Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Ecology

Focusing specifically on Ecology, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Japan. To determine these leaders, we isolated 3.17M specialized research publications which collectively generated 72.08M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Ecology

#1 in Asia #21 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Ecology

#4 in Asia #48 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Ecology

#10 in Asia #101 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Ecology

#19 in Asia #137 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Ecology

#27 in Asia #165 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Ecology

#36 in Asia #195 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Suita

Osaka University

For Ecology

#38 in Asia #202 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

8

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#46 in Asia #239 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Ecology

#64 in Asia #310 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Ecology

#109 in Asia #506 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Tokyo

Keio University

For Ecology

#131 in Asia #555 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

12

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Ecology

#152 in Asia #617 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

13

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Ecology

#222 in Asia #804 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Ecology

#292 in Asia #991 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

15

Toyota

Aichi Gakusen University

For Ecology

#2245 in Asia #5218 in the World

39% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1966 Founded

16

Tokyo

Nippon Dental University

For Ecology

#1514 in Asia #3549 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1907 Founded

17

Takasaki

Takasaki City University of Economics

For Ecology

#2291 in Asia #5346 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1957 Founded

18

Sakado

Kagawa Nutrition University

For Ecology

#2022 in Asia #4678 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1961 Founded

19

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Ecology

#207 in Asia #769 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

20

Nagakute

Aichi Prefectural University

For Ecology

#2039 in Asia #4725 in the World

19% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1950 Founded

21

Machida

Tamagawa University

For Ecology

#1303 in Asia #3068 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

22

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

For Ecology

#541 in Asia #1539 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

Kanda

Nishinippon Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#2276 in Asia #5312 in the World

35% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

24

Hirakata

Osaka Dental University

For Ecology

#1822 in Asia #4197 in the World

45% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

25

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#1736 in Asia #3999 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

26

Yokosuka

Kanagawa University of Human Services

For Ecology

#2553 in Asia #6044 in the World

18% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

27

Tokyo

Musashino Academy of Music

For Ecology

#2401 in Asia #5652 in the World

32% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

28

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Ecology

#326 in Asia #1084 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

29

Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki City University

For Ecology

#2576 in Asia #6098 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,979 Enrollment

1962 Founded

30

Osaka

Osaka City University

For Ecology

#285 in Asia #974 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

31

Nara

Nara University of Education

For Ecology

#2074 in Asia #4808 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,245 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Miyazaki

Minami Kyushu University

For Ecology

#2152 in Asia #4998 in the World

40% Acceptance

996 Enrollment

1965 Founded

33

Kyoto

Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#549 in Asia #1552 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Kobe

Konan University

For Ecology

#1425 in Asia #3351 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

35

Iwate

Iwate Prefectural University

For Ecology

#2029 in Asia #4699 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1998 Founded

36

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

For Ecology

#1006 in Asia #2493 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

37

Ebetsu

Rakuno Gakuen University

For Ecology

#1099 in Asia #2668 in the World

31% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1933 Founded

38

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Ecology

#407 in Asia #1268 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

39

Tokyo

Showa Women’s University

For Ecology

#2198 in Asia #5104 in the World

56% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1920 Founded

40

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Ecology

#441 in Asia #1337 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

41

Seki

Chubu Gakuin University

For Ecology

#2596 in Asia #6142 in the World

51% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1997 Founded

42

Nonoichi

Ishikawa Prefectural University

For Ecology

#1499 in Asia #3514 in the World

38% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

2005 Founded

43

Nagoya

Nanzan University

For Ecology

#2095 in Asia #4856 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Matsumoto

Matsumoto University

For Ecology

#2452 in Asia #5774 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

45

Kumamoto

Kumamoto Gakuen University

For Ecology

#2565 in Asia #6072 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1942 Founded

46

Kawagoe

Tokyo International University

For Ecology

#2372 in Asia #5576 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1965 Founded

47

Ibaraki

Otemon Gakuin University

For Ecology

#2486 in Asia #5867 in the World

41% Acceptance

1966 Founded

48

Fukushima

Fukushima College

For Ecology

#2479 in Asia #5855 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

49

Atsugi

Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#1441 in Asia #3373 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1975 Founded

50

Toyota

Aichi Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#1448 in Asia #3394 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

51

Tokyo

Tokyo City University

For Ecology

#1344 in Asia #3146 in the World

47% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1929 Founded

52

Takarazuka

Koshien University

For Ecology

#2493 in Asia #5886 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1967 Founded

53

Sakado

Josai University

For Ecology

#1784 in Asia #4104 in the World

44% Acceptance

1965 Founded

54

Niiza

Jumonji University

For Ecology

#2620 in Asia #6185 in the World

80% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1922 Founded

55

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

For Ecology

#1503 in Asia #3527 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

56

Kyoto

Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Ecology

#1983 in Asia #4580 in the World

41% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2004 Founded

57

Kodaira

Tsuda University

For Ecology

#2391 in Asia #5619 in the World

21% Acceptance

3,249 Enrollment

1899 Founded

58

Kanazawa

Kanazawa Seiryo University

For Ecology

#2612 in Asia #6170 in the World

40% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1967 Founded

59

Hino

Jissen Women’s University

For Ecology

#2549 in Asia #6032 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1899 Founded

60

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

For Ecology

#1845 in Asia #4259 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

61

Yokosuka

Kanagawa Dental University

For Ecology

#1911 in Asia #4404 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1964 Founded

62

Tokyo

Mejiro University

For Ecology

#2614 in Asia #6176 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

63

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

For Ecology

#1064 in Asia #2600 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

64

Shimonoseki

University of East Asia

For Ecology

#2378 in Asia #5592 in the World

40% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1974 Founded

65

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Ecology

#746 in Asia #1950 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

66

Nara

Nara Women’s University

For Ecology

#828 in Asia #2123 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,631 Enrollment

1908 Founded

67

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Ecology

#404 in Asia #1261 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

68

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Ecology

#644 in Asia #1734 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

69

Kobe

University of Hyogo

For Ecology

#786 in Asia #2045 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

70

Iwaki

Iwaki Meisei University

For Ecology

#2069 in Asia #4798 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1987 Founded

71

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

For Ecology

#1667 in Asia #3849 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

72

Daito

Osaka Sangyo University

For Ecology

#1744 in Asia #4018 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1928 Founded

73

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Ecology

#1517 in Asia #3552 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

74

Tokyo

Otsuma Women’s University

For Ecology

#2001 in Asia #4623 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1908 Founded

75

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Ecology

#245 in Asia #867 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

76

Sapporo

Sapporo City University

For Ecology

#2571 in Asia #6088 in the World

39% Acceptance

840 Enrollment

2006 Founded

77

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#990 in Asia #2462 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

78

Nagoya

Chukyo University

For Ecology

#1850 in Asia #4265 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

79

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Ecology

#275 in Asia #953 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

80

Kumamoto

Sojo University

For Ecology

#1812 in Asia #4161 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

81

Kato

Hyogo University of Teacher Education

For Ecology

#2227 in Asia #5182 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,245 Enrollment

1978 Founded

82

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Bunkyo Women’s University

For Ecology

#2613 in Asia #6171 in the World

67% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1966 Founded

83

Fukushima

Fukushima University

For Ecology

#1364 in Asia #3194 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

84

Ashikaga

Ashikaga Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#2121 in Asia #4916 in the World

31% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1967 Founded

85

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

For Ecology

#432 in Asia #1323 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

86

Tokyo

Japan Women’s University

For Ecology

#1623 in Asia #3768 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1901 Founded

87

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

For Ecology

#412 in Asia #1275 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Saitama

Saitama University

For Ecology

#466 in Asia #1377 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Niigata

Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences

For Ecology

#2088 in Asia #4847 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

90

Nagahama

Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology

For Ecology

#2136 in Asia #4961 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

91

Kyoto

Kyoto Tachibana University

For Ecology

#2502 in Asia #5902 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1967 Founded

92

Kochi

University of Kochi

For Ecology

#2144 in Asia #4976 in the World

34% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1949 Founded

93

Kanazawa

Hokuriku University

For Ecology

#1883 in Asia #4348 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

94

Hino

Meisei University

For Ecology

#1413 in Asia #3322 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1964 Founded

95

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Ecology

#686 in Asia #1834 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

96

Yokohama

Yokohama College of Pharmacy

For Ecology

#2396 in Asia #5637 in the World

58% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

97

Tokyo

Tokyo Kasei University

For Ecology

#2431 in Asia #5709 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1881 Founded

98

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

For Ecology

#1151 in Asia #2776 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

99

Shibata, Miyagi

Sendai University

For Ecology

#2124 in Asia #4930 in the World

46% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1967 Founded

100

Okazaki

University of Human Environments

For Ecology

#2465 in Asia #5826 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded