Top institutions in Japan for Information & Communication Technologies

22 institutions · Information & Communication Technologies · Japan

Which institutions in Japan have the most top-cited scientists in Information & Communication Technologies?

183 researchers in Japan whose main field is Information & Communication Technologies are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 3.2% of all listed authors in Japan, and 20th of 107 countries in the field. 52 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Tokyo has the most (24), followed by Institute of Science Tokyo (9) and Tohoku University (8). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
183
3.2% of all in Japan
In the global top 100,000
52
28.4% of them
Country rank in the field
#20
of 107 countries in Information & Communication Technologies
Highest-ranked
#2,848
Amari, Shunichi
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1The University of Tokyo247#127Hirose, Akira #50,478
2Institute of Science Tokyo92#409Berrar, Daniel #21,720
3Tohoku University81#459Kato, Nei #12,645
4The University of Osaka71#520Nagatsuma, Tadao #13,608
5RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project72#537Watanabe, Sumio #30,933
6Research Organization of Information and Systems National Institute of Informatics72#545Aizawa, Akiko N. #42,703
7National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology63#596Otsu, Nobuyuki #9,143
8The University of Aizu61#631Shin, Jungpil #33,953
9Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University52#708Doya, Kenji #9,404
10The University of Electro-Communications51#796Liu, Zhi #97,803
11Waseda University51#797Wu, Jun #99,295
12University of Tsukuba50#814Ouyang, Tinghui #171,317
13Keio University43#898Ohtsuki, Tomoaki #33,270
14Kyushu University41#938Uchida, Seiichi #64,109
15Nagoya University40#980Le Gall, François #106,147
16Osaka Metropolitan University40#1,010Nojima, Yusuke #173,267
17Riken32#1,030Sugiyama, Masashi #3,444
18Sakana AI32#1,035Isola, Phillip J. #4,411
19Sony AI32#1,039Kitano, Hiroaki #6,512
20Kyoto University32#1,120Shimodaira, Hidetoshi #34,516
21Kyushu Institute of Technology31#1,150Lu, Huimin #46,125
22Graduate School of Informatics30#1,335Avis, David #190,632

The top 100 in Information & Communication Technologies in Japan, in order

  1. 1
    Amari, Shunichi
    Teikyo University
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
    Otsu, Nobuyuki
    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
  6. 6
    Doya, Kenji
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  7. 7
    Zhou, Xiaokang
    Kansai University
  8. 8
    Kato, Nei
    Tohoku University
  9. 9
    Yu, Keping
    Hosei University
  10. 10
  11. 11
    Nagatsuma, Tadao
    The University of Osaka
  12. 12
    Berrar, Daniel
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  13. 13
    Fukushima, Kunihiko
    Fuzzy Logic Systems Institute
  14. 14
    Shinohara, Naokii
    Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere
  15. 15
    Watanabe, Sumio
    RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
  16. 16
    Ohtsuki, Tomoaki
    Keio University
  17. 17
    van Meter, Rodney
    Keio University
  18. 18
    Shin, Jungpil
    The University of Aizu
  19. 19
    Shimodaira, Hidetoshi
    Kyoto University
  20. 20
    Akiba, Takuya
    Preferred Networks, Inc.
  21. 21
    Tanabe, Ryoji
    Yokohama National University
  22. 22
    Shimizu, Shohei
    RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
  23. 23
    Sugeno, Michio
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  24. 24
    Aizawa, Akiko N.
    Research Organization of Information and Systems National Institute of Informatics
  25. 25
    Dong, Mianxiong
    Muroran Institute of Technology
  26. 26
    Lu, Huimin
    Kyushu Institute of Technology
  27. 27
    Kawarabayashi, Kenichi
    Research Organization of Information and Systems National Institute of Informatics
  28. 28
    Hirose, Akira
    The University of Tokyo
  29. 29
    Takefuji, Yoshiyasu Y.
    Keio University
  30. 30
    Tachi, Tomohiro
    The University of Tokyo
  31. 31
    Marwala, Tshilidzi M.
    United Nations University, Japan
  32. 32
    Gao, Shangce
    University of Toyama
  33. 33
    Fukumizu, Kenji
    The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
  34. 34
    Rekimoto, Junichi
    Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
  35. 35
    Matsuo, Yutaka
    The University of Tokyo
  36. 36
    Uchida, Seiichi
    Kyushu University
  37. 37
    Ha, David
    Sakana AI
  38. 38
    Tsai, Yao Hung Hubert
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  39. 39
  40. 40
    Okamoto, Tatsuaki
    Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
  41. 41
    Suzuki, Taiji
    The University of Tokyo
  42. 42
    Ikeuchi, Katsushi
    The University of Tokyo
  43. 43
    Aizawa, Kiyoharu
    The University of Tokyo
  44. 44
    Huang, Huawei
    Kyoto University
  45. 45
    Zheng, Yinqiang
    The University of Tokyo
  46. 46
    Todo, Yosuke
    NTT Social Informatics Laboratories
  47. 47
    Umeyama, Shinji
    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
  48. 48
    Okumura, Keisuke
    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
  49. 49
    Hirata, Akimasa
    Nagoya Institute of Technology
  50. 50
    Aljundi, Rahaf
    Toyota Motor Corporation
  51. 51
    Liu, Zhi
    The University of Electro-Communications
  52. 52
    Wu, Jun
    Waseda University
  53. 53
    Asada, Minoru
    International Professional University of Technology in Osaka
  54. 54
    Tanaka, Gouhei
    Nagoya Institute of Technology
  55. 55
    Jiang, Renhe
    The University of Tokyo
  56. 56
    Le Gall, François
    Nagoya University
  57. 57
    Ota, Kaoru
    Muroran Institute of Technology
  58. 58
    Adachi, Fumiyiuki
    Tohoku University
  59. 59
    Zhao, Jianjun
    Kyushu University
  60. 60
    Matsui, Mitsuru
    Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
  61. 61
    Tsuda, Koji
    The University of Tokyo
  62. 62
    Meng, Lin
    Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus
  63. 63
    Iwasawa, Yusuke
    The University of Tokyo
  64. 64
    Sakaguchi, Keisuke
    Tohoku University
  65. 65
    Yoshida, Yuichi
    Research Organization of Information and Systems National Institute of Informatics
  66. 66
    Ikehata, Satoshi
    Research Organization of Information and Systems National Institute of Informatics
  67. 67
    Nagamachi, Mitsuo
    Hiroshima University
  68. 68
  69. 69
    Saxena, Deepika
    The University of Aizu
  70. 70
    Kajimoto, Hiroyuki
    The University of Electro-Communications
  71. 71
    Köeppen, Mario
    Kyushu Institute of Technology
  72. 72
    Yamasaki, Toshihiko
    The University of Tokyo
  73. 73
    Li, Yujie
    Fukuoka University
  74. 74
    Yamada., Isao
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  75. 75
    Chen, Yenwei Weif
    Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus
  76. 76
    Froese, Tom
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  77. 77
    Jin, Qun
    Waseda University
  78. 78
  79. 79
    Pei, Yan
    The University of Aizu
  80. 80
    Clark, Christopher
    Allen Institute for AI
  81. 81
    Xiao, Aoran
    RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
  82. 82
    Uto, Masaki
    The University of Electro-Communications
  83. 83
    Sabokrou, Mohammad
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  84. 84
    Matsui, Yusuke
    The University of Tokyo
  85. 85
    Han, Tesun
    National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
  86. 86
    Higuchi, Tomoyuki
    Chuo University
  87. 87
    Igarashi, Takeo
    The University of Tokyo
  88. 88
  89. 89
    Yamaguchi, Kota
    CyberAgent, Inc.
  90. 90
    Watanobe, Yutaka
    The University of Aizu
  91. 91
    Kojima, Takeshi
    The University of Tokyo
  92. 92
    Kanezaki, Asako
    Tohoku University
  93. 93
    Goto, Masataka
    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
  94. 94
    Wu, Celimuge
    The University of Electro-Communications
  95. 95
    Sadakane, Kunihiko
    The University of Tokyo
  96. 96
    Li, Ruidong
    Kanazawa University
  97. 97
    Nishio, Takayuki
    Institute of Science Tokyo
  98. 98
    Sugiura, Shinya
    The University of Tokyo
  99. 99
    Ouyang, Tinghui
    University of Tsukuba
  100. 100
    Ueda, Naonori
    RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project

183 listed scientists in Information & Communication Technologies in Japan

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