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title: "Who cites Japan-funded research"
description: "Since 2023, papers in the tracked journals cited the 4,231 papers funded from Japan 19,444 times (counting each citing country), #11 of 129 funding countries. 15% of the links come from papers with authors in Japan; abroad, the largest users are China (8,677), the United States (2,068) and the United Kingdom (1,599)."
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data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-10-31T17:45:59+09:00
window: 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-31
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---

# Who uses research funded from Japan

Where the papers funded from Japan are cited inside the 400 tracked journals: by country, by institution and by funder, and whose research the papers from Japan cite. A citation link is one paper citing another, both in the tracked journals (from OpenAlex references). The source is the country of the cited paper's funders (OpenAlex funders and their countries); the users are the countries and institutions of the citing paper's authors. A link counts once for each funding country of the cited paper and each country (or institution) of the citing paper, so the rows overlap. Papers without funding information, about half of them, have no source.

All funding countries: https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain.md

## Key findings

- Since 2023, papers in the tracked journals cited the 4,231 papers funded from Japan 19,444 times (counting each citing country), #11 of 129 funding countries.
- 15% of the links come from papers with authors in Japan; abroad, the largest users are China (8,677), the United States (2,068) and the United Kingdom (1,599).
- The institutions citing this research most are The University of Tokyo (445), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (305) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (270).
- The Japan funders behind the most-cited links are Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (15,539), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (1,910) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (780).
- In turn, papers with authors in Japan draw most on research funded from China (5,619), the United States (2,065) and the United Kingdom (959).

## Citing countries

*Countries whose papers cite Japan-funded research, since 2023*

| # | Citing country | Links | Share |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | China | 8,677 | 45% |
| 2 | Japan | 2,943 | 15% |
| 3 | United States | 2,068 | 11% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 1,599 | 8% |
| 5 | Australia | 948 | 5% |
| 6 | France | 812 | 4% |
| 7 | Italy | 800 | 4% |
| 8 | India | 793 | 4% |
| 9 | Germany | 776 | 4% |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 653 | 3% |
| 11 | South Korea | 603 | 3% |
| 12 | Spain | 591 | 3% |
| 13 | Canada | 508 | 3% |
| 14 | Turkey | 372 | 2% |
| 15 | Netherlands | 349 | 2% |
| 16 | Taiwan | 329 | 2% |
| 17 | Singapore | 300 | 2% |
| 18 | Malaysia | 272 | 1% |
| 19 | Macao | 263 | 1% |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 258 | 1% |
| 21 | Vietnam | 245 | 1% |
| 22 | Pakistan | 245 | 1% |
| 23 | Sweden | 234 | 1% |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 233 | 1% |
| 25 | Switzerland | 210 | 1% |
| 26 | Poland | 197 | 1% |
| 27 | Iran | 187 | 1% |
| 28 | Belgium | 185 | 1% |
| 29 | Brazil | 183 | 1% |
| 30 | Portugal | 167 | 1% |

## Citing institutions

*Institutions whose papers cite Japan-funded research most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | The University of Tokyo | Japan | 445 |
| 2 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | Hong Kong | 305 |
| 3 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | China | 270 |
| 4 | Waseda University | Japan | 231 |
| 5 | [Peking University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/peking-university.md) | China | 215 |
| 6 | [Wuhan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/wuhan-university.md) | China | 215 |
| 7 | [Zhejiang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhejiang-university.md) | China | 209 |
| 8 | [Tsinghua University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tsinghua-university.md) | China | 206 |
| 9 | [Xi'an Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xi-an-jiaotong-university.md) | China | 199 |
| 10 | [Hunan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hunan-university.md) | China | 198 |
| 11 | Keio University | Japan | 191 |
| 12 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | France | 185 |
| 13 | [Beijing Institute of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-institute-of-technology.md) | China | 178 |
| 14 | Hitotsubashi University | Japan | 178 |
| 15 | [Southeast University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southeast-university.md) | China | 178 |

## Funders

*Japan funders whose papers are cited most, since 2023*

| # | Funder | Links |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Japan Society for the Promotion of Science](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/japan-society-for-the-promotion-of-science.md) | 15,539 |
| 2 | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | 1,910 |
| 3 | Japan Science and Technology Agency | 780 |
| 4 | Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry | 692 |
| 5 | Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology | 666 |
| 6 | University of Tokyo | 439 |
| 7 | New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization | 438 |
| 8 | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 307 |
| 9 | Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan | 243 |
| 10 | Waseda University | 226 |
| 11 | Zengin Foundation For Studies On Economics And Finance | 205 |
| 12 | Keio University | 180 |
| 13 | Nomura Foundation | 161 |
| 14 | Osaka University | 150 |
| 15 | Eisai | 130 |

## What papers from Japan cite

*Research funded elsewhere that papers from Japan cite, since 2023*

| # | Funding country | Links |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/china.md) | 5,619 |
| 2 | [United States](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/united-states.md) | 2,065 |
| 3 | [United Kingdom](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/united-kingdom.md) | 959 |
| 4 | [Germany](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/germany.md) | 688 |
| 5 | [Australia](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/australia.md) | 522 |
| 6 | [Spain](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/spain.md) | 507 |
| 7 | [Canada](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/canada.md) | 469 |
| 8 | [South Korea](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/south-korea.md) | 448 |
| 9 | [France](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/france.md) | 371 |
| 10 | [Italy](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/italy.md) | 279 |
| 11 | [Hong Kong](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/hong-kong.md) | 259 |
| 12 | [Switzerland](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/switzerland.md) | 227 |
| 13 | [Sweden](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/sweden.md) | 221 |
| 14 | [Singapore](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/singapore.md) | 217 |
| 15 | [Netherlands](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/netherlands.md) | 214 |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Who uses research funded from Japan. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/japan

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-supply-chain-japan,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Who uses research funded from Japan},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/japan}},
  urldate = {2026-10-31},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).