National Astronomical Observatory of Japan is a prestigious institution university established in 1988 in Japan. It is represented by 73 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Natural Sciences (27 scientists), Engineering & Technology (14 scientists), and Education (1 scientists).

Total 26 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Masanori Iye
astronomy
telescope
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
39
0.488
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Matteo Leonardi
quantum optics
gravitational wave
non-linear optics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
70
0.875
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Saku Tsuneta
Astronomy
Origin of Life
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
34
0.430
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Yoichi Aso
Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
42
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Kohji Tomisaka
Theoretical Astronomy
Simulation Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
29
0.569
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Takashi Sakurai
Solar Physics
Astrophysics
Magnetohydrodynamics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
21
0.438
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Takiwaki Tomoya
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
36
0.766
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Kouji Nakamura
General Relativity
Gravitation
Quantum Measurement Theory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
38
0.844
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Takashi J Moriya
Astronomy
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Takuma Izumi
Supermassive Black Hole
Galaxy Evolution
Co-evolution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
35
0.875
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Takashi Okada
Astronomy
Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
17
0.447
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hidetoshi Sano
radio astronomy
high-energy physics
cosmic rays
supernova remnant
high-mass star formation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
29
0.853
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Andreas Schulze
galaxy evolution
supermassive black holes
AGN
large surveys
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Moriyama Kotaro
Astrophysics
Black Holes
General Relativity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Takuya Akahori
Astronomy and Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
17
0.708
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Kazunari Iwasaki
star formation
dynamics of interstellar medium
numerical astrohphysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
22
0.917
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Akihiro Suzuki
astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Munehito Shoda
plasma astrophysics
solar wind
stellar physics
magnetohydrodynamics
turbulence
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Sota Arakawa
astrophysics
planetary science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Takafumi Tsukui
Galaxy formation and evolution
Galactic structures
Supper massive black holes
Dark matter halos
Stellar bulge
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Tetsuo Taki
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Planetary science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Masumi Shimojo
Solar Physics
Plasma Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
4
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masanori Iye
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
39
0.488
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matteo Leonardi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
70
0.875
quantum optics
gravitational wave
non-linear optics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Saku Tsuneta
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
34
0.430
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yoichi Aso
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
42
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Imanishi Masatoshi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
42
0.737
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kohji Tomisaka
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
29
0.569
Theoretical Astronomy
Simulation Astrophysics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Takashi Sakurai
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
21
0.438
Solar Physics
Astrophysics
Magnetohydrodynamics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Takiwaki Tomoya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
36
0.766
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kouji Nakamura
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
38
0.844
General Relativity
Gravitation
Quantum Measurement Theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Takashi J Moriya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Takuma Izumi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
35
0.875
Supermassive Black Hole
Galaxy Evolution
Co-evolution
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Takashi Okada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
17
0.447
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hidetoshi Sano
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
29
0.853
radio astronomy
high-energy physics
cosmic rays
supernova remnant
high-mass star formation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andreas Schulze
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
galaxy evolution
supermassive black holes
AGN
large surveys
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Moriyama Kotaro
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
Astrophysics
Black Holes
General Relativity
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Takuya Akahori
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
17
0.708
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kazunari Iwasaki
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
22
0.917
star formation
dynamics of interstellar medium
numerical astrohphysics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dai Yamazaki
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Akihiro Suzuki
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Munehito Shoda
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
plasma astrophysics
solar wind
stellar physics
magnetohydrodynamics
turbulence
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sota Arakawa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Takafumi Tsukui
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Galaxy formation and evolution
Galactic structures
Supper massive black holes
Dark matter halos
Stellar bulge
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anand D Joshi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
4
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tetsuo Taki
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Planetary science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Masumi Shimojo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
4
0.667