Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Metallurgy

We ranked the top 100 universities for Metallurgy in Japan based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 3.4M specialized research publications which collectively generated 77.31M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Metallurgy

#2 in Asia #2 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

2

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Metallurgy

#3 in Asia #3 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

For Metallurgy

#5 in Asia #7 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Metallurgy

#7 in Asia #11 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Metallurgy

#14 in Asia #25 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

6

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Metallurgy

#27 in Asia #51 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Metallurgy

#29 in Asia #65 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

8

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Metallurgy

#30 in Asia #66 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

9

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Metallurgy

#60 in Asia #143 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

10

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Metallurgy

#70 in Asia #166 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

11

Tokyo

Keio University

For Metallurgy

#109 in Asia #304 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

12

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Metallurgy

#112 in Asia #316 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

13

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Metallurgy

#153 in Asia #444 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

14

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Metallurgy

#159 in Asia #458 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Metallurgy

#265 in Asia #727 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Tokyo

Japan Women’s University

For Metallurgy

#1474 in Asia #3073 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1901 Founded

17

Takatsuki

Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

For Metallurgy

#1087 in Asia #2318 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

18

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

For Metallurgy

#1700 in Asia #3582 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

19

Nagoya

Toyota Technological Institute

For Metallurgy

#427 in Asia #1064 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

20

Matsuyama

Matsuyama University

For Metallurgy

#2135 in Asia #4660 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,749 Enrollment

1923 Founded

21

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

For Metallurgy

#299 in Asia #792 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

22

Iwaki

Iwaki Meisei University

For Metallurgy

#1456 in Asia #3039 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1987 Founded

23

Fukuyama

Fukuyama University

For Metallurgy

#1278 in Asia #2679 in the World

31% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

24

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

For Metallurgy

#747 in Asia #1660 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

25

Toyota

Aichi Institute of Technology

For Metallurgy

#581 in Asia #1362 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

26

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

For Metallurgy

#907 in Asia #1987 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

27

Shimonoseki

University of East Asia

For Metallurgy

#2090 in Asia #4560 in the World

40% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1974 Founded

28

Nonoichi

Ishikawa Prefectural University

For Metallurgy

#1675 in Asia #3505 in the World

38% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

2005 Founded

29

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University

For Metallurgy

#645 in Asia #1481 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2001 Founded

30

Kyoto

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Metallurgy

#668 in Asia #1520 in the World

33% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

31

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Kyoritsu University

For Metallurgy

#1864 in Asia #3966 in the World

42% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1965 Founded

32

Hiroshima

Hiroshima City University

For Metallurgy

#1736 in Asia #3658 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1994 Founded

33

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Metallurgy

#456 in Asia #1126 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

34

Tokyo

Showa Women’s University

For Metallurgy

#2005 in Asia #4338 in the World

56% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1920 Founded

35

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Metallurgy

#256 in Asia #711 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

36

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Education

For Metallurgy

#1355 in Asia #2840 in the World

39% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1949 Founded

37

Niigata

Niigata University

For Metallurgy

#217 in Asia #627 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

38

Morioka

Iwate University

For Metallurgy

#316 in Asia #833 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

39

Kurume

Kurume University

For Metallurgy

#953 in Asia #2060 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

40

Kariya

Aichi University of Education

For Metallurgy

#1167 in Asia #2465 in the World

19% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1873 Founded

41

Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Metallurgy

#816 in Asia #1800 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

42

Chitose

Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

For Metallurgy

#1719 in Asia #3622 in the World

36% Acceptance

1,046 Enrollment

1998 Founded

43

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Metallurgy

#1258 in Asia #2630 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

For Metallurgy

#549 in Asia #1306 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

45

Takatsuki

Osaka Medical College

For Metallurgy

#1115 in Asia #2367 in the World

36% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1927 Founded

46

Osaka

Osaka University of Economics

For Metallurgy

#2252 in Asia #4919 in the World

38% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1949 Founded

47

Nagoya

Sugiyama Jogakuen University

For Metallurgy

#2141 in Asia #4675 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1905 Founded

48

Matsuyama

Ehime University

For Metallurgy

#233 in Asia #670 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Kochi

University of Kochi

For Metallurgy

#1956 in Asia #4205 in the World

34% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1949 Founded

50

Ishinomaki

Ishinomaki Senshu University

For Metallurgy

#1342 in Asia #2820 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1989 Founded

51

Fukushima

Fukushima College

For Metallurgy

#2068 in Asia #4514 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

52

Akita

Akita University

For Metallurgy

#375 in Asia #963 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

For Metallurgy

#150 in Asia #438 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

54

Tokyo

Sophia University

For Metallurgy

#509 in Asia #1224 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

55

Shibata, Miyagi

Sendai University

For Metallurgy

#1265 in Asia #2647 in the World

46% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1967 Founded

56

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Metallurgy

#517 in Asia #1240 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

57

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University of Technology

For Metallurgy

#173 in Asia #506 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

58

Kyoto

Kyoto Women’s University

For Metallurgy

#1791 in Asia #3777 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1920 Founded

59

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Dental College

For Metallurgy

#1234 in Asia #2580 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1914 Founded

60

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

For Metallurgy

#1039 in Asia #2231 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

61

Fukui

Fukui University of Technology

For Metallurgy

#1124 in Asia #2386 in the World

31% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1965 Founded

62

Yokosuka

Kanagawa Dental University

For Metallurgy

#1348 in Asia #2828 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1964 Founded

63

Tokyo

Otsuma Women’s University

For Metallurgy

#2027 in Asia #4384 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1908 Founded

64

Tokyo

Juntendo University

For Metallurgy

#734 in Asia #1632 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

65

Sapporo

Sapporo Medical University

For Metallurgy

#946 in Asia #2049 in the World

39% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1950 Founded

66

Neyagawa

Osaka Electro-Communication University

For Metallurgy

#1108 in Asia #2351 in the World

36% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1961 Founded

67

Moriguchi

Osaka International University

For Metallurgy

#2119 in Asia #4623 in the World

36% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1988 Founded

68

Kurashiki

Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts

For Metallurgy

#1160 in Asia #2451 in the World

36% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1995 Founded

69

Kanda

Nishinippon Institute of Technology

For Metallurgy

#2149 in Asia #4695 in the World

35% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

70

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

For Metallurgy

#883 in Asia #1939 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

71

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Metallurgy

#1612 in Asia #3348 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

72

Wakayama

Wakayama Medical University

For Metallurgy

#1061 in Asia #2271 in the World

30% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

73

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Metallurgy

#827 in Asia #1827 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

74

Takasaki

Takasaki University of Health and Welfare

For Metallurgy

#2048 in Asia #4442 in the World

62% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

75

Osaka

Osaka Institute of Technology

For Metallurgy

#647 in Asia #1483 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1922 Founded

76

Nagoya

Kinjo Gakuin University

For Metallurgy

#1748 in Asia #3689 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1889 Founded

77

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Metallurgy

#172 in Asia #505 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

78

Kochi

Kochi University

For Metallurgy

#580 in Asia #1361 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Ishikari

Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

For Metallurgy

#991 in Asia #2134 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1974 Founded

80

Fukushima

Fukushima University

For Metallurgy

#1495 in Asia #3118 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

81

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

For Metallurgy

#1957 in Asia #4210 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

82

Toyoake

Fujita Health University

For Metallurgy

#1180 in Asia #2486 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1964 Founded

83

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

For Metallurgy

#1112 in Asia #2358 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

84

Sendai

Miyagi University

For Metallurgy

#2002 in Asia #4334 in the World

31% Acceptance

1997 Founded

85

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Metallurgy

#339 in Asia #882 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

86

Nagakute

Aichi Prefectural University

For Metallurgy

#2130 in Asia #4645 in the World

19% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1950 Founded

87

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

For Metallurgy

#1147 in Asia #2426 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

For Metallurgy

#1058 in Asia #2267 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

89

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

For Metallurgy

#582 in Asia #1363 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

90

Fukui

University of Fukui

For Metallurgy

#459 in Asia #1129 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Yokohama

Yokohama College of Pharmacy

For Metallurgy

#2172 in Asia #4746 in the World

58% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

92

Tokyo

Kokushikan University

For Metallurgy

#1693 in Asia #3564 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1917 Founded

93

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Metallurgy

#216 in Asia #626 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

94

San'yo-Onoda

Sanyo-onoda City University

For Metallurgy

#1014 in Asia #2180 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

95

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

For Metallurgy

#998 in Asia #2148 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

96

Moriguchi

Kansai Medical University

For Metallurgy

#1011 in Asia #2175 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

97

Kunitachi

Hitotsubashi University

For Metallurgy

#1784 in Asia #3766 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1875 Founded

98

Kanazawa

Hokuriku University

For Metallurgy

#1191 in Asia #2504 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

99

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

For Metallurgy

#1393 in Asia #2903 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

100

Chiba

Tokyo Dental College

For Metallurgy

#1015 in Asia #2183 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1890 Founded