Physicist
Sumio Iijima
1939 - today
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Sumio Iijima
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Sumio Iijima is the 586th most popular physicist (up from 623rd in 2024), the 1,138th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,191st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Japanese Physicist. Learn more about Sumio Iijima's academic impact at Rankless.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Sumio Iijima ranks 586 out of 851. Before him are Yakov Frenkel, Yulii Khariton, Antonio Pacinotti, Sergey Kapitsa, Georg Adolf Erman, and Otto Lehmann. After him are Michael Berry, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Kenneth Bainbridge, John Henry Schwarz, Artem Alikhanian, and Frank J. Tipler.
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Yakov Frenkel
1894 - 1952
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 580
Yulii Khariton
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 581
Antonio Pacinotti
1841 - 1912
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 582
Sergey Kapitsa
1928 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 583
Georg Adolf Erman
1806 - 1877
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 584
Otto Lehmann
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 585
Sumio Iijima
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 586
Michael Berry
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 587
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
1893 - 1972
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 588
Kenneth Bainbridge
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 589
John Henry Schwarz
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 590
Artem Alikhanian
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 591
Frank J. Tipler
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 592
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Sumio Iijima ranks 322. Before him are Joseph Raz, Robert Waseige, Alexandra Stewart, Norma Cappagli, Vaçe Zela, and Baldur Preiml. After him are Abdullah Ensour, Dixie Carter, Robert Herbin, Gösta Ekman, Michael J. Pollard, and Oʻtkir Sultonov.
Others Born in 1939
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Joseph Raz
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 316
Robert Waseige
COACH
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 317
Alexandra Stewart
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 318
Norma Cappagli
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2020
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 319
Vaçe Zela
SINGER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 320
Baldur Preiml
SKIER
1939 - 2025
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 321
Sumio Iijima
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 322
Abdullah Ensour
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 323
Dixie Carter
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 324
Robert Herbin
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 325
Gösta Ekman
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 326
Michael J. Pollard
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 327
Oʻtkir Sultonov
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2015
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 328
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Sumio Iijima ranks 1,138 out of NaN. Before him are Ikuo Matsumoto (1941), Yoshiro Nakamatsu (1928), Mutsuhiro Watanabe (1918), Shinichi Hoshi (1926), Kiyoshi Atsumi (1928), and Masato Kudo (1990). After him are Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859), Yasuji Miyazaki (1916), Misuzu Kaneko (1903), Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi (1902), Kazuhiko Inoue (1954), and Saigō Jūdō (1843).
Others born in Japan
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Ikuo Matsumoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,132
Yoshiro Nakamatsu
INVENTOR
1928 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,133
Mutsuhiro Watanabe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2003
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,134
Shinichi Hoshi
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,135
Kiyoshi Atsumi
ACTOR
1928 - 1996
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 1,136
Masato Kudo
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - 2022
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 1,137
Sumio Iijima
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,138
Tsubouchi Shōyō
WRITER
1859 - 1935
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,139
Yasuji Miyazaki
SWIMMER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,140
Misuzu Kaneko
WRITER
1903 - 1930
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,141
Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1978
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,142
Kazuhiko Inoue
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,143
Saigō Jūdō
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1902
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,144
Among Physicists In Japan
Among physicists born in Japan, Sumio Iijima ranks 16. Before him are Shuji Nakamura (1954), Hiroshi Amano (1960), Takaaki Kajita (1959), Yoshio Nishina (1890), Hantaro Nagaoka (1865), and Toshiko Yuasa (1909). After him are Shoichi Sakata (1911), Yoshiaki Arata (1924), Kazuhiko Nishijima (1926), and Ted Fujita (1920).
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 10
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 11
Takaaki Kajita
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 12
Yoshio Nishina
1890 - 1951
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 13
Hantaro Nagaoka
1865 - 1950
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 14
Toshiko Yuasa
1909 - 1980
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 15
Sumio Iijima
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 16
Shoichi Sakata
1911 - 1970
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 17
Yoshiaki Arata
1924 - 2018
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 18
Kazuhiko Nishijima
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 19
Ted Fujita
1920 - 1998
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 20
