Top academic institutions by normalized WFC

The tables show Japan’s leading institutions ranked by normalized weighted fractional count (WFC), an indicator of an institution’s high-quality research output as a proportion of total output in the natural sciences (NS) from 2012 to 2017. This is derived by dividing an institution’s WFC in the Nature Index (WFC 2012–2017) by its total number of natural sciences articles in Scopus (Scopus NS articles 2012–2017). Also listed are an institution’s total number of articles in the Nature Index (AC 2012–2017) and the percentage of its total articles in Scopus that are in the natural sciences (NS articles (%) 2012–2017).

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1	Gakushuin University	academic	0.0938	42.42	452	83	77.0 %
2	The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)	academic	0.0680	2,699.17	39,721	7,829	78.1 %
3	Konan University	academic	0.0611	34.16	559	134	83.8 %
4	Kyoto University	academic	0.0577	1,686.08	29,212	4,334	79.3 %
5	Aoyama Gakuin University	academic	0.0575	43.88	763	205	69.9 %
6	Osaka University	academic	0.0574	1,239.47	21,579	3,232	75.1 %
7	Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)	academic	0.0563	105.15	1,867	253	83.6 %
8	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)	academic	0.0561	61.13	1,089	165	95.7 %
9	Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)	academic	0.0547	701.44	12,834	2,031	83.4 %
10	Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech)	academic	0.0491	108.31	2,204	160	77.4 %
11	Nagoya University	academic	0.0478	741.82	15,527	2,480	74.9 %
12	Kwansei Gakuin University	academic	0.0467	44.89	961	120	76.1 %
13	Keio University	academic	0.0463	326.40	7,057	763	57.4 %
14	Tohoku University	academic	0.0454	1,017.64	22,408	3,004	80.2 %
15	Kyoto Sangyo University	academic	0.0447	29.00	649	177	82.0 %
16	Chuo University	academic	0.0423	42.28	1,000	126	68.1 %
17	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)	academic	0.0422	42.50	1,007	87	64.9 %
18	Hokkaido University (Hokudai)	academic	0.0384	603.80	15,725	1,411	79.7 %
19	Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (TUPLS)	academic	0.0348	35.44	1,019	88	91.1 %
20	Kyushu University	academic	0.0344	560.75	16,313	1,641	76.0 %
21	Osaka Prefecture University (OPU)	academic	0.0341	113.77	3,339	277	83.3 %
22	Rikkyo University	academic	0.0337	29.24	868	168	85.4 %
23	University of Shizuoka	academic	0.0328	44.78	1,364	81	88.9 %
24	Kanazawa University (KU)	academic	0.0326	150.12	4,599	337	65.6 %
25	Osaka City University (OCU)	academic	0.0316	94.65	2,991	363	60.4 %
26	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai)	academic	0.0307	95.78	3,117	881	89.6 %
27	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)	academic	0.0292	113.55	3,883	251	86.2 %
28	Chiba University	academic	0.0291	179.63	6,167	576	66.1 %
29	Waseda University	academic	0.0291	164.15	5,645	925	68.5 %
30	University of Tsukuba	academic	0.0291	301.75	10,387	1,408	74.8 %
31	Yokohama City University (YCU)	academic	0.0286	70.46	2,463	208	51.6 %
32	Doshisha University	academic	0.0286	38.69	1,354	95	75.6 %
33	Tokyo University of Science (TUS)	academic	0.0279	133.64	4,786	386	78.5 %
34	Saitama University	academic	0.0277	51.72	1,867	196	83.6 %
35	The University of Electro-Communications (UEC)	academic	0.0272	39.79	1,465	144	64.6 %
36	Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)	academic	0.0270	89.58	3,313	289	51.1 %
37	Hiroshima University (HU)	academic	0.0264	209.11	7,914	876	68.9 %
38	Chubu University	academic	0.0250	25.71	1,027	75	80.7 %
39	Kumamoto University	academic	0.0250	99.94	3,998	293	65.5 %
40	Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU)	academic	0.0243	86.22	3,545	700	77.2 %
41	Okayama University	academic	0.0236	158.53	6,712	817	72.0 %
42	Nara Women's University	academic	0.0229	17.75	776	119	86.9 %
43	Gunma University	academic	0.0228	57.11	2,507	177	57.4 %
44	University of Hyogo	academic	0.0227	48.13	2,119	201	85.6 %
45	Kobe University	academic	0.0222	152.72	6,875	820	65.0 %
46	Ritsumeikan University	academic	0.0220	51.94	2,359	194	70.6 %
47	University of Toyama	academic	0.0219	68.02	3,109	181	73.4 %
48	Yokohama National University (YNU)	academic	0.0217	44.60	2,058	96	77.9 %
49	Kanagawa University	academic	0.0216	20.86	964	133	72.9 %
50	Shizuoka University	academic	0.0213	55.94	2,625	146	86.0 %
51	Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT)	academic	0.0207	33.94	1,639	86	89.9 %
52	Yamagata University	academic	0.0202	58.32	2,888	237	73.5 %
53	Ehime University	academic	0.0195	68.60	3,514	366	76.0 %
54	Nagoya City University	academic	0.0188	32.14	1,709	118	56.6 %
55	Saga University	academic	0.0181	33.65	1,855	137	62.8 %
56	Meijo University	academic	0.0176	20.18	1,144	95	81.3 %
57	Ochanomizu University	academic	0.0174	18.33	1,052	120	88.0 %
58	Toho University	academic	0.0172	32.76	1,907	197	51.4 %
59	Tokushima University	academic	0.0169	53.18	3,147	197	64.4 %
60	University of Fukui	academic	0.0167	29.20	1,752	97	70.2 %
61	Niigata University	academic	0.0161	62.38	3,864	297	63.2 %
62	University of Yamanashi	academic	0.0161	29.92	1,862	104	68.3 %
63	Ibaraki University	academic	0.0155	24.57	1,587	168	82.5 %
64	Kindai University	academic	0.0151	52.64	3,481	154	66.4 %
65	Nagasaki University	academic	0.0147	49.26	3,341	139	58.0 %
66	Yamaguchi University	academic	0.0140	35.76	2,552	112	63.3 %
67	The Kitasato Institute	academic	0.0138	40.08	2,907	109	63.0 %
68	Kyushu Institute of Technology	academic	0.0133	20.97	1,578	75	72.0 %
69	Juntendo University	academic	0.0130	29.29	2,257	139	44.4 %
70	Gifu University	academic	0.0115	36.51	3,178	118	68.7 %
71	Shinshu University (SU)	academic	0.0111	45.66	4,113	547	69.6 %
72	Kochi University	academic	0.0094	18.63	1,981	88	74.0 %
73	Nihon University	academic	0.0088	35.13	3,971	178	59.3 %
74	Kagoshima University	academic	0.0079	24.63	3,109	161	66.9 %
75	Hirosaki University	academic	0.0078	14.65	1,874	81	63.9 %
76	University of Miyazaki	academic	0.0076	13.81	1,818	137	70.9 %
77	Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU)	academic	0.0075	12.07	1,603	75	39.9 %
78	Tokai University	academic	0.0063	15.02	2,394	142	54.4 %
79	Hiroshima Institute of Technology	academic	0.0022	1.74	796	400	84.5 %
80	Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science	academic	0.0015	1.19	803	395	97.6 %
81	Kyoto University of Education	academic	0.0013	0.79	611	345	95.3 %