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 28.7M citations received by 1.72M 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 Materials Science

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

2. Tohoku University

For Materials Science

#3 in Asia
#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

3. Kyoto University

For Materials Science

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

4. Osaka University

For Materials Science

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

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#9 in Asia
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

6. Kyushu University

For Materials Science

#19 in Asia
#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

7. Nagoya University

For Materials Science

#27 in Asia
#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

8. Hokkaido University

For Materials Science

#29 in Asia
#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Materials Science

#51 in Asia
#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

10. University of Tsukuba

For Materials Science

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

11. Hiroshima University

For Materials Science

#76 in Asia
#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

12. Keio University

For Materials Science

#82 in Asia
#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

13. Waseda University

For Materials Science

#85 in Asia
#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

14. Osaka Prefecture University

For Materials Science

#98 in Asia
#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

15. Kobe University

For Materials Science

#103 in Asia
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

16. Chiba University

For Materials Science

#106 in Asia
#334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

17. Okayama University

For Materials Science

#115 in Asia
#358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

18. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Materials Science

#118 in Asia
#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

19. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#120 in Asia
#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

20. Yokohama National University

For Materials Science

#125 in Asia
#391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Materials Science

#139 in Asia
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

22. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Materials Science

#143 in Asia
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

23. Shinshu University

For Materials Science

#147 in Asia
#454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

24. Kanazawa University

For Materials Science

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

25. Kumamoto University

For Materials Science

#156 in Asia
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

26. Shizuoka University

For Materials Science

#161 in Asia
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

27. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#162 in Asia
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

28. Osaka City University

For Materials Science

#164 in Asia
#490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

29. Yamagata University

For Materials Science

#170 in Asia
#505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

30. Nihon University

For Materials Science

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

31. Niigata University

For Materials Science

#182 in Asia
#561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

32. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Materials Science

#183 in Asia
#563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

33. University of Tokushima

For Materials Science

#186 in Asia
#569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

34. Yamaguchi University

For Materials Science

#193 in Asia
#587 in the World
Founded
1949

35. Gunma University

For Materials Science

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

36. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#198 in Asia
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

37. University of Electro-Communications

For Materials Science

#203 in Asia
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

38. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Materials Science

#204 in Asia
#610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

39. Gifu University

For Materials Science

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

40. Kindai University

For Materials Science

#220 in Asia
#666 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

41. Mie University

For Materials Science

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

42. Kansai University

For Materials Science

#232 in Asia
#695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

43. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

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

44. Tokai University

For Materials Science

#239 in Asia
#717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

45. Nagasaki University

For Materials Science

#240 in Asia
#720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

46. Ehime University

For Materials Science

#242 in Asia
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

47. University of Yamanashi

For Materials Science

#252 in Asia
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

48. Ibaraki University

For Materials Science

#259 in Asia
#770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

49. Saitama University

For Materials Science

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

50. Kagoshima University

For Materials Science

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

51. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#269 in Asia
#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

52. Ritsumeikan University

For Materials Science

#271 in Asia
#790 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

53. University of Toyama

For Materials Science

#275 in Asia
#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

54. Meijo University

For Materials Science

#293 in Asia
#841 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

55. Saga University

For Materials Science

#294 in Asia
#843 in the World
Founded
1949

56. Doshisha University

For Materials Science

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

57. Toyota Technological Institute

For Materials Science

#322 in Asia
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

58. Kanagawa University

For Materials Science

#325 in Asia
#913 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

59. University of Fukui

For Materials Science

#326 in Asia
#914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

60. University of Hyogo

For Materials Science

#329 in Asia
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

61. Iwate University

For Materials Science

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

62. Tottori University

For Materials Science

#344 in Asia
#943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

63. Sophia University

For Materials Science

#370 in Asia
#1000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

64. Okayama University of Science

For Materials Science

#379 in Asia
#1017 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

65. Akita University

For Materials Science

#381 in Asia
#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

66. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Materials Science

#384 in Asia
#1033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

67. Fukuoka University

For Materials Science

#426 in Asia
#1105 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

68. Shimane University

For Materials Science

#427 in Asia
#1108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

69. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Materials Science

#435 in Asia
#1122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

70. Chuo University

For Materials Science

#446 in Asia
#1148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

71. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#448 in Asia
#1150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

72. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#459 in Asia
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1965

73. Meiji University

For Materials Science

#474 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

74. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#480 in Asia
#1215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

75. Toho University

For Materials Science

#484 in Asia
#1220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

76. Utsunomiya University

For Materials Science

#485 in Asia
#1221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

77. Chubu University

For Materials Science

#503 in Asia
#1251 in the World
Founded
1938

78. Kagawa University

For Materials Science

#508 in Asia
#1263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

79. Kitasato University

For Materials Science

#510 in Asia
#1265 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

80. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Materials Science

#517 in Asia
#1281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

81. University of Shizuoka

For Materials Science

#518 in Asia
#1283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1987

82. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#520 in Asia
#1285 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

83. Kogakuin University

For Materials Science

#521 in Asia
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

84. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#531 in Asia
#1305 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

85. Oita University

For Materials Science

#532 in Asia
#1307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

86. Nagoya City University

For Materials Science

#535 in Asia
#1313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

87. Hirosaki University

For Materials Science

#537 in Asia
#1318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

88. Nagaoka University

For Materials Science

#545 in Asia
#1336 in the World
Founded
2001

89. Showa University

For Materials Science

#552 in Asia
#1350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

90. University of Miyazaki

For Materials Science

#560 in Asia
#1368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

91. Teikyo University

For Materials Science

#569 in Asia
#1384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

92. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#596 in Asia
#1444 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1959

93. Yokohama City University

For Materials Science

#599 in Asia
#1451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

94. Gakushuin University

For Materials Science

#604 in Asia
#1462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

95. Hosei University

For Materials Science

#619 in Asia
#1484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

96. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Materials Science

#622 in Asia
#1489 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
2,301
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1884

98. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Materials Science

#628 in Asia
#1499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

99. Kochi University

For Materials Science

#633 in Asia
#1506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

100. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#639 in Asia
#1518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,025
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.