Best Universities for Biology in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 421M citations received by 20.9M academic papers made by 2,834 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.

1. University of Tokyo

For Biology

#1 in Japan

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Biology

#2 in Japan

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Biology

#3 in Japan

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

4. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Biology

#1 in China

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#2 in China

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biology

#1 in Singapore

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

7. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biology

#3 in China

#66 in the World

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

8. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Biology

#4 in China

#68 in the World

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

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#5 in China

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#1 in South Korea

#71 in the World

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

11. Tohoku University

For Biology

#4 in Japan

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Biology

#5 in Japan

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

13. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#6 in China

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

14. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Biology

#1 in Israel

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

15. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Biology

#7 in China

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

16. Nagoya University

For Biology

#6 in Japan

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

17. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Biology

#7 in Japan

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

18. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#8 in China

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

19. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#9 in China

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

20. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Biology

#10 in China

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

21. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Biology

#11 in China

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

22. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Biology

#2 in Israel

#134 in the World

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

23. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biology

#12 in China

#142 in the World

Founded: 1963

24. Wuhan University

For Biology

#13 in China

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

25. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#2 in South Korea

#150 in the World

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

26. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biology

#2 in Singapore

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

27. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Biology

#14 in China

#162 in the World

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

28. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Biology

#15 in China

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

29. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Biology

#3 in Israel

#168 in the World

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

30. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Biology

#1 in Taiwan

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

31. University of Science and Technology of China

For Biology

#16 in China

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

32. Shandong University

For Biology

#17 in China

#186 in the World

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

33. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Biology

#8 in Japan

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

34. Sungkyunkwan University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#3 in South Korea

#224 in the World

Founded: 1398

35. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Biology

#9 in Japan

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

36. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#18 in China

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

37. Soochow University

For Biology

#19 in China

#233 in the World

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

38. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#20 in China

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

39. Keio University

For Biology

#10 in Japan

#239 in the World

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

40. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Biology

#21 in China

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

41. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Biology

#22 in China

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

42. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Biology

#23 in China

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

43. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Biology

#2 in Taiwan

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

44. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Biology

#11 in Japan

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

45. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#24 in China

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

46. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Biology

#25 in China

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

47. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Biology

#4 in Israel

#270 in the World

Founded: 1924

48. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Biology

#26 in China

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

49. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Biology

#27 in China

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

50. Kobe University

For Biology

#12 in Japan

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

51. Chiba University

For Biology

#13 in Japan

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

52. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Biology

#4 in South Korea

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

53. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Biology

#14 in Japan

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

54. Tokyo University of Science

For Biology

#15 in Japan

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

55. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#5 in South Korea

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

56. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Biology

#28 in China

#298 in the World

Founded: 1909

57. Xiamen University

For Biology

#29 in China

#300 in the World

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

58. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Biology

#30 in China

#303 in the World

Founded: 1952

59. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#304 in the World

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

60. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Biology

#1 in Iran

#311 in the World

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

61. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Biology

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

62. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Biology

#1 in India

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

63. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Biology

#31 in China

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

64. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Biology

#5 in Israel

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

65. Dalian University of Technology

For Biology

#32 in China

#331 in the World

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

66. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Biology

#16 in Japan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

67. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Biology

#17 in Japan

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

68. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Biology

#33 in China

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

69. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Biology

#34 in China

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

70. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Biology

#18 in Japan

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

71. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Biology

#3 in Taiwan

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

72. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#35 in China

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

73. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Biology

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

74. Jiangnan University

For Biology

#36 in China

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

75. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Biology

#37 in China

#363 in the World

Founded: 1937

76. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Biology

#38 in China

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

77. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Biology

#39 in China

#368 in the World

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

78. University of Tehran

For Biology

#2 in Iran

#369 in the World

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

79. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Biology

#40 in China

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

80. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Biology

#2 in India

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

81. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Biology

#41 in China

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

82. University of Ulsan

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South Korea | Ulsan

For Biology

#6 in South Korea

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

83. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Biology

#42 in China

#380 in the World

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

84. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Biology

#43 in China

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

85. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Biology

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

86. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#1 in Turkey

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

87. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Biology

#4 in Taiwan

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

88. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Biology

#3 in India

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

89. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#2 in Turkey

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

90. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#7 in South Korea

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

91. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#8 in South Korea

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

92. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Biology

#44 in China

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

93. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Biology

#45 in China

#419 in the World

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

94. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Biology

#423 in the World

Founded: 1969

95. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Biology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

96. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Biology

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

97. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#46 in China

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

98. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Biology

#47 in China

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

99. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Biology

#48 in China

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

100. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Pohang

For Biology

#9 in South Korea

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986