100 Best universities for Nanotechnology in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Nanotechnology. A graph of 9.54M citations received by 445K academic papers made by 246 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 Nanotechnology

#4 in Asia

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tohoku University

For Nanotechnology

#9 in Asia

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

3. Osaka University

For Nanotechnology

#12 in Asia

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

4. Kyoto University

For Nanotechnology

#15 in Asia

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

#18 in Asia

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nanotechnology

#28 in Asia

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

7. Nagoya University

For Nanotechnology

#42 in Asia

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

8. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Nanotechnology

#58 in Asia

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Nanotechnology

#71 in Asia

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Nanotechnology

#83 in Asia

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

11. Waseda University

For Nanotechnology

#98 in Asia

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

12. Keio University

For Nanotechnology

#110 in Asia

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

13. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Nanotechnology

#118 in Asia

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

14. Osaka Prefecture University

For Nanotechnology

#132 in Asia

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

15. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Nanotechnology

#133 in Asia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

16. Chiba University

For Nanotechnology

#165 in Asia

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Nanotechnology

#166 in Asia

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

18. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

#168 in Asia

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

19. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Nanotechnology

#176 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

20. Kobe University

For Nanotechnology

#182 in Asia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Nanotechnology

#183 in Asia

#461 in the World

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

22. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Nanotechnology

#189 in Asia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

23. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Nanotechnology

#193 in Asia

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

24. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Nanotechnology

#194 in Asia

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

25. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nanotechnology

#199 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

26. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Nanotechnology

#216 in Asia

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

27. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

#221 in Asia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

28. Meijo University

For Nanotechnology

#222 in Asia

#567 in the World

Founded: 1926

29. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Nanotechnology

#224 in Asia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

30. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Nanotechnology

#226 in Asia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

31. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Nanotechnology

#227 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

32. University of Electro-Communications

For Nanotechnology

#230 in Asia

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

33. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Nanotechnology

#237 in Asia

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

34. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Nanotechnology

#239 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

35. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Nanotechnology

#249 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

36. Toyota Technological Institute

For Nanotechnology

#277 in Asia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

37. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Nanotechnology

#290 in Asia

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

38. University of Hyogo

For Nanotechnology

#291 in Asia

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

39. University of Yamanashi

For Nanotechnology

#292 in Asia

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

40. Ritsumeikan University

For Nanotechnology

#295 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

41. Nihon University

For Nanotechnology

#308 in Asia

#751 in the World

Founded: 1889

42. Kansai University

For Nanotechnology

#312 in Asia

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

43. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Nanotechnology

#325 in Asia

#789 in the World

Founded: 1949

44. Mie University

For Nanotechnology

#326 in Asia

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

45. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Nanotechnology

#327 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

46. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Nanotechnology

#333 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

47. Tokai University

For Nanotechnology

#342 in Asia

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

48. Gifu University

For Nanotechnology

#345 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

49. Osaka City University

For Nanotechnology

#378 in Asia

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

50. University of Toyama

For Nanotechnology

#380 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

51. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Nanotechnology

#402 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

52. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Nanotechnology

#412 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

53. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Nanotechnology

#423 in Asia

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

54. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Nanotechnology

#426 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,679
Founded: 1912

55. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Nanotechnology

#429 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1965

56. Ibaraki University

For Nanotechnology

#431 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

57. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Nanotechnology

#438 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Founded: 1966

58. Saga University

For Nanotechnology

#457 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Founded: 1949

59. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Nanotechnology

#459 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

60. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Nanotechnology

#484 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

61. Sophia University

For Nanotechnology

#490 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

62. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Nanotechnology

#493 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

63. Toin University of Yokohama

Japan | Yokohama

For Nanotechnology

#501 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1988

64. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Nanotechnology

#510 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

65. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Nanotechnology

#512 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 237
Male:Female: 56:44

66. University of Fukui

For Nanotechnology

#522 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

67. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Nanotechnology

#528 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

68. Doshisha University

For Nanotechnology

#543 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

69. Meiji University

For Nanotechnology

#547 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

70. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

#571 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

71. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

#580 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

72. Toyo University

For Nanotechnology

#591 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Founded: 1887

73. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Nanotechnology

#601 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

74. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Nanotechnology

#627 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

75. Ryukoku University

For Nanotechnology

#636 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

76. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nanotechnology

#638 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

77. Sojo University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Nanotechnology

#640 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Founded: 1965

78. Kogakuin University

For Nanotechnology

#642 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

79. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Nanotechnology

#646 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Founded: 1938

80. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Nanotechnology

#666 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

81. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Nanotechnology

#688 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

82. Teikyo University

For Nanotechnology

#694 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

83. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

#699 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1959

84. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Nanotechnology

#716 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

85. Shimane University

For Nanotechnology

#720 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

86. Akita University

For Nanotechnology

#724 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

87. Kochi University of Technology

For Nanotechnology

#726 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1997

88. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Nanotechnology

#749 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

89. Tokyo Denki University

For Nanotechnology

#765 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Founded: 1907

90. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Nanotechnology

#768 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 2,106
Founded: 1960

91. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Nanotechnology

#776 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1932

92. Konan University

For Nanotechnology

#779 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

93. Hosei University

For Nanotechnology

#788 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

94. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nanotechnology

#798 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

95. Hoshi University

For Nanotechnology

#799 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Founded: 1911

96. Toho University

For Nanotechnology

#805 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

97. Nagaoka University

Japan | Nagaoka

For Nanotechnology

#810 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Founded: 2001

98. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Nanotechnology

#811 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

99. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nanotechnology

#812 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Founded: 1934

100. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Nanotechnology

#849 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Founded: 1942

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

Engineering subfields in Japan

Acoustical Engineering280

Aerospace Engineering266

Agricultural Engineering37

Applied/Engineering Physics96

Architectural Engineering100

Automation and Control engineering121

Automotive Engineering121

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering140

Biotechnology183

Chemical Engineering263

Civil Engineering207

Computer Engineering109

Computer Networking223

Construction Management25

Electrical Engineering289

Electronic Engineering193

Engineering Management26

Environmental Engineering127

Firefighting and Fire Science34

Geotechnical Engineering172

Human-Computer Interaction149

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture30

Marine Engineering69

Materials Science388

Mechanical Engineering322

Metallurgical Engineering313

Mining Engineering39

Nuclear Engineering77

Operations Research80

Optical Engineering353

Petroleum Engineering81

Polymer science and Plastics engineering71

Product and Industrial Design26

Reliability and Quality Engineering79

Remote Sensing118

Renewable Energy Engineering74

Structural Engineering245

Systems Engineering156

Technical Drawing65

Telecommunications262

Transportation Engineering84