100 Best universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 14.5M citations received by 707K academic papers made by 411 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 Ecology

#1 in Asia

#21 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Ecology

#4 in Asia

#46 in the World

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

3. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Ecology

#10 in Asia

#100 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Ecology

#17 in Asia

#134 in the World

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

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Ecology

#23 in Asia

#156 in the World

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

6. Nagoya University

For Ecology

#32 in Asia

#190 in the World

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

7. Osaka University

For Ecology

#34 in Asia

#193 in the World

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

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#41 in Asia

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Ecology

#59 in Asia

#304 in the World

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

10. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Ecology

#68 in Asia

#334 in the World

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

11. Kobe University

For Ecology

#99 in Asia

#483 in the World

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

12. Tokyo University of Science

For Ecology

#101 in Asia

#489 in the World

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

13. Chiba University

For Ecology

#112 in Asia

#526 in the World

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

14. Keio University

For Ecology

#116 in Asia

#539 in the World

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

15. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Ecology

#118 in Asia

#542 in the World

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

16. Waseda University

For Ecology

#142 in Asia

#604 in the World

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

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Ecology

#147 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

18. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Ecology

#170 in Asia

#670 in the World

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

19. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Ecology

#200 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

20. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Ecology

#208 in Asia

#776 in the World

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

21. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Ecology

#210 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

22. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Ecology

#213 in Asia

#786 in the World

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

23. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Ecology

#218 in Asia

#805 in the World

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

24. Osaka Prefecture University

For Ecology

#219 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

25. Gifu University

For Ecology

#223 in Asia

#821 in the World

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

26. Nihon University

For Ecology

#229 in Asia

#840 in the World

Founded: 1889

27. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Ecology

#233 in Asia

#852 in the World

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

28. Osaka City University

For Ecology

#261 in Asia

#930 in the World

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

29. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Ecology

#262 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

30. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Ecology

#263 in Asia

#933 in the World

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

31. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Ecology

#266 in Asia

#939 in the World

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

32. Mie University

For Ecology

#270 in Asia

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

33. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Ecology

#273 in Asia

#955 in the World

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

34. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Ecology

#281 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

35. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Ecology

#292 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

36. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Ecology

#295 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Founded: 1949

37. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Ecology

#303 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

38. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Ecology

#307 in Asia

#1053 in the World

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

39. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Ecology

#323 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

40. Saga University

For Ecology

#343 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Founded: 1949

41. Tokai University

For Ecology

#366 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

42. Ibaraki University

For Ecology

#382 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

43. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Ecology

#387 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

44. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Ecology

#390 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

45. Shimane University

For Ecology

#396 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

46. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Ecology

#400 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

47. Kitasato University

For Ecology

#404 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Founded: 1962

48. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Ecology

#408 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

49. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Ecology

#412 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

50. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Ecology

#414 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

51. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#418 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

52. Kochi University

For Ecology

#420 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

53. Ritsumeikan University

For Ecology

#422 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

54. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Ecology

#440 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

55. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Ecology

#450 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

56. University of Toyama

For Ecology

#458 in Asia

#1378 in the World

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

57. Meijo University

For Ecology

#475 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Founded: 1926

58. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Ecology

#481 in Asia

#1432 in the World

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

59. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Ecology

#496 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

60. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Ecology

#503 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

61. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Ecology

#510 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

62. University of Yamanashi

For Ecology

#517 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

63. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#521 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

64. Toho University

For Ecology

#522 in Asia

#1518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

65. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Ecology

#543 in Asia

#1559 in the World

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

66. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Ecology

#561 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,353
Founded: 1941

67. University of Electro-Communications

For Ecology

#569 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

68. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Ecology

#585 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

69. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Ecology

#598 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

70. Meiji University

For Ecology

#607 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

71. Doshisha University

For Ecology

#611 in Asia

#1693 in the World

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

72. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Ecology

#632 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

73. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Ecology

#655 in Asia

#1782 in the World

Founded: 1934

74. Nagoya City University

For Ecology

#663 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

75. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Ecology

#686 in Asia

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

76. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Ecology

#687 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

77. Kansai University

For Ecology

#695 in Asia

#1867 in the World

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

78. Akita University

For Ecology

#699 in Asia

#1875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

79. Sophia University

For Ecology

#739 in Asia

#1966 in the World

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

80. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Ecology

#742 in Asia

#1971 in the World

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

81. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Ecology

#751 in Asia

#1984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

82. University of Fukui

For Ecology

#756 in Asia

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

83. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Ecology

#757 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

84. University of Hyogo

For Ecology

#762 in Asia

#2019 in the World

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

85. Teikyo University

For Ecology

#768 in Asia

#2028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

86. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Ecology

#771 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Founded: 1972

87. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#775 in Asia

#2036 in the World

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

88. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Ecology

#777 in Asia

#2040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

89. Nara Women's University

For Ecology

#789 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 2,631
Founded: 1908

90. Tokushima Bunri University

Japan | Tokushima

For Ecology

#791 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

91. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Ecology

#795 in Asia

#2080 in the World

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

92. Juntendo University

For Ecology

#814 in Asia

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

93. Oita University

For Ecology

#820 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

94. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Ecology

#856 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

95. Ochanomizu University

For Ecology

#866 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

96. Toyo University

For Ecology

#886 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Founded: 1887

97. Hosei University

For Ecology

#892 in Asia

#2277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

98. Ryukoku University

For Ecology

#896 in Asia

#2282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

99. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Ecology

#898 in Asia

#2285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

100. Showa University

For Ecology

#901 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

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

Environmental Science subfields in Japan

Agricultural Science204

Earth science and Geophysics223

Environmental Chemistry230

Environmental Engineering127

Environmental Management187

Geography and Cartography436

Geotechnical Engineering172

Hydrology and Water resources management26

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science272

Mining Engineering39

Oceanography267

Paleontology395

Petrology and Geochemistry145

Urban and Regional planning33

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation205