2018 tables: Institutions - chemistry - academic

The 2018 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

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# Institution Share 2016 Share 2017 Count 2017 Change in Adjusted Share* 2016–2017
1 Kyoto University, Japan 139.87 172.54 282 15.2%
2 The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan 134.41 159.89 304 11.0%
3 Osaka University, Japan 84.40 114.11 210 26.2%
4 Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan 88.05 66.07 125 -29.9%
5 Hokkaido University, Japan 59.93 61.12 130 -4.8%
6 Nagoya University, Japan 53.96 58.44 116 1.1%
7 Tohoku University, Japan 60.53 52.26 118 -19.4%
8 Kyushu University, Japan 55.95 49.25 110 -17.8%
9 Keio University, Japan 19.65 22.89 33 8.7%
10 Waseda University, Japan 13.53 17.15 36 18.4%
11 Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), Japan 20.41 16.32 41 -25.4%
12 University of Tsukuba, Japan 22.64 16.10 39 -33.6%
13 Hiroshima University (HU), Japan 14.03 15.98 32 6.4%
14 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan 13.37 15.44 21 7.8%
15 Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan 6.00 15.04 34 134.2%
16 Okayama University, Japan 11.52 14.75 28 19.5%
17 Kanazawa University (KU), Japan 10.34 14.73 26 32.9%
18 Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Japan 15.05 12.52 17 -22.3%
19 Chiba University, Japan 19.45 10.21 21 -51.0%
20 Kobe University, Japan 11.79 9.92 18 -21.4%
21 Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), Japan 7.86 9.13 19 8.4%
22 Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan 9.87 8.92 22 -15.6%
23 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan 2.77 8.88 13 199.6%
24 Kumamoto University, Japan 6.12 8.80 22 34.3%
25 Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan 2.38 8.70 17 240.8%
26 Kindai University, Japan 7.55 7.93 11 -1.9%
27 Saitama University, Japan 2.17 7.56 15 226.0%
28 Nagasaki University, Japan 2.90 7.45 10 140.0%
29 Shinshu University (SU), Japan 2.29 6.90 15 181.4%
30 University of Shizuoka, Japan 2.43 6.79 10 161.4%
31 Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan 5.22 6.74 10 20.7%
32 Yokohama National University (YNU), Japan 3.44 6.73 11 82.6%
33 Yamagata University, Japan 7.91 6.26 15 -26.1%
34 Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan 3.16 5.78 12 70.8%
35 The Kitasato Institute, Japan 1.50 5.50 9 242.4%
36 Chuo University, Japan 8.61 5.44 14 -41.0%
37 Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan 4.83 5.32 11 2.7%
38 Kanagawa University, Japan 1.58 4.85 9 185.7%
39 Kansai University, Japan 2.14 4.76 8 107.2%
40 Rikkyo University, Japan 1.30 4.25 11 205.0%
41 University of Toyama, Japan 5.36 4.18 9 -27.1%
42 Gifu Pharmaceutical University (GPU), Japan 2.00 4.09 5 91.1%
43 Yamaguchi University, Japan 6.48 4.06 7 -41.4%
44 Kochi University of Technology, Japan – 4.00 4 N/A
45 Niigata University, Japan 3.83 3.91 10 -4.7%
46 University of Yamanashi, Japan 3.37 3.90 9 7.9%
47 Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan 4.65 3.88 8 -21.9%
48 Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan – 3.85 5 N/A
49 University of Fukui, Japan 4.02 3.70 6 -14.1%
50 Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan 1.08 3.56 6 207.0%
51 Ibaraki University, Japan 0.47 3.56 10 612.1%
52 Toyota Technological Institute (TTI), Japan 2.09 3.48 8 55.6%
53 Ritsumeikan University, Japan 5.60 3.27 13 -45.6%
54 Ehime University, Japan 5.98 3.13 8 -51.1%
55 University of Hyogo, Japan 2.82 3.11 17 2.9%
56 Chubu University, Japan 3.85 3.04 4 -26.3%
57 Gunma University, Japan 3.13 3.00 9 -10.5%
58 Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan 1.00 2.64 4 146.9%
59 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Japan 1.54 2.45 15 48.3%
60 Nihon University, Japan 1.87 2.44 6 22.0%
61 Konan University, Japan 4.96 2.40 6 -54.8%
62 The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Japan 1.99 2.12 7 -0.2%
63 University of Miyazaki, Japan – 2.07 7 N/A
64 Toyama Prefectural University, Japan 0.70 2.04 7 171.6%
65 Shizuoka University, Japan 0.86 2.04 6 120.7%
66 Showa Pharmaceutical University, Japan – 2.00 2 N/A
67 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (TUPLS), Japan 3.18 1.99 4 -41.7%
68 Saga University, Japan 0.84 1.89 5 109.6%
69 Ryukoku University, Japan 0.93 1.73 4 73.4%
70 Tokushima Bunri University, Japan 3.20 1.65 5 -51.9%
71 Doshisha University, Japan 0.54 1.61 4 177.6%
72 Sophia University, Japan 0.67 1.56 4 118.4%
73 Shimane University, Japan – 1.56 3 N/A
74 Nagoya City University, Japan 1.73 1.48 3 -20.3%
75 Yokohama City University (YCU), Japan 4.43 1.48 3 -68.9%
76 Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), Japan 0.76 1.44 5 77.7%
77 Nara Women's University (NWU), Japan 3.04 1.43 2 -56.2%
78 Fukuoka University, Japan 0.84 1.40 3 56.5%
79 Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan 1.50 1.40 2 -12.9%
80 Kagoshima University, Japan 0.80 1.39 2 62.5%
81 Iwate Medical University, Japan 0.43 1.35 2 194.1%
82 Tokushima University, Japan 4.40 1.35 7 -71.3%
83 National Institute of Technology, Nara College, Japan – 1.29 2 N/A
84 Oita University, Japan 0.50 1.18 2 120.0%
85 Meijo University, Japan 2.59 1.14 13 -59.0%
86 Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan – 1.13 2 N/A
87 Toyo University, Japan – 1.11 2 N/A
88 Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT), Japan 0.11 1.00 1 740.2%
88 Tokai University, Japan 0.14 1.00 2 553.5%
88 Aichi Institute of Technology (AIT), Japan 0.23 1.00 1 312.7%
88 Wakayama Medical University, Japan – 1.00 1 N/A
89 Teikyo University, Japan – 0.95 2 N/A
90 Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan 0.52 0.92 4 66.8%
91 Ochanomizu University, Japan 0.47 0.92 1 81.2%
92 Kochi University, Japan – 0.82 3 N/A
93 Tottori University, Japan 0.14 0.78 4 411.4%
94 University of Kitakyushu, Japan – 0.70 1 N/A
95 Toho University, Japan 1.81 0.67 3 -65.3%
96 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM), Japan 0.67 0.65 2 -8.3%
97 Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan 1.10 0.60 1 -49.1%
98 Meiji University, Japan 0.74 0.57 1 -27.6%
99 Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan 0.20 0.56 2 159.3%
100 National Defense Medical College, Japan 0.33 0.50 1 40.0%
100 Aichi University of Education, Japan 0.28 0.50 3 68.0%

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