100 Best universities for Remote Sensing in Japan

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 80.6M citations received by 4.71M academic papers made by 111 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 Remote Sensing

#5 in Asia
#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Remote Sensing

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

3. Tohoku University

For Remote Sensing

#27 in Asia
#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

4. Nagoya University

For Remote Sensing

#28 in Asia
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

5. Chiba University

For Remote Sensing

#43 in Asia
#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#50 in Asia
#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

7. Kyushu University

For Remote Sensing

#53 in Asia
#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

8. Hokkaido University

For Remote Sensing

#54 in Asia
#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. University of Tsukuba

For Remote Sensing

#65 in Asia
#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

10. Osaka University

For Remote Sensing

#76 in Asia
#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

11. University of Electro-Communications

For Remote Sensing

#82 in Asia
#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

12. Tokyo University of Science

For Remote Sensing

#85 in Asia
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1881

13. Niigata University

For Remote Sensing

#89 in Asia
#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
12,289
Founded
1922

14. Tokai University

For Remote Sensing

#126 in Asia
#542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

15. Kobe University

For Remote Sensing

#128 in Asia
#553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Remote Sensing

#131 in Asia
#558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

17. Hiroshima University

For Remote Sensing

#146 in Asia
#595 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,077
Founded
1949

18. Kindai University

For Remote Sensing

#152 in Asia
#607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

19. Waseda University

For Remote Sensing

#166 in Asia
#656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

20. Keio University

For Remote Sensing

#201 in Asia
#742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

21. Shizuoka University

For Remote Sensing

#203 in Asia
#756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

22. Shinshu University

For Remote Sensing

#212 in Asia
#779 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

23. Osaka Prefecture University

For Remote Sensing

#218 in Asia
#809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

24. Okayama University

For Remote Sensing

#220 in Asia
#813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

25. Kanazawa University

For Remote Sensing

#223 in Asia
#824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
10,111
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

26. Nihon University

For Remote Sensing

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

27. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#228 in Asia
#834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
2003

28. Ibaraki University

For Remote Sensing

#234 in Asia
#850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

29. Yamaguchi University

For Remote Sensing

#236 in Asia
#860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
1949

30. Ritsumeikan University

For Remote Sensing

#246 in Asia
#878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1899

31. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Remote Sensing

#248 in Asia
#883 in the World
Acceptance Rate
98%
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

32. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#255 in Asia
#907 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

33. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#258 in Asia
#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

34. University of Miyazaki

For Remote Sensing

#260 in Asia
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

35. Gifu University

For Remote Sensing

#262 in Asia
#925 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

36. Osaka City University

For Remote Sensing

#270 in Asia
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

37. Saga University

For Remote Sensing

#272 in Asia
#947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

38. Nagasaki University

For Remote Sensing

#274 in Asia
#956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
9,044
Founded
1949

39. Kumamoto University

For Remote Sensing

#275 in Asia
#962 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

40. Tottori University

For Remote Sensing

#280 in Asia
#974 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

41. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#299 in Asia
#1005 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1976

42. Kagoshima University

For Remote Sensing

#302 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

43. Ehime University

For Remote Sensing

#305 in Asia
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

44. Kagawa University

For Remote Sensing

#319 in Asia
#1040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

45. Iwate University

For Remote Sensing

#332 in Asia
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

46. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Remote Sensing

#341 in Asia
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

47. Yokohama National University

For Remote Sensing

#347 in Asia
#1096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1949

48. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#350 in Asia
#1104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1965

50. University of Tokushima

For Remote Sensing

#381 in Asia
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

51. Saitama University

For Remote Sensing

#403 in Asia
#1212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

52. University of Yamanashi

For Remote Sensing

#407 in Asia
#1221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

53. Hirosaki University

For Remote Sensing

#409 in Asia
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

55. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#421 in Asia
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
2,025
Founded
1960

56. Yamagata University

For Remote Sensing

#424 in Asia
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

57. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#428 in Asia
#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1991

58. Osaka Electro-Communication University

For Remote Sensing

#441 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Enrollment
5,403
Founded
1961

59. Shimane University

For Remote Sensing

#442 in Asia
#1301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

60. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#445 in Asia
#1309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

61. Hosei University

For Remote Sensing

#479 in Asia
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1880

62. Meiji University

For Remote Sensing

#480 in Asia
#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

63. Utsunomiya University

For Remote Sensing

#492 in Asia
#1420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

64. University of Fukui

For Remote Sensing

#497 in Asia
#1428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

65. Mie University

For Remote Sensing

#504 in Asia
#1442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

66. Gunma University

For Remote Sensing

#508 in Asia
#1448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

67. Chubu University

For Remote Sensing

#514 in Asia
#1459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1938

68. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#521 in Asia
#1467 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

69. Hiroshima Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#523 in Asia
#1470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1963

70. Kochi University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#529 in Asia
#1481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
1997

71. University of Aizu

For Remote Sensing

#538 in Asia
#1498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1993

72. Akita University

For Remote Sensing

#555 in Asia
#1532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

73. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#567 in Asia
#1561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

74. University of Kitakyushu

For Remote Sensing

#579 in Asia
#1581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,496
Founded
1946

75. Okayama University of Science

For Remote Sensing

#580 in Asia
#1582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

76. University of Toyama

For Remote Sensing

#582 in Asia
#1586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
9,121
Founded
1975

77. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#590 in Asia
#1599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

78. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Remote Sensing

#592 in Asia
#1602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1912

79. Doshisha University

For Remote Sensing

#598 in Asia
#1609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,642
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

80. Chuo University

For Remote Sensing

#606 in Asia
#1624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
31,376
Founded
1885

81. Nara Women's University

For Remote Sensing

#610 in Asia
#1634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1908

82. Meijo University

For Remote Sensing

#630 in Asia
#1665 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

83. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#633 in Asia
#1670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Founded
1976

84. Fukuoka University

For Remote Sensing

#651 in Asia
#1695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

86. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Remote Sensing

#662 in Asia
#1726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

87. Rikkyo University

For Remote Sensing

#672 in Asia
#1747 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

88. Kochi University

For Remote Sensing

#686 in Asia
#1769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1949

89. Hiroshima City University

For Remote Sensing

#687 in Asia
#1770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,114
Founded
1994

90. University of the Ryukyus

For Remote Sensing

#698 in Asia
#1797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1950

91. Aichi Prefectural University

For Remote Sensing

#704 in Asia
#1805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
3,300
Founded
1950

92. Fukui University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#705 in Asia
#1806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1965

93. Wakayama University

For Remote Sensing

#718 in Asia
#1832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

94. Kansai University

For Remote Sensing

#722 in Asia
#1840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

95. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Remote Sensing

#731 in Asia
#1854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
2006

96. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Remote Sensing

#732 in Asia
#1855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1891

97. Toyo University

For Remote Sensing

#734 in Asia
#1859 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

98. University of Hyogo

For Remote Sensing

#736 in Asia
#1861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
6,695
Founded
2004

99. Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#749 in Asia
#1887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1964

100. Kanagawa University

For Remote Sensing

#757 in Asia
#1898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

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