Osaka's 7 best Chemistry universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Osaka ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 721K citations received by 35.1K academic papers made by 7 universities in Osaka 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. Osaka City University

For Chemistry

#22 in Japan

#132 in Asia

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

2. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#140 in Japan

#849 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

3. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Chemistry

#302 in Japan

#2101 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

4. Osaka University of Economics

For Chemistry

#359 in Japan

#2368 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,337
Founded: 1949

5. Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences

For Chemistry

#369 in Japan

#2422 in Asia

Founded: 2007

6. Heian Jogakuin University

For Chemistry

#398 in Japan

#2494 in Asia

Founded: 1950

7. Soai University

For Chemistry

#479 in Japan

#2721 in Asia

Founded: 1888

Universities for Chemistry near Osaka

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
6	Kansai Medical University	80	Moriguchi
9	Kindai University	31	Higashiosaka
9	Kansai University	81	Suita
11	Osaka International University	175	Moriguchi
12	Hyogo College of Medicine	85	Nishinomiya
13	Osaka Sangyo University	217	Daito
14	Osaka University	3	Suita
14	Setsunan University	143	Neyagawa
14	Osaka Electro-Communication University	199	Neyagawa
16	Osaka Prefecture University	23	Sakai

Chemistry subfields in Osaka

Biochemistry6

Materials Science6

Organic Chemistry6