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Takaaki Kajita
Physicist
Takaaki Kajita is a Japanese physicist and astronomer.
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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026
- Primary market
- Japan
- Field
- physicist
- Organisation
- University of Tokyo
Overview
Professional record
Takaaki Kajita is a Japanese physicist and astronomer.
The professional record includes work with University of Tokyo and Institute for Cosmic Ray Research. Education includes Saitama University, University of Tokyo, and Kawagoe High School. Recorded honours include Nobel Prize in Physics, Nishina Memorial Prize, Asahi Prize, Bruno Rossi Prize, and Order of Culture.
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Selected recognition
2025
Asia's Scientists 100 2025
No. 99
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2024
Asia's Scientists 100 2024
No. 97
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2023
Asia's Scientists 100 2023
No. 91
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2022
Asia's Scientists 100 2022
No. 78
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2021
Asia's Scientists 100 2021
No. 13
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2020
FigureAsia 2020 Scientists 100
Listed
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2018
Asia's Most Influential Scientists 2018
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2016
Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2016
No. 78
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