⚡ Science and Research in Japan

Science and research platforms help scholars find academic papers, share their work, track citations, manage research profiles, and access preprints, patents, and data from a wide range of disciplines.

Japan is an East Asian country with a population of around 125 million people.

According to our data, science and research platforms are detected on 0.03% of websites from Japan.

Statistics based on 207K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top science and research platforms in Japan in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Google Scholar, which dominates the market with a substantial 56.4% share.
It is followed by arXiv with 27.3% and ResearchGate with 23.6%.

Google Scholar 56.4%
arXiv 27.3%
ResearchGate 23.6%
ORCID 20%
Academia 7.3%
Scite 3.6%
Google Patents 3.6%
Scopus 1.8%
OSF 1.8%
Semantic Scholar 1.8%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Japan than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. arXiv ^(-1)
7. Google Patents ^(-2)
9. OSF ^(-1)
10. Semantic Scholar ^(-1)

✨ Best Science and Research Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 10 science and research platforms used on sites from Japan, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Google Scholar Mountain View, California, United States A free academic search engine that indexes peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and court cases from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, and universities. Free	56.4%
2	arXiv Ithaca, New York, United States An open-access repository operated by Cornell University that provides free access to scholarly articles across fields such as physics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. Free	27.3%
3	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	23.6%
4	ORCID Bethesda, Maryland, United States An open, non-proprietary registry that provides unique persistent identifiers for researchers and scholars, enabling them to distinguish their identity and connect their work across systems. Free	20%
5	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	7.3%
⏳	Scite Henderson, Nevada, United States An AI-powered research platform that helps researchers discover and evaluate scientific literature through citation analysis. $20+/month	3.6%
7	Google Patents Mountain View, California, United States A search engine from Google that indexes patent publications from over 100 patent offices around the world. Free	3.6%
⏳	Scopus Amsterdam, Netherlands A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database curated by an independent advisory board, covering over 100 million peer-reviewed research records. $$$	1.8%
9	OSF Charlottesville, Virginia, United States An open-source research platform developed by the Center for Open Science that supports project management, collaboration, and data sharing across the research lifecycle. FreeOpen source	1.8%
10	Semantic Scholar Seattle, Washington, United States An AI-powered search and discovery tool developed by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence that helps researchers discover and understand scientific literature that's most relevant to their work. Free	1.8%

👉 See Also

🌎 Science and Research in other countries
- China
- Korea
- Taiwan

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 207,259 websites from Japan.
We currently track the presence of 11 science and research platforms across the web.
Of these, 10 were detected on websites from Japan.
Statistics were last calculated on October 30, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.