Since 2007, our Society has established a Review Committee for the Best Paper Award and the Society Award to recognize members by presenting the Best Paper Award for outstanding papers and the Society Award for a series of research activities conducted by researchers, practitioners, and government officials.
Guidelines for Nominations for Society Awards and Best Paper Awards
Awards Regulations [PDF]
Rules of the Awards Review Committee [PDF]
List of Award Recipients
Fiscal Year 2024 Award Recipients(As of December 22, 2025)
・Academic Society Award
Masaharu Tsujimoto (Professor, Professional Degree Program in Technology Management, School of Environmental and Social Engineering, Tokyo University of Science)
“For contributions to research on corporate ecosystems and for outstanding achievements in related education and social practice”
・Best Paper Award
Yukari Fuchigami (Osaka University)
Naho Sugita (Osaka Metropolitan University)
Keishiro Hara ( Osaka University)
Michinori Kamosu ( Osaka University)
“Analysis of Factors Promoting Interdisciplinary Research Based on University Faculty Members’ Research Orientations”
Fiscal Year 2023 Award Recipients(As of December 26, 2024)
・Academic Society Award
Mr. Masanori Igami (Director, Center for Science and Technology Forecasting and Policy Infrastructure Research, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
“Outstanding achievements in contributing to policy implementation through the systematization and visualization of science and technology-related data”
・Best Paper Award
Tomohiro Hosomi (Osaka University / San-ei-gen FFI Co., Ltd.)
Tetsuo Kurashiki (Osaka University)
“Verifying the Effectiveness of Future Design on New Business Proposals in Companies: Business Proposals and Their Evaluation from the Perspective of Future Generations”
《The “fiscal year” indicated below refers to the fiscal year used by the former academic society.》
Fiscal Year 2023 Award Recipients(As of November 22, 2023)
・Academic Society Award
Mr. Tomohiro Shibata (Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University)
Mr. Jun Suzuki (Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
“Outstanding achievements in empirical research on business strategies and policy issues related to innovation”
・Best Paper Award
Naoko Haneda (Chuo University)
“The Impact of Project Cancellation or Delay on the Productivity of Innovation Activities: A Quantitative Analysis Based on the ‘4th National Innovation Survey’”
Fiscal Year 2022 Award Recipients(At the 37th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Mr. Shinichi Akaike ( Senior Fellow, National Institute of Scienceand TechnologyPolicy,Ministry of Education, Culture,Sports,Science and Technology; Attached tothe BureauofScience and Technology Policy, MinistryofEducation,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Counselor, Secretariat for the Promotion of Science, Technology, and Innovation,Cabinet Office [in charge of Integrated Strategy and Evidence] )
“Outstanding achievements in activities that translate the results of policy research into science, technology, and innovation policies”
・Best Paper Award
None
Fiscal Year 2021 Award Recipients(At the 36th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Koichi Sumikura (Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
“Outstanding achievements in empirical research—with a focus on the life sciences—regarding the impact of intellectual property policy on the creation and dissemination of knowledge”
・Best Paper Award
Yukiko Murakami (Waseda University)
“The Impact of Researchers’ International Mobility on Knowledge Exchange Networks”
Fiscal Year 2020 Award Recipients(At the 35th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
Institute for Future Engineering, a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
“Contributions to Policy Formulation and Other Activities Through Contract Research in the Field of Science and Technology Policy”
・Best Paper Award
Kazunari Matsushima ( Tokyo Women’s University)
Yaichi Aoshima (Hitotsubashi University Center for Innovation Research)
Naoki Takada (Yokohama National University)
“The Impact of Corporate and Research Support Organization Involvement in Publicly Funded Projects”
Fiscal Year 2019 Award Recipients(At the 34th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Hirohiro Ijichi (Professor, Faculty of Social Innovation, Seijo University; Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Research Group 1, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
“Outstanding achievements in research related to the development of basic data on Japan’s innovation system, the improvement of statistics on science, technology, and innovation, and research evaluation”
・Best Paper Award
None
Fiscal Year 2018 Award Recipients(At the 33rd Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Mr. Yoshihisa Nakazawa (Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University; Director, Hitz Collaborative Research Institute)
“Initiatives for Multifaceted Industry-Academia Collaboration”
・Best Paper Award
Ms. Yoshie Kobayashi (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
“Career Development and Family Formation Among Female Ph.D. Holders”
Fiscal Year 2017 Award Recipients(At the 32nd Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Mr. Yaichi Aoshima (Hitotsubashi University Center for Innovation Research)
Mr. Kazunari Matsushima (Tokushima University)
“Pioneering New Approaches to the Evaluation of Research and Development Programs”
・Best Paper Award
Mariko Shoji (Japan Science and Technology Agency)
“Analysis of Dynamic Changes in Innovation Systems Attributable to Innovative Knowledge and Technology: A Case Study in Crop Breeding”
Fiscal Year 2016 Award Recipients(At the 31st Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Manabu Eto (Hitotsubashi University Center for Innovation Research)
Hiroyuki Tomizawa (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
“Outstanding achievements in activities bridging policy and policy research”
・Best Paper Award
Tomohiko Kato ( NEDO)
Sotaro Shibayama (Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
Yasunori Baba ( Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)
“Policy Evaluation of Consortium-Based R&D Projects: A Case Study Analysis of the NEDO Follow-up Survey”
Fiscal Year 2015 Award Recipients(At the 30th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Kazuyuki Motohashi (University of Tokyo)
“Empirical Research on the Innovation Process of Advanced Technologies and Industrial Competitiveness”
・Best Paper Award
Yasuyuki Ishii (Tokyo University of Science) and Akio Nagahira (Tohoku University)
“Assessing the Value of Inventions Using Patent Data”
Fiscal Year 2014 Award Recipients(At the 29th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Eisaku Otsuru (Fukuoka Foundation for the Promotion of Industry and Science and Technology)
“Outstanding achievements in the field of the interaction between research, technology, and society”
・Best Paper Award
Yukiko Murakami (Waseda University)
“The Impact of International Mobility and International Collaborative Research on Research Outcomes”
Fiscal Year 2013 Award Recipients(At the 28th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Mr. Akiya Nagata (Center for Science, Technology, Innovation Policy, Education, and Research, Kyushu University)
“Promoting Policy Research on Enterprise-Centered National Innovation Systems and Fostering Human Resources”
・Best Paper Award
Jun Suzuki (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
Juan Jiang (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellow)
“A Reexamination of the International Competitiveness of Japanese Environmental Technology: From the Perspective of International Patent Applications”
Fiscal Year 2012 Award Recipients(At the 27th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Center for Social Technology Research and Development(
); Mr. Takeo Arimoto, Director of the Center (
); “Pioneering Initiatives and Practical Development in Social Technology”
・Best Paper Award
Yoshiaki Tsukamoto (Bioindustry Association, a General Incorporated Foundation)
“A Study on Industry-Academia Collaboration Systems at Research Universities: A Comparative Analysis of Japan and the United States”
“A Study on the Industry-Academia Collaboration System in the United Kingdom”
“A Study on the Industry-Academia Collaboration System in Germany”
Mr. Yoshiji Nishio (Fujitsu Research Institute, Ltd.)
“A Study on the Industry-Academia Collaboration System in the United Kingdom”
“A Study on the Industry-Academia Collaboration System in Germany”
“Open Collaboration Among Industry, Academia, and Government in the United States and Its Implications for Japan”
Fiscal Year 2011 Award Recipients(At the 26th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Shinichi Kobayashi (University Research Center, University of Tsukuba)
“Research on Science, Technology, and Higher Education Policy”
・Best Paper Award
Koichiro Onishi (Faculty of Intellectual Property, Osaka Institute of Technology)
Koya Nagata (Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University)
“Do Tax Incentives for Research and Development Increase Corporate R&D Investment?—An Analysis of the Effects of Introducing a Tax Credit System Based on Total R&D Expenditures—”
Fiscal Year 2010 Award Recipients(At the 25th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Kumiko Miyazaki (Graduate School of Innovation Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
“On My Research on Technology Management Strategy Over the Past 20 Years”
・Best Paper Award
Ms. Jiang Juan (Center for Policy Vision Studies, University of Tokyo)
“A Study on the Evolution of the Concept of ‘Innovation Policy’: Focusing on Policy Discussions within the OECD”
Fiscal Year 2009 Award Recipients(At the 24th Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Research Evaluation Department
“Continuous Development of the Technology Evaluation Framework Since Becoming an Independent Administrative Agency”
・Best Paper Award
Kenichi Kuwajima (Graduate School of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
“Effective R&D Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Analysis of New Drug Development Case Studies”
Fiscal Year 2008 Award Recipients(At the 23rd Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Chizuru Watanabe (Graduate School of Social and Engineering Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
“Research on the Macro-Dynamic Analysis of Technological Innovation and Empirical Implications for Technology Management”
・Best Paper Award
Mr. Ken Kumada (Center for Collaborative Research on Future Science and Technology, Tohoku University)
“Decision-Making Mechanisms in Japan’s Space Development Activities: Elucidating Fundamental Issues in Japan’s Space Development System and Reconstructing the Management Framework”
Fiscal Year 2007 Award Recipients(At the 22nd Annual Academic Conference)
・Academic Society Award
Terutaka Kuwahara (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
“Practical Interdisciplinary Research in the Field of Science and Technology Policy”
・Best Paper Award
Takashi Natori (Development Bank of Japan)
“A Study on Measures to Facilitate Intellectual Property Financing for Technology-Oriented Regional Industries”
Paper Award and Society Award Review Committee
・Chairperson
Hirasawa, Ling, FY 2007–FY 2012
Kobayashi, Shinichi, FY 2013–FY 2018
《The “fiscal years” listed above refer to those of the former society.》
Nagata, Akiya, FY 2019 (former society)–FY 2023 (current society)
Ijichi, Hirohiro, FY 2024 (current society)–
・Committee Member
Yoichiro Hara FY 2007–FY 2008
Hiroshi Shima FY 2007–FY 2008
Koichi Sumikura FY 2007–FY 2008
Tetsuo Naito FY 2007–FY 2009
Masahiro Ikeshima FY 2007–2009
Fujio Niwa FY 2007–2009
Fujiro Saito FY 2009–2010
Shuichi Tsukahara FY 2009–2010
Yuko Harayama FY 2009–2010
Shotaro Kazuki FY 2010–2011
Yukio Sato FY 2010–2011
Mitsuo Matsumoto FY 2010–2011
Naoto Kobayashi FY 2011–2012
Terutaka Kuwahara FY 2011–2012
Kumiko Miyazaki FY 2011–2012
Naotoshi Yamamoto FY 2012–2013
Shigeru Matsushima FY 2012–2013
Hiroshi Nagano FY 2012– FY2013
Hiroshi Suzuki FY2013–FY2014
Masanori Yoshiumi FY2013–FY2014
Hiroshi Nagata FY2013– FY2014
Tadahiko Abe FY2014–FY2015
Minoru Kunitani FY2014–FY2015
Akiya Nagata FY2014–FY2015
Takashi Kikuta FY2015–FY2016
Koji Tanabe FY2015–2016
Junichi Kikuchi FY 2015–2016
Eisaku Otsuru FY 2016–2017
Chihiro Hirano FY 2016–2017
Hideto Nakajima FY 2016–2017
Takashi Natori FY 2017– FY 2018
Mitsuru Kodama FY 2017–FY 2018
Yoshiaki Tsukamoto FY 2017–FY 2018
Masato Takagi FY 2018–FY 2019
Ryuji Shimoda FY 2018–FY 2019
Kumi Okuwada FY 2018– FY2019
Koji Nishio FY2019–FY2020
Kazuyuki Motohashi FY2019–FY2020
Yukiko Murakami FY2019–FY2020
Yasuyuki Ishii FY2020–FY2021
Hiroyuki Tomizawa FY2020–2021
Jun Suzuki FY 2020–2021
Toru Takaya FY 2021–2022
Manabu Eto FY 2021–2022
Yoshie Kobayashi FY 2021–2022
Haruichi Nishio FY 2022– FY2023
Naoki Saito FY2022–FY2023
Kenichi Kuwajima FY2022–FY2023
Hirohiro Ijichi FY2023–FY2024
Shigemi Yoneyama FY2023–FY2024
Hiromitsu Watanabe FY2023–FY2024
"The 'fiscal years' listed above all refer to those of the former academic society."