100 Best universities for Nuclear Physics 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 Nuclear Physics. A graph of 8.06M citations received by 436K academic papers made by 272 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 Nuclear Physics

#1 in Asia

#1 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Nuclear Physics

#2 in Asia

#6 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Nuclear Physics

#3 in Asia

#7 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Nuclear Physics

#4 in Asia

#8 in the World

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

5. Nagoya University

For Nuclear Physics

#5 in Asia

#26 in the World

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

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#7 in Asia

#36 in the World

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

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nuclear Physics

#10 in Asia

#50 in the World

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

8. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Nuclear Physics

#13 in Asia

#72 in the World

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

9. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Nuclear Physics

#14 in Asia

#78 in the World

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

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Nuclear Physics

#17 in Asia

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

11. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Nuclear Physics

#26 in Asia

#135 in the World

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

12. Waseda University

For Nuclear Physics

#47 in Asia

#256 in the World

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

13. Keio University

For Nuclear Physics

#48 in Asia

#257 in the World

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

14. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Nuclear Physics

#52 in Asia

#276 in the World

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

15. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Nuclear Physics

#61 in Asia

#297 in the World

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

16. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Nuclear Physics

#65 in Asia

#323 in the World

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

17. Kobe University

For Nuclear Physics

#72 in Asia

#339 in the World

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

18. Chiba University

For Nuclear Physics

#73 in Asia

#342 in the World

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

19. Osaka Prefecture University

For Nuclear Physics

#74 in Asia

#344 in the World

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

20. Osaka City University

For Nuclear Physics

#81 in Asia

#371 in the World

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

21. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Nuclear Physics

#84 in Asia

#386 in the World

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

22. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Nuclear Physics

#86 in Asia

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

23. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Nuclear Physics

#95 in Asia

#428 in the World

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

24. Nihon University

For Nuclear Physics

#101 in Asia

#444 in the World

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

25. Tokai University

For Nuclear Physics

#107 in Asia

#460 in the World

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

26. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#108 in Asia

#462 in the World

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

27. University of Electro-Communications

For Nuclear Physics

#111 in Asia

#474 in the World

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

28. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Nuclear Physics

#114 in Asia

#490 in the World

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

29. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Nuclear Physics

#117 in Asia

#496 in the World

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

30. University of Toyama

For Nuclear Physics

#127 in Asia

#537 in the World

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

31. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Nuclear Physics

#129 in Asia

#545 in the World

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

32. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nuclear Physics

#130 in Asia

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

33. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Nuclear Physics

#131 in Asia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

34. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Nuclear Physics

#135 in Asia

#559 in the World

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

35. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Nuclear Physics

#137 in Asia

#562 in the World

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

36. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Nuclear Physics

#141 in Asia

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

37. Ibaraki University

For Nuclear Physics

#143 in Asia

#580 in the World

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

38. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#149 in Asia

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

39. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#150 in Asia

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

40. Sophia University

For Nuclear Physics

#153 in Asia

#611 in the World

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

41. University of Fukui

For Nuclear Physics

#159 in Asia

#630 in the World

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

42. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Nuclear Physics

#161 in Asia

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

43. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Nuclear Physics

#163 in Asia

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

44. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Nuclear Physics

#166 in Asia

#644 in the World

Founded: 1949

45. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Nuclear Physics

#177 in Asia

#668 in the World

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

46. Rikkyo University

For Nuclear Physics

#183 in Asia

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

47. Gifu University

For Nuclear Physics

#184 in Asia

#684 in the World

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

48. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Nuclear Physics

#186 in Asia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

49. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Nuclear Physics

#187 in Asia

#692 in the World

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

50. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Nuclear Physics

#192 in Asia

#703 in the World

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

51. University of Yamanashi

For Nuclear Physics

#195 in Asia

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

52. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#199 in Asia

#717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

53. Saga University

For Nuclear Physics

#208 in Asia

#742 in the World

Founded: 1949

54. Mie University

For Nuclear Physics

#216 in Asia

#762 in the World

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

55. Ritsumeikan University

For Nuclear Physics

#219 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

56. University of Hyogo

For Nuclear Physics

#220 in Asia

#781 in the World

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

57. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Nuclear Physics

#237 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

58. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Nuclear Physics

#241 in Asia

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,254
Founded: 1912

59. Gakushuin University

For Nuclear Physics

#243 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

60. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Nuclear Physics

#247 in Asia

#841 in the World

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

61. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Nuclear Physics

#253 in Asia

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

62. Kochi University

For Nuclear Physics

#255 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

63. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nuclear Physics

#259 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 18,693
Founded: 1949

64. Musashi University

For Nuclear Physics

#262 in Asia

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

65. Toho University

For Nuclear Physics

#268 in Asia

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

66. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Nuclear Physics

#269 in Asia

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

67. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Nuclear Physics

#274 in Asia

#891 in the World

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

68. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#280 in Asia

#908 in the World

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

69. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Nuclear Physics

#281 in Asia

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

70. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Nuclear Physics

#283 in Asia

#919 in the World

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

71. Nara Women's University

For Nuclear Physics

#290 in Asia

#936 in the World

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

72. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Nuclear Physics

#298 in Asia

#946 in the World

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

73. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Nuclear Physics

#299 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

74. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Nuclear Physics

#301 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1993

75. Toyota Technological Institute

For Nuclear Physics

#303 in Asia

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

76. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nuclear Physics

#304 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

77. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Nuclear Physics

#306 in Asia

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

78. Hosei University

For Nuclear Physics

#311 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

79. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Nuclear Physics

#312 in Asia

#969 in the World

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

80. Shimane University

For Nuclear Physics

#315 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

81. Meijo University

For Nuclear Physics

#323 in Asia

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

82. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nuclear Physics

#325 in Asia

#992 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

83. Akita University

For Nuclear Physics

#330 in Asia

#1006 in the World

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

84. Ochanomizu University

For Nuclear Physics

#331 in Asia

#1007 in the World

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

85. Doshisha University

For Nuclear Physics

#332 in Asia

#1009 in the World

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

86. Kansai University

For Nuclear Physics

#334 in Asia

#1013 in the World

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

87. Ryukoku University

For Nuclear Physics

#342 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

88. Fukui University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#343 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1965

89. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Nuclear Physics

#360 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1965

90. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Nuclear Physics

#371 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

91. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Nuclear Physics

#382 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

92. Kitasato University

For Nuclear Physics

#384 in Asia

#1124 in the World

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

93. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Nuclear Physics

#385 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Founded: 1938

94. Teikyo University

For Nuclear Physics

#401 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

95. Konan University

For Nuclear Physics

#433 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

96. Osaka Electro-Communication University

Japan | Neyagawa

For Nuclear Physics

#436 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Enrollment: 5,403
Founded: 1961

97. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#444 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

98. Showa University

For Nuclear Physics

#452 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

99. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#453 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

100. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Nuclear Physics

#468 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 13,207
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1965

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

Physics subfields in Japan

Acoustical Engineering269

Applied/Engineering Physics89

Astrobiology116

Astrophysics and Astronomy279

Atomic and Molecular physics185

Condensed Matter Physics198

Materials Science378

Medical Physics81

Nanotechnology239

Optical Engineering342

Quantum and Particle physics436

Theoretical Physics126