Best Universities for Literature in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 6.17M citations received by 667K academic papers made by 1,784 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Literature

#1 in Israel

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Literature

#2 in Israel

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Literature

#1 in Singapore

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#1 in China

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

5. University of Tokyo

For Literature

#1 in Japan

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#2 in China

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Literature

#3 in China

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#4 in China

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Literature

#2 in Singapore

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

10. Kyoto University

For Literature

#2 in Japan

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

11. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#5 in China

#141 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. University of Haifa

For Literature

#3 in Israel

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

13. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#6 in China

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

14. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Literature

#4 in Israel

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

15. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Literature

#5 in Israel

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

16. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#7 in China

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

17. Wuhan University

For Literature

#8 in China

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

18. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#9 in China

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

19. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#10 in China

#224 in the World

Founded: 1937

20. Seoul National University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Literature

#1 in South Korea

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

21. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#11 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

22. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Literature

#6 in Israel

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

23. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#12 in China

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

24. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#13 in China

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

25. University of Science and Technology of China

For Literature

#14 in China

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

26. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Literature

#7 in Israel

#267 in the World

Founded: 1924

27. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#15 in China

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

28. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#16 in China

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

29. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Literature

#17 in China

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

30. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#18 in China

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

31. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Literature

#1 in Taiwan

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

32. Shandong University

For Literature

#19 in China

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

33. Osaka University

For Literature

#3 in Japan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

34. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Literature

#2 in South Korea

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

35. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Literature

#20 in China

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

36. Tohoku University

For Literature

#4 in Japan

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

37. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#21 in China

#367 in the World

Founded: 1952

38. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#22 in China

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

39. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Literature

#5 in Japan

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

40. Yonsei University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Literature

#3 in South Korea

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

41. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#23 in China

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

42. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#24 in China

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

43. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Literature

#25 in China

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

44. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Literature

#26 in China

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

45. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Literature

#6 in Japan

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

46. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Literature

#27 in China

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

47. Nagoya University

For Literature

#7 in Japan

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

48. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Literature

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

49. Dalian University of Technology

For Literature

#28 in China

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

50. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Literature

#2 in Taiwan

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

51. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Literature

#29 in China

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

52. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#30 in China

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

53. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Literature

#8 in Japan

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

54. Xiamen University

For Literature

#31 in China

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

55. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Literature

#32 in China

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

56. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Literature

#33 in China

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

57. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Literature

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

58. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#34 in China

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

59. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Literature

#3 in Taiwan

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

60. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#35 in China

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

61. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Literature

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

62. University of Tehran

For Literature

#1 in Iran

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

63. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Literature

#36 in China

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

64. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#37 in China

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

65. Waseda University

For Literature

#9 in Japan

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

66. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Literature

#1 in India

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

67. Soochow University

For Literature

#38 in China

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

68. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Literature

#39 in China

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

69. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Literature

#1 in Indonesia

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

70. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Literature

#40 in China

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

71. Keio University

For Literature

#10 in Japan

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

72. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Literature

#11 in Japan

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

73. Jiangnan University

For Literature

#41 in China

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

74. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Literature

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

75. Central China Normal University

For Literature

#42 in China

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

76. Xidian University

For Literature

#43 in China

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

77. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Literature

#2 in Iran

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

78. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Literature

#2 in Indonesia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

79. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Literature

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

80. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Literature

#2 in India

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

81. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Literature

#12 in Japan

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

82. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Literature

#3 in Indonesia

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

83. Korea University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Literature

#4 in South Korea

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

84. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Literature

#3 in India

#595 in the World

Founded: 1958

85. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Literature

#44 in China

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

86. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Literature

#4 in Indonesia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

87. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Literature

#45 in China

#605 in the World

Founded: 1909

88. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Literature

#607 in the World

Founded: 1969

89. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Literature

#1 in Turkey

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

90. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Literature

#3 in Iran

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

91. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#46 in China

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

92. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Literature

#47 in China

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

93. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Literature

#5 in Indonesia

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

94. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Literature

#48 in China

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

95. Hanyang University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Literature

#5 in South Korea

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

96. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Literature

#4 in Taiwan

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

97. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Literature

#49 in China

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

98. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Literature

#50 in China

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

99. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Literature

#2 in Turkey

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

100. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Literature

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967