100 Best universities for Paleontology in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 11.8M citations received by 629K academic papers made by 378 universities in Japan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For Paleontology

#1 in Asia
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Paleontology

#2 in Asia
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Paleontology

#7 in Asia
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Paleontology

#9 in Asia
#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

5. Hokkaido University

For Paleontology

#12 in Asia
#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

6. Kyushu University

For Paleontology

#15 in Asia
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

7. Nagoya University

For Paleontology

#16 in Asia
#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#21 in Asia
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

9. Hiroshima University

For Paleontology

#42 in Asia
#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

10. University of Tsukuba

For Paleontology

#45 in Asia
#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

11. Tokyo University of Science

For Paleontology

#58 in Asia
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

12. Okayama University

For Paleontology

#59 in Asia
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

13. Kobe University

For Paleontology

#61 in Asia
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

14. Keio University

For Paleontology

#73 in Asia
#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

15. Chiba University

For Paleontology

#74 in Asia
#393 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Kanazawa University

For Paleontology

#96 in Asia
#499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

17. Niigata University

For Paleontology

#103 in Asia
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

18. Nihon University

For Paleontology

#108 in Asia
#526 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

19. Waseda University

For Paleontology

#116 in Asia
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

20. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Paleontology

#123 in Asia
#571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

21. Gifu University

For Paleontology

#124 in Asia
#572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

22. Nagasaki University

For Paleontology

#132 in Asia
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

23. Osaka City University

For Paleontology

#133 in Asia
#599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

24. Kitasato University

For Paleontology

#134 in Asia
#600 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

25. Ehime University

For Paleontology

#136 in Asia
#605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

26. Juntendo University

For Paleontology

#146 in Asia
#629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

27. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Paleontology

#150 in Asia
#639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

28. Kagoshima University

For Paleontology

#151 in Asia
#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

29. Shinshu University

For Paleontology

#156 in Asia
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

30. Shizuoka University

For Paleontology

#163 in Asia
#671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

31. Kumamoto University

For Paleontology

#164 in Asia
#672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

32. Osaka Prefecture University

For Paleontology

#166 in Asia
#675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

34. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Paleontology

#178 in Asia
#707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

35. University of Tokushima

For Paleontology

#179 in Asia
#708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

36. Kindai University

For Paleontology

#198 in Asia
#755 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

37. Kochi University

For Paleontology

#201 in Asia
#761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

38. Gunma University

For Paleontology

#207 in Asia
#776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

39. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Paleontology

#211 in Asia
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

40. Tokai University

For Paleontology

#212 in Asia
#794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

41. University of the Ryukyus

For Paleontology

#214 in Asia
#799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

42. Shimane University

For Paleontology

#233 in Asia
#849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

43. Tottori University

For Paleontology

#238 in Asia
#865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

44. Mie University

For Paleontology

#248 in Asia
#888 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

45. Yamagata University

For Paleontology

#253 in Asia
#902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

46. Yokohama National University

For Paleontology

#262 in Asia
#925 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

47. Yokohama City University

For Paleontology

#266 in Asia
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

48. Toho University

For Paleontology

#270 in Asia
#945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

49. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#271 in Asia
#947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

50. Ibaraki University

For Paleontology

#279 in Asia
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

51. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#285 in Asia
#992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

52. Saitama University

For Paleontology

#291 in Asia
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

53. University of Miyazaki

For Paleontology

#293 in Asia
#1023 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

54. Akita University

For Paleontology

#295 in Asia
#1025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

55. Teikyo University

For Paleontology

#299 in Asia
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

56. Kagawa University

For Paleontology

#300 in Asia
#1035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

57. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Paleontology

#304 in Asia
#1044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

58. University of Yamanashi

For Paleontology

#323 in Asia
#1104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

59. University of Toyama

For Paleontology

#327 in Asia
#1113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

60. Saga University

For Paleontology

#328 in Asia
#1114 in the World
Founded
1949

61. Ritsumeikan University

For Paleontology

#331 in Asia
#1119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

62. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Paleontology

#333 in Asia
#1122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

63. Hirosaki University

For Paleontology

#336 in Asia
#1125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

64. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#337 in Asia
#1126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

65. Sapporo Medical University

For Paleontology

#339 in Asia
#1130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

67. Showa University

For Paleontology

#347 in Asia
#1154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

68. Fukuoka University

For Paleontology

#351 in Asia
#1159 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

69. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#359 in Asia
#1176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

70. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Paleontology

#369 in Asia
#1204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

71. Nagoya City University

For Paleontology

#385 in Asia
#1237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

72. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Paleontology

#389 in Asia
#1248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

74. Iwate University

For Paleontology

#402 in Asia
#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

75. Okayama University of Science

For Paleontology

#409 in Asia
#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

76. Kurume University

For Paleontology

#411 in Asia
#1293 in the World
Founded
1928

78. University of Fukui

For Paleontology

#424 in Asia
#1318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

79. University of Electro-Communications

For Paleontology

#426 in Asia
#1321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

80. Meijo University

For Paleontology

#440 in Asia
#1364 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

81. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Paleontology

#444 in Asia
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

82. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Paleontology

#445 in Asia
#1375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

83. Oita University

For Paleontology

#455 in Asia
#1389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

84. Nara Medical University

For Paleontology

#461 in Asia
#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

85. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

For Paleontology

#463 in Asia
#1404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1880

86. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Paleontology

#464 in Asia
#1406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
2,301
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1884

88. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

For Paleontology

#473 in Asia
#1427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
1,337
Founded
1941

90. Meiji University

For Paleontology

#496 in Asia
#1480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

91. Kansai University

For Paleontology

#510 in Asia
#1506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

92. Utsunomiya University

For Paleontology

#513 in Asia
#1511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

94. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#536 in Asia
#1551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

96. Tokushima Bunri University

For Paleontology

#550 in Asia
#1578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

97. Doshisha University

For Paleontology

#552 in Asia
#1584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

98. Fujita Health University

For Paleontology

#557 in Asia
#1594 in the World
Enrollment
3,065
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1964

99. Kyorin University

For Paleontology

#559 in Asia
#1597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,820
Founded
1966

The best cities to study Paleontology in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.