100 Best universities for Oncology and Cancer research in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Oncology and Cancer research. A graph of 9.93M citations received by 411K academic papers made by 215 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 Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Asia
#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

3. Kyoto University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

4. Kyushu University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

5. Nagoya University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#22 in Asia
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

6. Tohoku University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#28 in Asia
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

7. Keio University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#31 in Asia
#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

8. Hokkaido University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#37 in Asia
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. Hiroshima University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#40 in Asia
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

10. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#42 in Asia
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

11. Kanazawa University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

12. Chiba University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

13. Kumamoto University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#47 in Asia
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

14. Okayama University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#49 in Asia
#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

15. Kobe University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#50 in Asia
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

16. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Oncology and Cancer research

#60 in Asia
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

17. Yokohama City University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#61 in Asia
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

18. Sapporo Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#62 in Asia
#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

19. University of Tsukuba

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

20. Kurume University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#64 in Asia
#246 in the World
Founded
1928

21. Kindai University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#66 in Asia
#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

22. Gunma University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

23. Osaka City University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#72 in Asia
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

24. Juntendo University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#78 in Asia
#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

25. Nagoya City University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#79 in Asia
#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

26. Nagasaki University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#80 in Asia
#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

27. University of Tokushima

For Oncology and Cancer research

#81 in Asia
#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

28. Gifu University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

29. Kagoshima University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

30. Tokyo University of Science

For Oncology and Cancer research

#87 in Asia
#316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

31. Niigata University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#88 in Asia
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

32. Nippon Medical School

For Oncology and Cancer research

#89 in Asia
#323 in the World
Founded
1904

33. Jichi Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#91 in Asia
#330 in the World
Founded
1972

34. Mie University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

35. Saitama Medical School

For Oncology and Cancer research

#95 in Asia
#341 in the World
Founded
1972

36. Shinshu University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#96 in Asia
#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

37. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Oncology and Cancer research

#99 in Asia
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

38. Kitasato University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

39. Showa University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#103 in Asia
#363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

40. Nara Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#104 in Asia
#364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

41. Yamaguchi University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#107 in Asia
#370 in the World
Founded
1949

42. Tottori University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#110 in Asia
#376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

43. Tokyo Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#111 in Asia
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

44. Tokai University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#113 in Asia
#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

45. Kansai Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#119 in Asia
#393 in the World
Enrollment
782
Founded
1928

46. Nihon University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

47. Hyogo College of Medicine

For Oncology and Cancer research

#124 in Asia
#412 in the World
Founded
1971

48. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Oncology and Cancer research

#126 in Asia
#417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
934
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1974

50. Shimane University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#135 in Asia
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

51. Fujita Health University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#136 in Asia
#459 in the World
Enrollment
3,065
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1964

52. Fukuoka University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#138 in Asia
#463 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

53. Teikyo University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#139 in Asia
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

54. Wakayama Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#140 in Asia
#470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1945

55. Ehime University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#142 in Asia
#477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

56. Kagawa University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#144 in Asia
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

57. Oita University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

58. Iwate Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#148 in Asia
#488 in the World
Founded
1928

59. Fukushima Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#151 in Asia
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,095
Founded
1952

60. Osaka Medical College

For Oncology and Cancer research

#153 in Asia
#497 in the World
Enrollment
1,195
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1927

61. University of Yamanashi

For Oncology and Cancer research

#154 in Asia
#498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

62. Toho University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#164 in Asia
#524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

63. Hirosaki University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#165 in Asia
#525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

64. Akita University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#167 in Asia
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

65. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Oncology and Cancer research

#170 in Asia
#544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
1,107
Founded
1974

66. Yamagata University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#172 in Asia
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

67. University of Fukui

For Oncology and Cancer research

#174 in Asia
#555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

68. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Oncology and Cancer research

#178 in Asia
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1971

69. Health Science University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#180 in Asia
#578 in the World
Founded
2003

70. Kanazawa Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#181 in Asia
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
913
Founded
1972

71. University of Toyama

For Oncology and Cancer research

#183 in Asia
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

72. Kyorin University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#190 in Asia
#598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,820
Founded
1966

73. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#202 in Asia
#621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

74. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

#211 in Asia
#634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

75. Aichi Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#220 in Asia
#659 in the World
Enrollment
1,239
Founded
1971

76. University of Miyazaki

For Oncology and Cancer research

#230 in Asia
#674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

77. Kochi University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#231 in Asia
#678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

78. Saga University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#234 in Asia
#684 in the World
Founded
1949

79. University of the Ryukyus

For Oncology and Cancer research

#245 in Asia
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

80. Dokkyo Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#254 in Asia
#730 in the World
Founded
1972

81. Dokkyo University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#255 in Asia
#734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
8,675
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1964

82. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

For Oncology and Cancer research

#261 in Asia
#746 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1880

83. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

84. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

#279 in Asia
#791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

85. University of Shizuoka

For Oncology and Cancer research

#289 in Asia
#823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1987

86. Asahikawa Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#296 in Asia
#833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
1,132
Male:Female
56:44
Founded
1973

87. Waseda University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#329 in Asia
#907 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

88. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

#342 in Asia
#935 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

89. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#355 in Asia
#960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1932

90. Sojo University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#364 in Asia
#981 in the World
Founded
1965

91. International University of Health and Welfare

For Oncology and Cancer research

#367 in Asia
#991 in the World
Enrollment
6,130
Founded
1995

92. Osaka Prefecture University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#373 in Asia
#1003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

93. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Oncology and Cancer research

#384 in Asia
#1035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

95. Aichi Gakuin University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#442 in Asia
#1150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1953

96. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Oncology and Cancer research

#446 in Asia
#1156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

97. Hoshi University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#451 in Asia
#1164 in the World
Enrollment
1,640
Founded
1911

98. Tokyo Dental College

For Oncology and Cancer research

#452 in Asia
#1165 in the World
Founded
1890

99. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#455 in Asia
#1172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

100. Meikai University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#506 in Asia
#1287 in the World
Founded
1970

The best cities to study Oncology and Cancer research in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Suita, Kyoto, and Fukuoka.