97 Best universities for Pediatrics in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Pediatrics. A graph of 1.23M citations received by 60.2K academic papers made by 97 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 Pediatrics

#26 in Asia

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Pediatrics

#35 in Asia

#243 in the World

Founded: 2003

3. Tohoku University

For Pediatrics

#36 in Asia

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

4. Nagoya University

For Pediatrics

#39 in Asia

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

5. Kyoto University

For Pediatrics

#43 in Asia

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pediatrics

#53 in Asia

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

7. Keio University

For Pediatrics

#60 in Asia

#322 in the World

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

8. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Pediatrics

#61 in Asia

#325 in the World

Founded: 1972

9. Osaka University

For Pediatrics

#62 in Asia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

10. Chiba University

For Pediatrics

#64 in Asia

#339 in the World

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

11. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Pediatrics

#72 in Asia

#374 in the World

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

12. Juntendo University

For Pediatrics

#74 in Asia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

13. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Pediatrics

#75 in Asia

#380 in the World

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

14. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pediatrics

#79 in Asia

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

15. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Pediatrics

#80 in Asia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

16. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Pediatrics

#85 in Asia

#415 in the World

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

17. Nihon University

For Pediatrics

#86 in Asia

#418 in the World

Founded: 1889

18. Dokkyo University

For Pediatrics

#91 in Asia

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

19. Kobe University

For Pediatrics

#93 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

20. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Pediatrics

#100 in Asia

#454 in the World

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

21. Kitasato University

For Pediatrics

#103 in Asia

#457 in the World

Founded: 1962

22. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Pediatrics

#109 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

23. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Pediatrics

#112 in Asia

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

24. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Pediatrics

#118 in Asia

#515 in the World

Founded: 1972

25. Kurume University

For Pediatrics

#120 in Asia

#520 in the World

Founded: 1928

26. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Pediatrics

#121 in Asia

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

27. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Pediatrics

#123 in Asia

#528 in the World

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

28. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Pediatrics

#125 in Asia

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

29. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Pediatrics

#126 in Asia

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

30. Nagoya City University

For Pediatrics

#135 in Asia

#561 in the World

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

31. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Pediatrics

#139 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

32. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Pediatrics

#145 in Asia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

33. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Pediatrics

#148 in Asia

#584 in the World

Founded: 1949

34. Showa University

For Pediatrics

#149 in Asia

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

35. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Pediatrics

#150 in Asia

#588 in the World

Founded: 1972

36. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Pediatrics

#153 in Asia

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

37. Toho University

For Pediatrics

#154 in Asia

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

38. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Pediatrics

#156 in Asia

#598 in the World

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

39. Gifu University

For Pediatrics

#158 in Asia

#600 in the World

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

40. Nippon Medical School

For Pediatrics

#161 in Asia

#604 in the World

Founded: 1904

41. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Pediatrics

#170 in Asia

#639 in the World

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

42. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Pediatrics

#172 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

43. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Pediatrics

#173 in Asia

#646 in the World

Founded: 1978

44. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Pediatrics

#177 in Asia

#662 in the World

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

45. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Pediatrics

#178 in Asia

#667 in the World

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

46. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pediatrics

#181 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

47. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Pediatrics

#182 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

48. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Pediatrics

#183 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

49. Shimane University

For Pediatrics

#186 in Asia

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

50. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pediatrics

#191 in Asia

#697 in the World

Founded: 1934

51. Teikyo University

For Pediatrics

#192 in Asia

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

52. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Pediatrics

#198 in Asia

#728 in the World

Founded: 1928

53. Akita University

For Pediatrics

#203 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

54. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Pediatrics

#207 in Asia

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

55. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Pediatrics

#208 in Asia

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

56. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Pediatrics

#209 in Asia

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

57. Mie University

For Pediatrics

#212 in Asia

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

58. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Pediatrics

#216 in Asia

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

59. Osaka City University

For Pediatrics

#220 in Asia

#779 in the World

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

60. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Pediatrics

#223 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

61. University of Fukui

For Pediatrics

#229 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

62. Tokyo Medical University

For Pediatrics

#234 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

63. Tokai University

For Pediatrics

#235 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

64. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Pediatrics

#236 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

65. University of Toyama

For Pediatrics

#238 in Asia

#832 in the World

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

66. Kanazawa Medical University

For Pediatrics

#240 in Asia

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

67. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Pediatrics

#241 in Asia

#844 in the World

Founded: 1971

68. University of Yamanashi

For Pediatrics

#242 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

69. Oita University

For Pediatrics

#250 in Asia

#862 in the World

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

70. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Pediatrics

#258 in Asia

#878 in the World

Founded: 1927

71. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Pediatrics

#273 in Asia

#908 in the World

Founded: 1971

72. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Pediatrics

#279 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

73. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Pediatrics

#281 in Asia

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

74. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Pediatrics

#286 in Asia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

75. Kyorin University

For Pediatrics

#305 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

76. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Pediatrics

#310 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

77. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Pediatrics

#312 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Founded: 1928

78. Saga University

For Pediatrics

#343 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Founded: 1949

79. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Pediatrics

#380 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

80. Kochi University

For Pediatrics

#381 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

81. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Pediatrics

#412 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Founded: 1995

82. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Pediatrics

#478 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Founded: 1974

83. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Pediatrics

#487 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

84. Saitama Prefectural University

Japan | Koshigaya

For Pediatrics

#497 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1999

85. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Pediatrics

#538 in Asia

#1688 in the World

Founded: 1904

86. Waseda University

For Pediatrics

#553 in Asia

#1721 in the World

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

87. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Pediatrics

#568 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

88. Tokyo University of Science

For Pediatrics

#594 in Asia

#1814 in the World

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

89. Tokyo Dental College

For Pediatrics

#600 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Founded: 1890

90. Sapporo University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pediatrics

#616 in Asia

#1875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1967

91. Shiga University

For Pediatrics

#661 in Asia

#2006 in the World

Enrollment: 3,702
Founded: 1949

92. Fukuoka Dental College

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pediatrics

#672 in Asia

#2029 in the World

Founded: 1972

93. Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing

For Pediatrics

#691 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Founded: 1999

94. Aichi Shukutoku University

For Pediatrics

#742 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Founded: 1975

95. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Pediatrics

#743 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

96. Hyogo University

Japan | Kakogawa

For Pediatrics

#747 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Founded: 1995

97. Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Niigata

For Pediatrics

#768 in Asia

#2200 in the World

Founded: 2001

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

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anatomy and Physiology350

Anesthesiology210

Bioethics/Medical Ethics23

Biomedical Engineering142

Clinical Psychology185

Critical Care Nursing96

Family medicine135

Forensic Science26

Gastroenterology and Hepatology159

Health Science143

Healthcare Management (MHA)102

Medical Physics78

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)100

Occupational Therapy90

Oncology and Cancer research222

Ophthalmology124

Orthodontics140

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine102

Pharmacology215

Physical Therapy317

Plastic Surgery73

Public Health292

Radiation Therapy123

Radiology and Nuclear medicine336

Respiratory Therapy86

Sonography and Ultrasound93

Sports / Exercise science58

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