Best Universities for Biology in Asia

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 353M citations received by 25.6M academic papers made by 2,784 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.

1. University of Tokyo

For Biology

#1 in Japan
#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Biology

#2 in Japan
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Biology

#3 in Japan
#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Zhejiang University

For Biology

#1 in China
#56 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

6. Tohoku University

For Biology

#4 in Japan
#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

7. Seoul National University

For Biology

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

8. Kyushu University

For Biology

#5 in Japan
#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

10. Tel Aviv University

For Biology

#1 in Israel
#77 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

11. Tsinghua University

For Biology

#3 in China
#79 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

12. Nagoya University

For Biology

#6 in Japan
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

13. Hokkaido University

For Biology

#7 in Japan
#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

14. Peking University

For Biology

#4 in China
#98 in the World
Enrollment
35,915
Founded
1898

15. Fudan University

For Biology

#5 in China
#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

16. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Biology

#6 in China
#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1963

17. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Biology

#2 in Israel
#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

19. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Biology

#3 in Israel
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

20. Yonsei University

For Biology

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

22. National Taiwan University

For Biology

#1 in Taiwan
#159 in the World
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1945

23. Nanjing University

For Biology

#8 in China
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

24. Sichuan University

For Biology

#9 in China
#173 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

25. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Biology

#10 in China
#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

26. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Biology

#8 in Japan
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

28. Shandong University

For Biology

#12 in China
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

29. Jilin University

For Biology

#13 in China
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

30. University of Tsukuba

For Biology

#9 in Japan
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

32. Tokyo University of Science

For Biology

#10 in Japan
#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1881

33. Keio University

For Biology

#11 in Japan
#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

34. Wuhan University

For Biology

#14 in China
#226 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

35. Hiroshima University

For Biology

#12 in Japan
#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,077
Founded
1949

36. China Agricultural University

For Biology

#15 in China
#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

37. Kobe University

For Biology

#13 in Japan
#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902

39. Chiba University

For Biology

#14 in Japan
#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

40. Okayama University

For Biology

#15 in Japan
#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

41. Tianjin University

For Biology

#16 in China
#251 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

43. Nankai University

For Biology

#18 in China
#259 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

44. KAIST

For Biology

#263 in the World
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

45. Nanjing Medical University

For Biology

#19 in China
#274 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1934

46. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Biology

#20 in China
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1920

47. Tongji University

For Biology

#21 in China
#289 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

48. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Biology

#22 in China
#291 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

49. Xiamen University

For Biology

#23 in China
#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

50. Central South University

For Biology

#24 in China
#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

51. Peking Union Medical College

For Biology

#25 in China
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

52. Capital Medical University

For Biology

#26 in China
#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

54. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Biology

#16 in Japan
#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1946

56. Kanazawa University

For Biology

#17 in Japan
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
10,111
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

57. Korea University

For Biology

#308 in the World
Enrollment
24,351
Founded
1905

58. Soochow University

For Biology

#28 in China
#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

61. East China University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#30 in China
#328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

62. Kumamoto University

For Biology

#18 in Japan
#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

64. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Biology

#1 in Iran
#333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
14,440
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1934

65. King Saud University

For Biology

#336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

66. Dalian University of Technology

For Biology

#31 in China
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

69. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Biology

#32 in China
#351 in the World
Enrollment
26,196
Founded
1898

71. University of Malaya

For Biology

#1 in Malaysia
#364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

72. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Biology

#34 in China
#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1937

73. University of Ulsan

For Biology

#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1970

74. Jiangnan University

For Biology

#35 in China
#375 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

75. University of Tehran

For Biology

#2 in Iran
#382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

76. Hunan University

For Biology

#36 in China
#388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

77. Chang Gung University

For Biology

#3 in Taiwan
#389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1987

78. Southeast University

For Biology

#37 in China
#391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

79. Southern Medical University

For Biology

#38 in China
#394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
13,380
Founded
1951

80. Hacettepe University

For Biology

#1 in Turkey
#397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,279
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

81. Zhengzhou University

For Biology

#39 in China
#398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

82. University of Tokushima

For Biology

#19 in Japan
#400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

84. Hanyang University

For Biology

#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1939

85. Nagasaki University

For Biology

#20 in Japan
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
9,044
Founded
1949

86. Kyung Hee University

For Biology

#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
35,826
Founded
1949

87. Niigata University

For Biology

#21 in Japan
#411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
12,289
Founded
1922

88. Istanbul University

For Biology

#2 in Turkey
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
35,190
Founded
1933

89. National Tsing Hua University

For Biology

#4 in Taiwan
#415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
16,547
Founded
1911

90. Osaka City University

For Biology

#22 in Japan
#423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

92. University of Delhi

For Biology

#3 in India
#430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

93. Banaras Hindu University

For Biology

#4 in India
#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

94. Putra Malaysia University

For Biology

#2 in Malaysia
#435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1973

95. Catholic University of Korea

For Biology

#436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
14,297
Founded
1855

96. Beijing Normal University

For Biology

#41 in China
#442 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

98. Juntendo University

For Biology

#23 in Japan
#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

100. Kyungpook National University

For Biology

#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
38,616
Founded
1946