2017 tables: Institutions - biological sciences

The 2017 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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# Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2016
1 The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan 120.43 98.92 285 -15.5%
2 Osaka University, Japan 50.11 61.87 166 27.0%
3 RIKEN, Japan 60.07 54.97 193 -5.9%
4 Kyoto University, Japan 57.94 50.94 152 -9.6%
5 Kyushu University, Japan 19.72 32.63 78 70.1%
6 Hokkaido University, Japan 24.02 30.45 82 30.4%
7 Nagoya University, Japan 31.23 29.39 76 -3.2%
8 Tohoku University, Japan 20.15 25.83 71 31.8%
9 Keio University, Japan 21.09 23.80 75 16.1%
10 University of Tsukuba, Japan 14.06 17.74 55 29.8%
11 Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan 8.00 12.27 44 57.7%
12 Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (IGAKUKEN), Japan 7.27 9.93 23 40.5%
13 Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), Japan 6.05 9.46 45 60.8%
14 Kanazawa University (KU), Japan 6.45 9.10 38 45.2%
15 Chiba University, Japan 5.15 8.96 42 79.0%
16 National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), Japan 13.42 8.39 45 -35.7%
17 Kobe University, Japan 7.61 8.24 28 11.4%
18 Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan 9.01 8.20 33 -6.4%
19 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan 7.09 7.82 31 13.4%
20 Hiroshima University (HU), Japan 6.38 7.53 34 21.5%
21 Niigata University, Japan 3.31 7.28 31 125.9%
22 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan 6.76 7.11 24 8.2%
23 Yokohama City University (YCU), Japan 4.28 6.60 27 58.5%
24 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Japan 6.60 6.57 48 2.5%
25 Kumamoto University, Japan 9.45 6.26 25 -31.9%
26 Okayama University, Japan 9.50 5.57 23 -39.7%
27 Gunma University, Japan 5.41 5.22 20 -0.8%
28 National Cancer Center (NCC), Japan 5.69 5.11 19 -7.5%
29 National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan 5.44 5.05 18 -4.4%
30 Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan 4.72 4.75 19 3.6%
31 Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan 1.32 4.48 24 250.5%
32 Nagoya City University, Japan 2.09 4.34 13 113.9%
33 University of Hyogo, Japan 1.52 4.29 9 190.0%
34 Tokushima University, Japan 6.43 4.17 23 -33.3%
35 Juntendo University, Japan 3.33 4.00 25 23.6%
36 Nagasaki University, Japan 0.88 3.76 17 340.2%
37 Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), Japan 2.60 3.67 15 45.3%
38 Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan 5.14 3.45 9 -31.0%
39 National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Japan 1.20 3.41 13 191.7%
40 National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Japan 0.50 3.38 8 594.5%
41 University of Toyama, Japan 4.94 2.92 19 -39.2%
42 Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Japan 1.03 2.90 9 188.8%
43 Nihon University, Japan 0.65 2.85 12 354.7%
44 Iwate Medical University, Japan 1.04 2.79 8 175.5%
45 Ehime University, Japan 3.78 2.76 11 -24.9%
46 Tottori University, Japan 1.48 2.59 7 79.7%
47 Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan 1.52 2.57 7 74.4%
48 Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan 0.83 2.47 9 204.7%
49 Tokyo Medical University, Japan 1.62 2.45 13 55.7%
50 Saitama University, Japan 3.21 2.43 16 -22.0%
51 Akita University, Japan 0.77 2.40 6 222.2%
52 Jichi Medical University, Japan 3.29 2.21 13 -30.8%
53 Doshisha University, Japan 4.64 2.17 7 -51.8%
54 National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Japan 4.22 2.16 9 -47.2%
55 National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Japan 1.68 2.12 9 30.0%
56 Yamaguchi University, Japan 1.74 2.08 8 22.9%
57 Eisai Co., Ltd., Japan 0.33 2.06 10 541.7%
58 Waseda University, Japan 3.13 2.02 14 -33.7%
59 Sosei Co., Ltd., Japan – 2.00 2 N/A
60 Kagoshima University, Japan 0.86 1.99 6 139.0%
61 Kagawa University, Japan 1.37 1.91 10 43.4%
62 Gakushuin University, Japan 0.15 1.89 3 1165.3%
63 The Kitasato Institute, Japan 3.93 1.80 12 -52.8%
64 Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Japan 0.32 1.80 3 473.3%
65 Asahikawa Medical University, Japan 1.46 1.80 2 26.6%
66 Kindai University, Japan 0.44 1.74 6 307.3%
67 Saitama Medical University (SMU), Japan 1.86 1.74 9 -4.2%
68 Kazusa DNA Research Institute (KDRI), Japan 0.35 1.70 14 393.3%
69 Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU), Japan 1.85 1.63 14 -9.3%
70 Fukushima Medical University (FMU), Japan 1.79 1.60 12 -8.0%
71 Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), Japan 4.39 1.58 12 -62.9%
72 National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (NRCD), Japan – 1.55 2 N/A
73 Kochi University, Japan 0.64 1.54 8 148.8%
74 Showa University, Japan 0.05 1.53 13 3036.2%
75 Gifu University, Japan 0.52 1.49 6 197.1%
76 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM), Japan 3.03 1.47 7 -50.0%
77 Shinshu University (SU), Japan 1.05 1.46 7 43.5%
78 National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan 3.23 1.42 15 -54.7%
79 Fukuoka University, Japan 0.86 1.39 4 67.1%
80 Tamagawa University, Japan 0.53 1.39 4 170.4%
81 National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG), Japan 0.64 1.36 8 119.8%
82 National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), Japan 2.24 1.35 7 -37.8%
83 Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan 2.17 1.33 15 -36.9%
84 Institute of Microbial Chemistry (IMC), Japan 1.44 1.33 3 -5.0%
85 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (TUPLS), Japan 2.20 1.33 4 -37.9%
86 Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan 0.21 1.31 3 527.3%
87 Rikkyo University, Japan 0.82 1.31 4 63.4%
88 University of Yamanashi, Japan 2.38 1.30 10 -44.1%
89 Toho University, Japan 1.35 1.27 8 -3.7%
90 University of Miyazaki, Japan 0.71 1.25 7 81.7%
91 Teikyo University, Japan 1.12 1.24 5 14.4%
92 National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Japan 4.90 1.23 8 -74.2%
93 Shimane University, Japan 0.77 1.23 5 63.4%
94 The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan 0.72 1.22 7 73.8%
95 Kawasaki Medical University, Japan 0.22 1.21 5 466.7%
96 Saga University, Japan 1.17 1.17 3 2.3%
97 National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), Japan 0.55 1.14 5 115.3%
98 Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (TMIG), Japan 1.17 1.13 6 -0.2%
99 Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (TMPU), Japan 1.73 1.10 5 -34.2%
100 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan 3.68 1.10 5 -69.1%

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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