Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Oncology

We ranked the top 100 universities for Oncology in Japan based on strict academic metrics. Based on 3.86M scholarly articles and 86.15M peer-reviewed citations, we reveal the best research labs driving innovation in Oncology. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

3

Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #50 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 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

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

8

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

#78 in Asia #515 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Fujikawaguchiko

Health Science University

#1778 in Asia #5045 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

12

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

13

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

14

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

#326 in Asia #1331 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

17

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

#206 in Asia #984 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

#245 in Asia #1083 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

19

Maebashi

Gunma University

#145 in Asia #809 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

20

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

#285 in Asia #1207 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

21

Gifu

Asahi University

#762 in Asia #2597 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

22

Yokohama

Tsurumi University

#833 in Asia #2798 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1924 Founded

23

Tokyo

Toho University

#183 in Asia #914 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

24

Sagamihara

Azabu University

#759 in Asia #2589 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1890 Founded

25

Nagoya

Nagoya City University

#202 in Asia #978 in the World

22% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1950 Founded

26

Kurume

Kurume University

#295 in Asia #1253 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

27

Isesaki

Jobu University

#2307 in Asia #6173 in the World

42% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1957 Founded

28

Dazaifu

Fukuoka International University

#2971 in Asia #7657 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

29

Toyama

University of Toyama

#227 in Asia #1034 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

30

Takatsuki

Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

#1697 in Asia #4842 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

31

Oita

Oita University

#332 in Asia #1350 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Moriguchi

Kansai Medical University

#374 in Asia #1470 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

33

Kobe

Kobe Pharmaceutical University

#1885 in Asia #5266 in the World

36% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

34

Hikone

Shiga University

#689 in Asia #2398 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

35

Tokyo

Tokyo University of the Arts

#305 in Asia #1278 in the World

29% Acceptance

3,217 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Shiojiri

Matsumoto Dental University

#1237 in Asia #3807 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

37

Niigata

Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences

#2115 in Asia #5743 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

38

Machida

Showa Pharmaceutical University

#1435 in Asia #4260 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

39

Kawasaki

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

#372 in Asia #1466 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1971 Founded

40

Gifu

Gifu University

#143 in Asia #803 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

41

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

#131 in Asia #752 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

42

Tokyo

Kitasato University

#169 in Asia #881 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

43

Saga

Saga University

#261 in Asia #1127 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Nagasaki

Nagasaki International University

#1624 in Asia #4679 in the World

41% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

2000 Founded

45

Kurashiki

Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

#959 in Asia #3125 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

46

Ina

Nihon Pharmaceutical University

#2310 in Asia #6179 in the World

43% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

47

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

#226 in Asia #1033 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Tottori

Tottori University

#230 in Asia #1044 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Takatsuki

Osaka Medical College

#677 in Asia #2370 in the World

36% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1927 Founded

50

Ogaki

Gifu Keizai University

#2660 in Asia #6889 in the World

61% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1967 Founded

51

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

#303 in Asia #1273 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

52

Kobe

Kobe Gakuin University

#721 in Asia #2505 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1966 Founded

53

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

#97 in Asia #604 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

#300 in Asia #1262 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

55

Sendai

Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

#473 in Asia #1791 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

56

Niigata

Niigata University of Health and Welfare

#1157 in Asia #3611 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2001 Founded

57

Kyoto

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

#943 in Asia #3084 in the World

33% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

58

Kasugai

Chubu University

#479 in Asia #1801 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1938 Founded

59

Fukuyama

Fukuyama University

#1138 in Asia #3566 in the World

31% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

60

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

#159 in Asia #858 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Tokyo

Meiji University

#154 in Asia #841 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

62

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

#384 in Asia #1521 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

63

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

#114 in Asia #676 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Kumamoto

Kumamoto Health Science University

#2290 in Asia #6132 in the World

53% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

2003 Founded

65

Imizu

Toyama Prefectural University

#1471 in Asia #4333 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1990 Founded

66

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

#1052 in Asia #3362 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

67

Tondabayashi

Osaka Ohtani University

#1792 in Asia #5075 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

68

Takasaki

Takasaki University of Health and Welfare

#2220 in Asia #5969 in the World

62% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

69

Obihiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

#749 in Asia #2564 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1941 Founded

70

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

#640 in Asia #2280 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

71

Kobe

Konan University

#540 in Asia #1974 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

72

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia #319 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

#268 in Asia #1158 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

74

Seki

Gifu University of Medical Science

#2530 in Asia #6626 in the World

46% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

2006 Founded

75

Niigata

Niigata University

#107 in Asia #635 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

76

Kyoto

Kyoto Women’s University

#924 in Asia #3039 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1920 Founded

77

Kashihara

Nara Medical University

#310 in Asia #1289 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

78

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

#387 in Asia #1535 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

79

Yamagata

Yamagata University

#155 in Asia #847 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

80

Tokyo

Tokai University

#106 in Asia #633 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

81

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

#552 in Asia #2010 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

82

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

#442 in Asia #1692 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

83

Kumamoto

Sojo University

#1582 in Asia #4588 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

84

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

#296 in Asia #1256 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

85

Chiba

Tokyo Dental College

#465 in Asia #1769 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1890 Founded

86

Tokyo

Hoshi University

#1020 in Asia #3278 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

87

Takamatsu

Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences

#1660 in Asia #4751 in the World

33% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

2004 Founded

88

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

#316 in Asia #1306 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

89

Mito

Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia #1309 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

90

Kobe

University of Hyogo

#362 in Asia #1428 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

91

Hatsukaichi

Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing

#2788 in Asia #7173 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

2000 Founded

92

Tokyo

Sophia University

#258 in Asia #1124 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

93

Sapporo

Sapporo University

#1297 in Asia #3953 in the World

30% Acceptance

813 Enrollment

1967 Founded

94

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

#861 in Asia #2886 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

95

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

#839 in Asia #2811 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

96

Kanazawa

Hokuriku University

#1318 in Asia #3994 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

97

Fukuoka

Daiichi University of Pharmacy

#1612 in Asia #4656 in the World

39% Acceptance

1,128 Enrollment

1960 Founded

98

Wakayama

Wakayama Medical University

#505 in Asia #1875 in the World

30% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

99

Tokyo

Juntendo University

#94 in Asia #588 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

100

Osaka

Osaka City University

#132 in Asia #753 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded