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Tohoku University

Tohoku University

🇯🇵 Japan 4-Year University

Global #96 Japan #1

Campus of Tohoku University

Institution Info

Founded: 1907
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 17,975 students
Website: http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/

About

Tohoku University is a higher education institution in Japan, founded in 1907. Recognized as one of the world's top 100 universities, it is the top-ranked university in Japan. The university has approximately 18K students, a member of Seven Imperial Universities and Asia S-Tier.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #109 · Top 200	66.70
THE	2026	THE #105 · Top 200	65.73
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #96 · Top 100	92.07
ARWU	2025	ARWU #201 · Ranked	—

Research Output via OpenAlex

851

h-index

18,008,221

Citations

270,716

Publications

330,342

i10-index

2.50

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Seven Imperial Universities Asia S-Tier Global A-Tier (World 21-100) Top 100 Universities in Asia Top 30 Universities in Japan RU11 — Research Universities Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)

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Motto

"研究第一主義門戸開放実学尊重の精神"

Frequently Asked Questions

Tohoku University is ranked #96 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Japan, it holds the #1 position.

Tohoku University was founded in 1907, making it 119 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Japan.

Tohoku University has a student body of approximately 17,975 students.

Tohoku University has produced 270,716 research publications with 18,008,221 total citations and an h-index of 851, according to OpenAlex data.