Best Nutrition and Food Science universities in Japan [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 3.21M citations received by 139K academic papers made by 258 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. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Asia

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

2. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Asia

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

3. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in Asia

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

4. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in Asia

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

5. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in Asia

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

6. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in Asia

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

7. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Nutrition and Food Science

#52 in Asia

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

8. Tokyo University of Agriculture

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#62 in Asia

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

9. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#67 in Asia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

10. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#73 in Asia

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

11. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Nutrition and Food Science

#77 in Asia

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

12. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#89 in Asia

#284 in the World

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

13. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#96 in Asia

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

14. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#121 in Asia

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

15. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#122 in Asia

#378 in the World

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

16. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#131 in Asia

#394 in the World

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

17. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#134 in Asia

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

18. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Nutrition and Food Science

#139 in Asia

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

19. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#148 in Asia

#441 in the World

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

20. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Nutrition and Food Science

#151 in Asia

#452 in the World

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

21. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#155 in Asia

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

22. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#162 in Asia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1889

23. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#167 in Asia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

24. Ochanomizu University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#177 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

25. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#182 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

26. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#204 in Asia

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#206 in Asia

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

28. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#237 in Asia

#663 in the World

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

29. Kitasato University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#250 in Asia

#689 in the World

Founded: 1962

30. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#255 in Asia

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

31. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#256 in Asia

#700 in the World

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

32. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Nutrition and Food Science

#258 in Asia

#702 in the World

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

33. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#260 in Asia

#706 in the World

Founded: 1949

34. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#263 in Asia

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

35. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#270 in Asia

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

36. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Nutrition and Food Science

#275 in Asia

#746 in the World

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

37. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#276 in Asia

#749 in the World

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

38. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#283 in Asia

#761 in the World

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

39. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Nutrition and Food Science

#284 in Asia

#766 in the World

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

40. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#286 in Asia

#769 in the World

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

41. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#287 in Asia

#771 in the World

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

42. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Sendai

For Nutrition and Food Science

#309 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

43. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Nutrition and Food Science

#315 in Asia

#837 in the World

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

44. Kochi University

Japan | Kochi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#324 in Asia

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

45. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Nutrition and Food Science

#335 in Asia

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

46. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#344 in Asia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

47. Shimane University

Japan | Matsue

For Nutrition and Food Science

#360 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

48. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#364 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

49. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Nutrition and Food Science

#370 in Asia

#990 in the World

Founded: 1949

50. Teikyo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#380 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

51. Nagoya City University

Japan | Nagoya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#386 in Asia

#1010 in the World

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

52. Tokai University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#392 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

53. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Nutrition and Food Science

#400 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

54. University of Toyama

Japan | Toyama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#406 in Asia

#1046 in the World

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

55. Kyoto Prefectural University

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#410 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

56. Meiji University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#417 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

57. Mukogawa Women's University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#420 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1949

58. Akita Prefectural University

Japan | Akita

For Nutrition and Food Science

#422 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1999

59. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#443 in Asia

#1137 in the World

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

60. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#449 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

61. Nara Women's University

Japan | Nara

For Nutrition and Food Science

#450 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 2,631
Founded: 1908

62. Kagawa Nutrition University

Japan | Sakado

For Nutrition and Food Science

#452 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1961

63. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#457 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

64. Prefectural University of Hiroshima

Japan | Hiroshima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#469 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 2005

65. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#495 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

66. Tokushima Bunri University

Japan | Tokushima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#510 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

67. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#531 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

68. Meijo University

Japan | Nagoya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#539 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Founded: 1926

69. Hoshi University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#552 in Asia

#1352 in the World

Founded: 1911

70. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Gifu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#553 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1932

71. Kobe Gakuin University

Japan | Kobe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#564 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Founded: 1966

72. Rakuno Gakuen University

Japan | Ebetsu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#565 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Founded: 1933

73. Showa University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#571 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

74. Juntendo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#590 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

75. Ishikawa Prefectural University

Japan | Nonoichi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#593 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 597
Founded: 2005

76. Fukuyama University

Japan | Fukuyama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#596 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1975

77. Japan Women's University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#604 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

78. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Nutrition and Food Science

#608 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

79. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#635 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

80. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#639 in Asia

#1506 in the World

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

81. Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Japan | Musashino

For Nutrition and Food Science

#656 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1881

82. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#658 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Founded: 1904

83. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#660 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

84. Kyoto Institute of Technology

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#674 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

85. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Nutrition and Food Science

#675 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

86. Nippon Medical School

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#679 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Founded: 1904

87. Toho University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#684 in Asia

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

88. Shiga University of Medical Science

Japan | Otsu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#691 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

89. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Nutrition and Food Science

#696 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Founded: 2003

90. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Ikoma

For Nutrition and Food Science

#705 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

91. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#718 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

92. Azabu University

Japan | Sagamihara

For Nutrition and Food Science

#725 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1890

93. Ibaraki University

Japan | Mito

For Nutrition and Food Science

#729 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

94. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#730 in Asia

#1703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

95. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#733 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

96. Okayama Prefectural University

Japan | Soja

For Nutrition and Food Science

#760 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

97. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Nutrition and Food Science

#764 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

98. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#765 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,679
Founded: 1912

99. Doshisha University

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#773 in Asia

#1784 in the World

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

100. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#791 in Asia

#1821 in the World

Founded: 1934

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