2020 tables: Institutions - biological sciences - academic

The 2020 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.

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# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan 95.32 73.58 259 -23.2%
2 Kyoto University, Japan 66.52 47.16 174 -29.5%
3 Osaka University, Japan 47.58 43.74 158 -8.5%
4 Nagoya University, Japan 24.94 27.43 93 9.4%
5 Tohoku University, Japan 20.58 21.99 76 6.3%
6 Keio University, Japan 15.63 15.19 60 -3.4%
7 Hokkaido University, Japan 20.58 14.95 57 -27.7%
8 Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan 13.72 14.00 45 1.5%
9 University of Tsukuba, Japan 13.60 13.84 65 1.2%
10 Kyushu University, Japan 22.67 13.47 63 -40.9%
11 Kanazawa University (KU), Japan 9.07 8.97 35 -1.6%
12 Kumamoto University, Japan 6.78 7.69 29 12.8%
13 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Japan 8.62 6.97 56 -19.6%
14 Tokushima University, Japan 3.59 6.52 22 80.8%
15 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan 11.56 6.52 25 -43.9%
16 Kobe University, Japan 6.45 6.20 33 -4.4%
17 Okayama University, Japan 9.16 5.77 32 -37.3%
18 Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan 5.64 4.87 20 -14.2%
19 Hiroshima University (HU), Japan 6.22 4.87 40 -22.2%
20 Nagoya City University, Japan 2.60 4.81 23 83.7%
21 Chiba University, Japan 8.32 4.46 27 -46.7%
22 Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan 3.77 4.38 16 15.6%
23 Yokohama City University (YCU), Japan 4.61 4.32 29 -6.8%
24 Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan 10.24 4.23 33 -58.9%
25 Waseda University, Japan 2.18 3.99 20 82.4%
26 Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan 3.46 3.19 8 -8.3%
27 Juntendo University, Japan 3.22 3.07 15 -5.3%
28 Shizuoka University, Japan 1.35 2.69 7 98.4%
29 Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), Japan 2.53 2.61 19 2.9%
30 Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), Japan 1.95 2.55 12 30.2%
31 Gunma University, Japan 5.57 2.55 10 -54.5%
32 Niigata University, Japan 2.99 2.53 21 -16.0%
33 Ehime University, Japan 1.52 2.42 8 58.2%
34 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (TUPLS), Japan 2.61 2.23 6 -15.1%
35 Fukushima Medical University (FMU), Japan 1.48 2.20 9 47.7%
36 Saitama Medical University (SMU), Japan 2.01 2.13 11 5.4%
37 Shiga University of Medical Science (SUMS), Japan 0.52 2.10 8 301.1%
38 University of Shizuoka, Japan 0.63 2.07 9 229.6%
39 Ochanomizu University, Japan 0.17 2.05 3 1120.7%
40 Yamagata University, Japan 0.11 2.03 11 1717.6%
41 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan 2.06 2.01 9 -2.7%
42 Gifu University, Japan 0.95 1.99 7 107.4%
43 Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Japan 1.06 1.98 6 86.1%
44 University of Yamanashi, Japan 1.83 1.95 11 6.1%
45 Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan 1.01 1.92 9 90.1%
46 Fujita Health University, Japan 1.18 1.88 18 58.8%
47 The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan 0.98 1.78 8 80.4%
48 Saga University, Japan 1.57 1.78 6 12.8%
49 University of Toyama, Japan 4.74 1.58 12 -66.8%
50 Kochi University, Japan 0.56 1.56 6 177.2%
51 Iwate University, Japan 0.20 1.55 6 670.8%
52 Teikyo University, Japan 0.62 1.54 8 146.3%
53 Kindai University, Japan 1.17 1.52 11 29.5%
54 Akita University, Japan 0.94 1.38 5 46.0%
55 Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan 1.83 1.38 7 -25.1%
56 Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan 0.90 1.38 3 51.4%
57 Doshisha University, Japan 0.62 1.37 4 121.4%
58 University of Hyogo, Japan 2.67 1.36 8 -49.3%
59 Hirosaki University, Japan 0.47 1.33 6 183.1%
60 Iwate Medical University, Japan 0.15 1.32 6 754.5%
61 Kanazawa Medical University, Japan 0.88 1.30 6 46.7%
62 Mie University, Japan 1.63 1.30 6 -21.1%
63 Yamaguchi University, Japan 2.69 1.29 7 -52.3%
64 Tamagawa University, Japan 0.62 1.25 3 102.7%
65 Saitama University, Japan 1.17 1.24 6 5.4%
66 Nippon Medical School, Japan 0.87 1.21 5 38.7%
67 Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU), Japan 0.87 1.18 9 35.1%
68 Shinshu University (SU), Japan 2.92 1.17 4 -60.3%
69 Chubu University, Japan 1.55 1.14 9 -26.6%
70 Tokyo Medical University, Japan 1.53 1.13 8 -26.7%
71 Kagoshima University, Japan 0.25 1.10 8 328.9%
72 Tokai University, Japan 1.76 1.08 6 -39.1%
73 Nagasaki University, Japan 2.31 1.01 10 -56.4%
74 Fukuoka Dental College, Japan 1.12 1.00 1 -11.1%
75 Aichi Medical University, Japan 1.31 0.97 5 -26.3%
76 Meiji University, Japan 1.13 0.95 6 -16.8%
77 Toho University, Japan 0.75 0.95 8 25.0%
78 Konan University, Japan 3.46 0.91 3 -73.9%
79 Osaka Ohtani University, Japan 0.08 0.90 2 1099.9%
80 Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (TMPU), Japan 1.07 0.90 4 -16.0%
81 Tottori University, Japan 1.23 0.88 8 -28.7%
82 Shimane University, Japan 0.95 0.85 7 -10.9%
83 Fukuoka University, Japan 0.83 0.84 5 0.2%
84 Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan 1.70 0.83 1 -51.2%
85 University of Fukui, Japan 3.36 0.82 6 -75.6%
86 Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan 0.14 0.80 3 457.4%
87 Sapporo Medical University, Japan 0.33 0.79 4 140.3%
88 Kansai Medical University (KMU), Japan 1.26 0.78 4 -38.1%
89 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM), Japan 1.12 0.70 9 -37.6%
90 Jichi Medical University, Japan 1.96 0.67 14 -65.8%
91 St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan 1.15 0.65 3 -43.7%
92 Showa Pharmaceutical University, Japan 0.05 0.64 1 1165.9%
93 University of Miyazaki, Japan 2.22 0.64 6 -71.6%
94 Ritsumeikan University, Japan 0.75 0.62 7 -16.9%
95 Japan Women's University, Japan 0.52 0.60 4 15.7%
96 Akita Prefectural University, Japan 0.09 0.58 4 534.7%
97 Chuo University, Japan 0.15 0.56 2 261.3%
98 Kurume University, Japan 1.18 0.55 4 -53.4%
99 Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan 0.38 0.53 3 40.7%
100 Kyorin University, Japan 0.30 0.53 8 74.3%

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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