Top-cited scientists by institution in Japan

115 institutions with 10 or more listed authors · Japan

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Which institutions in Japan have the most top 2% scientists?

115 universities and institutes in Japan have 10 or more researchers in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list. The University of Tokyo has the most (388), followed by Tohoku University (252) and Graduate School of Medicine (234). Each institution’s page has its top fields and subfields and its first 100 scientists.

#	Institution	Listed authors	Top 100k
1	The University of Tokyo	388	140
2	Tohoku University	252	90
3	Graduate School of Medicine	234	66
4	The University of Osaka	186	62
5	Institute of Science Tokyo	184	48
6	Hokkaido University	138	38
7	Nagoya University	123	30
8	Kyushu University	122	31
9	Kyoto University	119	49
10	National Institute for Materials Science	80	27
11	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology	76	17
12	University of Tsukuba	70	21
13	Hiroshima University	63	17
14	Waseda University	60	26
15	Keio University School of Medicine	54	14
16	Keio University	47	17
17	Graduate School of Medical Sciences	42	8
18	Chiba University	41	7
19	Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo	41	13
20	Okayama University	40	13
21	Tokyo University of Science	40	16
22	Osaka Metropolitan University	39	7
23	Kobe University	38	10
24	Kumamoto University	36	12
25	Kanazawa University	32	7
26	Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine	29	14
27	Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus	29	4
28	National Cancer Center Hospital	27	9
29	Riken	27	11
30	Jichi Medical University	26	9
31	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	26	5
32	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University	25	11
33	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	25	7
34	Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics	25	13
35	RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science	24	9
36	Shinshu University	24	5
37	University of Toyama	23	5
38	Juntendo University School of Medicine	21	4
39	The Jikei University School of Medicine	21	3
40	Institute of Industrial Science	20	5
41	Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine	20	6
42	Nagasaki University	19	2
43	Tokyo Medical University	19	5
44	Tokyo Metropolitan University	19	7
45	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies	18	7
46	Tokushima University	18	2
47	Graduate School of Agriculture	17	5
48	Graduate School of Science	17	4
49	Nagoya Institute of Technology	17	6
50	National Institute of Information and Communications Technology	17	4
51	Teikyo University School of Medicine	17	4
52	Wakayama Medical University	17	2
53	Yokohama National University	17	6
54	Kindai University	16	3
55	Kindai University School of Medicine	16	5
56	National Cancer Center Hospital East	16	6
57	National Institute of Infectious Diseases	16	2
58	RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science	16	6
59	Shizuoka University	16	2
60	The University of Electro-Communications	16	6
61	Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University	15	5
62	Japan Science and Technology Agency	15	1
63	Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences	15	6
64	Nara Medical University	15	5
65	Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine	15	4
66	RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences	15	6
67	Tokyo Women's Medical University	15	2
68	University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology	15	7
69	Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba	14	5
70	Fukushima Medical University	14	5
71	Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences	14	1
72	Kyushu Institute of Technology	14	4
73	Nagaoka University of Technology	14	4
74	National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center	14	4
75	Graduate School of Engineering	13	5
76	Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences	13	2
77	Hamamatsu University School of Medicine	13	2
78	Kansai University	13	5
79	Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine	13	3
80	National Cancer Center Japan	13	5
81	Nippon Medical School	13	6
82	Shimane University	13	4
83	Fujita Health University	12	3
84	International University of Health and Welfare	12	1
85	Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology	12	7
86	Kansai Medical University	12	4
87	Kitasato University	12	1
88	Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences	12	4
89	Tokai University School of Medicine	12	4
90	Toyohashi University of Technology	12	4
91	Yokohama City University	12	1
92	Hirosaki University	11	3
93	Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences	11	0
94	Kagawa University	11	5
95	Kurume University School of Medicine	11	4
96	Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine	11	2
97	Mie University	11	1
98	National Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan	11	6
99	National Institute of Genetics Mishima	11	7
100	Nihon University	11	2
101	RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project	11	3
102	University of Yamanashi	11	1
103	Cancer Institute Hospital of Japan Foundation for Cancer Research	10	5
104	Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry	10	2
105	Joining and Welding Research Institute	10	3
106	National Center for Child Health and Development	10	0
107	National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology	10	4
108	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Chubu	10	2
109	Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere	10	6
110	Rikkyo University	10	5
111	The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo	10	3
112	Tohoku University School of Medicine	10	5
113	University of Hyogo	10	3
114	University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan	10	1
115	Yamaguchi University	10	2

Institution names are only recorded for large institutions. The 789 in Japan with fewer than 10 listed authors are not listed here; the authors table finds them by name.