Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Pharmacology

Focusing specifically on Pharmacology, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Japan. Our methodology evaluated 3.81M subject-specific papers and 84.67M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Pharmacology

#6 in Asia #59 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Pharmacology

#13 in Asia #83 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

For Pharmacology

#22 in Asia #121 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Pharmacology

#26 in Asia #128 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Pharmacology

#33 in Asia #158 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Pharmacology

#51 in Asia #229 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Tokyo

Keio University

For Pharmacology

#53 in Asia #245 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

8

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Pharmacology

#55 in Asia #251 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Pharmacology

#77 in Asia #324 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Pharmacology

#195 in Asia #609 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Fujikawaguchiko

Health Science University

For Pharmacology

#316 in Asia #847 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

12

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Pharmacology

#339 in Asia #891 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

13

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Pharmacology

#486 in Asia #1174 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

14

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Pharmacology

#1179 in Asia #2548 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Pharmacology

#1333 in Asia #2871 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Pharmacology

#389 in Asia #989 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

17

Tokyo

Showa University

For Pharmacology

#135 in Asia #472 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

18

Sakado

Josai University

For Pharmacology

#417 in Asia #1055 in the World

44% Acceptance

1965 Founded

19

Nagasaki

Nagasaki International University

For Pharmacology

#1090 in Asia #2391 in the World

41% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

2000 Founded

20

Kurashiki

Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

For Pharmacology

#1489 in Asia #3204 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

21

Ichihara

Teikyo Heisei University

For Pharmacology

#1366 in Asia #2932 in the World

39% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

22

Asahikawa

Asahikawa Medical University

For Pharmacology

#620 in Asia #1451 in the World

13% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1973 Founded

23

Toyama

University of Toyama

For Pharmacology

#178 in Asia #567 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

24

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Pharmacology

#447 in Asia #1105 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

25

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

For Pharmacology

#935 in Asia #2111 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

26

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Pharmacology

#328 in Asia #869 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

27

Kobe

University of Hyogo

For Pharmacology

#1243 in Asia #2688 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

28

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

For Pharmacology

#1165 in Asia #2524 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

29

Tokyo

Gakushuin University

For Pharmacology

#1338 in Asia #2882 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,240 Enrollment

1877 Founded

30

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

For Pharmacology

#777 in Asia #1772 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Pharmacology

#420 in Asia #1058 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

32

Kyoto

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Pharmacology

#70 in Asia #301 in the World

33% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

33

Kanazawa

Hokuriku University

For Pharmacology

#490 in Asia #1181 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

34

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Pharmacology

#166 in Asia #540 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

35

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Pharmacology

#1638 in Asia #3503 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Tokyo

Toho University

For Pharmacology

#180 in Asia #575 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

37

Saitama

Saitama University

For Pharmacology

#1345 in Asia #2900 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

For Pharmacology

#129 in Asia #453 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

39

Kumamoto

Kumamoto Health Science University

For Pharmacology

#1539 in Asia #3295 in the World

53% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

2003 Founded

40

Hiroshima

Yasuda Women’s University

For Pharmacology

#1499 in Asia #3228 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1966 Founded

41

Ami

Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

For Pharmacology

#1656 in Asia #3544 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

42

Tottori

Tottori University

For Pharmacology

#231 in Asia #683 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

43

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Pharmacology

#169 in Asia #546 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

44

Okayama

Okayama University

For Pharmacology

#43 in Asia #213 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

45

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Pharmacology

#1044 in Asia #2317 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

46

Kobe

Kobe University

For Pharmacology

#125 in Asia #448 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

47

Hachioji

Chuo University

For Pharmacology

#1478 in Asia #3180 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

48

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Pharmacology

#1262 in Asia #2732 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Shiojiri

Matsumoto Dental University

For Pharmacology

#1268 in Asia #2740 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

50

Niigata

Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences

For Pharmacology

#532 in Asia #1269 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

51

Kyoto

Kyoto Women’s University

For Pharmacology

#1579 in Asia #3388 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1920 Founded

52

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

For Pharmacology

#66 in Asia #291 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Fukui

University of Fukui

For Pharmacology

#355 in Asia #920 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

Wakayama

Wakayama Medical University

For Pharmacology

#340 in Asia #894 in the World

30% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

55

Tokyo

Kitasato University

For Pharmacology

#104 in Asia #393 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

56

Sagamihara

Azabu University

For Pharmacology

#809 in Asia #1840 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1890 Founded

57

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University of Technology

For Pharmacology

#1577 in Asia #3383 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

58

Kumamoto

Sojo University

For Pharmacology

#352 in Asia #917 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

59

Hiroshima

Prefectural University of Hiroshima

For Pharmacology

#1365 in Asia #2931 in the World

39% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

2005 Founded

60

Akita

Akita University

For Pharmacology

#253 in Asia #722 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Tondabayashi

Osaka Ohtani University

For Pharmacology

#1115 in Asia #2444 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

62

Takatsuki

Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

For Pharmacology

#305 in Asia #823 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

63

Oita

Oita University

For Pharmacology

#271 in Asia #754 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Mito

Ibaraki University

For Pharmacology

#782 in Asia #1788 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Kiyose

Meiji Pharmaceutical University

For Pharmacology

#373 in Asia #962 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

66

Gifu

Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Pharmacology

#173 in Asia #556 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

67

Tokyo

Toyo University

For Pharmacology

#1067 in Asia #2355 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

68

Sendai

Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Pharmacology

#1616 in Asia #3455 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1964 Founded

69

Niigata

Niigata University

For Pharmacology

#208 in Asia #632 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

70

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

For Pharmacology

#846 in Asia #1922 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Kakogawa

Hyogo University

For Pharmacology

#1308 in Asia #2819 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1995 Founded

72

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Pharmacology

#432 in Asia #1076 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

For Pharmacology

#1394 in Asia #2992 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

74

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Pharmacology

#1303 in Asia #2802 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

75

Saga

Saga University

For Pharmacology

#518 in Asia #1236 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

76

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

For Pharmacology

#374 in Asia #963 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

77

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Pharmacology

#52 in Asia #239 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

78

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

For Pharmacology

#220 in Asia #662 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Tokyo

Tokyo Kasei University

For Pharmacology

#1630 in Asia #3488 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1881 Founded

80

Takatsuki

Osaka Medical College

For Pharmacology

#283 in Asia #784 in the World

36% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1927 Founded

81

Obihiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

For Pharmacology

#742 in Asia #1704 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1941 Founded

82

Mitaka

Kyorin University

For Pharmacology

#255 in Asia #724 in the World

50% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1966 Founded

83

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Kyoritsu University

For Pharmacology

#1439 in Asia #3080 in the World

42% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1965 Founded

84

Gifu

Asahi University

For Pharmacology

#929 in Asia #2099 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

85

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

For Pharmacology

#641 in Asia #1504 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

86

Sendai

Tohoku Fukushi University

For Pharmacology

#1409 in Asia #3027 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1962 Founded

87

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

For Pharmacology

#492 in Asia #1183 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

88

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

For Pharmacology

#951 in Asia #2135 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

89

Kahoku

Kanazawa Medical University

For Pharmacology

#362 in Asia #936 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1972 Founded

90

Eiheiji

Fukui Prefectural University

For Pharmacology

#1395 in Asia #2994 in the World

45% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1992 Founded

91

Urayasu

Meikai University

For Pharmacology

#721 in Asia #1673 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1970 Founded

92

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Pharmacology

#258 in Asia #729 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

93

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

For Pharmacology

#241 in Asia #702 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

94

Nagahama

Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology

For Pharmacology

#1612 in Asia #3447 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

95

Koriyama

For Pharmacology

#857 in Asia #1945 in the World

40% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

96

Hirakata

Osaka Dental University

For Pharmacology

#819 in Asia #1861 in the World

45% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

97

Tokyo

Kyoritsu Women’s University

For Pharmacology

#955 in Asia #2146 in the World

26% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1886 Founded

98

Takasaki

Takasaki University of Health and Welfare

For Pharmacology

#941 in Asia #2119 in the World

62% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

99

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Pharmacology

#1247 in Asia #2693 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

100

Matsuyama

Matsuyama University

For Pharmacology

#1126 in Asia #2464 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,749 Enrollment

1923 Founded