100 Best universities for Physical chemistry in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Physical chemistry. A graph of 10.2M citations received by 471K academic papers made by 276 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 Physical chemistry

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

2. Kyoto University

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Asia
#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Physical chemistry

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

4. Tohoku University

For Physical chemistry

#14 in Asia
#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#15 in Asia
#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

6. Kyushu University

For Physical chemistry

#31 in Asia
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

7. Hokkaido University

For Physical chemistry

#37 in Asia
#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

8. Nagoya University

For Physical chemistry

#45 in Asia
#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Physical chemistry

#53 in Asia
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

10. University of Tsukuba

For Physical chemistry

#95 in Asia
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

11. Hiroshima University

For Physical chemistry

#99 in Asia
#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

12. Waseda University

For Physical chemistry

#107 in Asia
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

13. Osaka Prefecture University

For Physical chemistry

#114 in Asia
#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

14. Keio University

For Physical chemistry

#118 in Asia
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

15. Chiba University

For Physical chemistry

#123 in Asia
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Physical chemistry

#127 in Asia
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

17. Yokohama National University

For Physical chemistry

#135 in Asia
#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

18. Shinshu University

For Physical chemistry

#167 in Asia
#433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

19. Okayama University

For Physical chemistry

#169 in Asia
#436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

20. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Physical chemistry

#170 in Asia
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

21. Kobe University

For Physical chemistry

#174 in Asia
#454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

22. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#187 in Asia
#495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

23. Kanazawa University

For Physical chemistry

#197 in Asia
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

24. Kumamoto University

For Physical chemistry

#203 in Asia
#558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

25. Yamaguchi University

For Physical chemistry

#204 in Asia
#559 in the World
Founded
1949

26. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#210 in Asia
#575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

27. Osaka City University

For Physical chemistry

#213 in Asia
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

28. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#215 in Asia
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

29. Shizuoka University

For Physical chemistry

#217 in Asia
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

30. Gunma University

For Physical chemistry

#223 in Asia
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

31. University of Yamanashi

For Physical chemistry

#224 in Asia
#598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

32. Mie University

For Physical chemistry

#234 in Asia
#613 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

33. Gifu University

For Physical chemistry

#263 in Asia
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

34. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#268 in Asia
#695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

35. Yamagata University

For Physical chemistry

#272 in Asia
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

36. Saga University

For Physical chemistry

#273 in Asia
#710 in the World
Founded
1949

37. Nihon University

For Physical chemistry

#274 in Asia
#715 in the World
Founded
1889

38. Kindai University

For Physical chemistry

#281 in Asia
#726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

39. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#284 in Asia
#736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

40. Kansai University

For Physical chemistry

#288 in Asia
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

41. Nagasaki University

For Physical chemistry

#291 in Asia
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

42. University of Tokushima

For Physical chemistry

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

43. Doshisha University

For Physical chemistry

#316 in Asia
#805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

44. Ritsumeikan University

For Physical chemistry

#329 in Asia
#832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

45. Niigata University

For Physical chemistry

#334 in Asia
#846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

46. Ehime University

For Physical chemistry

#341 in Asia
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

47. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Physical chemistry

#343 in Asia
#864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

48. Tottori University

For Physical chemistry

#358 in Asia
#892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

49. Iwate University

For Physical chemistry

#362 in Asia
#899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

50. Kanagawa University

For Physical chemistry

#377 in Asia
#928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

51. University of Hyogo

For Physical chemistry

#383 in Asia
#943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

52. University of Toyama

For Physical chemistry

#390 in Asia
#956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

53. Kagoshima University

For Physical chemistry

#399 in Asia
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

54. Ibaraki University

For Physical chemistry

#402 in Asia
#978 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

55. Sophia University

For Physical chemistry

#407 in Asia
#985 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

56. Saitama University

For Physical chemistry

#411 in Asia
#992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

57. Tokai University

For Physical chemistry

#412 in Asia
#994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

58. University of Electro-Communications

For Physical chemistry

#424 in Asia
#1013 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

59. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Physical chemistry

#434 in Asia
#1028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

60. Fukuoka University

For Physical chemistry

#443 in Asia
#1041 in the World
Founded
1934

61. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Physical chemistry

#448 in Asia
#1053 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

62. Okayama University of Science

For Physical chemistry

#452 in Asia
#1059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

63. Meijo University

For Physical chemistry

#476 in Asia
#1107 in the World
Founded
1926

64. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#496 in Asia
#1147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

66. Akita University

For Physical chemistry

#519 in Asia
#1196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

67. University of Fukui

For Physical chemistry

#521 in Asia
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

68. Oita University

For Physical chemistry

#551 in Asia
#1257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

69. Kogakuin University

For Physical chemistry

#565 in Asia
#1283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

70. Hirosaki University

For Physical chemistry

#567 in Asia
#1287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

71. Utsunomiya University

For Physical chemistry

#584 in Asia
#1314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

72. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Physical chemistry

#593 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

73. Chuo University

For Physical chemistry

#600 in Asia
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

74. University of Shizuoka

For Physical chemistry

#601 in Asia
#1343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1987

75. University of Miyazaki

For Physical chemistry

#606 in Asia
#1355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

76. Toyota Technological Institute

For Physical chemistry

#607 in Asia
#1358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

77. Meiji University

For Physical chemistry

#630 in Asia
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

78. Toho University

For Physical chemistry

#635 in Asia
#1413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

79. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#644 in Asia
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
5,917
Founded
1965

80. Shimane University

For Physical chemistry

#663 in Asia
#1471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

81. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Physical chemistry

#665 in Asia
#1475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1884

82. Toin University of Yokohama

For Physical chemistry

#671 in Asia
#1483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1988

83. Nagoya City University

For Physical chemistry

#676 in Asia
#1496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

84. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Physical chemistry

#684 in Asia
#1512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1932

85. Seikei University

For Physical chemistry

#687 in Asia
#1516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

86. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#694 in Asia
#1528 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1959

87. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#702 in Asia
#1541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

88. Hoshi University

For Physical chemistry

#703 in Asia
#1545 in the World
Founded
1911

89. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Physical chemistry

#709 in Asia
#1561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

90. Kitasato University

For Physical chemistry

#712 in Asia
#1567 in the World
Founded
1962

91. Yokohama City University

For Physical chemistry

#715 in Asia
#1578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

92. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#731 in Asia
#1606 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

93. Tokyo Denki University

For Physical chemistry

#733 in Asia
#1612 in the World
Founded
1907

94. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Physical chemistry

#742 in Asia
#1626 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

95. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#744 in Asia
#1628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,106
Founded
1960

96. Hosei University

For Physical chemistry

#749 in Asia
#1639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

97. Kochi University

For Physical chemistry

#750 in Asia
#1640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

98. Chubu University

For Physical chemistry

#753 in Asia
#1646 in the World
Founded
1938

99. Musashi University

For Physical chemistry

#754 in Asia
#1648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

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