100 Best universities for Library and Information science in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 1.17M citations received by 54.9K 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
#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Library and Information science

#2 in Asia
#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Library and Information science

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

4. Nagoya University

For Library and Information science

#7 in Asia
#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

5. Tohoku University

For Library and Information science

#9 in Asia
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

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

7. Kyushu University

For Library and Information science

#12 in Asia
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

8. Hokkaido University

For Library and Information science

#14 in Asia
#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Library and Information science

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

10. University of Tsukuba

For Library and Information science

#23 in Asia
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

11. Keio University

For Library and Information science

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

12. Hiroshima University

For Library and Information science

#33 in Asia
#382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
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

#43 in Asia
#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

15. Osaka Prefecture University

For Library and Information science

#47 in Asia
#496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

16. Osaka City University

For Library and Information science

#48 in Asia
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

17. Waseda University

For Library and Information science

#55 in Asia
#535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

18. Okayama University

For Library and Information science

#66 in Asia
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

19. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Library and Information science

#67 in Asia
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

20. Jichi Medical University

For Library and Information science

#69 in Asia
#628 in the World
Founded
1972

21. Kumamoto University

For Library and Information science

#76 in Asia
#655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

22. Gifu University

For Library and Information science

#78 in Asia
#663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

23. Kanazawa University

For Library and Information science

#88 in Asia
#700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

24. Nagasaki University

For Library and Information science

#89 in Asia
#702 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

25. Yokohama City University

For Library and Information science

#91 in Asia
#719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

26. University of Tokushima

For Library and Information science

#94 in Asia
#733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

27. Niigata University

For Library and Information science

#95 in Asia
#735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

28. Shinshu University

For Library and Information science

#96 in Asia
#742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

29. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Library and Information science

#97 in Asia
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

30. Ehime University

For Library and Information science

#98 in Asia
#744 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

31. Shizuoka University

For Library and Information science

#103 in Asia
#773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

32. Nagoya City University

For Library and Information science

#108 in Asia
#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

33. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#113 in Asia
#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

34. Nihon University

For Library and Information science

#114 in Asia
#799 in the World
Founded
1889

35. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#117 in Asia
#811 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

36. Okayama University of Science

For Library and Information science

#120 in Asia
#824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

37. Gunma University

For Library and Information science

#122 in Asia
#831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

38. Yamagata University

For Library and Information science

#125 in Asia
#835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

39. Kindai University

For Library and Information science

#140 in Asia
#884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

40. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Library and Information science

#142 in Asia
#901 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

41. Yamaguchi University

For Library and Information science

#143 in Asia
#913 in the World
Founded
1949

42. Kansai University

For Library and Information science

#144 in Asia
#915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

43. Kitasato University

For Library and Information science

#151 in Asia
#951 in the World
Founded
1962

44. Kagoshima University

For Library and Information science

#156 in Asia
#988 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

45. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#158 in Asia
#993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

46. Yokohama National University

For Library and Information science

#161 in Asia
#1005 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

47. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Library and Information science

#164 in Asia
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

48. Sophia University

For Library and Information science

#172 in Asia
#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

49. Mie University

For Library and Information science

#173 in Asia
#1029 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

50. Tokai University

For Library and Information science

#174 in Asia
#1040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

51. Ibaraki University

For Library and Information science

#181 in Asia
#1063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

52. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Library and Information science

#184 in Asia
#1079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

53. Oita University

For Library and Information science

#188 in Asia
#1086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

54. Gakushuin University

For Library and Information science

#191 in Asia
#1093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

55. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#193 in Asia
#1096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

56. Tottori University

For Library and Information science

#199 in Asia
#1111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

57. Teikyo University

For Library and Information science

#202 in Asia
#1116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

58. Tokyo Medical University

For Library and Information science

#216 in Asia
#1156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

59. Kanagawa University

For Library and Information science

#221 in Asia
#1175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

60. Kagawa University

For Library and Information science

#224 in Asia
#1181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

61. University of Electro-Communications

For Library and Information science

#228 in Asia
#1190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

62. Juntendo University

For Library and Information science

#237 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

63. University of Toyama

For Library and Information science

#240 in Asia
#1217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

64. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Library and Information science

#242 in Asia
#1221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1884

65. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Library and Information science

#244 in Asia
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
981
Founded
1881

66. Showa University

For Library and Information science

#245 in Asia
#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

67. Hirosaki University

For Library and Information science

#249 in Asia
#1247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

68. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#257 in Asia
#1269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

69. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#261 in Asia
#1284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

70. Saitama Medical School

For Library and Information science

#266 in Asia
#1297 in the World
Founded
1972

71. Saitama University

For Library and Information science

#271 in Asia
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

72. Toho University

For Library and Information science

#278 in Asia
#1337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

73. Meijo University

For Library and Information science

#286 in Asia
#1362 in the World
Founded
1926

74. Fukuoka University

For Library and Information science

#288 in Asia
#1364 in the World
Founded
1934

75. Fukushima Medical University

For Library and Information science

#296 in Asia
#1404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

76. Kansai Medical University

For Library and Information science

#301 in Asia
#1419 in the World
Founded
1928

77. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Library and Information science

#302 in Asia
#1421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

78. University of Yamanashi

For Library and Information science

#304 in Asia
#1425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

79. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Library and Information science

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

80. Doshisha University

For Library and Information science

#314 in Asia
#1457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

81. University of Hyogo

For Library and Information science

#317 in Asia
#1463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

82. Shimane University

For Library and Information science

#319 in Asia
#1468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

83. Kochi University

For Library and Information science

#325 in Asia
#1479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

84. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Library and Information science

#326 in Asia
#1480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

85. Akita University

For Library and Information science

#336 in Asia
#1502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

86. Ritsumeikan University

For Library and Information science

#341 in Asia
#1516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

87. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Library and Information science

#356 in Asia
#1550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1974

88. Saga University

For Library and Information science

#360 in Asia
#1566 in the World
Founded
1949

89. University of Miyazaki

For Library and Information science

#362 in Asia
#1568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

90. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Library and Information science

#365 in Asia
#1578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

91. Ochanomizu University

For Library and Information science

#371 in Asia
#1594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

92. Nippon Medical School

For Library and Information science

#378 in Asia
#1610 in the World
Founded
1904

93. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

For Library and Information science

#381 in Asia
#1617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1880

94. Kurume University

For Library and Information science

#383 in Asia
#1621 in the World
Founded
1928

95. Sapporo Medical University

For Library and Information science

#392 in Asia
#1652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

96. Utsunomiya University

For Library and Information science

#396 in Asia
#1657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

97. Hitotsubashi University

For Library and Information science

#401 in Asia
#1663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

98. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

For Library and Information science

#413 in Asia
#1701 in the World
Founded
1904

99. Chuo University

For Library and Information science

#420 in Asia
#1714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

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.