According to individual performance indicators, Tohoku University ranked first among Japanese universities in 2020, reaching a performance score of 83 points. It was followed by Kyoto University, which achieved a score of 81.5 points.
Leading universities in Japan as of March 2020, by performance score
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Times Higher Education. (March 9, 2020). Leading universities in Japan as of March 2020, by performance score [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/702458/japan-leading-universities-by-performance/
Times Higher Education. "Leading universities in Japan as of March 2020, by performance score." Chart. March 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702458/japan-leading-universities-by-performance/
Times Higher Education. (2020). Leading universities in Japan as of March 2020, by performance score. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702458/japan-leading-universities-by-performance/
Times Higher Education. "Leading Universities in Japan as of March 2020, by Performance Score." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702458/japan-leading-universities-by-performance/
Times Higher Education, Leading universities in Japan as of March 2020, by performance score Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702458/japan-leading-universities-by-performance/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Leading universities in Japan as of March 2020, by performance score [Graph], Times Higher Education, March 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/702458/japan-leading-universities-by-performance/