Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

98 Best Universities in Japan for Forestry

Focusing specifically on Forestry, our data science engine identified the 98 most influential universities in Japan. To determine these leaders, we isolated 4.81M specialized research publications which collectively generated 103.33M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #50 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

2

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

3

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

4

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#17 in Asia #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

6

Sendai

Tohoku University

#9 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

7

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

8

Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

9

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

10

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

11

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

12

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

#78 in Asia #515 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

13

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

14

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Takatsuki

Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

#1697 in Asia #4842 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

16

Kyoto

Doshisha University

#177 in Asia #902 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

17

Yamagata

Yamagata University

#155 in Asia #847 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

#436 in Asia #1675 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

19

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

#91 in Asia #573 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

20

Tokyo

Hosei University

#228 in Asia #1039 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

21

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

#303 in Asia #1273 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

22

Fukui

University of Fukui

#308 in Asia #1284 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

#275 in Asia #1180 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

#98 in Asia #607 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

25

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

#423 in Asia #1626 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Okayama

Okayama University

#64 in Asia #458 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

27

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

#144 in Asia #806 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

28

Tokyo

Showa University

#194 in Asia #953 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

29

Mito

Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia #1309 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

#181 in Asia #911 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Shizuoka

University of Shizuoka

#546 in Asia #1993 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

32

Kurume

Kurume University

#295 in Asia #1253 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

33

Tsu

#172 in Asia #890 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Obihiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

#749 in Asia #2564 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1941 Founded

35

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

#296 in Asia #1256 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

36

Tokyo

Toho University

#183 in Asia #914 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

37

Matsuyama

Ehime University

#146 in Asia #813 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

Ebetsu

Rakuno Gakuen University

#841 in Asia #2820 in the World

31% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1933 Founded

39

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

#206 in Asia #984 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

40

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

#109 in Asia #657 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

41

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

#339 in Asia #1368 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

42

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

#245 in Asia #1083 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

43

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

#246 in Asia #1089 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Tokyo

Kitasato University

#169 in Asia #881 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

45

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

#111 in Asia #668 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

46

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

#226 in Asia #1033 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

47

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Education

#843 in Asia #2827 in the World

39% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Koganei

Tokyo Gakugei University

#475 in Asia #1793 in the World

21% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Toyama

University of Toyama

#227 in Asia #1034 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

50

Niigata

Niigata University

#107 in Asia #635 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

51

Hikone

University of Shiga Prefecture

#917 in Asia #3025 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

52

Tokyo

Meiji University

#154 in Asia #841 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

53

Matsue

Shimane University

#262 in Asia #1129 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

Chiba

Chiba University

#68 in Asia #485 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

55

Sakai

Osaka Prefecture University

#189 in Asia #939 in the World

21% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

56

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

#279 in Asia #1195 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

57

Tottori

Tottori University

#230 in Asia #1044 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

58

Nagoya

Meijo University

#348 in Asia #1392 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

59

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

#97 in Asia #604 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

60

Tokyo

Tokai University

#106 in Asia #633 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

61

Maebashi

Gunma University

#145 in Asia #809 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

#1422 in Asia #4235 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

63

Saitama

Saitama University

#272 in Asia #1171 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Kochi

Kochi University

#314 in Asia #1304 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Tokyo

Hoshi University

#1020 in Asia #3278 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

66

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

#229 in Asia #1041 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

67

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia #319 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

68

Tokyo

Juntendo University

#94 in Asia #588 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

69

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

#839 in Asia #2811 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

70

Akita

Akita University

#311 in Asia #1295 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Sagamihara

Azabu University

#759 in Asia #2589 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1890 Founded

72

Kobe

University of Hyogo

#362 in Asia #1428 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

73

Tokyo

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

#852 in Asia #2854 in the World

12% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1997 Founded

74

Nagoya

Nagoya City University

#202 in Asia #978 in the World

22% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1950 Founded

75

Hachioji

Chuo University

#205 in Asia #983 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

76

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

#92 in Asia #579 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

77

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

#393 in Asia #1556 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

78

Saga

Saga University

#261 in Asia #1127 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Kobe

Kobe University

#41 in Asia #360 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

80

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

#486 in Asia #1827 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

81

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

#114 in Asia #676 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

82

Gifu

Gifu University

#143 in Asia #803 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

83

Tokyo

Nihon University

#48 in Asia #398 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

84

Kyoto

Kyoto Institute of Technology

#331 in Asia #1348 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

85

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

#131 in Asia #752 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

86

Osaka

Osaka City University

#132 in Asia #753 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

87

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

#285 in Asia #1207 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

88

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

#365 in Asia #1436 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Musashino

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

#920 in Asia #3030 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1881 Founded

90

Fukushima

Fukushima University

#732 in Asia #2532 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

#158 in Asia #856 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

92

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

#259 in Asia #1125 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1872 Founded

93

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

#159 in Asia #858 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

94

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

#410 in Asia #1598 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

95

Kasugai

Chubu University

#479 in Asia #1801 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1938 Founded

96

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

#300 in Asia #1262 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

97

Morioka

Iwate University

#358 in Asia #1412 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

98

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

#186 in Asia #925 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded