2019 tables: Institutions - chemistry

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 Kyoto University, Japan 172.54 148.36 286 -19.2%
2 The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan 159.89 141.49 302 -16.8%
3 Osaka University, Japan 114.11 91.20 166 -24.9%
4 Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan 66.07 72.79 127 3.6%
5 Nagoya University, Japan 58.44 69.34 135 11.6%
6 Hokkaido University, Japan 61.12 60.92 126 -6.3%
7 Tohoku University, Japan 52.26 59.39 134 6.9%
8 RIKEN, Japan 45.53 48.55 162 0.3%
9 Kyushu University, Japan 49.25 46.37 105 -11.5%
10 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan 28.60 37.97 114 24.8%
11 National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan 39.19 36.41 149 -12.6%
12 Keio University, Japan 22.89 19.54 33 -19.7%
13 Kanazawa University (KU), Japan 14.73 15.75 27 0.6%
14 Waseda University, Japan 17.15 15.31 34 -16.1%
15 Okayama University, Japan 14.75 15.06 26 -4.0%
16 Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Japan 12.52 14.50 27 8.9%
17 University of Tsukuba, Japan 16.10 14.34 38 -16.3%
18 Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan 15.04 14.14 31 -11.6%
19 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan 15.44 13.36 23 -18.6%
20 Chiba University, Japan 10.21 12.29 27 13.2%
21 Kobe University, Japan 9.92 10.85 17 2.8%
22 Hiroshima University (HU), Japan 15.98 9.87 25 -41.9%
23 Kumamoto University, Japan 8.80 9.56 21 2.2%
24 Chuo University, Japan 5.44 8.96 17 54.9%
25 Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), Japan 9.13 8.77 24 -9.8%
26 Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), Japan 16.32 8.04 19 -53.7%
27 National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), Japan 5.07 7.69 25 42.8%
28 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan 8.88 7.19 14 -23.9%
29 Shizuoka University, Japan 2.04 6.85 12 216.2%
30 Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan 8.92 6.68 18 -29.6%
31 Shinshu University (SU), Japan 6.90 6.22 18 -15.3%
32 Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan 8.70 6.17 17 -33.4%
33 Institute of Microbial Chemistry (IMC), Japan 10.00 5.87 8 -44.8%
34 Yokohama National University (YNU), Japan 6.73 5.56 8 -22.3%
35 Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Japan 7.73 5.56 65 -32.4%
36 Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan 6.74 5.42 11 -24.4%
37 Yamagata University, Japan 6.26 5.42 14 -18.6%
38 University of Yamanashi, Japan 3.90 5.26 10 27.0%
39 University of Hyogo, Japan 3.11 5.16 17 56.0%
40 Ehime University, Japan 3.13 5.04 10 51.3%
41 Kanagawa University, Japan 4.85 4.78 8 -7.3%
42 University of Shizuoka, Japan 6.79 4.65 9 -35.6%
43 Yokohama City University (YCU), Japan 1.48 4.52 8 188.3%
44 Kindai University, Japan 7.93 4.37 7 -48.2%
45 Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan 5.78 4.19 11 -31.8%
46 Gifu University, Japan – 4.18 8 N/A
47 Nara Women's University (NWU), Japan 1.43 4.10 6 169.9%
48 Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan 5.32 3.90 13 -31.1%
49 High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan 3.85 3.89 22 -5.0%
50 Tokushima University, Japan 1.35 3.71 9 158.7%
51 Konan University, Japan 2.40 3.66 6 43.3%
52 Doshisha University, Japan 1.61 3.63 11 111.2%
53 Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan 1.55 3.62 14 119.8%
54 Ritsumeikan University, Japan 3.27 3.56 14 2.5%
55 Rikkyo University, Japan 4.25 3.49 9 -22.9%
56 Toyota Group, Japan 5.01 3.37 11 -36.8%
57 Shimadzu Corporation, Japan 1.54 3.23 10 96.6%
58 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Japan 2.45 3.22 17 23.6%
59 University of Fukui, Japan 3.70 3.10 4 -21.2%
60 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan 0.09 3.10 7 3203.9%
61 Gakushuin University, Japan 0.43 3.07 8 566.6%
62 University of Toyama, Japan 4.18 3.05 9 -31.4%
63 Nagoya City University, Japan 1.48 2.98 8 89.9%
64 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (TUPLS), Japan 1.99 2.97 5 40.7%
65 Kansai University, Japan 4.76 2.81 5 -44.4%
66 Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), Japan 1.44 2.81 9 82.9%
67 Niigata University, Japan 3.91 2.78 10 -33.1%
68 Tokai University, Japan 1.00 2.75 7 158.5%
69 Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan 3.88 2.71 5 -34.4%
70 The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Japan 2.12 2.71 9 19.8%
71 The Kitasato Institute, Japan 5.50 2.62 6 -55.2%
72 Gifu Pharmaceutical University (GPU), Japan 4.09 2.60 3 -40.3%
73 Saitama University, Japan 7.56 2.52 9 -68.6%
74 Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan 3.56 2.42 3 -36.2%
75 Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan 1.40 2.40 3 61.2%
76 JEOL Ltd., Japan 2.39 2.35 15 -7.4%
77 Nagasaki University, Japan 7.45 2.26 8 -71.5%
78 Nihon University, Japan 2.44 2.19 6 -15.9%
79 Ibaraki University, Japan 3.56 2.17 7 -42.7%
80 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Japan 1.58 2.10 6 24.7%
81 Rigaku Corporation, Japan 2.41 2.09 13 -18.7%
82 Meijo University, Japan 1.14 2.05 10 69.7%
83 Toho University, Japan 0.67 2.03 9 183.9%
84 Gunma University, Japan 3.00 1.96 5 -38.6%
85 Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC), Japan 0.53 1.86 6 228.1%
86 Hitachi, Ltd., Japan 2.00 1.84 11 -13.4%
87 Peptide Institute, Inc., Japan 0.88 1.83 2 97.0%
88 Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (IGAKUKEN), Japan 0.39 1.81 2 338.2%
89 Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan 1.98 1.72 8 -18.7%
90 Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan 0.11 1.71 7 1321.3%
91 Eisai Co., Ltd., Japan 2.11 1.70 6 -24.2%
92 Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC), Japan 1.27 1.69 9 25.1%
93 Ochanomizu University, Japan 0.92 1.61 4 65.6%
94 Hoshi University, Japan 0.08 1.60 2 1705.3%
95 Yamaguchi University, Japan 4.06 1.58 6 -63.3%
96 Mitsubishi Group, Japan 1.79 1.56 11 -18.0%
97 Panasonic Corporation, Japan 0.94 1.50 2 50.3%
98 Sophia University, Japan 1.56 1.36 7 -17.8%
99 Mie University, Japan 0.20 1.35 5 535.3%
100 Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan – 1.35 3 N/A

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