100 Best universities for Nuclear Physics 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 Nuclear Physics. A graph of 11.9M citations received by 504K academic papers made by 283 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Nuclear Physics

#2 in Asia

#6 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Nuclear Physics

#3 in Asia

#7 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Nuclear Physics

#4 in Asia

#11 in the World

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

5. Nagoya University

For Nuclear Physics

#5 in Asia

#24 in the World

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

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#9 in Asia

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nuclear Physics

#10 in Asia

#52 in the World

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

8. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Nuclear Physics

#13 in Asia

#79 in the World

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

9. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Nuclear Physics

#14 in Asia

#80 in the World

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

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Nuclear Physics

#24 in Asia

#120 in the World

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

11. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Nuclear Physics

#26 in Asia

#140 in the World

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

12. Waseda University

For Nuclear Physics

#51 in Asia

#267 in the World

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

13. Keio University

For Nuclear Physics

#54 in Asia

#272 in the World

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

14. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Nuclear Physics

#60 in Asia

#290 in the World

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

15. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Nuclear Physics

#69 in Asia

#319 in the World

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

16. Chiba University

For Nuclear Physics

#72 in Asia

#333 in the World

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

17. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Nuclear Physics

#73 in Asia

#334 in the World

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

18. Kobe University

For Nuclear Physics

#74 in Asia

#343 in the World

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

19. Osaka Prefecture University

For Nuclear Physics

#83 in Asia

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

20. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Nuclear Physics

#87 in Asia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

21. Osaka City University

For Nuclear Physics

#91 in Asia

#397 in the World

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

22. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Nuclear Physics

#94 in Asia

#409 in the World

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

23. Nihon University

For Nuclear Physics

#106 in Asia

#447 in the World

Founded: 1889

24. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Nuclear Physics

#111 in Asia

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

25. Tokai University

For Nuclear Physics

#112 in Asia

#467 in the World

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

26. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#116 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

27. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Nuclear Physics

#119 in Asia

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

28. University of Electro-Communications

For Nuclear Physics

#126 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

29. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Nuclear Physics

#131 in Asia

#538 in the World

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

30. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nuclear Physics

#137 in Asia

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

31. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Nuclear Physics

#144 in Asia

#570 in the World

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

32. University of Toyama

For Nuclear Physics

#146 in Asia

#577 in the World

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

33. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Nuclear Physics

#147 in Asia

#578 in the World

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

34. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Nuclear Physics

#148 in Asia

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

35. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Nuclear Physics

#149 in Asia

#584 in the World

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

36. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Nuclear Physics

#150 in Asia

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

37. Ibaraki University

For Nuclear Physics

#159 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

38. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#161 in Asia

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

39. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Nuclear Physics

#169 in Asia

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

40. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#170 in Asia

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

41. Sophia University

For Nuclear Physics

#171 in Asia

#638 in the World

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

42. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Nuclear Physics

#179 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

43. University of Fukui

For Nuclear Physics

#182 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

44. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Nuclear Physics

#186 in Asia

#671 in the World

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

45. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Nuclear Physics

#192 in Asia

#685 in the World

Founded: 1949

46. Gifu University

For Nuclear Physics

#197 in Asia

#698 in the World

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

47. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#203 in Asia

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

48. University of Yamanashi

For Nuclear Physics

#213 in Asia

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

49. Rikkyo University

For Nuclear Physics

#214 in Asia

#737 in the World

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

50. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Nuclear Physics

#217 in Asia

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

51. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Nuclear Physics

#218 in Asia

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

52. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Nuclear Physics

#223 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

53. Saga University

For Nuclear Physics

#226 in Asia

#765 in the World

Founded: 1949

54. Ritsumeikan University

For Nuclear Physics

#234 in Asia

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

55. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Nuclear Physics

#237 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

56. University of Hyogo

For Nuclear Physics

#240 in Asia

#802 in the World

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

57. Mie University

For Nuclear Physics

#247 in Asia

#823 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

58. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Nuclear Physics

#255 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 26,248
Founded: 1912

59. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Nuclear Physics

#260 in Asia

#855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

60. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Nuclear Physics

#266 in Asia

#868 in the World

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

61. Kochi University

For Nuclear Physics

#267 in Asia

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

62. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Nuclear Physics

#269 in Asia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

63. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nuclear Physics

#271 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

64. Gakushuin University

For Nuclear Physics

#275 in Asia

#892 in the World

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

65. Toho University

For Nuclear Physics

#280 in Asia

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

66. Nara Women's University

For Nuclear Physics

#297 in Asia

#934 in the World

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

67. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Nuclear Physics

#301 in Asia

#945 in the World

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

68. Musashi University

For Nuclear Physics

#303 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

69. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nuclear Physics

#304 in Asia

#955 in the World

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

70. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Nuclear Physics

#309 in Asia

#968 in the World

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

71. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Nuclear Physics

#310 in Asia

#969 in the World

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

72. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Nuclear Physics

#313 in Asia

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

73. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#314 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

74. Shimane University

For Nuclear Physics

#315 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

75. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Nuclear Physics

#335 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

76. Toyota Technological Institute

For Nuclear Physics

#338 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

77. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Nuclear Physics

#340 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

78. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Nuclear Physics

#341 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

79. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Nuclear Physics

#342 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

80. Kansai University

For Nuclear Physics

#347 in Asia

#1032 in the World

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

81. Meijo University

For Nuclear Physics

#355 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Founded: 1926

82. Hosei University

For Nuclear Physics

#357 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

83. Doshisha University

For Nuclear Physics

#360 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

84. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nuclear Physics

#368 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Founded: 1934

85. Akita University

For Nuclear Physics

#375 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

86. Ochanomizu University

For Nuclear Physics

#407 in Asia

#1131 in the World

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

87. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Nuclear Physics

#409 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,917
Founded: 1965

88. Ryukoku University

For Nuclear Physics

#412 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

89. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Nuclear Physics

#413 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Founded: 1938

90. Showa University

For Nuclear Physics

#434 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

91. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Nuclear Physics

#435 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

92. Kitasato University

For Nuclear Physics

#439 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1962

93. Teikyo University

For Nuclear Physics

#442 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

94. Konan University

For Nuclear Physics

#457 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

95. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Nuclear Physics

#476 in Asia

#1271 in the World

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

96. Fukui University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#477 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1965

97. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#479 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

98. Meiji University

For Nuclear Physics

#487 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

99. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Nuclear Physics

#489 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Founded: 1942

100. Osaka Electro-Communication University

Japan | Neyagawa

For Nuclear Physics

#492 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Founded: 1961

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

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Astrobiology129

Astrophysics and Astronomy296

Atomic and Molecular physics189

Condensed Matter Physics203

Materials Science392

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Nanotechnology248

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Quantum and Particle physics456

Theoretical Physics133