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Top institutions in Japan for Neurology & Neurosurgery

14 institutions · Neurology & Neurosurgery · Japan

Which institutions in Japan have the most top-cited scientists in Neurology & Neurosurgery?

151 researchers in Japan whose main subfield is Neurology & Neurosurgery are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 2.6% of all listed authors in Japan, and 11th of 77 countries in the subfield. 68 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Graduate School of Medicine has the most (11), followed by The University of Tokyo (10) and RIKEN Center for Brain Science (5). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
151
2.6% of all in Japan
In the global top 100,000
68
45.0% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#11
of 77 countries in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Highest-ranked
#9,935
Sakurai, Takeshi
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Graduate School of Medicine114#153Hayashi, Yasunori #59,636
2The University of Tokyo106#169Tuji, Shoji #76,972
3RIKEN Center for Brain Science52#361Saido, Takaomi C. #27,145
4Tohoku University51#385Tanji, Jun #71,678
5Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba42#419Sakurai, Takeshi #9,935
6Keio University32#526Okano, Hideyuki #10,416
7Kyushu University33#559Tsuda, Makoto #25,158
8Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences32#570Ono, Kenjiro #30,260
9National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry32#599Matsuda, Hiroslri #51,468
10National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Institute for Physiological Sciences32#603Tominaga, Makoto #53,031
11Nagoya University School of Medicine31#644Ohno, Kinji #84,255
12Nagoya University31#645Yoshimura, Takashi #85,457
13Keio University School of Medicine31#655Tamura, Ryota #90,861
14Kumamoto University31#656Ueda, Mitsuharu #92,078

The top 100 in Neurology & Neurosurgery in Japan, in order

  1. 1
    Sakurai, Takeshi
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
  2. 2
    Okano, Hideyuki
    Keio University
  3. 3
    Iwatsubo, Takeshi
    The University of Tokyo Hospital
  4. 4
    Hattori, Nobutaka
    Juntendo University School of Medicine
  5. 5
    Kawato, Mitsuo
    Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)
  6. 6
    Toyoda, Kazunori
    National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
  7. 7
    Tsuda, Makoto
    Kyushu University
  8. 8
    Inoue, Kazuhide
    Kyushu University
  9. 9
    Saido, Takaomi C.
    RIKEN Center for Brain Science
  10. 10
    Hasegawa, Masato
    Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
  11. 11
    Yamada, Masahito
    Kanazawa University School of Medicine
  12. 12
    Ono, Kenjiro
    Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  13. 13
    Ito, Masao
    RIKEN Center for Brain Science
  14. 14
    Sekijima, Yoshiki
    Shinshu University Faculty of Medicine
  15. 15
    Yamagata, Kazuo
    Nihon University
  16. 16
    Nagatsu, Toshiharu
    Fujita Health University
  17. 17
    Takahashi, Jun B.
    Center for iPS Cell Research and Application
  18. 18
    Ihara, Masafumi
    National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
  19. 19
    Wakabayashi, Koichi
    Hirosaki University
  20. 20
    Miyakawa, Tsuyoshi
    Fujita Health University
  21. 21
    Yuki, Nobuhiro
    Takai Hospital
  22. 22
    Matsuda, Hiroslri
    National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  23. 23
    Fujihara, Kazuko
    Fukushima Medical University
  24. 24
    Kuwabara, S.
    Chiba University School of Medicine
  25. 25
    Tominaga, Makoto
    National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Institute for Physiological Sciences
  26. 26
    Nakamura, Kazuhiro
    Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
  27. 27
    Nakanishi, Hiroshi
    Yasuda Women’s University
  28. 28
    Arima, Hisatomi
    Fukuoka University
  29. 29
    Ugawa, Yoshikazu
    Fukushima Medical University
  30. 30
    Hayashi, Yasunori
    Graduate School of Medicine
  31. 31
    Hayashi, Teruo
    Seiwakai Nishikawa Hospital
  32. 32
    Kira, Junichi
    International University of Health and Welfare
  33. 33
    Takashima, Akihiko
    Gakushuin University
  34. 34
    Kitagawa, Kazuo
    Suita Municipal Hospital
  35. 35
    Kuroda, Satoshi
    University of Toyama
  36. 36
    Nishino, Ichizo
    National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  37. 37
    Watanabe, Masashiko
    Faculty of Medicine
  38. 38
    Tanji, Jun
    Tohoku University
  39. 39
    Hoshi, Yoko
    Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
  40. 40
    Nambu, Atsushi
    National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Institute for Physiological Sciences
  41. 41
    Shibasaki, Hiroshi
    Graduate School of Medicine
  42. 42
    Morita, Akio
    Nippon Medical School Hospital
  43. 43
    Tuji, Shoji
    The University of Tokyo
  44. 44
    Mori, Etsuro
    United Graduate School of Child Development
  45. 45
    Masuda, Takahiro
    Kyushu University
  46. 46
    Kawaguchi, Yasuo
    Tamagawa University
  47. 47
    Hanakawa, Takashi
    Graduate School of Medicine
  48. 48
    Kano, Masanobu
    The University of Tokyo
  49. 49
    Ohno, Kinji
    Nagoya University School of Medicine
  50. 50
    Mochizuki, Hideki
    The University of Osaka Faculty of Medicine
  51. 51
    Yoshimura, Takashi
    Nagoya University
  52. 52
    Suzuki, Shigeaki
    Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital
  53. 53
    Mizuguchi, Masashi
    The University of Tokyo
  54. 54
    Saito, Takashi
    Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  55. 55
    Sakakibara, Ryuji
    The Japanese Continence Society
  56. 56
    Kitazono, Takanari
    Kyushu Central Hospital of the Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers
  57. 57
    Komori, Takashi
    Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital
  58. 58
    Kasai, Haruo
    The University of Tokyo
  59. 59
    Tamura, Ryota
    Keio University School of Medicine
  60. 60
    Ueda, Mitsuharu
    Kumamoto University
  61. 61
    Yuzaki, Michisuke
    Keio University
  62. 62
    Kopell, Nancy J.
    The University of Tokyo
  63. 63
    Arai, Tetsuaki
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
  64. 64
    Yoshida, Mari
    Aichi Medical University
  65. 65
    Akiyama, Haruhiko
    Graduate School of Medicine
  66. 66
    Urade, Yoshihiro
    The University of Tokyo
  67. 67
    Yamashima, Tetsumori
    Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  68. 68
    Suzuki, Hidenori
    Mie University Graduate School of Medicine
  69. 69
    Aoyama, Koji
    Teikyo University School of Medicine
  70. 70
    Yamamura, Takashi
    National Institute of Neuroscience, Kodaira
  71. 71
    Roalf, David R.
    National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  72. 72
    Abe, Kohji
    Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  73. 73
    Yamanaka, Koji
    Nagoya University
  74. 74
    Sobue, Gen
    Nagoya University
  75. 75
    Fujimura, Miki
    Graduate School of Medicine
  76. 76
    Takahashi, Shinichi
    Keio University
  77. 77
    Katsuno, Masahisa
    Nagoya University School of Medicine
  78. 78
    Tanaka, Keiji
    RIKEN Center for Brain Science
  79. 79
    Kida, Satoshi
    The University of Tokyo
  80. 80
    Inoue, Yuichi
    Yoyogi Sleep Disorder Center
  81. 81
    Houkin, Kiyohiro
    Hokkaido University
  82. 82
    Yamashita, Toshihide
    Graduate School of Medicine
  83. 83
    Wake, Hiroaki
    National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Institute for Physiological Sciences
  84. 84
    Kawashima, Ryuta
    Tohoku University
  85. 85
    Sadato, Norihiro
    Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus
  86. 86
    Touhara, Kazushige
    Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo
  87. 87
    Numakawa, Tadahiro
    Kumamoto University
  88. 88
    Takahashi, Aki
    University of Tsukuba
  89. 89
    Honma, Sato
    Hokkaido University
  90. 90
    Kosaka, Kenji
    Inaho Clinic
  91. 91
    Takeda, Shuko
    Osaka Psychiatric Medical Center
  92. 92
    Hirayama, Masaaki
    Chubu University
  93. 93
    Akaishi, Tetsuya
    Tohoku University Hospital
  94. 94
    Takakusaki, Kaoru
    Asahikawa Medical University
  95. 95
    Takeuchi, Masayoshi
    Kanazawa Medical University
  96. 96
    Miyashita, Yasushi
    Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
  97. 97
    Suzuki, Keisuke
    Dokkyo Medical University
  98. 98
    Yoshimura, Shinichi
    Hyogo Medical University
  99. 99
    Uzawa, Akiyuki
    Graduate School of Medicine
  100. 100
    Dezawa, Mari
    Graduate School of Medicine

151 listed scientists in Neurology & Neurosurgery 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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