100 Best universities for Paleontology in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 15.8M citations received by 704K academic papers made by 398 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

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Paleontology

#2 in Asia

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Paleontology

#9 in Asia

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

4. Tohoku University

For Paleontology

#11 in Asia

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

5. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Paleontology

#12 in Asia

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Paleontology

#17 in Asia

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

7. Nagoya University

For Paleontology

#18 in Asia

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#28 in Asia

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Paleontology

#49 in Asia

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

10. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Paleontology

#50 in Asia

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

11. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Paleontology

#66 in Asia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

12. Kobe University

For Paleontology

#79 in Asia

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

13. Keio University

For Paleontology

#80 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Paleontology

#81 in Asia

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

15. Chiba University

For Paleontology

#89 in Asia

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

16. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Paleontology

#111 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

17. Nihon University

For Paleontology

#119 in Asia

#545 in the World

Founded: 1889

18. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Paleontology

#120 in Asia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

19. Waseda University

For Paleontology

#133 in Asia

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

20. Gifu University

For Paleontology

#146 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

21. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Paleontology

#148 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

22. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Paleontology

#152 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

23. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Paleontology

#163 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

24. Kitasato University

For Paleontology

#164 in Asia

#657 in the World

Founded: 1962

25. Osaka City University

For Paleontology

#165 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

26. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Paleontology

#167 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

27. Juntendo University

For Paleontology

#171 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

28. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Paleontology

#174 in Asia

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

29. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Paleontology

#183 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

30. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Paleontology

#190 in Asia

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

31. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Paleontology

#194 in Asia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

32. Osaka Prefecture University

For Paleontology

#200 in Asia

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

33. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Paleontology

#203 in Asia

#756 in the World

Founded: 1949

34. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Paleontology

#204 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

35. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Paleontology

#211 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

36. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Paleontology

#214 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

37. Kochi University

For Paleontology

#236 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

38. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Paleontology

#242 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

39. Tokai University

For Paleontology

#246 in Asia

#855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

40. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Paleontology

#256 in Asia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

41. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Paleontology

#261 in Asia

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

42. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Paleontology

#272 in Asia

#924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

43. Mie University

For Paleontology

#279 in Asia

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

44. Shimane University

For Paleontology

#287 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

45. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Paleontology

#302 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

46. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Paleontology

#304 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

47. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Paleontology

#307 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

48. Toho University

For Paleontology

#308 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

49. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#320 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

50. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Paleontology

#325 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

51. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Paleontology

#326 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

52. Ibaraki University

For Paleontology

#327 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

53. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#331 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

54. Teikyo University

For Paleontology

#341 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

55. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Paleontology

#342 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

56. Akita University

For Paleontology

#344 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

57. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Paleontology

#356 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

58. University of Toyama

For Paleontology

#364 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

59. University of Yamanashi

For Paleontology

#366 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

60. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Paleontology

#370 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

61. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Paleontology

#371 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

62. Ritsumeikan University

For Paleontology

#376 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

63. Saga University

For Paleontology

#380 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Founded: 1949

64. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Paleontology

#393 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

65. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Paleontology

#396 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

66. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Paleontology

#403 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1934

67. Showa University

For Paleontology

#408 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

68. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#413 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

69. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#420 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

70. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Paleontology

#421 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

71. Nagoya City University

For Paleontology

#434 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

72. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Paleontology

#464 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Founded: 1978

73. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Paleontology

#466 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Founded: 1972

74. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Paleontology

#468 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

75. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Paleontology

#475 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

76. Kurume University

For Paleontology

#478 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Founded: 1928

77. University of Fukui

For Paleontology

#483 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

78. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Paleontology

#500 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

79. Meijo University

For Paleontology

#501 in Asia

#1464 in the World

Founded: 1926

80. University of Electro-Communications

For Paleontology

#502 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

81. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Paleontology

#506 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

82. Oita University

For Paleontology

#523 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

83. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Paleontology

#534 in Asia

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

84. Tokyo Dental College

For Paleontology

#536 in Asia

#1523 in the World

Founded: 1890

85. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Paleontology

#542 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,353
Founded: 1941

86. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Paleontology

#544 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

87. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Paleontology

#548 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

88. Nippon Medical School

For Paleontology

#558 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Founded: 1904

89. Meiji University

For Paleontology

#565 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

90. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Paleontology

#572 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

91. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Paleontology

#586 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Founded: 1971

92. Kansai University

For Paleontology

#602 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

93. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Paleontology

#621 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

94. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#632 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

95. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Paleontology

#635 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

96. Doshisha University

For Paleontology

#640 in Asia

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

97. University of Hyogo

For Paleontology

#642 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

98. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Paleontology

#644 in Asia

#1731 in the World

Founded: 1972

99. Tokushima Bunri University

Japan | Tokushima

For Paleontology

#648 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

100. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Paleontology

#656 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

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