There are three research institutes: knowledge science, information science and materials science. The College of Knowledge Science includes three majors: social knowledge, knowledge media and system knowledge. School of Information Science has five major directions: theoretical information science, human information processing, computer system and network, software science and artificial intelligence. It enrolls students in software, science and engineering in a wide range of disciplines. The school is at the forefront of world research in the field of computational mathematics and mathematical theory. The major of materials science is physics, chemistry and bioengineering, and it enjoys a world reputation in the fields of bioengineering and nanotechnology.

The following figure takes the research strength of the school's ace professional information science research department in all universities in Japan as an example:

Among them, software ranks fifth in Japan and fourth in universities (two departments in tokyo institute of technology are in the top three).

The top four are Tokyo University, tokyo institute of technology Faculty of Engineering, tokyo institute of technology Faculty of Science and Kyoto University.

The direction of artificial intelligence ranks sixth in Japan and fourth in universities.

The top five are "Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Industrial Technology Research Institute and Electronic Technology Research Institute", NTT Communication Science and Technology Research Institute, Kyoto University, tokyo institute of technology and Tokyo University; The top two are similar in nature to the Chinese Academy of Sciences under the China government and the enterprise-oriented China Telecom, and JAIST also ranks fourth among universities.

Computing-related and basic theories rank fourth in Japan and fourth in universities.

The top three are tokyo institute of technology, Kyoto University and Tokyo University.

Considering from the comprehensive list, the frontier research of Japanese information science is basically occupied by four universities: Tokyo University, Kyoto University, tokyo institute of technology University and Hokuriku University of Science and Technology.