Kyoto University is a prestigious public university established in 1897 in Japan. It is represented by 2,203 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Natural Sciences (475 scientists), Engineering & Technology (406 scientists), and Medical and Health Sciences (168 scientists).

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wei Chen
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modelin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
112
0.747
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Susumu Kitagawa
Chemistry of Coordination Space
Porous Coordination Polymers
Metal-Organic Framework
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
84
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yonemoto Naohiro
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Statistics
Global Health
Suicide Preventio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
126
0.933
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Takeuchi Osamu
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
RNA stabilit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
71
0.538
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shinya Yamanaka
Pluripotency
Stem cell
iPS cel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
72
0.567
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Misao Sasaki
theoretical physic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
71
0.607
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Toshi A Furukawa
Clinical epidemiology
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Systematic review
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
78
0.743
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yoshiteru Maeno
Physics
Superconductivit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
55
0.529
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Minoru Kanehisa
Bioinformatic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
52
0.510
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenji Kabashima
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
75
0.750

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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hiroshi Imahori
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversion
Solar cells
Photochemistry
Materials chemistr
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
38
0.388
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kazunari Shibata
astrophysics
solar physics
plasma physics
space weather
astrobiolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
46
0.479
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ryosuke Takahashi
Parkinson's disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
50
0.526
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Masahiro Hiraoka
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
42
0.442
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Susumu Noda
Photonic crystal
Photonic Crystal Lasers
Semiconductor Lasers
Nanocavity
photonic crystal
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
46
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nobuhiro Tsuji
physical metallurgy
mechanical property
bulk nanostructured metal
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Isao Tanaka
computational materials science
materials informatics
materials desig
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
54
0.614
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shiu Hang Herman Lee
Astrophysics
Supernova Remnants
Stellar Evolution
X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy
Astrophysical Shocks and Cosmic Ray
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
46
0.523
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Norio Nakatsuji
Stem Cell Biolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
38
0.432
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiroshi Kitagawa
Chemistr
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
63
0.724
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hiroshi Sugiyama
Department of Chemistr
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
48
0.552
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shu Seki
Polymer Materials
Radiation Chemistry
Photochemistry
Conductivity
Functional Materials ..
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
50
0.581
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Takayuki Kanda
Social Robotics
Human-Robot Interactio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
55
0.655
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Itaru Hamachi
Chemical Biology/Supramolecular Chemistr
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
50
0.602
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wei Chen
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
112
0.747
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modelin
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Susumu Kitagawa
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
84
0.583
Chemistry of Coordination Space
Porous Coordination Polymers
Metal-Organic Framework
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yonemoto Naohiro
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
126
0.933
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Statistics
Global Health
Suicide Preventio
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Takeuchi Osamu
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
71
0.538
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
RNA stabilit
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shinya Yamanaka
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
72
0.567
Pluripotency
Stem cell
iPS cel
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Misao Sasaki
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
71
0.607
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Toshi A Furukawa
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
78
0.743
Clinical epidemiology
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Systematic review
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yoshiteru Maeno
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
55
0.529
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Minoru Kanehisa
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
52
0.510
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenji Kabashima
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
75
0.750

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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hiroshi Imahori
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
38
0.388
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversion
Solar cells
Photochemistry
Materials chemistr
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kazunari Shibata
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
46
0.479
astrophysics
solar physics
plasma physics
space weather
astrobiolog
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ryosuke Takahashi
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
50
0.526
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Masahiro Hiraoka
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
42
0.442
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Susumu Noda
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
46
0.500
Photonic crystal
Photonic Crystal Lasers
Semiconductor Lasers
Nanocavity
photonic crystal
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nobuhiro Tsuji
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Isao Tanaka
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
54
0.614
computational materials science
materials informatics
materials desig
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shiu Hang Herman Lee
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
46
0.523
Astrophysics
Supernova Remnants
Stellar Evolution
X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy
Astrophysical Shocks and Cosmic Ray
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Miyachi Yoshiki
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
41
0.466
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Norio Nakatsuji
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
38
0.432
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiroshi Kitagawa
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
63
0.724
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hiroshi Sugiyama
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
48
0.552
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shu Seki
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
50
0.581
Polymer Materials
Radiation Chemistry
Photochemistry
Conductivity
Functional Materials ..
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Takayuki Kanda
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
55
0.655
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Itaru Hamachi
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
50
0.602