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Top institutions in Japan for Immunology

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

129 researchers in Japan whose main subfield is Immunology 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 7th of 64 countries in the subfield. 50 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Graduate School of Medicine has the most (20), followed by The University of Osaka (10) and Keio University School of Medicine (5). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
129
2.2% of all in Japan
In the global top 100,000
50
38.8% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#7
of 64 countries in Immunology
Highest-ranked
#430
Akira, Shizuo
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Graduate School of Medicine2011#17Takayanagi, Hiroshi #2,771
2The University of Osaka106#55Takeda, Kiyoshi #10,142
3Keio University School of Medicine51#151Honda, Kenya #10,949
4Institute of Science Tokyo51#169Sasaki, Koji #78,571
5WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, The University of Osaka43#174Akira, Shizuo #430
6RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences42#186Ohno, Hiroshi #14,515
7The University of Tokyo42#213Hori, Shohei #45,691
8Hokkaido University40#230Takaoka, Akinori #149,699
9Tokyo University of Science33#252Yoshimura, Akihiko #11,961
10Wakayama Medical University31#286Mukaida, Naofumi #54,141
11Juntendo University School of Medicine30#321Nakao, Atsuhito #109,120

The top 100 in Immunology in Japan, in order

  1. 1
    Akira, Shizuo
    WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, The University of Osaka
  2. 2
    Sakaguchi, Shimon
    WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, The University of OsakaNobel laureate
  3. 3
    Kanda, Yoshinobu
    Jichi Medical University
  4. 4
    Takayanagi, Hiroshi
    Graduate School of Medicine
  5. 5
    Kishimoto, Tadamitsu
    WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, The University of Osaka
  6. 6
    Takeda, Kiyoshi
    The University of Osaka
  7. 7
    Honda, Kenya
    Keio University School of Medicine
  8. 8
    Ogawa, Seishi
    Graduate School of Medicine
  9. 9
    Takeuchi, Osamu
    Graduate School of Medicine
  10. 10
    Yoshimura, Akihiko
    Tokyo University of Science
  11. 11
    Kawai, Taro
    Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  12. 12
    Ohno, Hiroshi
    RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
  13. 13
    Nishikawa, Hiroyoshi
    Graduate School of Medicine
  14. 14
    Kamada, Nobuhiko
    The University of Osaka
  15. 15
    Hirano, Toshino
    The University of Osaka
  16. 16
    Iwakura, Yoichiro Ichiro
    Tokyo University of Science
  17. 17
    Honjo, Tasuku
    Kyoto UniversityNobel laureate
  18. 18
    Taniguchi, Tadatsugu
    University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
  19. 19
  20. 20
    Kubo, Masato
    Graduate School of Medicine
  21. 21
    Nagasawa, Takashi
    Graduate School of Medicine
  22. 22
    Kinoshita, Taroh
    The University of Osaka
  23. 23
    Koyasu, Shigeo
    RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
  24. 24
    Hori, Shohei
    The University of Tokyo
  25. 25
    Matsushima, Kouji
    Tokyo University of Science
  26. 26
    Kurachi, Makoto
    Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  27. 27
    Tanaka, Toshiro
    The University of Osaka
  28. 28
    Miyake, Kensuke
    Chiba University
  29. 29
    Hirano, Toshio
    National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
  30. 30
    Yoshie, Osamu
    Aoinosono Sendai Izumi Long-Term Health Care Facility
  31. 31
    Mukaida, Naofumi
    Wakayama Medical University
  32. 32
    Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki
    Graduate School of Medicine
  33. 33
    Kawabata, Hiroshi
    Kanazawa Medical University
  34. 34
    Takatsu, Kiyoshi
    Toyama Prefectural Institute for Pharmaceutical Research
  35. 35
    Ueno, Hideki
    Graduate School of Medicine
  36. 36
    Akashi, Koichi
    Kyushu University
  37. 37
    Hase, Koji
    Keio University
  38. 38
    Nakanishi, Kenji
    Hyogo Medical University
  39. 39
    Kunisawa, Jun
    National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
  40. 40
    Yamamoto, Masahiro
    Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
  41. 41
    Sasaki, Koji
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  42. 42
    Okamoto, Kazuo
    Graduate School of Medicine
  43. 43
    Oshiumi, Hiroyuki
    Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  44. 44
    Tomonaga, Masao
    University of Nagasaki
  45. 45
    Kiyono, Hiroshi
    Graduate School of Medicine
  46. 46
    Okazaki, Taku
    The University of Tokyo
  47. 47
    Fagarasan, Sidonia
    Graduate School of Medicine
  48. 48
    Matsuoka, Masao
    Kumamoto University
  49. 49
    Kumanogoh, Atsushi
    The University of Osaka
  50. 50
    Suda, Toshio
    Kumamoto University
  51. 51
    Nakayama, Toshinori
    Japan Science and Technology Agency
  52. 52
    Chiba, Shigeru
    University of Tsukuba
  53. 53
    Takai, Toshiyuki
    Tohoku University
  54. 54
    Mizoguchi, Emiko
    Kurume University School of Medicine
  55. 55
    Ishii, Ken J.
    The University of Tokyo
  56. 56
    Nakao, Atsuhito
    Juntendo University School of Medicine
  57. 57
    Yoshida, Kenichi
    National Cancer Center Research Institute
  58. 58
    Kitamura, Toshio
    Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation
  59. 59
    Kaisho, Tsuneyasu
    Wakayama Medical University
  60. 60
    Saitoh, Tatsuya
    The University of Osaka
  61. 61
    Makishima, Hideki
    Shinshu University Faculty of Medicine
  62. 62
    Kiyoi, Hitoshi
    Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
  63. 63
    Azuma, Miyuki
    Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  64. 64
    Ohshima, Koichi
    Kurume University School of Medicine
  65. 65
    Soda, Kuniyasu
    Saitama Ken-o Hospital
  66. 66
    Ikezoe, Takayuki
    Fukushima Medical University
  67. 67
    Kayama, Hisako
    Graduate School of Medicine
  68. 68
    Atsuta, Yoshiko
    Aichi Medical University School of Medicine
  69. 69
    Kang, Sujin
    The University of Osaka
  70. 70
    Ohkura, Naganari
    Graduate School of Medicine
  71. 71
    Uematsu, Satoshi
    Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
  72. 72
    Takaoka, Akinori
    Hokkaido University
  73. 73
    Ennishi, Daisuke
    Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  74. 74
    Nakae, Susumu
    Hiroshima University
  75. 75
    Izutsu, Koji
    National Cancer Center Hospital
  76. 76
    Fujita, Takashi
    Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences
  77. 77
    Teshima, Takanori
    Hokkaido University School of Medicine
  78. 78
    Arase, Hisashi
    The University of Osaka
  79. 79
    Minegishi, Yoshiyuki
    Tokushima University
  80. 80
    Yachie, Akihiro
    Kanazawa University School of Medicine
  81. 81
    Taniuchi, Ichiro
    RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
  82. 82
    Kikushige, Yoshikane
    Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  83. 83
    Nitta, Takeshi
    Graduate School of Medicine
  84. 84
    Kataoka, Keisuke
    Keio University School of Medicine
  85. 85
    Karasuyama, Hajime
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  86. 86
    Komatsu, Noriko
    Graduate School of Medicine
  87. 87
    Miyake, Sachiko
    Juntendo University School of Medicine
  88. 88
    Ishii, Masaru
    National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
  89. 89
    Goto, Yoshiyuki
    Chiba University
  90. 90
    Nakajima, Hideaki
    Graduate School of Medicine
  91. 91
    Hemmi, Hiroaki
    Okayama University of Science
  92. 92
    Taga, Tetsuya
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  93. 93
    Yagita, Hideki Y.
    Juntendo University School of Medicine
  94. 94
    Murakami, Masaaki
    Institute for Quantum Life Science
  95. 95
    Yamasaki, S.
    Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
  96. 96
    Fujita, Teizo
    Fukushima Prefectural General Hygiene Institute
  97. 97
    Wing, James B.
    The University of Osaka
  98. 98
    Miyamoto, Takeshi
    Keio University School of Medicine
  99. 99
    Imashuku, Shinsaku
    Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center
  100. 100
    Matsuda, Tadashi
    Hokkaido University

129 listed scientists in Immunology in Japan

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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.

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