100 Best universities for Library and Information science in Japan

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 1.12M citations received by 54.8K academic papers made by 143 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 Library and Information science

#1 in Asia
#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Library and Information science

#2 in Asia
#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Library and Information science

#4 in Asia
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

4. Nagoya University

For Library and Information science

#7 in Asia
#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

5. Tohoku University

For Library and Information science

#8 in Asia
#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#10 in Asia
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

7. Kyushu University

For Library and Information science

#12 in Asia
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

8. Hokkaido University

For Library and Information science

#13 in Asia
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Library and Information science

#16 in Asia
#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

10. University of Tsukuba

For Library and Information science

#22 in Asia
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

11. Keio University

For Library and Information science

#24 in Asia
#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

12. Hiroshima University

For Library and Information science

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

13. Chiba University

For Library and Information science

#38 in Asia
#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

14. Kobe University

For Library and Information science

#40 in Asia
#439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

15. Osaka City University

For Library and Information science

#45 in Asia
#491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

16. Osaka Prefecture University

For Library and Information science

#46 in Asia
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

17. Waseda University

For Library and Information science

#53 in Asia
#531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

18. Okayama University

For Library and Information science

#62 in Asia
#597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

19. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Library and Information science

#63 in Asia
#600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

20. Jichi Medical University

For Library and Information science

#69 in Asia
#623 in the World
Founded
1972

21. Gifu University

For Library and Information science

#72 in Asia
#648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

22. Kumamoto University

For Library and Information science

#73 in Asia
#651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

23. Kanazawa University

For Library and Information science

#81 in Asia
#680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

24. Nagasaki University

For Library and Information science

#83 in Asia
#688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

25. Yokohama City University

For Library and Information science

#90 in Asia
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

26. University of Tokushima

For Library and Information science

#91 in Asia
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

27. Niigata University

For Library and Information science

#92 in Asia
#726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

28. Shinshu University

For Library and Information science

#94 in Asia
#737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

29. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Library and Information science

#95 in Asia
#739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

30. Ehime University

For Library and Information science

#96 in Asia
#742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

31. Shizuoka University

For Library and Information science

#98 in Asia
#753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

32. Nagoya City University

For Library and Information science

#101 in Asia
#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

33. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#106 in Asia
#783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

34. Nihon University

For Library and Information science

#108 in Asia
#789 in the World
Founded
1889

35. Okayama University of Science

For Library and Information science

#111 in Asia
#800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

36. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#115 in Asia
#805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

37. Gunma University

For Library and Information science

#117 in Asia
#814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

38. Yamagata University

For Library and Information science

#118 in Asia
#819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

39. Kindai University

For Library and Information science

#134 in Asia
#869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

40. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Library and Information science

#141 in Asia
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

41. Kansai University

For Library and Information science

#142 in Asia
#897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

42. Yamaguchi University

For Library and Information science

#143 in Asia
#898 in the World
Founded
1949

43. Kitasato University

For Library and Information science

#146 in Asia
#937 in the World
Founded
1962

44. Kagoshima University

For Library and Information science

#154 in Asia
#972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

45. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Library and Information science

#157 in Asia
#981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

46. Yokohama National University

For Library and Information science

#159 in Asia
#994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

47. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#160 in Asia
#995 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

48. Sophia University

For Library and Information science

#162 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

49. Mie University

For Library and Information science

#164 in Asia
#1011 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

50. Tokai University

For Library and Information science

#166 in Asia
#1019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

51. Ibaraki University

For Library and Information science

#172 in Asia
#1042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

52. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Library and Information science

#179 in Asia
#1058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

53. Oita University

For Library and Information science

#186 in Asia
#1083 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

54. Tottori University

For Library and Information science

#187 in Asia
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

55. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#188 in Asia
#1086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

56. Teikyo University

For Library and Information science

#191 in Asia
#1093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

57. Gakushuin University

For Library and Information science

#192 in Asia
#1095 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

58. Kanagawa University

For Library and Information science

#210 in Asia
#1145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

59. Tokyo Medical University

For Library and Information science

#211 in Asia
#1149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

60. Kagawa University

For Library and Information science

#214 in Asia
#1159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

61. University of Electro-Communications

For Library and Information science

#217 in Asia
#1168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

62. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Library and Information science

#227 in Asia
#1188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1884

63. Juntendo University

For Library and Information science

#232 in Asia
#1197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

64. University of Toyama

For Library and Information science

#233 in Asia
#1203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

65. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Library and Information science

#237 in Asia
#1213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

66. Showa University

For Library and Information science

#238 in Asia
#1214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

67. Hirosaki University

For Library and Information science

#244 in Asia
#1233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

68. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#246 in Asia
#1243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

69. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#249 in Asia
#1259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

70. Saitama University

For Library and Information science

#258 in Asia
#1284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

71. Saitama Medical School

For Library and Information science

#262 in Asia
#1301 in the World
Founded
1972

72. Toho University

For Library and Information science

#273 in Asia
#1333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

73. Meijo University

For Library and Information science

#275 in Asia
#1340 in the World
Founded
1926

74. Fukuoka University

For Library and Information science

#276 in Asia
#1341 in the World
Founded
1934

75. Kansai Medical University

For Library and Information science

#291 in Asia
#1398 in the World
Founded
1928

76. Fukushima Medical University

For Library and Information science

#292 in Asia
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

77. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Library and Information science

#293 in Asia
#1403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

78. University of Yamanashi

For Library and Information science

#298 in Asia
#1419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

79. Doshisha University

For Library and Information science

#307 in Asia
#1443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

80. Shimane University

For Library and Information science

#309 in Asia
#1451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

81. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#311 in Asia
#1455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

82. Kochi University

For Library and Information science

#312 in Asia
#1457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

83. University of Hyogo

For Library and Information science

#317 in Asia
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

84. Akita University

For Library and Information science

#320 in Asia
#1473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

85. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Library and Information science

#321 in Asia
#1475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

86. Ritsumeikan University

For Library and Information science

#329 in Asia
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

87. University of Miyazaki

For Library and Information science

#337 in Asia
#1511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

88. Saga University

For Library and Information science

#349 in Asia
#1541 in the World
Founded
1949

89. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Library and Information science

#350 in Asia
#1542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

90. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Library and Information science

#351 in Asia
#1544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1974

91. Ochanomizu University

For Library and Information science

#354 in Asia
#1556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

92. Nippon Medical School

For Library and Information science

#364 in Asia
#1587 in the World
Founded
1904

93. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

For Library and Information science

#365 in Asia
#1596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1880

94. Sapporo Medical University

For Library and Information science

#369 in Asia
#1602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

95. Utsunomiya University

For Library and Information science

#377 in Asia
#1619 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

96. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

For Library and Information science

#391 in Asia
#1658 in the World
Founded
1904

97. Chuo University

For Library and Information science

#398 in Asia
#1671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

98. Hitotsubashi University

For Library and Information science

#403 in Asia
#1680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

99. Kurume University

For Library and Information science

#404 in Asia
#1687 in the World
Founded
1928

The best cities to study Library and Information science in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Nagoya.