2020 Research Leaders: Leading institutions

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

Table criteria

Position Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan 448.85 431.40 1191 -7.0% Decrease
2 Kyoto University, Japan 289.61 252.15 683 -15.7% Decrease
3 Osaka University, Japan 171.45 182.59 489 3.1% Increase
4 Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan 126.76 149.51 388 14.1% Increase
5 Tohoku University, Japan 166.91 142.68 488 -17.3% Decrease
6 RIKEN, Japan 160.44 124.74 531 -24.8% Decrease
7 Nagoya University, Japan 131.66 112.84 394 -17.1% Decrease
8 Hokkaido University, Japan 114.17 109.33 264 -7.3% Decrease
9 Kyushu University, Japan 87.70 100.48 314 10.9% Increase
10 National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan 73.25 84.55 350 11.7% Increase
11 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan 70.14 71.49 253 -1.4% Decrease
12 University of Tsukuba, Japan 39.56 54.92 257 34.4% Increase
13 Keio University, Japan 55.97 43.61 118 -24.6% Decrease
14 Okayama University, Japan 30.71 41.25 159 30.0% Increase
15 Hiroshima University (HU), Japan 29.73 34.53 149 12.4% Increase
16 National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), Japan 34.17 33.66 192 -4.7% Decrease
17 Kanazawa University (KU), Japan 33.55 32.75 90 -5.5% Decrease
18 Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), Japan 18.91 31.33 106 60.3% Increase
19 Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan 25.59 26.20 92 -0.9% Decrease
20 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan 31.09 25.66 68 -20.1% Decrease
21 Waseda University, Japan 26.56 25.63 117 -6.6% Decrease
22 Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan 23.11 24.32 56 1.9% Increase
23 High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan 23.66 21.87 177 -10.5% Decrease
24 Kobe University, Japan 24.31 21.32 133 -15.1% Decrease
25 Chiba University, Japan 27.39 21.27 63 -24.8% Decrease
26 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan 18.83 18.71 44 -3.8% Decrease
27 Kumamoto University, Japan 15.87 18.29 51 11.5% Increase
28 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan 16.56 17.60 29 2.8% Increase
29 Shinshu University (SU), Japan 14.20 17.20 93 17.2% Increase
30 Toyota Group, Japan 9.53 16.79 38 70.6% Increase
31 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Japan 17.98 16.73 148 -10.0% Decrease
32 Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan 15.21 14.45 41 -8.1% Decrease
33 Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), Japan 14.37 14.36 112 -3.3% Decrease
34 Gifu University, Japan 9.74 14.32 38 42.2% Increase
35 Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), Japan 14.99 14.29 88 -7.8% Decrease
36 Ehime University, Japan 10.44 13.78 43 27.7% Increase
37 Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan 6.03 12.80 28 105.3% Increase
38 National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Japan 7.31 11.65 37 54.2% Increase
39 Tokushima University, Japan 7.92 11.59 37 41.7% Increase
40 Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan 16.42 10.63 46 -37.3% Decrease
41 Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Japan 16.84 10.24 21 -41.2% Decrease
42 Shizuoka University, Japan 14.14 10.23 23 -30.0% Decrease
43 Ritsumeikan University, Japan 7.89 10.10 37 23.9% Increase
44 Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan 7.52 10.02 23 28.9% Increase
45 Institute of Microbial Chemistry (IMC), Japan 6.17 9.88 15 54.8% Increase
46 Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Japan 11.79 9.79 98 -19.6% Decrease
47 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (TUPLS), Japan 5.58 9.77 17 69.4% Increase
48 Yamagata University, Japan 8.22 9.65 48 13.5% Increase
49 University of Toyama, Japan 9.47 9.36 31 -4.3% Decrease
50 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan 7.60 8.92 52 13.7% Increase
51 Nagoya City University, Japan 5.78 8.83 33 47.8% Increase
52 The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Japan 7.75 8.57 23 7.0% Increase
53 Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Japan 6.38 8.49 23 28.7% Increase
54 Yokohama National University (YNU), Japan 9.26 8.33 20 -13.0% Decrease
55 National Cancer Center (NCC), Japan 6.06 7.60 34 21.3% Increase
56 National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), Japan 4.38 7.41 18 63.5% Increase
57 Niigata University, Japan 6.74 7.36 50 5.6% Increase
58 The Kitasato Institute, Japan 6.72 7.06 31 1.7% Increase
59 Kindai University, Japan 6.28 6.92 29 6.6% Increase
60 Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan 11.86 6.89 68 -43.7% Decrease
61 Saitama University, Japan 5.09 6.89 21 31.1% Increase
62 Meijo University, Japan 2.20 6.75 21 197.0% Increase
63 Gunma University, Japan 8.67 6.51 21 -27.4% Decrease
64 Kanagawa University, Japan 5.28 6.34 14 16.2% Increase
65 University of Shizuoka, Japan 4.65 6.21 16 29.2% Increase
66 National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan 6.01 6.15 30 -1.0% Decrease
67 Yokohama City University (YCU), Japan 9.93 5.86 33 -42.9% Decrease
68 University of Yamanashi, Japan 8.54 5.84 19 -33.8% Decrease
69 Nihon University, Japan 5.37 5.57 26 0.4% Increase
70 Rikkyo University, Japan 5.86 5.53 31 -8.7% Decrease
71 Gakushuin University, Japan 5.68 5.46 12 -7.1% Decrease
72 National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan 9.92 5.27 23 -48.6% Decrease
73 Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (IGAKUKEN), Japan 5.64 5.16 19 -11.5% Decrease
74 Chubu University, Japan 2.48 5.07 18 98.1% Increase
75 Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), Japan 5.01 4.98 14 -3.9% Decrease
76 Toshiba Corporation, Japan 5.28 4.85 7 -11.3% Decrease
77 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Japan 6.46 4.71 17 -29.4% Decrease
78 Chuo University, Japan 11.24 4.70 15 -59.5% Decrease
79 National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan 2.52 4.62 20 77.7% Increase
80 JEOL Ltd., Japan 3.13 4.60 26 42.1% Increase
81 Juntendo University, Japan 3.39 4.40 19 25.7% Increase
82 Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan 7.35 4.38 14 -42.3% Decrease
83 University of Hyogo, Japan 10.99 4.37 22 -61.5% Decrease
84 Mie University, Japan 3.72 4.35 10 13.1% Increase
85 Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan 4.49 4.27 17 -8.0% Decrease
86 Kochi University, Japan 2.91 4.16 26 38.5% Increase
87 Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan 5.01 4.16 16 -19.8% Decrease
88 Nagasaki University, Japan 4.39 4.01 20 -11.7% Decrease
89 Hirosaki University, Japan 1.53 4.00 18 153.4% Increase
90 Ibaraki University, Japan 5.63 3.89 18 -33.2% Decrease
91 Toyota Technological Institute (TTI), Japan 1.84 3.88 10 104.3% Increase
92 Yamaguchi University, Japan 5.53 3.88 14 -32.2% Decrease
93 Toho University, Japan 6.16 3.82 34 -40.0% Decrease
94 Nara Women's University (NWU), Japan 5.57 3.81 42 -33.8% Decrease
95 Doshisha University, Japan 5.70 3.77 8 -36.0% Decrease
96 Shimadzu Corporation, Japan 3.38 3.69 11 5.5% Increase
97 Shimane University, Japan 5.99 3.56 15 -42.5% Decrease
98 National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Japan 2.06 3.56 17 66.6% Increase
99 Gifu Pharmaceutical University (GPU), Japan 2.95 3.55 7 16.3% Increase
100 Spintronics Research Network of Japan (Spin-RnJ), Japan 3.81 3.50 55 -11.1% Decrease
101 Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan 3.58 3.50 6 -5.6% Decrease
102 Meiji University, Japan 3.04 3.47 24 10.4% Increase
103 Sophia University, Japan 3.50 3.43 8 -5.1% Decrease
104 Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Japan 2.57 3.31 16 24.6% Increase
105 Ochanomizu University, Japan 2.79 3.18 34 10.6% Increase
106 National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), Japan 1.15 3.13 9 162.1% Increase
107 University of the Ryukyus, Japan 6.93 3.05 12 -57.4% Decrease
108 Tokai University, Japan 5.60 2.82 18 -51.2% Decrease
109 Rigaku Corporation, Japan 2.37 2.70 16 10.3% Increase
110 Toin University of Yokohama, Japan 0.40 2.60 4 521.6% Increase
111 Kochi University of Technology, Japan 3.93 2.57 7 -36.6% Decrease
112 National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Japan 3.69 2.53 17 -33.6% Decrease
113 Saitama Medical University (SMU), Japan 2.01 2.51 13 20.5% Increase
114 Fukuoka University, Japan 2.23 2.46 11 6.7% Increase
115 Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan 0.71 2.46 6 235.9% Increase
116 Saga University, Japan 2.29 2.43 10 2.5% Increase
117 Iwate University, Japan 1.48 2.40 12 57.2% Increase
118 Tottori University, Japan 2.59 2.39 12 -10.8% Decrease
119 Mitsubishi Group, Japan 3.03 2.35 19 -24.7% Decrease
120 Shiga University of Medical Science (SUMS), Japan 0.77 2.35 9 194.9% Increase
121 Fujita Health University, Japan 1.18 2.28 19 87.2% Increase
122 Showa Pharmaceutical University, Japan 0.07 2.26 19 3,012.3% Increase
123 Kansai University, Japan 3.81 2.24 6 -43.0% Decrease
124 Fukushima Medical University (FMU), Japan 1.48 2.20 9 43.7% Increase
125 Hitachi, Ltd., Japan 6.23 2.16 16 -66.5% Decrease
126 Eisai Co., Ltd., Japan 4.53 2.16 7 -53.9% Decrease
127 Ryukoku University, Japan 0.28 2.12 7 633.1% Increase
128 Akita University, Japan 2.51 2.06 10 -20.6% Decrease
129 Konan University, Japan 6.20 2.06 12 -67.9% Decrease
130 Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Japan 1.55 2.02 14 25.8% Increase
131 Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC), Japan 2.38 2.02 12 -17.8% Decrease
132 The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan 0.98 2.01 10 97.6% Increase
133 Kagoshima University, Japan 2.69 1.95 14 -30.0% Decrease
134 Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan 1.01 1.92 9 84.9% Increase
135 Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Japan 0.86 1.88 8 112.3% Increase
136 Kawasaki Institute of Industry Promotion, Japan 0.15 1.87 7 1,106.0% Increase
137 University of Fukui, Japan 6.54 1.82 7 -73.0% Decrease
138 National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Japan 2.14 1.79 13 -19.0% Decrease
139 Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan 2.40 1.75 3 -29.3% Decrease
140 Aichi Institute of Technology (AIT), Japan 0.83 1.74 4 102.2% Increase
141 Panasonic Corporation, Japan 1.50 1.73 5 11.7% Increase
142 Suntory Foundation for Life Science (SUNBOR), Japan 1.17 1.71 2 42.2% Increase
143 Akita Prefectural University, Japan 0.09 1.66 6 1,663.9% Increase
144 University of Kitakyushu, Japan 0.49 1.63 3 218.3% Increase
145 Takasago International Corporation, Japan 0.80 1.61 2 94.4% Increase
146 Tokushima Bunri University, Japan 1.73 1.60 4 -10.1% Decrease
147 Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Japan 0.24 1.56 6 527.4% Increase
148 Teikyo University, Japan 0.62 1.54 8 139.6% Increase
149 Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan 1.83 1.51 8 -20.1% Decrease
150 University of Miyazaki, Japan 4.01 1.51 25 -63.5% Decrease
151 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM), Japan 2.00 1.50 14 -27.4% Decrease
152 Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS), Japan 1.24 1.48 12 15.3% Increase
153 Seikei Gakuen, Japan 0.58 1.46 3 141.9% Increase
154 Sony Corporation, Japan 1.40 1.45 4 0.7% Increase
155 Kagawa University, Japan 0.90 1.44 5 53.8% Increase
156 Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan 1.97 1.40 9 -31.0% Decrease
157 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan 0.69 1.40 4 96.8% Increase
158 Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan 1.92 1.38 11 -30.3% Decrease
159 Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan 1.19 1.38 3 11.9% Increase
160 Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT), Japan 0.06 1.36 2 2,263.9% Increase
161 Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Japan 0.93 1.34 6 39.0% Increase
162 Sharp Corporation, Japan 0.33 1.33 2 287.1% Increase
163 Iwate Medical University, Japan 0.30 1.32 6 330.5% Increase
164 Nippi. Inc., Japan 0.00 1.31 3 0.0% Increase
165 Kanazawa Medical University, Japan 0.88 1.30 6 42.7% Increase
166 National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC), Japan 1.12 1.26 13 9.2% Increase
167 Tamagawa University, Japan 1.45 1.25 3 -16.2% Decrease
168 Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU), Japan 1.01 1.22 10 17.3% Increase
169 Tokyo Gakugei University (TGU), Japan 0.41 1.22 4 184.3% Increase
170 Toyo University, Japan 0.66 1.21 6 77.6% Increase
171 Nippon Medical School, Japan 0.87 1.21 5 34.9% Increase
172 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Japan 0.06 1.20 13 1,996.5% Increase
173 Utsunomiya University, Japan 0.36 1.20 4 222.1% Increase
174 Ricoh Company, Ltd., Japan 0.00 1.18 2 0.0% Increase
175 National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), Japan 1.96 1.18 11 -41.7% Decrease
176 Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (TMPU), Japan 1.07 1.15 6 4.4% Increase
177 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Japan 0.47 1.14 5 134.1% Increase
178 Tokyo Medical University, Japan 1.53 1.13 8 -28.6% Decrease
179 Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan 0.00 1.13 2 0.0% Increase
180 Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Japan 0.25 1.08 2 319.3% Increase
181 Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan 1.64 1.08 5 -36.5% Decrease
182 Kansai Medical University (KMU), Japan 1.26 1.05 6 -19.0% Decrease
183 FujiFilm Corporation, Japan 1.42 1.05 11 -28.5% Decrease
184 National Defense Academy of Japan (NDA), Japan 0.90 1.02 4 10.2% Increase
185 National Museum of Nature and Science (Kahaku), Japan 0.47 1.02 7 110.1% Increase
186 The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan 0.30 1.02 7 227.9% Increase
187 Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Japan 0.86 1.00 1 12.9% Increase
187 Fukuoka Dental College, Japan 1.12 1.00 1 -13.5% Decrease
187 Hiroshima International University, Japan 0.00 1.00 2 0.0% Increase
188 Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC), Japan 2.30 0.98 8 -58.9% Decrease
189 Kogakuin University, Japan 1.28 0.97 12 -26.0% Decrease
190 Aichi Medical University, Japan 1.31 0.97 5 -28.3% Decrease
191 SCIOCS Co. Ltd., Japan 1.00 0.95 2 -7.6% Decrease
192 Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd., Japan 0.42 0.95 2 119.8% Increase
193 AGC Inc., Japan 0.00 0.94 6 0.0% Increase
194 Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan 3.05 0.93 2 -70.4% Decrease
195 Jichi Medical University, Japan 1.96 0.92 15 -54.4% Decrease
196 Osaka Ohtani University, Japan 0.33 0.90 2 169.4% Increase
197 Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT), Japan 4.05 0.86 1 -79.5% Decrease
197 National Institute of Technology, Nara College, Japan 0.00 0.86 1 0.0% Increase
198 Fukushima University, Japan 1.90 0.85 4 -56.7% Decrease
199 Chiba Cancer Center, Japan 0.00 0.85 2 0.0% Increase
200 Kazusa DNA Research Institute (KDRI), Japan 1.35 0.84 8 -39.3% Decrease
201 Kyoto Medical Center, Japan 0.00 0.82 2 0.0% Increase
202 International Christian University (ICU), Japan 0.56 0.82 3 42.7% Increase
203 Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Japan 0.51 0.82 6 54.3% Increase
204 Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, Japan 0.69 0.82 7 14.6% Increase
205 Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Japan 1.63 0.81 5 -52.1% Decrease
206 Soka University, Japan 0.17 0.80 2 364.5% Increase
207 Sapporo Medical University, Japan 0.33 0.79 4 133.8% Increase
208 University of Occupational and Environmental Health (UOEH), Japan 0.05 0.79 3 1,457.7% Increase
209 Oita University, Japan 1.87 0.78 5 -59.5% Decrease
210 Musashino University, Japan 0.53 0.77 3 40.2% Increase
211 Japan Women's University, Japan 0.70 0.77 5 6.2% Increase
212 Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (TMIG), Japan 0.90 0.77 9 -17.1% Decrease
213 National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College, Japan 0.00 0.75 2 0.0% Increase
213 National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College, Japan 0.09 0.75 3 729.4% Increase
213 NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.75 1 0.0% Increase
214 Public Works Research Institute (PWRI), Japan 0.58 0.70 4 16.6% Increase
215 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.70 2 0.0% Increase
215 NEC Corporation, Japan 1.00 0.70 1 -32.3% Decrease
216 Kao Corporation, Japan 0.04 0.70 2 1,522.0% Increase
217 Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan 0.60 0.70 6 11.9% Increase
218 Sosei Co., Ltd., Japan 1.38 0.68 6 -52.2% Decrease
219 Kabushiki Kaisha DNAForm, Japan 0.00 0.67 3 0.0% Increase
220 Toray Industries, Inc., Japan 1.28 0.66 8 -49.7% Decrease
221 St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan 1.16 0.65 3 -45.8% Decrease
222 Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Japan 0.02 0.65 6 3,204.9% Increase
223 Sysmex Corporation, Japan 0.42 0.64 5 47.0% Increase
224 Precision System Science Co., Ltd., Japan 0.02 0.63 4 3,096.0% Increase
225 National Institute of Technology, Numazu College, Japan 0.00 0.62 2 0.0% Increase
225 Unisoku Co., Ltd., Japan 0.08 0.62 4 618.9% Increase
226 National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology (MPAT), Japan 0.00 0.61 2 0.0% Increase
227 Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan 0.00 0.60 1 0.0% Increase
227 Tohoku Steel Co., Ltd., Japan 0.50 0.60 1 16.1% Increase
228 Daido University, Japan 0.00 0.59 4 0.0% Increase
229 Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan 0.25 0.56 4 116.1% Increase
230 Kurume University, Japan 1.18 0.55 4 -54.7% Decrease
231 Konica Minolta, Inc., Japan 0.52 0.55 4 1.7% Increase
232 Tokyo City University, Japan 0.04 0.54 3 1,086.3% Increase
233 Wakayama University, Japan 0.20 0.54 2 162.1% Increase
234 Fukui Prefectural University, Japan 0.00 0.54 3 0.0% Increase
235 JNC Corporation, Japan 0.18 0.53 2 182.5% Increase
235 Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (ORIST), Japan 0.99 0.53 2 -47.9% Decrease
236 Kyorin University, Japan 0.30 0.53 8 69.6% Increase
237 Showa University, Japan 1.03 0.52 8 -51.0% Decrease
238 Novel Crystal Technology, Inc., Japan 1.00 0.51 4 -50.8% Decrease
239 Japan Institute of Leather Research (JILR), Japan 0.00 0.50 2 0.0% Increase
239 NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories (NHK STRL), Japan 0.78 0.50 1 -37.8% Decrease
239 Aomori University, Japan 0.00 0.50 1 0.0% Increase
239 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.50 1 0.0% Increase
239 Denka Company Limited, Japan 0.00 0.50 1 0.0% Increase
239 Meiji Gakuin University, Japan 1.14 0.50 1 -57.6% Decrease
239 National Institute of Technology, Kurume College, Japan 0.00 0.50 1 0.0% Increase
239 Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), Japan 0.00 0.50 1 0.0% Increase
239 Kureha Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.50 1 0.0% Increase
240 Kirin Holdings Company Limited, Japan 0.54 0.50 9 -11.2% Decrease
241 Nissan Chemical Corporation, Japan 0.14 0.49 2 232.5% Increase
242 Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan 0.08 0.49 5 497.3% Increase
243 Tsurumi University, Japan 0.09 0.48 3 413.1% Increase
244 Hyogo Medical University, Japan 0.63 0.46 5 -28.8% Decrease
245 National Research Institute of Police Science, Japan 0.00 0.46 2 0.0% Increase
246 TDK Corporation, Japan 0.57 0.46 3 -22.9% Decrease
246 Kawasaki Medical University, Japan 0.11 0.46 3 299.7% Increase
247 Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan 0.80 0.44 2 -46.4% Decrease
247 Josai University Educational Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.44 2 0.0% Increase
248 Tamura Corporation, Japan 1.01 0.44 3 -57.6% Decrease
249 Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Japan 0.03 0.44 4 1,456.6% Increase
250 Nihon Thermal Consulting Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.43 1 0.0% Increase
251 Hokkaido Research Organization (HRO), Japan 0.33 0.43 2 23.8% Increase
252 Building Research Institute (BRI), Japan 0.00 0.42 2 0.0% Increase
253 SAGA Light Source Kyushu Synchrotron Light Research Center, Japan 0.00 0.42 4 0.0% Increase
254 Asahi Kasei Corporation, Japan 0.39 0.41 6 1.7% Increase
255 Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan 1.28 0.41 3 -68.8% Decrease
256 Hokkaido Information University, Japan 0.00 0.41 4 0.0% Increase
257 National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan 0.00 0.40 1 0.0% Increase
258 Azabu University, Japan 0.60 0.40 5 -35.0% Decrease
259 Hosei University, Japan 1.02 0.40 3 -62.2% Decrease
260 Nippon Sheet Glass Group (NSG Group), Japan 0.56 0.39 7 -32.2% Decrease
261 Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan 0.31 0.39 3 21.3% Increase
262 Wakayama Medical University, Japan 0.27 0.38 7 35.2% Increase
263 Miraca Holdings Inc., Japan 0.38 0.38 12 -3.2% Decrease
264 Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan 0.16 0.38 2 130.3% Increase
264 UV Craftory Co., Ltd. (UVC), Japan 0.00 0.38 1 0.0% Increase
265 Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd. (NIPPN), Japan 0.00 0.37 3 0.0% Increase
266 Aichi Science and Technology Foundation, Japan 0.35 0.37 2 1.0% Increase
266 National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College, Japan 0.17 0.37 2 112.9% Increase
267 ARKRAY, Inc., Japan 0.00 0.36 1 0.0% Increase
268 Okayama University of Science, Japan 1.05 0.36 5 -67.1% Decrease
269 Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation (FBRI), Japan 0.06 0.36 6 500.0% Increase
270 Horiba, Ltd., Japan 0.90 0.35 4 -62.2% Decrease
271 F-Power Inc., Japan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
271 Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Japan 0.41 0.33 1 -21.0% Decrease
271 Shimizu Corporation, Japan 0.08 0.33 1 287.1% Increase
271 Konishi Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
271 Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
271 Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Japan 1.50 0.33 1 -78.5% Decrease
271 Shimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, Japan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
271 Ibaraki Fishery Research Institute, Japan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
271 Terabase, Inc., Japan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
271 West Japan Engineering Consultants, Inc., Japan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
271 Takahata Precision Japan Co. Ltd. (TPJP), Japan 0.25 0.33 1 29.0% Increase
271 Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated (TEPCO), Japan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
271 Riken Keiki Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
272 KOSÉ Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.31 1 0.0% Increase
273 Osaka International Cancer Institute, Japan 0.04 0.31 5 623.3% Increase
274 National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, Japan 0.00 0.31 2 0.0% Increase
275 Kumamoto Sanctuary (KS), Kyoto University, Japan 0.00 0.30 1 0.0% Increase
275 Olympus Corporation, Japan 0.43 0.30 2 -32.3% Decrease
276 Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences (NUAS), Japan 0.00 0.29 2 0.0% Increase
277 Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., Japan 0.62 0.29 1 -54.6% Decrease
278 Nara Medical University, Japan 0.00 0.29 4 0.0% Increase
279 Daicel Corporation, Japan 0.05 0.29 3 455.5% Increase
280 Sicoxs Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.29 1 0.0% Increase
280 Algal Bio Co. Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.29 1 0.0% Increase
280 Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Japan 0.00 0.29 1 0.0% Increase
280 Asia Arsenic Network (AAN) Miyazaki Office, Japan 0.00 0.29 1 0.0% Increase
281 National Hospital Organization Osaka Toneyama Medical Center, Japan 0.18 0.28 2 53.6% Increase
282 Kobe Gakuin University, Japan 0.14 0.28 2 87.6% Increase
283 The University of Aizu, Japan 1.20 0.27 7 -78.3% Decrease
284 Hoshi University, Japan 1.66 0.26 3 -84.6% Decrease
285 National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG), Japan 1.27 0.26 4 -80.0% Decrease
286 HPC Systems Inc., Japan 0.02 0.26 5 1,233.0% Increase
287 National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Japan 1.29 0.26 6 -80.7% Decrease
288 Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan 0.02 0.25 5 1,188.3% Increase
289 Nippon Institute of Technology (NIT), Japan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
289 Kyoritsu Women's University, Japan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
289 Sapporo University of Health Sciences, Japan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
289 Rissho University, Japan 0.10 0.25 1 141.9% Increase
289 National Institute of Technology, Gifu College, Japan 0.50 0.25 1 -51.6% Decrease
289 Hokkai-Gakuen University, Japan 0.70 0.25 1 -65.4% Decrease
289 Japan Coast Guard Academy (JCGA), Japan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
289 Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan 0.08 0.25 1 190.3% Increase
289 OMRON Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
289 Himeji Dokkyo University, Japan 0.13 0.25 1 81.4% Increase
289 NTT DATA Mathematical Systems Inc., Japan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
289 National Institute of Technology, Kagawa College, Japan 0.00 0.25 2 0.0% Increase
289 Microsonic Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
289 Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited (JAE), Japan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
290 ULVAC, Inc., Japan 0.62 0.24 1 -62.1% Decrease
291 Kowa Company, Ltd., Japan 0.66 0.24 5 -65.1% Decrease
292 The Open University of Japan, Japan 0.45 0.23 2 -51.9% Decrease
293 Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Japan 0.68 0.22 5 -68.4% Decrease
294 Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL), Japan 0.00 0.22 2 0.0% Increase
295 Octscience Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.22 1 0.0% Increase
295 Fushimi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.22 1 0.0% Increase
296 Dokkyo Medical University, Japan 0.00 0.22 3 0.0% Increase
297 Fukui University of Technology, Japan 0.00 0.22 2 0.0% Increase
298 Kikkoman Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.21 1 0.0% Increase
299 Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan 0.02 0.21 10 897.3% Increase
300 Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Japan 0.14 0.21 3 43.9% Increase
301 Asahikawa Medical University, Japan 0.15 0.21 3 37.9% Increase
302 KIKAI Institute for Coral Reef Sciences, Japan 0.00 0.21 1 0.0% Increase
303 Meikai University, Japan 0.00 0.21 4 0.0% Increase
304 Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA), Japan 0.35 0.20 3 -43.0% Decrease
305 Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan 0.18 0.20 2 10.6% Increase
306 National Institute of Technology Oyama College, Japan 0.00 0.20 1 0.0% Increase
306 KYOCERA Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.20 1 0.0% Increase
306 Teikyo Heisei University, Japan 0.86 0.20 1 -77.4% Decrease
306 Civil Engineering and Eco-Technology Consultants Co, Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.20 1 0.0% Increase
306 Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Japan 0.06 0.20 1 229.0% Increase
306 Toyama Prefectural University, Japan 0.36 0.20 1 -46.1% Decrease
306 Water Resources Environment Center (WEC), Japan 0.00 0.20 1 0.0% Increase
306 Shikoku Research Institute Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.20 1 0.0% Increase
306 Kanto Gakuin University, Japan 0.07 0.20 1 171.0% Increase
307 Shiseido Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.20 2 0.0% Increase
308 DotAqua Inc., Japan 0.00 0.19 1 0.0% Increase
309 Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Japan 0.31 0.19 2 -40.1% Decrease
310 National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (NRCD), Japan 0.19 0.19 1 -1.7% Decrease
310 Nikon Corporation, Japan 0.21 0.19 2 -10.2% Decrease
311 Marine Works Japan Ltd., Japan 0.27 0.19 2 -33.7% Decrease
312 Aichi Fisheries Research Institute, Japan 0.00 0.19 1 0.0% Increase
312 SDS Biotech K.K., Japan 0.00 0.19 1 0.0% Increase
312 Fukushima Prefectural Centre for Environmental Creation, Japan 0.01 0.19 1 1,750.7% Increase
313 National Defense Medical College, Japan 0.48 0.18 4 -62.8% Decrease
314 Matsumoto Dental University (MDU), Japan 0.38 0.18 1 -53.2% Decrease
315 Shigei Medical Research Institute, Japan 0.07 0.18 2 137.9% Increase
316 Tazuke Kofukai Foundation, Japan 0.00 0.18 1 0.0% Increase
317 Nagoya City Environmental Science Research Institute, Japan 0.14 0.17 1 12.9% Increase
317 Techsor Inc., Japan 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
317 Saitama Institute of Technology, Japan 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
317 Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences (NUPALS), Japan 0.33 0.17 1 -50.4% Decrease
317 SKY Technology Inc., Japan 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
317 Kyushu Dental University (KDU), Japan 0.10 0.17 1 61.3% Increase
317 Institute for Global Change Adaptation Science (ICAS), Ibaraki University, Japan 0.00 0.17 2 0.0% Increase
317 Serendip Research Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
317 Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
317 Life is Small. Company, Japan 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
317 National Institute of Technology, Akashi College, Japan 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
318 Tokyo University of Technology (TUT), Japan 0.13 0.16 3 27.4% Increase
319 Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.16 2 0.0% Increase
320 Fasmac Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.16 1 0.0% Increase
321 Miyagi University of Education, Japan 0.14 0.15 4 6.4% Increase
322 MicroBiopharm Japan Co., Ltd. (MBJ), Japan 0.35 0.15 4 -57.6% Decrease
323 Lion Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.15 1 0.0% Increase
324 Nagasaki International University, Japan 0.00 0.15 2 0.0% Increase
325 The Nippon Foundation, Japan 0.13 0.15 2 16.4% Increase
326 The Nippon Dental University, Japan 0.15 0.15 15 -3.1% Decrease
327 Aichi Cancer Center, Japan 0.53 0.15 4 -72.7% Decrease
328 Aichi University of Education, Japan 1.77 0.15 5 -92.1% Decrease
329 Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan 0.58 0.15 3 -75.9% Decrease
330 Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan 0.00 0.14 5 0.0% Increase
330 Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd., Japan 0.17 0.14 1 -17.1% Decrease
330 National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, Japan 0.16 0.14 1 -13.7% Decrease
330 National Institute for Accreditation of Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE), Japan 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
330 Godo Shigen Sangyo Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
330 University of the Sacred Heart, Japan 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
330 Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute (TIRI), Japan 0.00 0.14 2 0.0% Increase
331 Asubio Pharma Co., Ltd., Japan 0.02 0.14 4 595.7% Increase
332 Chiba-East-Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
333 Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan 0.12 0.14 3 11.8% Increase
334 Iwata City Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
335 Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan 0.01 0.13 2 918.9% Increase
336 CeSPIA, Inc., Japan 0.10 0.13 2 22.9% Increase
337 Prefectural University of Kumamoto (PUK), Japan 0.25 0.13 1 -51.6% Decrease
337 NanoCarbon Research Institute Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
337 Kobe Steel, Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
337 Jij Inc., Japan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
337 Fukushima Prefectural Research Institute of Fisheries Resources, Japan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
337 Tosoh Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
337 Tokyo Kasei University, Japan 0.39 0.13 1 -69.1% Decrease
337 Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Japan 0.11 0.13 1 8.9% Increase
337 Fukushima Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Department, Japan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
337 Tohoku Institute of Technology, Japan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
337 Shoei Chemical Inc., Japan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
337 Osaka Sangyo University, Japan 0.29 0.13 1 -58.8% Decrease
338 National Institute of Technology, Yonago College, Japan 0.00 0.12 1 0.0% Increase
339 St. Luke's International University, Japan 0.00 0.12 2 0.0% Increase
340 Iwate Biotechnology Research Center (IBRC), Japan 0.31 0.12 2 -62.9% Decrease
341 Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Japan 0.06 0.11 2 94.8% Increase
342 Higashi Chikushi Junior College, Japan 0.00 0.11 1 0.0% Increase
342 Sekisui Chemical Company, Limited, Japan 0.02 0.11 1 570.9% Increase
342 Toyobo Co., Ltd., Japan 0.35 0.11 1 -69.3% Decrease
342 Beppu University, Japan 0.00 0.11 1 0.0% Increase
342 Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC), Japan 0.24 0.11 1 -55.3% Decrease
342 TAO Health Life Pharma Co. Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.11 1 0.0% Increase
342 Nihon Pharmaceutical University, Japan 0.00 0.11 1 0.0% Increase
342 IDEA Consultants, Inc., Japan 0.00 0.11 1 0.0% Increase
342 Kobe City College of Technology, Japan 0.17 0.11 1 -35.5% Decrease
342 Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Japan 0.00 0.11 1 0.0% Increase
343 Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (Nissui), Japan 0.00 0.11 1 0.0% Increase
344 Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center, Japan 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
344 Kyulux, Inc., Japan 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
344 Sanyo-Onoda City University, Japan 0.10 0.10 1 -3.2% Decrease
344 Tsukuba International University, Japan 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
344 Association for Propagation of the Knowledge of Genetics, Japan 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
344 Pharma Valley Center, Japan 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
344 National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (NILIM), Japan 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
344 Kurita Water Industries Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.10 2 0.0% Increase
344 Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo, Japan 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
344 MiraBiologics Inc., Japan 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
344 Mukogawa Women's University, Japan 0.00 0.10 1 0.0% Increase
345 Nagano Children's Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.10 2 0.0% Increase
346 Research Organization for Information Science and Technology (RIST), Japan 0.10 0.10 1 -10.8% Decrease
347 Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan 0.07 0.09 70 24.4% Increase
348 Japan Microbiological Laboratory (JML), Japan 0.00 0.09 1 0.0% Increase
348 Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.09 1 0.0% Increase
348 Nagano Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Experiment Station, Japan 0.00 0.09 1 0.0% Increase
349 Institute of Mitochondrial Science Company, Ltd., Japan 0.00 0.09 1 0.0% Increase
350 Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital (TMNH), Japan 0.02 0.09 2 311.6% Increase
351 Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.09 1 0.0% Increase
352 Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
352 Sasaki Foundation, Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
352 Nadogaya Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
352 Keiju Medical Center, Japan 0.04 0.08 1 93.5% Increase
352 ENEOS Holdings, Japan 0.17 0.08 1 -51.6% Decrease
352 Otsuma Women's University, Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
352 Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Japan 0.07 0.08 2 12.9% Increase
352 Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Japan 0.03 0.08 1 141.9% Increase
352 Tokyo Seiei College (TSC), Japan 0.07 0.08 1 21.0% Increase
352 Veritas Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
352 Goshoura Cretaceous Museum, Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
352 Japan Monkey Centre (JMC), Japan 0.07 0.08 1 12.4% Increase
352 Osaka Police Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
352 Ascent Robotics Inc., Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
352 Toranomon Hospital, Japan 0.10 0.08 1 -19.4% Decrease
353 Aichi Developmental Disability Center (ADDC), Japan 0.00 0.08 3 0.0% Increase
354 Saitama Children's Medical Center, Japan 0.15 0.08 2 -47.4% Decrease
355 Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd. (MKI), Japan 0.05 0.08 4 53.4% Increase
356 Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation, Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
356 Japan Bird Research Association, Japan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
357 National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku), Japan 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
357 Japan Food Research Laboratories (JFRL), Japan 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
357 VisionTech Incorporated (VTI), Japan 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
357 Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
357 Health and Kampo Institute, Japan 0.67 0.07 1 -89.6% Decrease
358 Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Japan 0.02 0.07 53 226.8% Increase
359 Suzuka National Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.07 2 0.0% Increase
360 International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW), Japan 0.08 0.07 3 -15.0% Decrease
361 Ichinomiya High School, Japan 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
361 Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University (NVLU), Japan 0.31 0.07 1 -79.4% Decrease
361 Aichi Gakuin University (AGU), Japan 0.22 0.07 1 -70.8% Decrease
361 Gifu High School, Japan 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
362 Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.07 2 0.0% Increase
363 Saiseikai Central Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.06 2 0.0% Increase
364 Araya Inc., Japan 0.00 0.06 2 0.0% Increase
365 Fly and Fish Laboratory, Japan 0.00 0.06 1 0.0% Increase
365 National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College (NIT, Okinawa College), Japan 0.00 0.06 1 0.0% Increase
365 Saga Hospital, Japan 0.00 0.06 1 0.0% Increase
365 Cyfuse Biomedical K. K., Japan 0.00 0.06 1 0.0% Increase

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