100 Best Materials Science schools in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 36.2M citations received by 1.9M academic papers made by 392 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 Materials Science

#2 in Asia
#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Tohoku University

For Materials Science

#3 in Asia
#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

3. Kyoto University

For Materials Science

#4 in Asia
#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

4. Osaka University

For Materials Science

#6 in Asia
#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#12 in Asia
#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

6. Kyushu University

For Materials Science

#25 in Asia
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

7. Nagoya University

For Materials Science

#29 in Asia
#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

8. Hokkaido University

For Materials Science

#32 in Asia
#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Materials Science

#61 in Asia
#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

10. University of Tsukuba

For Materials Science

#77 in Asia
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

11. Hiroshima University

For Materials Science

#81 in Asia
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

12. Keio University

For Materials Science

#89 in Asia
#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

13. Waseda University

For Materials Science

#94 in Asia
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

14. Kobe University

For Materials Science

#115 in Asia
#341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

15. Osaka Prefecture University

For Materials Science

#117 in Asia
#350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

16. Chiba University

For Materials Science

#119 in Asia
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

17. Okayama University

For Materials Science

#125 in Asia
#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

18. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Materials Science

#137 in Asia
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

19. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#141 in Asia
#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

20. Yokohama National University

For Materials Science

#144 in Asia
#426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Materials Science

#157 in Asia
#457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

22. Shinshu University

For Materials Science

#162 in Asia
#475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

23. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Materials Science

#163 in Asia
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

24. Kanazawa University

For Materials Science

#164 in Asia
#482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

25. Kumamoto University

For Materials Science

#173 in Asia
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

26. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#177 in Asia
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

27. Shizuoka University

For Materials Science

#179 in Asia
#520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

28. Osaka City University

For Materials Science

#188 in Asia
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

29. Yamagata University

For Materials Science

#192 in Asia
#564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

30. Nihon University

For Materials Science

#195 in Asia
#571 in the World
Founded
1889

31. University of Tokushima

For Materials Science

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

32. Niigata University

For Materials Science

#203 in Asia
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

33. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Materials Science

#205 in Asia
#599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

34. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Materials Science

#215 in Asia
#622 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

35. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#217 in Asia
#628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

36. Gunma University

For Materials Science

#218 in Asia
#630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

37. Yamaguchi University

For Materials Science

#221 in Asia
#638 in the World
Founded
1949

38. University of Electro-Communications

For Materials Science

#222 in Asia
#640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

39. Gifu University

For Materials Science

#237 in Asia
#689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

40. Kindai University

For Materials Science

#244 in Asia
#701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

41. Kansai University

For Materials Science

#259 in Asia
#742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

42. Mie University

For Materials Science

#261 in Asia
#748 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

43. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#265 in Asia
#754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

44. Tokai University

For Materials Science

#266 in Asia
#756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

45. Nagasaki University

For Materials Science

#267 in Asia
#758 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

46. Ehime University

For Materials Science

#270 in Asia
#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

47. Ritsumeikan University

For Materials Science

#283 in Asia
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

48. University of Yamanashi

For Materials Science

#292 in Asia
#806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

49. Saitama University

For Materials Science

#302 in Asia
#826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

50. Kagoshima University

For Materials Science

#306 in Asia
#834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

51. Ibaraki University

For Materials Science

#307 in Asia
#835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

52. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#309 in Asia
#838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

53. University of Toyama

For Materials Science

#316 in Asia
#851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

54. Saga University

For Materials Science

#332 in Asia
#892 in the World
Founded
1949

55. Meijo University

For Materials Science

#345 in Asia
#918 in the World
Founded
1926

56. Doshisha University

For Materials Science

#355 in Asia
#941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

57. University of Fukui

For Materials Science

#361 in Asia
#951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

58. University of Hyogo

For Materials Science

#368 in Asia
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

59. Toyota Technological Institute

For Materials Science

#383 in Asia
#992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

60. Iwate University

For Materials Science

#389 in Asia
#1003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

61. Kanagawa University

For Materials Science

#391 in Asia
#1006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

62. Tottori University

For Materials Science

#397 in Asia
#1018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

63. Sophia University

For Materials Science

#436 in Asia
#1106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

64. Akita University

For Materials Science

#444 in Asia
#1118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

65. Okayama University of Science

For Materials Science

#453 in Asia
#1130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

66. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Materials Science

#467 in Asia
#1152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

67. Shimane University

For Materials Science

#474 in Asia
#1173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

68. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Materials Science

#476 in Asia
#1178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

69. Fukuoka University

For Materials Science

#481 in Asia
#1193 in the World
Founded
1934

70. Chuo University

For Materials Science

#482 in Asia
#1198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

71. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#483 in Asia
#1200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

72. Meiji University

For Materials Science

#523 in Asia
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

73. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#533 in Asia
#1294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
5,917
Founded
1965

74. Utsunomiya University

For Materials Science

#535 in Asia
#1299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

75. Toho University

For Materials Science

#536 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

76. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#549 in Asia
#1324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

77. Chubu University

For Materials Science

#559 in Asia
#1343 in the World
Founded
1938

78. Kagawa University

For Materials Science

#563 in Asia
#1352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

79. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Materials Science

#571 in Asia
#1362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

80. Oita University

For Materials Science

#574 in Asia
#1367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

82. University of Shizuoka

For Materials Science

#585 in Asia
#1384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1987

83. Hirosaki University

For Materials Science

#586 in Asia
#1385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

84. Kitasato University

For Materials Science

#588 in Asia
#1390 in the World
Founded
1962

85. Kogakuin University

For Materials Science

#596 in Asia
#1407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

86. Nagoya City University

For Materials Science

#602 in Asia
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

87. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#606 in Asia
#1421 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

88. Showa University

For Materials Science

#607 in Asia
#1422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

89. Teikyo University

For Materials Science

#631 in Asia
#1476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

90. University of Miyazaki

For Materials Science

#653 in Asia
#1517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

91. Yokohama City University

For Materials Science

#654 in Asia
#1518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

92. Nagaoka University

For Materials Science

#661 in Asia
#1535 in the World
Founded
2001

94. Hosei University

For Materials Science

#701 in Asia
#1595 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

95. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Materials Science

#704 in Asia
#1604 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female
56:44

96. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#705 in Asia
#1605 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1959

97. Gakushuin University

For Materials Science

#708 in Asia
#1609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

98. Kochi University

For Materials Science

#710 in Asia
#1615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

99. Kochi University of Technology

For Materials Science

#713 in Asia
#1621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1997

100. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#718 in Asia
#1630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,106
Founded
1960

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