100 Best universities for Chemistry in Japan

Ranking by academic field

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

Japan | Fukuoka

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

Japan | Sapporo

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

Japan | 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

Japan | Higashihiroshima

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

Japan | Okayama

For Chemistry

#58 in Asia

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

16. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Chemistry

#72 in Asia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 10,111
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

17. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

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

Japan | 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

Japan | Niigata

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

Japan | Nagasaki

For Chemistry

#120 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 9,044
Founded: 1949

25. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

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

Japan | Matsumoto

For Chemistry

#125 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

28. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Chemistry

#133 in Asia

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

29. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

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

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Chemistry

#147 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

32. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Chemistry

#149 in Asia

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1949

33. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Chemistry

#150 in Asia

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

34. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

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

Japan | Shizuoka

For Chemistry

#177 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

41. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

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

Japan | Yokohama

For Chemistry

#188 in Asia

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1949

44. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

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

Japan | Tottori

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

Japan | Toyohashi

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

55. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Chemistry

#261 in Asia

#805 in the World

Founded: 1972

56. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Chemistry

#262 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

57. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Chemistry

#268 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

58. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Chemistry

#269 in Asia

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

59. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Chemistry

#271 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

60. Kurume University

For Chemistry

#275 in Asia

#855 in the World

Founded: 1928

61. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Chemistry

#278 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1939

62. University of Shizuoka

Japan | 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

Japan | Saitama

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

Japan | Nagaoka

For Chemistry

#292 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Founded: 1976

66. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Chemistry

#294 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

67. University of Miyazaki

Japan | 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

Japan | Okayama

For Chemistry

#328 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,050
Founded: 1962

77. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

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

80. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Chemistry

#339 in Asia

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1880

81. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

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

Japan | Nishinomiya

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

Japan | Morioka

For Chemistry

#362 in Asia

#1034 in the World

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

87. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Chemistry

#370 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1950

88. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Chemistry

#373 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1978

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

Japan | Kashihara

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

94. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Chemistry

#397 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Founded: 1972

95. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

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

Japan | Fukushima

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.

Chemistry subfields in Japan

Biochemical Engineering21

Biochemistry418

Chemical Engineering251

Computational Chemistry121

Environmental Chemistry206

Inorganic Chemistry203

Materials Science363

Nanotechnology231

Nutrition and Food Science242

Organic Chemistry384

Petrology and Geochemistry125

Physical chemistry254

Polymer science and Plastics engineering74

Radiochemistry161