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Japan 2,162
5,586 HY 
Hideki Yukawa Japanese Physicist 1907–1981
Hideki Yukawa Japanese Physicist 1907–1981 7,805 HN 
Hideyo Noguchi Japanese Physician 1876–1928
Hideyo Noguchi Japanese Physician 1876–1928 10,007 SŌ 
Satoshi Ōmura Japanese Biochemist b. 1935
Satoshi Ōmura Japanese Biochemist b. 1935 12,494 SY 
Shinya Yamanaka Japanese Biologist b. 1962
Shinya Yamanaka Japanese Biologist b. 1962 13,252 RN Ryōji Noyori Japanese Chemist b. 1938
13,992 KT 
Koichi Tanaka Japanese Chemist b. 1959
Koichi Tanaka Japanese Chemist b. 1959 14,298 OS 
Osamu Shimomura Japanese Chemist 1928–2018
Osamu Shimomura Japanese Chemist 1928–2018 15,127 KS 
Kitasato Shibasaburō Japanese Biologist 1853–1931
Kitasato Shibasaburō Japanese Biologist 1853–1931 18,468 EN 
Ei-ichi Negishi Japanese Chemist b. 1935
Ei-ichi Negishi Japanese Chemist b. 1935 20,650 KF 
Kenichi Fukui Japanese Chemist 1918–1998
Kenichi Fukui Japanese Chemist 1918–1998 23,586 HH Heisuke Hironaka Japanese Mathematician b. 1931
23,630 KI 
Kiyosi Itô Japanese Mathematician 1915–2008
Kiyosi Itô Japanese Mathematician 1915–2008 23,785 HA 
Hirotugu Akaike Japanese Mathematician 1927–2009
Hirotugu Akaike Japanese Mathematician 1927–2009 24,206 ST Seki Takakazu Japanese Mathematician 1642–1708
24,248 TK 
Takaaki Kajita Japanese Physicist b. 1959
Takaaki Kajita Japanese Physicist b. 1959 26,022 AS 
Akira Suzuki (chemist) Japanese Chemist b. 1930
Akira Suzuki (chemist) Japanese Chemist b. 1930 28,442 IA 
Isamu Akasaki Japanese Physicist b. 1929
Isamu Akasaki Japanese Physicist b. 1929 37,716 YT Yutaka Taniyama Japanese Mathematician 1927–1958
38,552 YN 
Yoshio Nishina Japanese Physicist 1890–1951
Yoshio Nishina Japanese Physicist 1890–1951 41,242 SS 
Sakuma Shōzan Japanese Physicist 1811–1864
Sakuma Shōzan Japanese Physicist 1811–1864 44,085 HN 
Hantaro Nagaoka Japanese Physicist 1865–1950
Hantaro Nagaoka Japanese Physicist 1865–1950 45,042 SI 
Shirō Ishii Japanese Physician 1892–1959
Shirō Ishii Japanese Physician 1892–1959 45,462 HG 
Hiraga Gennai Japanese Pharmacologist 1728–1780
Hiraga Gennai Japanese Pharmacologist 1728–1780 46,511 GT 
Genichi Taguchi Japanese Engineer 1924–2012
Genichi Taguchi Japanese Engineer 1924–2012 48,201 KI 
Kusumoto Ine Japanese Physician 1827–1903
Kusumoto Ine Japanese Physician 1827–1903 50,711 HU Hirofumi Uzawa Japanese Economist 1928–2014
62,085 TT 
Teiji Takagi Japanese Mathematician 1875–1960
Teiji Takagi Japanese Mathematician 1875–1960 77,167 KW 
Koichi Wakata Japanese Astronaut b. 1963
Koichi Wakata Japanese Astronaut b. 1963 78,022 UN 
Ukichiro Nakaya Japanese Physicist 1900–1962
Ukichiro Nakaya Japanese Physicist 1900–1962 89,195 MK 
Masaki Kashiwara Japanese Mathematician b. 1947
Masaki Kashiwara Japanese Mathematician b. 1947 89,913 TR Torii Ryūzō Japanese Anthropologist 1870–1953
92,192 SH Sahachiro Hata Japanese Chemist 1873–1938
99,443 TN Tachū Naitō Japanese Academic 1886–1970
105,754 TO 
Tomoko Ohta Japanese Biologist b. 1933
Tomoko Ohta Japanese Biologist b. 1933 114,036 US 
Umetaro Suzuki Japanese Chemist 1874–1943
Umetaro Suzuki Japanese Chemist 1874–1943 116,473 OK 
Ogata Kōan Japanese Physician 1810–1863
Ogata Kōan Japanese Physician 1810–1863 119,099 HH 
Hakaru Hashimoto Japanese Physician 1881–1934
Hakaru Hashimoto Japanese Physician 1881–1934 125,671 AM 
Akira Miyawaki Japanese Botanist b. 1928
Akira Miyawaki Japanese Botanist b. 1928 141,415 TJ Takakusu Junjiro Japanese Academic 1866–1945
141,838 SM 
Syukuro Manabe Japanese Meteorologist b. 1931
Syukuro Manabe Japanese Meteorologist b. 1931 142,993 MY Masao Yamaguchi Japanese Anthropologist 1931–2013
154,597 YY 
Yoshioka Yayoi Japanese Physician 1871–1959
Yoshioka Yayoi Japanese Physician 1871–1959 155,687 SF 
Sakuhei Fujiwhara Japanese Meteorologist 1884–1950
Sakuhei Fujiwhara Japanese Meteorologist 1884–1950 164,034 AG Asada Goryu Japanese Astronomer 1734–1799
169,264 RH 
Richard Henry Brunton Japanese Engineer 1841–1901
Richard Henry Brunton Japanese Engineer 1841–1901 182,144 NN 
Nagai Nagayoshi Japanese Chemist 1844–1929
Nagai Nagayoshi Japanese Chemist 1844–1929 197,812 RF 
Rikitaro Fujisawa Japanese Academic 1861–1933
Rikitaro Fujisawa Japanese Academic 1861–1933 202,298 TA 
Tadahiro Aizawa Japanese Anthropologist 1926–1989
Tadahiro Aizawa Japanese Anthropologist 1926–1989 203,505 MT 
Masatoshi Takeichi Japanese Biologist b. 1943
Masatoshi Takeichi Japanese Biologist b. 1943 208,005 HU Hamao Umezawa Japanese Scientist 1914–1986
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