Most Famous Japanese Scientists

Top Ranked

1. Hideki Yukawa — Japanese Physicist (1907–1981) , ranked #5586
2. Hideyo Noguchi — Japanese Physician (1876–1928) , ranked #7805
3. Shinya Yamanaka — Japanese Biologist (Born 1962) , ranked #12494
4. Ryōji Noyori — Japanese Chemist (Born 1938) , ranked #13252
5. Koichi Tanaka — Japanese Chemist (Born 1959) , ranked #13992
6. Osamu Shimomura — Japanese Chemist (1928–2018) , ranked #14298
7. Kitasato Shibasaburō — Japanese Biologist (1853–1931) , ranked #15127
8. Ei-ichi Negishi — Japanese Chemist (Born 1935) , ranked #18468
9. Kenichi Fukui — Japanese Chemist (1918–1998) , ranked #20650
10. Heisuke Hironaka — Japanese Mathematician (Born 1931) , ranked #23586
11. Kiyosi Itô — Japanese Mathematician (1915–2008) , ranked #23630
12. Hirotugu Akaike — Japanese Mathematician (1927–2009) , ranked #23785
13. Seki Takakazu — Japanese Mathematician (1642–1708) , ranked #24206
14. Takaaki Kajita — Japanese Physicist (Born 1959) , ranked #24248
15. Akira Suzuki (chemist) — Japanese Chemist (Born 1930) , ranked #26022
16. Motoori Norinaga — Japanese Linguist (1730–1801) , ranked #26698
17. Isamu Akasaki — Japanese Physicist (Born 1929) , ranked #28442
18. Yutaka Taniyama — Japanese Mathematician (1927–1958) , ranked #37716
19. Yoshio Nishina — Japanese Physicist (1890–1951) , ranked #38552
20. Sakuma Shōzan — Japanese Physicist (1811–1864) , ranked #41242