Top institutions in Japan for Organic Chemistry
Which institutions in Japan have the most top-cited scientists in Organic Chemistry?
241 researchers in Japan whose main subfield is Organic Chemistry are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 4.2% of all listed authors in Japan, and 4th of 74 countries in the subfield. 79 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Osaka has the most (26), followed by The University of Tokyo (25) and Hokkaido University (20). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
241
4.2% of all in Japan
In the global top 100,000
79
32.8% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#4
of 74 countries in Organic Chemistry
Highest-ranked
#2,065
Kitagawa, Susumu
No institution matches.
The top 100 in Organic Chemistry in Japan, in order
- 1Kitagawa, SusumuKyoto University
- 2Maeda, KazuhikoInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 3Takanabe, KazuhiroThe University of Tokyo
- 4Noyori, RyojiJapan Science and Technology Agency
- 5Shimizu, KenichiKyushu University
- 6Yasui, KyuichiNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Chubu
- 7Fujita, MakotoThe University of Tokyo
- 8Suzuki, AkiraHokkaido University
- 9Horike, SatoshiGraduate School of Science
- 10Kobayashi, ShūThe University of Tokyo
- 11Hara, MichikazuInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 12Akiyama, TakahikoGakushuin University
- 13Nishibayashi, YoshiakiThe University of Tokyo
- 14Chatani, NaotoThe University of Osaka
- 15Hayashi, YujiroTohoku University
- 16Yoshizawa, KazunariFukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry
- 17Nakao, YoshiakiGraduate School of Engineering
- 18Ogoshi, TomokiDepartment of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry
- 19Hisatomi, TakashiShinshu University
- 20Mori, TadashiThe University of Osaka
- 21Itami, KenichiroRIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
- 22Abe, IkuroThe University of Tokyo
- 23Kubota, KojiHokkaido University
- 24Miyaura, NorioHokkaido University
- 25Yoshida, Jun'ichiNational Institute of Technology, Suzuka College
- 26Tanaka, ShunsukeKansai University
- 27Segawa, YasutomoNational Institutes of Natural Sciences - Institute for Molecular Science
- 28Yorimitsu, HidekiKyoto University
- 29Ishihara, KazuakiNagoya University
- 30Tanaka, KenInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 31Shiraishi, YasuhiroThe University of Osaka
- 32Ohmiya, HirohisaKyoto University
- 33Ito, HajimeHokkaido University
- 34Toyao, TakashiHokkaido University
- 35Kubo, TakashiThe University of Osaka
- 36Urano, YasuteruThe University of Tokyo
- 37Nozaki, KyokoRiken
- 38Yamago, ShigeruInstitute for Chemical Research
- 39Mori, KohsukeThe University of Osaka
- 40Abe, ManabuHiroshima University
- 41Sugimoto, NaokiKonan University
- 42Kitano, MasaakiInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 43Terada, MasahiroTohoku University
- 44Yamamoto, YoshinoriTohoku University
- 45Futaki, ShirohGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 46Takemoto, YoshijiGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 47Furukawa, ShinyaThe University of Osaka
- 48Mizuno, NoritakaThe University of Tokyo
- 49Shintani, RyoThe University of Osaka
- 50Nakagawa, YoshinaoTohoku University
- 51Taniguchi, TsuyoshiNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- 52Ema, TadashiOkayama University
- 53Yamamoto, HisashiNagoya University
- 54Yamaguchi, ShigehiroNagoya University
- 55Nakamura, RyuheiInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 56Shibata, NorioNagoya Institute of Technology
- 57Tamura, MasazumiOsaka Metropolitan University
- 58Kobayashi, Jun'ichiHokkaido University
- 59Yamakata, AkiraOkayama University
- 60Takeda, YouheiThe University of Osaka
- 61Murakami, MasahiroDepartment of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry
- 62Himeda, YuichiNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- 63Kobayashi, NagaoOchanomizu University
- 64Imamoto, TsuneoHokkaido University
- 65Nomura, KotohiroTokyo Metropolitan University
- 66Hirano, KojiThe University of Osaka
- 67Shang, RuiThe University of Tokyo
- 68Kikuchi, KazuyaThe University of Osaka
- 69Hisaki, IchiroThe University of Osaka
- 70Yoshikai, NaohikoTohoku University
- 71Fukuoka, AtsushiHokkaido University
- 72Wakamiya, AtsushiInstitute for Chemical Research
- 73Shinagawa, TatsuyaThe University of Tokyo
- 74Shibata, TakanoriWaseda University
- 75Yamamoto, YoshihikoNagoya University
- 76Tobisu, MamoruThe University of Osaka
- 77Kanai, MotomuThe University of Tokyo
- 78Newton, Mark A.Tohoku University
- 79Furukawa, ShuheiInstitute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences
- 80Shinkai, Seiji S.Kyushu University
- 81Nishio, MotohiroThe CHPI Institute
- 82Koike, TakashiNippon Institute of Technology
- 83Mashima, KazushiThe University of Osaka
- 84Suga, HiroakiThe University of Tokyo
- 85Katsuki, TsutomuKyushu University
- 86Yagai, ShikiChiba University
- 87Matsuo, YutakaNagoya University
- 88Tokitoh, NorihiroKyoto University
- 89Yoshino, AkiraAsahi Kasei Corporation
- 90Takata, TsuyoshiShinshu University
- 91Murahashi, ShunichiOsaka University
- 92Takaya, JunThe University of Osaka
- 93Nakata, KazuyaTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- 94Takata, TsuyoshiShinshu University
- 95Fusetani, NobuhiroWaseda University
- 96Takayama, Hiromitsu T.Chiba University
- 97Ikariya, TakaoInstitute of Science Tokyo
- 98Miura, MasahiroThe University of Osaka
- 99Hou, ZhaominRIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
- 100Komiyama, MakotoUniversity of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
241 listed scientists in Organic Chemistry in Japan
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