2025年9月19日に公開された「標準化された引用指標による科学全体の著者データベース（第7版）」において、本学科に所属する3名の現職教員が、世界の科学者上位2%として認定されました。このデータベースは、スタンフォード大学のJ. P. A. Ioannidis氏らによって開発され、2025年8月1日時点のElsevier-Scopusデータをもとに、研究者生涯にわたる引用インパクト（Career-Long Impact）を評価しています。
認定された教員（3名）は、以下のような分野で高い評価を受けています：
- 物理化学、エネルギー、（上位分野としての化学）
- 環境科学、バイオテクノロジー、（地球・環境科学）
- 材料科学、化学工学、（戦略的・先端技術分野）
さらに、本学科の名誉教授4名も同データベースに掲載されており、以下のような分野で顕著な研究成果を挙げました：
- 化学工学、エネルギー、（上位分野としての工学）
- 環境科学、環境工学、（地球・環境科学）
- 応用物理、材料科学、（物理・天文学）
- 物理化学、エネルギー、（化学）
このような成果は、本学科の研究の多様性と国際的な影響力を示すものであり、長年にわたる教育・研究活動の積み重ねの結果といえます。
なお、東京農工大学の常勤教員数は2025年5月1日時点で388人であり、教授、准教授、講師、助教などが含まれます。そのうち28名が世界トップ2%の科学者 (Career-Long Impact)として認定されており、これは本学の研究力の高さを示す重要な指標です。
We are pleased to share that three currently active faculty members from our department have been recognized in the Updated Science-Wide Author Databases of Standardized Citation Indicators (Version 7), published on September 19, 2025. This database, developed by J. P. A. Ioannidis (Stanford University) and colleagues, ranks scientists globally based on career-long citation impact, using Scopus (Elsevier) data as of August 1, 2025.
Each recognized researcher is classified by their top-ranked subfields and broader scientific domains using the Science-Metrix system, which includes 22 fields and 174 subfields. The three active researchers in our department are ranked in areas such as:
- Physical Chemistry, Energy, (and the broader field of Chemistry)
- Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, (and Earth & Environmental Sciences)
- Materials, Chemical Engineering, (and Enabling & Strategic Technologies)
In addition, four former faculty members (Emeritus Professors) from our department—who contributed significantly—are also listed in the database. Their research spanned fields such as:
- Chemical Engineering, Energy, (and the broader field of Engineering)
- Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, (Earth & Environmental Sciences)
- Applied Physics, Materials, (Physics & Astronomy)
- Physical Chemistry, Energy, (Chemistry)
This recognition reflects the long-standing excellence and diversity of research in our department, across both foundational and applied sciences.
About TUAT:
TUAT is a compact, national university with a total enrollment of around 6,000 students, including 3,812 in the Bachelor course, 1,496 in the Master’s course, and 637 in the Doctoral course (2025 data). TUAT consistently ranks among Japan’s top institutions, often placing in the top 3 for industry collaboration, research output, and patent royalty among over 780 universities nationwide.
As of May 1, 2025, 28 of TUAT’s 388 full-time faculty members (approximately 7.2%) are listed among the top 2% of scientists worldwide (Career-Long Impact) in their respective fields.
About the Ranking
The selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above in the sub-field.
Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2025), “August 2025 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators””, Elsevier Data Repository, V8, >>> doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.8
Dr. Ioannidis is with Departments of Medicine, Health Research and Policy, Biomedical Data Science, and Statistics and Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University.