2019 Research Leaders: Leading institutions in chemistry

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

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Subject/journals

Position	Institution	Share 2017	Share 2018	Count 2018	Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1	Kyoto University, Japan	172.54	148.36	286	-19.1%
2	The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan	159.89	141.49	302	-16.8%
3	Osaka University, Japan	114.11	91.20	166	-24.8%
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	49.24	46.37	105	-11.4%
10	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan	28.60	37.97	114	24.9%
11	National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan	39.15	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	216.3%
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	-15.2%
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	-22.2%
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	-48.1%
45	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan	5.78	4.19	11	-31.8%
46	Gifu University, Japan	0.00	4.18	8	0.0%
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	96.7%
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	3,204.2%
61	Gakushuin University, Japan	0.43	3.07	8	566.7%
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	338.3%
89	Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan	1.98	1.72	8	-18.6%
90	Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan	0.11	1.71	7	1,321.4%
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	1,705.5%
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	50.4%
98	Sophia University, Japan	1.56	1.36	7	-17.8%
99	Mie University, Japan	0.20	1.35	5	535.4%
100	Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan	0.00	1.35	3	0.0%

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2019 Research Leaders: Leading institutions in chemistry

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