91 Best universities for Pediatrics 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 Pediatrics. A graph of 875K citations received by 52.5K academic papers made by 91 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. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Pediatrics

#21 in Asia

#196 in the World

Founded: 2003

2. University of Tokyo

For Pediatrics

#23 in Asia

#199 in the World

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

3. Nagoya University

For Pediatrics

#31 in Asia

#235 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Pediatrics

#32 in Asia

#248 in the World

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

5. Kyoto University

For Pediatrics

#35 in Asia

#256 in the World

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

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pediatrics

#39 in Asia

#268 in the World

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

7. Keio University

For Pediatrics

#45 in Asia

#291 in the World

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

8. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Pediatrics

#49 in Asia

#311 in the World

Founded: 1972

9. Chiba University

For Pediatrics

#51 in Asia

#315 in the World

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

10. Osaka University

For Pediatrics

#53 in Asia

#321 in the World

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

11. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Pediatrics

#62 in Asia

#344 in the World

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

12. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Pediatrics

#66 in Asia

#364 in the World

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

13. Juntendo University

For Pediatrics

#67 in Asia

#369 in the World

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

14. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Pediatrics

#69 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

15. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pediatrics

#71 in Asia

#385 in the World

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

16. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Pediatrics

#73 in Asia

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

17. Dokkyo University

For Pediatrics

#79 in Asia

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 8,675
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1964

18. Nihon University

For Pediatrics

#82 in Asia

#412 in the World

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

19. Kobe University

For Pediatrics

#83 in Asia

#413 in the World

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

20. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Pediatrics

#85 in Asia

#417 in the World

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

21. Kitasato University

For Pediatrics

#98 in Asia

#449 in the World

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

22. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Pediatrics

#99 in Asia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

23. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Pediatrics

#102 in Asia

#470 in the World

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

24. Kurume University

For Pediatrics

#103 in Asia

#471 in the World

Founded: 1928

25. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Pediatrics

#104 in Asia

#479 in the World

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

26. Showa University

For Pediatrics

#106 in Asia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

27. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Pediatrics

#107 in Asia

#487 in the World

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

28. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Pediatrics

#114 in Asia

#501 in the World

Founded: 1972

29. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Pediatrics

#115 in Asia

#508 in the World

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

30. Nagoya City University

For Pediatrics

#117 in Asia

#515 in the World

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

31. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Pediatrics

#118 in Asia

#517 in the World

Founded: 1949

32. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Pediatrics

#119 in Asia

#524 in the World

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

33. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Pediatrics

#120 in Asia

#527 in the World

Founded: 1972

34. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Pediatrics

#122 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

35. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Pediatrics

#124 in Asia

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

36. Toho University

For Pediatrics

#129 in Asia

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

37. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Pediatrics

#133 in Asia

#549 in the World

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

38. Nippon Medical School

For Pediatrics

#137 in Asia

#564 in the World

Founded: 1904

39. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Pediatrics

#138 in Asia

#565 in the World

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

40. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Pediatrics

#141 in Asia

#572 in the World

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

41. Gifu University

For Pediatrics

#142 in Asia

#576 in the World

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

42. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pediatrics

#145 in Asia

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

43. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Pediatrics

#151 in Asia

#601 in the World

Founded: 1978

44. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Pediatrics

#153 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

45. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Pediatrics

#156 in Asia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

46. Teikyo University

For Pediatrics

#160 in Asia

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

47. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Pediatrics

#162 in Asia

#623 in the World

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

48. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Pediatrics

#163 in Asia

#630 in the World

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

49. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pediatrics

#168 in Asia

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

50. Shimane University

For Pediatrics

#169 in Asia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

51. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Pediatrics

#170 in Asia

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 782
Founded: 1928

52. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Pediatrics

#172 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

53. Akita University

For Pediatrics

#174 in Asia

#661 in the World

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

54. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Pediatrics

#177 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 1952

55. Osaka City University

For Pediatrics

#180 in Asia

#681 in the World

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

56. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Pediatrics

#183 in Asia

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

57. University of Fukui

For Pediatrics

#186 in Asia

#698 in the World

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

58. Tokai University

For Pediatrics

#189 in Asia

#704 in the World

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

59. Kanazawa Medical University

For Pediatrics

#194 in Asia

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 913
Founded: 1972

60. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Pediatrics

#196 in Asia

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,107
Founded: 1974

61. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Pediatrics

#197 in Asia

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

62. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Pediatrics

#199 in Asia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

63. Tokyo Medical University

For Pediatrics

#208 in Asia

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

64. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Pediatrics

#209 in Asia

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 1,239
Founded: 1971

65. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Pediatrics

#211 in Asia

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 1,195
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1927

66. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Pediatrics

#212 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

67. Oita University

For Pediatrics

#223 in Asia

#799 in the World

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

68. Mie University

For Pediatrics

#226 in Asia

#807 in the World

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

69. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Pediatrics

#227 in Asia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

70. University of Yamanashi

For Pediatrics

#229 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

71. University of Toyama

For Pediatrics

#232 in Asia

#820 in the World

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

72. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Pediatrics

#245 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

73. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Pediatrics

#246 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

74. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Pediatrics

#247 in Asia

#866 in the World

Founded: 1971

75. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Pediatrics

#266 in Asia

#928 in the World

Founded: 1928

76. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Pediatrics

#269 in Asia

#936 in the World

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

77. Kyorin University

For Pediatrics

#274 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,820
Founded: 1966

78. Saga University

For Pediatrics

#316 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Founded: 1949

79. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Pediatrics

#336 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,132
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1973

80. Kochi University

For Pediatrics

#371 in Asia

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

81. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Pediatrics

#401 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 3,302
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1974

82. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Pediatrics

#402 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Enrollment: 6,130
Founded: 1995

83. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Pediatrics

#429 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

84. Saitama Prefectural University

Japan | Koshigaya

For Pediatrics

#445 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1999

85. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Pediatrics

#509 in Asia

#1643 in the World

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

86. Waseda University

For Pediatrics

#517 in Asia

#1660 in the World

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

87. Sapporo University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pediatrics

#534 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1967

88. Tokyo University of Science

For Pediatrics

#538 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

89. Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing

For Pediatrics

#607 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Founded: 1999

90. Aichi Shukutoku University

For Pediatrics

#647 in Asia

#1963 in the World

Enrollment: 9,205
Founded: 1975

91. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Pediatrics

#657 in Asia

#1987 in the World

Founded: 1904

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

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