Best Polymer science and Plastics engineering universities in Japan [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Polymer science and Plastics engineering. A graph of 80.6M citations received by 4.71M academic papers made by 65 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 Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#1 in Asia

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#2 in Asia

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

3. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#3 in Asia

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

4. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#11 in Asia

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

5. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#13 in Asia

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#18 in Asia

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#20 in Asia

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

8. Kyoto Institute of Technology

Japan | Kyoto

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#27 in Asia

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

9. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#32 in Asia

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1881

10. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#34 in Asia

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

11. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#40 in Asia

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1976

12. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#41 in Asia

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

13. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#42 in Asia

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

14. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#50 in Asia

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

15. Toyota Technological Institute

Japan | Nagoya

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#55 in Asia

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1981

16. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#57 in Asia

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,437
Founded: 1858

17. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#59 in Asia

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,870
Founded: 1902

18. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#62 in Asia

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

19. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#66 in Asia

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

20. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Nomi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#69 in Asia

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

21. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#70 in Asia

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,077
Founded: 1949

22. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#71 in Asia

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

23. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#78 in Asia

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 10,111
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

24. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#83 in Asia

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

25. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#85 in Asia

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

26. Kansai University

Japan | Suita

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#89 in Asia

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

27. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#103 in Asia

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

28. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#104 in Asia

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1949

29. University of Fukui

Japan | Fukui

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#113 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

30. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#114 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1949

31. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#118 in Asia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 12,289
Founded: 1922

32. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#121 in Asia

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

33. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#123 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 18,693
Founded: 1949

34. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#126 in Asia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

35. Nagoya Institute of Technology

Japan | Nagoya

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#133 in Asia

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

36. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#134 in Asia

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

37. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Ikoma

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#137 in Asia

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1991

38. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#142 in Asia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 9,044
Founded: 1949

39. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#144 in Asia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

40. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#148 in Asia

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

41. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#156 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1946

42. Seikei University

Japan | Musashino

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#161 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

43. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#165 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

44. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#168 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Founded: 1976

45. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#172 in Asia

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

46. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#179 in Asia

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

47. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#184 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

48. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#186 in Asia

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

49. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#193 in Asia

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 9,853
Founded: 1942

50. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#194 in Asia

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

51. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#206 in Asia

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

52. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#208 in Asia

#630 in the World

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

53. Fukui University of Technology

Japan | Fukui

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#236 in Asia

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1965

54. Ibaraki University

Japan | Mito

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#238 in Asia

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

55. Akita University

Japan | Akita

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#260 in Asia

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

56. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#261 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

57. Nara Women's University

Japan | Nara

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#281 in Asia

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1908

58. Tokyo University of Agriculture

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#288 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1891

59. Sophia University

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#307 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

60. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#308 in Asia

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

61. Meiji University

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#315 in Asia

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

62. University of Hyogo

Japan | Kobe

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#336 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 6,695
Founded: 2004

63. Shimane University

Japan | Matsue

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#341 in Asia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

64. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#342 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

65. Tokai University

Japan | Tokyo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#343 in Asia

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

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