Kyoto University

🇯🇵 Japan 4-Year University

Global #7094 Japan #221

Institution Info

Founded: 1897
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 22,365 students
Website: https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja

About

Kyoto University is a higher education institution in Japan, founded in 1897. It is an established higher education institution. The university has approximately 22K students, a member of Seven Imperial Universities and Asia S-Tier.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #57 · Top 100	80.20
THE	2026	THE #61 · Top 100	73.96
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #7094 · Ranked	39.12
ARWU	2025	ARWU #46 · Top 50	33.60

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,084

h-index

28,820,164

Citations

343,144

Publications

434,246

i10-index

2.53

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Seven Imperial Universities Asia S-Tier RU11 — Research Universities Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)

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Motto

"自由の学風"

Frequently Asked Questions

Kyoto University is ranked #7,094 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Japan, it holds the #221 position.

Kyoto University was founded in 1897, making it 129 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Japan.

Kyoto University has a student body of approximately 22,365 students.

Kyoto University has produced 343,144 research publications with 28,820,164 total citations and an h-index of 1,084, according to OpenAlex data.