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 921K citations received by 48.8K academic papers made by 134 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
#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Library and Information science

#2 in Asia
#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Library and Information science

#4 in Asia
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#6 in Asia
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

5. Nagoya University

For Library and Information science

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

6. Tohoku University

For Library and Information science

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

7. Kyushu University

For Library and Information science

#9 in Asia
#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

8. Tokyo University of Science

For Library and Information science

#13 in Asia
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

9. Hokkaido University

For Library and Information science

#14 in Asia
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

10. Keio University

For Library and Information science

#21 in Asia
#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

11. University of Tsukuba

For Library and Information science

#23 in Asia
#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

12. Chiba University

For Library and Information science

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

13. Hiroshima University

For Library and Information science

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

14. Osaka City University

For Library and Information science

#36 in Asia
#399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

15. Kobe University

For Library and Information science

#38 in Asia
#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

16. Osaka Prefecture University

For Library and Information science

#45 in Asia
#474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

17. Kanazawa University

For Library and Information science

#53 in Asia
#524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

18. Waseda University

For Library and Information science

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

19. Kumamoto University

For Library and Information science

#56 in Asia
#535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

20. Okayama University

For Library and Information science

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

21. Nagasaki University

For Library and Information science

#63 in Asia
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

22. Jichi Medical University

For Library and Information science

#65 in Asia
#578 in the World
Founded
1972

23. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Library and Information science

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

24. Gifu University

For Library and Information science

#68 in Asia
#590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

25. Nagoya City University

For Library and Information science

#70 in Asia
#601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

26. Niigata University

For Library and Information science

#74 in Asia
#616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

27. Ehime University

For Library and Information science

#79 in Asia
#639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

28. University of Tokushima

For Library and Information science

#80 in Asia
#643 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

29. Kansai University

For Library and Information science

#82 in Asia
#651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

30. Yamagata University

For Library and Information science

#83 in Asia
#673 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

31. Shinshu University

For Library and Information science

#84 in Asia
#678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

32. Yokohama City University

For Library and Information science

#85 in Asia
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

33. Okayama University of Science

For Library and Information science

#86 in Asia
#683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

34. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Library and Information science

#87 in Asia
#685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

35. Shizuoka University

For Library and Information science

#94 in Asia
#718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

36. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#95 in Asia
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

37. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Library and Information science

#97 in Asia
#731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

38. Gunma University

For Library and Information science

#101 in Asia
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

39. Nihon University

For Library and Information science

#104 in Asia
#757 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

40. Kindai University

For Library and Information science

#105 in Asia
#758 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

41. Yamaguchi University

For Library and Information science

#107 in Asia
#763 in the World
Founded
1949

42. Kagoshima University

For Library and Information science

#112 in Asia
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

43. Kitasato University

For Library and Information science

#114 in Asia
#782 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

44. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#116 in Asia
#794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

45. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#118 in Asia
#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

46. Yokohama National University

For Library and Information science

#132 in Asia
#850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

47. Mie University

For Library and Information science

#133 in Asia
#854 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

48. Ibaraki University

For Library and Information science

#138 in Asia
#870 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

49. Kanagawa University

For Library and Information science

#140 in Asia
#874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

50. Teikyo University

For Library and Information science

#142 in Asia
#902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

51. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Library and Information science

#148 in Asia
#929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

52. Tottori University

For Library and Information science

#149 in Asia
#943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

53. Tokai University

For Library and Information science

#158 in Asia
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

54. Sophia University

For Library and Information science

#159 in Asia
#974 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

55. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#166 in Asia
#997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

56. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Library and Information science

#174 in Asia
#1024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

57. Gakushuin University

For Library and Information science

#176 in Asia
#1032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

58. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Library and Information science

#184 in Asia
#1055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
2,301
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1884

59. Tokyo Medical University

For Library and Information science

#187 in Asia
#1062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

60. Juntendo University

For Library and Information science

#189 in Asia
#1073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

61. Kagawa University

For Library and Information science

#206 in Asia
#1117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

62. University of Toyama

For Library and Information science

#210 in Asia
#1127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

63. University of Electro-Communications

For Library and Information science

#211 in Asia
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

64. Showa University

For Library and Information science

#214 in Asia
#1146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

65. Meijo University

For Library and Information science

#218 in Asia
#1154 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

66. Saitama University

For Library and Information science

#219 in Asia
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

67. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Library and Information science

#221 in Asia
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

68. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#223 in Asia
#1173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

69. Fukuoka University

For Library and Information science

#226 in Asia
#1186 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

70. Oita University

For Library and Information science

#231 in Asia
#1202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

71. Kurume University

For Library and Information science

#237 in Asia
#1223 in the World
Founded
1928

72. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#242 in Asia
#1233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

73. University of Miyazaki

For Library and Information science

#244 in Asia
#1248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

74. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Library and Information science

#245 in Asia
#1253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
1,107
Founded
1974

75. University of Yamanashi

For Library and Information science

#246 in Asia
#1254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

76. Shimane University

For Library and Information science

#248 in Asia
#1264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

77. Saitama Medical School

For Library and Information science

#252 in Asia
#1275 in the World
Founded
1972

78. Fukushima Medical University

For Library and Information science

#255 in Asia
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,095
Founded
1952

79. Kochi University

For Library and Information science

#258 in Asia
#1287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

80. Hirosaki University

For Library and Information science

#259 in Asia
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

81. Doshisha University

For Library and Information science

#262 in Asia
#1294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

82. Toho University

For Library and Information science

#265 in Asia
#1303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

84. Nippon Medical School

For Library and Information science

#272 in Asia
#1331 in the World
Founded
1904

85. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Library and Information science

#276 in Asia
#1337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

86. Kansai Medical University

For Library and Information science

#280 in Asia
#1347 in the World
Enrollment
782
Founded
1928

87. Sapporo Medical University

For Library and Information science

#292 in Asia
#1383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

88. Akita University

For Library and Information science

#294 in Asia
#1386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

89. Seikei University

For Library and Information science

#295 in Asia
#1387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

90. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

For Library and Information science

#301 in Asia
#1402 in the World
Founded
1904

91. University of the Ryukyus

For Library and Information science

#303 in Asia
#1405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

92. Ochanomizu University

For Library and Information science

#308 in Asia
#1423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

93. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Library and Information science

#315 in Asia
#1447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

94. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#317 in Asia
#1458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

95. Utsunomiya University

For Library and Information science

#321 in Asia
#1470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

96. University of Shizuoka

For Library and Information science

#326 in Asia
#1481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1987

97. Chuo University

For Library and Information science

#332 in Asia
#1496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

98. Ritsumeikan University

For Library and Information science

#336 in Asia
#1523 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

99. Nara Medical University

For Library and Information science

#339 in Asia
#1531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

100. Saga University

For Library and Information science

#351 in Asia
#1554 in the World
Founded
1949

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.