100 Best universities for Ecology in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Ecology. A graph of 11.3M citations received by 642K academic papers made by 401 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

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Ecology

#3 in Asia

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

3. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Ecology

#9 in Asia

#95 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Ecology

#15 in Asia

#117 in the World

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

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Ecology

#18 in Asia

#145 in the World

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

6. Nagoya University

For Ecology

#25 in Asia

#166 in the World

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

7. Osaka University

For Ecology

#27 in Asia

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#33 in Asia

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Ecology

#53 in Asia

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

10. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Ecology

#64 in Asia

#323 in the World

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

11. Tokyo University of Science

For Ecology

#82 in Asia

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

12. Kobe University

For Ecology

#88 in Asia

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

13. Chiba University

For Ecology

#99 in Asia

#513 in the World

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

14. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Ecology

#104 in Asia

#522 in the World

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

15. Keio University

For Ecology

#116 in Asia

#543 in the World

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

16. Waseda University

For Ecology

#122 in Asia

#558 in the World

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

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Ecology

#134 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

18. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Ecology

#149 in Asia

#624 in the World

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

19. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Ecology

#184 in Asia

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

20. Osaka Prefecture University

For Ecology

#186 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Ecology

#189 in Asia

#727 in the World

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

22. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Ecology

#199 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

23. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Ecology

#201 in Asia

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

24. Gifu University

For Ecology

#204 in Asia

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

25. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Ecology

#206 in Asia

#781 in the World

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

26. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Ecology

#209 in Asia

#787 in the World

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

27. Nihon University

For Ecology

#213 in Asia

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

28. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Ecology

#230 in Asia

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

29. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Ecology

#235 in Asia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

30. Osaka City University

For Ecology

#236 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

31. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Ecology

#237 in Asia

#877 in the World

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

32. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Ecology

#248 in Asia

#908 in the World

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

33. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Ecology

#250 in Asia

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

34. Mie University

For Ecology

#252 in Asia

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

35. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Ecology

#256 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

36. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Ecology

#259 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

37. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Ecology

#268 in Asia

#968 in the World

Founded: 1949

38. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Ecology

#286 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

39. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Ecology

#287 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

40. Saga University

For Ecology

#305 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Founded: 1949

41. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Ecology

#321 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

42. Tokai University

For Ecology

#324 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

43. Ibaraki University

For Ecology

#333 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

44. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Ecology

#337 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

45. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Ecology

#342 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

46. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Ecology

#344 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

47. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#348 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

48. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Ecology

#355 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

49. Shimane University

For Ecology

#363 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

50. Kitasato University

For Ecology

#364 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

51. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Ecology

#385 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

52. Kochi University

For Ecology

#386 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

53. Ritsumeikan University

For Ecology

#387 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

54. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Ecology

#390 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

55. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Ecology

#395 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

56. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Ecology

#415 in Asia

#1305 in the World

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

57. University of Toyama

For Ecology

#417 in Asia

#1307 in the World

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

58. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Ecology

#422 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

59. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Ecology

#424 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

60. Meijo University

For Ecology

#427 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

61. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#446 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

62. University of Yamanashi

For Ecology

#457 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

63. Toho University

For Ecology

#467 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

64. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Ecology

#468 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

65. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Ecology

#475 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

66. University of Electro-Communications

For Ecology

#486 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

67. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Ecology

#488 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

68. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Ecology

#498 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,337
Founded: 1941

69. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Ecology

#527 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

70. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Ecology

#534 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

71. Doshisha University

For Ecology

#554 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

72. Meiji University

For Ecology

#556 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

73. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Ecology

#575 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

74. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Ecology

#576 in Asia

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

75. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Ecology

#583 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

76. Nagoya City University

For Ecology

#584 in Asia

#1678 in the World

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

77. Kansai University

For Ecology

#597 in Asia

#1701 in the World

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

78. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Ecology

#599 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,050
Founded: 1962

79. Akita University

For Ecology

#606 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

80. Sophia University

For Ecology

#650 in Asia

#1812 in the World

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

81. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Ecology

#659 in Asia

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

82. University of Fukui

For Ecology

#667 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

83. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#670 in Asia

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 2,025
Founded: 1960

84. Teikyo University

For Ecology

#684 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

85. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Ecology

#687 in Asia

#1890 in the World

Founded: 1972

86. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Ecology

#688 in Asia

#1894 in the World

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

87. University of Hyogo

For Ecology

#696 in Asia

#1909 in the World

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

88. Tokushima Bunri University

Japan | Tokushima

For Ecology

#698 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

89. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Ecology

#707 in Asia

#1935 in the World

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

90. Oita University

For Ecology

#710 in Asia

#1939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

91. Nara Women's University

For Ecology

#733 in Asia

#1990 in the World

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

92. Juntendo University

For Ecology

#744 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

93. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Ecology

#759 in Asia

#2054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

94. Ochanomizu University

For Ecology

#766 in Asia

#2065 in the World

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

95. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Ecology

#773 in Asia

#2074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

96. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Ecology

#778 in Asia

#2093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1965

97. Hosei University

For Ecology

#779 in Asia

#2095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

98. Showa University

For Ecology

#780 in Asia

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

99. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Ecology

#784 in Asia

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1949

100. Ryukoku University

For Ecology

#798 in Asia

#2123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

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 Science199

Earth science and Geophysics214

Environmental Chemistry222

Environmental Engineering124

Environmental Management178

Geography and Cartography418

Geotechnical Engineering163

Hydrology and Water resources management28

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science264

Mining Engineering47

Oceanography260

Paleontology378

Petrology and Geochemistry143

Urban and Regional planning27

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation201