Nobel Prize winners in Japan
2025 single-year list · 16 laureates, by prize and field
How many Nobel Prize winners in Japan are top-cited scientists?
16 Nobel laureates whose current affiliation is in Japan are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list: 4 in physics, 7 in chemistry and 5 in physiology or medicine. 12 rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Under each prize are the laureates’ main fields in the list, which can differ from the prize: pick a row to see its laureates ranked in the table of all authors.
| Prize and field | Laureates |
|---|---|
| Physics | 4 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 4 |
| Chemistry | 7 |
| Chemistry | 5 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 2 |
| Physiology or Medicine | 5 |
| Clinical Medicine | 2 |
| Biomedical Research | 2 |
| Chemistry | 1 |
16 Nobel laureates in Japan
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