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 (31 scientists), Engineering & Technology (14 scientists), and Education (1 scientists).

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masanori Iye
astronomy
telescope
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
35
0.432
* 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
69
0.863
* 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
80
32
0.400
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yoichi Aso
Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
41
0.612
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matsuda Yuichi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
37
0.587
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Imanishi Masatoshi
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
39
0.672
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Misato Fukagawa
astronomy
exoplanets
planet formation
infrared/radio observations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
31
0.585
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kohji Tomisaka
Theoretical Astronomy
Simulation Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
27
0.529
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Takiwaki Tomoya
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
37
0.771
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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: 13
Masatoshi Ohishi
radioastronomy astrobiology astrochemistry database
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
22
0.468
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kouji Nakamura
General Relativity
Gravitation
Quantum Measurement Theory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Takashi J Moriya
Astronomy
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
38
0.844
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Masao Saito
天文学
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
25
0.556
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Masahiro Ikoma
Exoplanet
Planet formation
Planet atmosphere
Planet interior
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
34
0.810
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Takashi Okada
Astronomy
Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
18
0.439
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maria Giovanna Dainotti
Gamma Ray Burst
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
38
0.950
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Takuma Izumi
Supermassive Black Hole
Galaxy Evolution
Co-evolution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
32
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Masumi Shimojo
太陽物理学、プラズマ物理学、電波天文学、X線天文学
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
23
0.575
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Toshio Fukushima
Celestial Mechanics
General Relativity
Geodesy
Numerical Analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
17
0.447
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Charles Lh Hull
Radio Astronomy
Star Formation
Radio Instrumentation
Polarization
Magnetic Fields
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
28
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Simon Zeidler
spectroscopy
solid-state physics
scattering
general relativity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
33
0.943
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masanori Iye
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
35
0.432
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matteo Leonardi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
69
0.863
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
80
32
0.400
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yoichi Aso
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
41
0.612
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matsuda Yuichi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
37
0.587
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kazuhiro Sekiguchi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
21
0.350
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Imanishi Masatoshi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
39
0.672
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Misato Fukagawa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
31
0.585
astronomy
exoplanets
planet formation
infrared/radio observations
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erik Muller
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
28
0.549
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kohji Tomisaka
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
27
0.529
Theoretical Astronomy
Simulation Astrophysics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Takiwaki Tomoya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
37
0.771
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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: 13
Masatoshi Ohishi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
22
0.468
radioastronomy astrobiology astrochemistry database
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kouji Nakamura
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
General Relativity
Gravitation
Quantum Measurement Theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Takashi J Moriya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
38
0.844
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Masao Saito
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
25
0.556
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Masahiro Ikoma
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
34
0.810
Exoplanet
Planet formation
Planet atmosphere
Planet interior
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Takashi Okada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
18
0.439
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maria Giovanna Dainotti
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
38
0.950
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Takuma Izumi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
32
0.800
Supermassive Black Hole
Galaxy Evolution
Co-evolution
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Masumi Shimojo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
23
0.575
太陽物理学、プラズマ物理学、電波天文学、X線天文学
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Toshio Fukushima
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
17
0.447
Celestial Mechanics
General Relativity
Geodesy
Numerical Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Akimasa Kataoka
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
31
0.838
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Charles Lh Hull
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
28
0.778
Radio Astronomy
Star Formation
Radio Instrumentation
Polarization
Magnetic Fields
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Simon Zeidler
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
33
0.943
spectroscopy
solid-state physics
scattering
general relativity