Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Orthodontics

Focusing specifically on Orthodontics, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Japan. To determine these leaders, we isolated 4.37M specialized research publications which collectively generated 97.15M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Suita

Osaka University

For Orthodontics

#6 in Asia #34 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

2

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Orthodontics

#12 in Asia #66 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Orthodontics

#17 in Asia #95 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

4

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Orthodontics

#23 in Asia #127 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

5

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Orthodontics

#30 in Asia #157 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

6

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Orthodontics

#31 in Asia #159 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

7

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Orthodontics

#64 in Asia #269 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

8

Tokyo

Keio University

For Orthodontics

#88 in Asia #353 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Orthodontics

#110 in Asia #440 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Fujikawaguchiko

Health Science University

For Orthodontics

#147 in Asia #549 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

11

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Orthodontics

#151 in Asia #565 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

12

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Orthodontics

#193 in Asia #704 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

13

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Orthodontics

#217 in Asia #773 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

14

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Orthodontics

#355 in Asia #1147 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Orthodontics

#521 in Asia #1609 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

16

Morioka

Iwate University

For Orthodontics

#747 in Asia #2064 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

17

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

For Orthodontics

#276 in Asia #947 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Tsu

For Orthodontics

#297 in Asia #998 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

19

Sakado

Josai University

For Orthodontics

#792 in Asia #2135 in the World

44% Acceptance

1965 Founded

20

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Orthodontics

#764 in Asia #2090 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

21

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Orthodontics

#588 in Asia #1768 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

22

Tokyo

Showa University

For Orthodontics

#36 in Asia #180 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

23

Nishinomiya

Hyogo College of Medicine

For Orthodontics

#240 in Asia #845 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

24

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Dental College

For Orthodontics

#44 in Asia #207 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1914 Founded

25

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Orthodontics

#362 in Asia #1167 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

26

Moriguchi

Kansai Medical University

For Orthodontics

#551 in Asia #1679 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

27

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Orthodontics

#18 in Asia #109 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

28

Toyota

Aichi Gakusen University

For Orthodontics

#590 in Asia #1770 in the World

39% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1966 Founded

29

Sagamihara

Azabu University

For Orthodontics

#727 in Asia #2031 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1890 Founded

30

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Orthodontics

#386 in Asia #1233 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

31

Chiba

Tokyo Dental College

For Orthodontics

#27 in Asia #149 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1890 Founded

32

Tokyo

Toho University

For Orthodontics

#374 in Asia #1206 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

33

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Orthodontics

#491 in Asia #1526 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

34

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

For Orthodontics

#367 in Asia #1188 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

35

Takatsuki

Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

For Orthodontics

#765 in Asia #2091 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

36

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Orthodontics

#426 in Asia #1340 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

37

Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Orthodontics

#350 in Asia #1135 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

38

Toyoake

Fujita Health University

For Orthodontics

#412 in Asia #1306 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1964 Founded

39

Saga

Saga University

For Orthodontics

#357 in Asia #1154 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

40

Kurume

Kurume University

For Orthodontics

#307 in Asia #1028 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

41

Chiba

Chiba University

For Orthodontics

#150 in Asia #561 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

42

Tokyo

Kitasato University

For Orthodontics

#299 in Asia #1004 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

43

Niigata

Niigata University of Health and Welfare

For Orthodontics

#311 in Asia #1036 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2001 Founded

44

Kawasaki

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Orthodontics

#453 in Asia #1410 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1971 Founded

45

Yokosuka

Kanagawa Dental University

For Orthodontics

#90 in Asia #368 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1964 Founded

46

Takatsuki

Osaka Medical College

For Orthodontics

#219 in Asia #783 in the World

36% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1927 Founded

47

Mitaka

Kyorin University

For Orthodontics

#648 in Asia #1882 in the World

50% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1966 Founded

48

Gifu

Asahi University

For Orthodontics

#155 in Asia #573 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

49

Toyama

University of Toyama

For Orthodontics

#447 in Asia #1402 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

50

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

For Orthodontics

#466 in Asia #1461 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

51

Kumatori

Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

For Orthodontics

#675 in Asia #1941 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1965 Founded

52

Asahikawa

Asahikawa Medical University

For Orthodontics

#653 in Asia #1894 in the World

13% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1973 Founded

53

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Orthodontics

#750 in Asia #2067 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

54

Niigata

Niigata University

For Orthodontics

#16 in Asia #86 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

55

Kashihara

Nara Medical University

For Orthodontics

#137 in Asia #519 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

56

Yokohama

Tsurumi University

For Orthodontics

#61 in Asia #263 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1924 Founded

57

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

For Orthodontics

#459 in Asia #1438 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

58

Matsuyama

Ehime University

For Orthodontics

#317 in Asia #1054 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

59

Gifu

Gifu University

For Orthodontics

#197 in Asia #719 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

60

Tottori

Tottori University

For Orthodontics

#366 in Asia #1182 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

For Orthodontics

#509 in Asia #1582 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

62

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Orthodontics

#220 in Asia #786 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

63

Ami

Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

For Orthodontics

#820 in Asia #2178 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

64

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Orthodontics

#302 in Asia #1013 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

65

Nagoya

Chukyo University

For Orthodontics

#840 in Asia #2204 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

66

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

For Orthodontics

#107 in Asia #434 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

67

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

For Orthodontics

#113 in Asia #443 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

68

Soka

Dokkyo University

For Orthodontics

#546 in Asia #1672 in the World

47% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1964 Founded

69

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Orthodontics

#160 in Asia #589 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

70

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

For Orthodontics

#472 in Asia #1475 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

71

Tokyo

Nippon Dental University

For Orthodontics

#59 in Asia #260 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1907 Founded

72

Osaka

Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences

For Orthodontics

#884 in Asia #2272 in the World

43% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2007 Founded

73

Koshigaya

Saitama Prefectural University

For Orthodontics

#870 in Asia #2249 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

74

Akita

Akita University

For Orthodontics

#200 in Asia #726 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

75

Tokyo

Juntendo University

For Orthodontics

#283 in Asia #969 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

76

Nagoya

Nagoya City University

For Orthodontics

#415 in Asia #1314 in the World

22% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1950 Founded

77

Kahoku

Kanazawa Medical University

For Orthodontics

#273 in Asia #944 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1972 Founded

78

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

For Orthodontics

#249 in Asia #867 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Shiojiri

Matsumoto Dental University

For Orthodontics

#116 in Asia #449 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

80

Matsue

Shimane University

For Orthodontics

#231 in Asia #819 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

81

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Dental College

For Orthodontics

#161 in Asia #590 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

82

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

For Orthodontics

#690 in Asia #1968 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

83

Osaka

Osaka City University

For Orthodontics

#175 in Asia #655 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

84

Koriyama

For Orthodontics

#379 in Asia #1213 in the World

40% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

85

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Orthodontics

#4 in Asia #25 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

86

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

For Orthodontics

#54 in Asia #245 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

For Orthodontics

#87 in Asia #350 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Orthodontics

#334 in Asia #1092 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Sendai

Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Orthodontics

#738 in Asia #2051 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

90

Maebashi

Gunma University

For Orthodontics

#242 in Asia #849 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

For Orthodontics

#589 in Asia #1769 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

92

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

For Orthodontics

#384 in Asia #1225 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

93

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

For Orthodontics

#645 in Asia #1876 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

94

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

For Orthodontics

#369 in Asia #1196 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

95

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Orthodontics

#13 in Asia #68 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

96

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

For Orthodontics

#658 in Asia #1901 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

97

Ishikari

Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

For Orthodontics

#135 in Asia #511 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1974 Founded

98

Wakayama

Wakayama Medical University

For Orthodontics

#508 in Asia #1579 in the World

30% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

99

Sapporo

Sapporo University

For Orthodontics

#708 in Asia #2002 in the World

30% Acceptance

813 Enrollment

1967 Founded

100

Kyoto

Kyoto Tachibana University

For Orthodontics

#880 in Asia #2266 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1967 Founded