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Hiroshima University was ranked among the top 10 national universities in Japan in the Best Universities in Japan 2025/2026 Ranking published by Research.com, a prominent academic platform for researchers.
The ranking is based on the sum of the D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of researchers affiliated with each university. To ensure a high standard of academic achievement, all researchers included in the ranking must have a D-Index of 20 or higher.
The D-Index is calculated based on the total number of papers and citations within a specific discipline. The H-index indicates that a researcher has at least h papers each cited at least h times, serving as a measure of their relative contribution to research.
The universities ranked in the top 15 in Japan are as follows.
| World Ranking | National Ranking (National University ranking) | University Name | Scholars | Σ Publications | Σ H-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 (1) | The University of Tokyo | 689 | 289,213 | 50,846 |
| 50 | 2 (2) | Kyoto University | 533 | 211,439 | 38,534 |
| 72 | 3 (3) | Osaka University | 397 | 170,431 | 29,914 |
| 93 | 4 (4) | Tohoku University | 364 | 156,731 | 24,447 |
| 141 | 5 (5) | Nagoya University | 246 | 106,424 | 17,879 |
| 165 | 6 (6) | Kyushu University | 208 | 92,962 | 15,437 |
| 196 | 7 (7) | Hokkaido University | 199 | 74,010 | 12,971 |
| 200 | 8 (8) | Tokyo Institute of Technology | 186 | 78,848 | 12,752 |
| 284 | 9 (-) | Keio University | 110 | 59,775 | 9,109 |
| 353 | 10 (9) | University of Tsukuba | 103 | 34,469 | 7,031 |
| 393 | 11 (10) | Hiroshima University | 96 | 34,956 | 6,012 |
| 403 | 12 (-) | Juntendo University | 56 | 29,119 | 5,586 |
| 405 | 13 (11) | Chiba University | 80 | 30,037 | 5,556 |
| 411 | 14 (12) | Tokyo Medical and Dental University | 65 | 26,940 | 5,381 |
| 413 | 15 (13) | Kumamoto University | 76 | 28,496 | 5,328 |
Best Universities in Japan 2025/2026 Ranking
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