2.2% of all in Japan
In the global top 100,000
70
55.1% of them
Country rank in the field
#12
of 98 countries in Earth & Environmental Sciences
Highest-ranked
#2,790
McDonough, William F.
No institution matches.
The top 100 in Earth & Environmental Sciences in Japan, in order
- 1McDonough, William F.Tohoku University
- 2Ogata, YosihikoThe Institute of Statistical Mathematics
- 3Zhao, DapengTohoku University
- 4Watanabe, MasahiroThe University of Tokyo
- 5Trencher, Gregory P.Kyoto University
- 6Momma, KoichiNational Museum of Nature and Science
- 7Isobe, AtsuhikoKyushu University, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
- 8Ito, AkihikoGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo
- 9Hirose, KeiThe University of Tokyo
- 10Ide, SatoshiThe University of Tokyo
- 11Ohmoto, HiroshiTohoku University
- 12Tatsumi, YoshikyukiKobe University
- 13Satake, KenjiThe University of Tokyo
- 14Arai, ShojiKanazawa University
- 15Oki, TaikanThe University of Tokyo
- 16Ohtani, EijiTohoku University
- 17Heki, KousukeHokkaido University
- 18Kosaka, YuUniversity of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
- 19Fujimori, ShinichiroNational Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan
- 20Goda, YoshimiECOH Corporation
- 21Nakamura, HisashiUniversity of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
- 22Obara, KazushigeNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
- 23Lei, XinglinGeological Survey of Japan
- 24Gasparatos, AlexandrosThe University of Tokyo
- 25Yamagata, ToshioJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- 26Maruyama, ShigenoriInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 27Otsuka, YuichiNagoya University
- 28Hasegawa, A.Tohoku University
- 29Irifune, TetsuoEhime University
- 30Kawamura, KimitakaChubu University
- 31Isozaki, YukioThe University of Tokyo
- 32Tang, N.Kanazawa University
- 33Kitoh, AkioMeteorological Research Institute
- 34Kato, AitaroThe University of Tokyo
- 35Hasegawa, TomokoRitsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus
- 36Tanabe, ShinsukeCenter for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University
- 37Hanasaki, NaotaNational Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan
- 38Takemura, ToshihikoKyushu University, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
- 39Akimoto, HajimeNational Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan
- 40Nakamura, YutakaSystem and Data Research Co.
- 41Nakamura, Tomoki M.Tohoku University
- 42Hayakawa, MasashiThe University of Electro-Communications
- 43Zhuang, JiancangThe Institute of Statistical Mathematics
- 44Takada, HideshigeTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- 45Kaiho, KunioTohoku University
- 46Haregeweyn, NigussieTottori University
- 47Hirabayashi, YukikoShibaura Institute of Technology
- 48Behera, Swadhin KumarJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- 49Nakajima, JunichiInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 50Satoh, MasakiThe University of Tokyo
- 51Kimura, Jun-IchiJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- 52Yamashita, NobuyoshiNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- 53Yoshimura, KeiThe University of Tokyo
- 54Iizumi, ToshichikaInstitute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO
- 55Minobe, ShoshiroHokkaido University
- 56Omura, YoshiharuResearch Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere
- 57Yoshino, TakashiOkayama University
- 58Kawase, HiroshiDisaster Prevention Research Institute
- 59Ono, ShigeakiJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- 60Kanda, ManabuInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 61Takahashi, YoshioThe University of Tokyo
- 62Xu, PeiliangDisaster Prevention Research Institute
- 63Takayabu, Yukari N.The University of Tokyo
- 64FUJITA, KojiNagoya University
- 65Saito, YoshikiShimane University
- 66Yamashita, YouheiHokkaido University
- 67Watari, TakumaNational Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan
- 68Endo, SatoshiNational Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan
- 69Richter, IngoJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- 70Sano, YujiKochi University
- 71Tsuchiyama, AkiraRitsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus
- 72Kitajima, MasaakiThe University of Tokyo
- 73Nishimura, TakuyaDisaster Prevention Research Institute
- 74Yasuda, IchiroThe University of Tokyo
- 75Ito, AkinoriJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- 76Uchida, NaokiThe University of Tokyo
- 77Mori, NobuhitoKyoto University
- 78Katayama, IkuoHiroshima University
- 79Fukao, YoshioJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- 80Ohkouchi, NaohikoJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- 81Mimura, NobuoIbaraki University
- 82Mogi, KiyooThe University of Tokyo
- 83Tada, RyujiChiba Institute of Technology
- 84Toda, ShinjiTohoku University
- 85Kato, YasuhiroThe University of Tokyo
- 86Nozaki, YoshiyukiThe University of Tokyo
- 87Kawahata, HodakaThe University of Tokyo
- 88Tsuchiya, TakuEhime University
- 89Takemi, TetsuyaDisaster Prevention Research Institute
- 90Kuramochi, TakeshiThe University of Tokyo
- 91Helffrich, George R.Institute of Science Tokyo
- 92Ishihara, ShunsoHokkaido University
- 93Wallis, Simon R.The University of Tokyo
- 94Shinohara, HiroshiGeological Survey of Japan
- 95Lee, Han SooHiroshima University
- 96Tanaka, Hiroyuki K.M.The University of Tokyo
- 97Fujii, ManabuInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 98Ishizuka, OsamuGeological Survey of Japan
- 99Takagi, HiroshiInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 100Yurimoto, HisayoshiHokkaido University
127 listed scientists in Earth & Environmental Sciences in Japan
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