100 Best universities for Chemistry in Japan

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 80.6M citations received by 4.71M academic papers made by 480 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 Chemistry

#1 in Asia
#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Chemistry

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

3. Osaka University

For Chemistry

#3 in Asia
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Chemistry

#4 in Asia
#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

5. Kyushu University

For Chemistry

#9 in Asia
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

6. Nagoya University

For Chemistry

#11 in Asia
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#13 in Asia
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

8. Hokkaido University

For Chemistry

#14 in Asia
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Chemistry

#31 in Asia
#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1881

10. University of Tsukuba

For Chemistry

#40 in Asia
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

11. Hiroshima University

For Chemistry

#43 in Asia
#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,077
Founded
1949

12. Keio University

For Chemistry

#46 in Asia
#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

13. Kobe University

For Chemistry

#49 in Asia
#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902

14. Chiba University

For Chemistry

#55 in Asia
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

15. Okayama University

For Chemistry

#58 in Asia
#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

16. Kanazawa University

For Chemistry

#72 in Asia
#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
10,111
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

17. Kumamoto University

For Chemistry

#77 in Asia
#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

18. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Chemistry

#84 in Asia
#362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1946

19. University of Tokushima

For Chemistry

#102 in Asia
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

20. Waseda University

For Chemistry

#108 in Asia
#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

21. Niigata University

For Chemistry

#112 in Asia
#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
12,289
Founded
1922

22. Osaka City University

For Chemistry

#114 in Asia
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

23. Osaka Prefecture University

For Chemistry

#116 in Asia
#461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

24. Nagasaki University

For Chemistry

#120 in Asia
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
9,044
Founded
1949

25. Gunma University

For Chemistry

#121 in Asia
#470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

26. Gifu University

For Chemistry

#122 in Asia
#476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

27. Shinshu University

For Chemistry

#125 in Asia
#481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

29. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Chemistry

#136 in Asia
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

30. Nihon University

For Chemistry

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

31. Kindai University

For Chemistry

#147 in Asia
#531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

32. Yamaguchi University

For Chemistry

#149 in Asia
#540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
1949

33. Ehime University

For Chemistry

#150 in Asia
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

34. Kagoshima University

For Chemistry

#161 in Asia
#572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

35. Juntendo University

For Chemistry

#164 in Asia
#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

36. Mie University

For Chemistry

#167 in Asia
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

37. Kitasato University

For Chemistry

#171 in Asia
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

38. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#172 in Asia
#600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1991

39. Tokai University

For Chemistry

#175 in Asia
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

40. Shizuoka University

For Chemistry

#177 in Asia
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

41. Yokohama City University

For Chemistry

#186 in Asia
#629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1928

42. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#187 in Asia
#631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

43. Yokohama National University

For Chemistry

#188 in Asia
#632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1949

44. Yamagata University

For Chemistry

#193 in Asia
#642 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

45. Nagoya City University

For Chemistry

#199 in Asia
#653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

46. Tottori University

For Chemistry

#202 in Asia
#664 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

47. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Chemistry

#215 in Asia
#693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

48. Showa University

For Chemistry

#227 in Asia
#728 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1928

49. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Chemistry

#239 in Asia
#756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1976

50. University of Toyama

For Chemistry

#242 in Asia
#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
9,121
Founded
1975

51. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#245 in Asia
#770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

52. University of Yamanashi

For Chemistry

#247 in Asia
#772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

53. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Chemistry

#253 in Asia
#794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
2,301
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1884

54. Teikyo University

For Chemistry

#256 in Asia
#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

56. Sapporo Medical University

For Chemistry

#262 in Asia
#811 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

57. Fukuoka University

For Chemistry

#268 in Asia
#833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

58. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#269 in Asia
#838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

59. Kagawa University

For Chemistry

#271 in Asia
#846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

61. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Chemistry

#278 in Asia
#862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1939

62. University of Shizuoka

For Chemistry

#280 in Asia
#867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1987

63. Shimane University

For Chemistry

#281 in Asia
#868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

64. Saitama University

For Chemistry

#291 in Asia
#893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

65. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Chemistry

#292 in Asia
#895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Founded
1976

66. Hirosaki University

For Chemistry

#294 in Asia
#898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

67. University of Miyazaki

For Chemistry

#295 in Asia
#899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

68. Toho University

For Chemistry

#299 in Asia
#907 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

69. Nippon Medical School

For Chemistry

#300 in Asia
#908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1904

70. University of Fukui

For Chemistry

#304 in Asia
#917 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

71. Saga University

For Chemistry

#311 in Asia
#932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

72. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Chemistry

#312 in Asia
#936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1891

73. University of Electro-Communications

For Chemistry

#313 in Asia
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

74. Akita University

For Chemistry

#320 in Asia
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

75. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Chemistry

#322 in Asia
#956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

76. Okayama University of Science

For Chemistry

#328 in Asia
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

77. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Chemistry

#329 in Asia
#972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
934
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1974

78. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Chemistry

#331 in Asia
#976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

79. Ibaraki University

For Chemistry

#337 in Asia
#989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

81. Kansai Medical University

For Chemistry

#342 in Asia
#1000 in the World
Enrollment
782
Founded
1928

82. Kansai University

For Chemistry

#343 in Asia
#1003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

83. Meijo University

For Chemistry

#346 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

84. Hyogo College of Medicine

For Chemistry

#354 in Asia
#1022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1971

85. Ritsumeikan University

For Chemistry

#358 in Asia
#1028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1899

86. Iwate University

For Chemistry

#362 in Asia
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

87. University of the Ryukyus

For Chemistry

#370 in Asia
#1051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1950

89. Kochi University

For Chemistry

#375 in Asia
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1949

90. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#376 in Asia
#1070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

91. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Chemistry

#377 in Asia
#1071 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
1,107
Founded
1974

92. Nara Medical University

For Chemistry

#379 in Asia
#1075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1945

93. Oita University

For Chemistry

#382 in Asia
#1078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

95. Fujita Health University

For Chemistry

#416 in Asia
#1138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
3,065
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1964

96. Doshisha University

For Chemistry

#433 in Asia
#1168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,642
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

97. University of Hyogo

For Chemistry

#437 in Asia
#1177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
6,695
Founded
2004

98. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Chemistry

#457 in Asia
#1221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1932

99. Tokyo Medical University

For Chemistry

#473 in Asia
#1247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

100. Fukushima Medical University

For Chemistry

#481 in Asia
#1270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
1,095
Founded
1952

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