Top 25 chemistry
Japan’s leading institutions for high-quality science, ordered by weighted fractional count (WFC) for 2016. Also shown are the total number of articles, and the change in WFC from 2012.
2016 |
Institution |
WFC 2016 |
WFC 2012 |
Change in WFC 2012–2016 |
Count 2016 |
1 |
Kyoto University, Japan
|
125.83 |
182.09 |
–30.9%
|
233 |
2 |
The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan
|
125.34 |
168.18 |
–25.5%
|
216 |
3 |
Osaka University, Japan
|
79.45 |
129.45 |
–38.6%
|
146 |
4 |
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan
|
77.70 |
68.95 |
12.7%
|
124 |
5 |
Tohoku University, Japan
|
59.39 |
72.19 |
–17.7%
|
112 |
6 |
Hokkaido University (Hokudai), Japan
|
50.84 |
57.47 |
–11.5%
|
86 |
7 |
Kyushu University, Japan
|
50.36 |
58.55 |
–14.0%
|
113 |
8 |
Nagoya University, Japan
|
48.02 |
74.00 |
–35.1%
|
82 |
9 |
RIKEN, Japan
|
46.75 |
44.40 |
5.3%
|
130 |
10 |
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
|
36.57 |
49.80 |
–26.6%
|
106 |
11 |
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
|
25.58 |
45.25 |
–43.5%
|
65 |
12 |
University of Tsukuba, Japan
|
20.32 |
31.20 |
–34.9%
|
39 |
13 |
Keio University, Japan
|
19.40 |
17.72 |
9.5%
|
36 |
14 |
Chiba University, Japan
|
18.38 |
19.90 |
–7.6%
|
32 |
15 |
Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Japan
|
14.38 |
13.08 |
9.9%
|
22 |
16 |
Hiroshima University (HU), Japan
|
14.03 |
19.70 |
–28.8%
|
27 |
17 |
Waseda University, Japan
|
13.54 |
18.24 |
–25.8%
|
32 |
18 |
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan
|
13.37 |
23.41 |
–42.9%
|
24 |
19 |
Osaka Prefecture University (OPU), Japan
|
12.72 |
10.34 |
23.1%
|
20 |
20 |
Okayama University, Japan
|
10.47 |
7.96 |
31.5%
|
23 |
21 |
Kobe University, Japan
|
10.40 |
7.49 |
38.9%
|
20 |
22 |
Kanazawa University (KU), Japan
|
10.34 |
17.01 |
–39.2%
|
20 |
23 |
Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan
|
9.62 |
9.47 |
1.6%
|
19 |
24 |
Chuo University, Japan
|
8.61 |
6.59 |
30.7%
|
14 |
25 |
Osaka City University (OCU), Japan
|
7.69 |
12.23 |
–37.1%
|
15 |
Weighted fractional count (WFC) for each institution is shown to two decimal places only. When two or more institutions have the same WFC, their positions are determined by the thousandth place (or beyond).
These results are based on the most recent data available. Owing to continual refinements of the data, the figures in the database are liable to change and might differ to those printed in the supplements.