Best Universities for Biochemistry 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 Biochemistry. A graph of 272M citations received by 11.1M academic papers made by 2,602 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 Biochemistry

#1 in Japan

#10 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Biochemistry

#2 in Japan

#13 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Biochemistry

#3 in Japan

#23 in the World

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

4. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Biochemistry

#1 in China

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Biochemistry

#2 in China

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Biochemistry

#3 in China

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

7. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Biochemistry

#4 in China

#58 in the World

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

8. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biochemistry

#1 in Singapore

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

9. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Biochemistry

#4 in Japan

#68 in the World

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

10. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biochemistry

#1 in South Korea

#69 in the World

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

11. Tohoku University

For Biochemistry

#5 in Japan

#73 in the World

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

12. Nagoya University

For Biochemistry

#6 in Japan

#74 in the World

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

13. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Biochemistry

#5 in China

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Biochemistry

#7 in Japan

#85 in the World

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

15. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Biochemistry

#6 in China

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

16. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biochemistry

#7 in China

#90 in the World

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

17. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Biochemistry

#8 in China

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

18. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Biochemistry

#9 in China

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

19. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Biochemistry

#1 in Israel

#102 in the World

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

20. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Biochemistry

#2 in Israel

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

21. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Biochemistry

#10 in China

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

22. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Biochemistry

#11 in China

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

23. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Biochemistry

#3 in Israel

#113 in the World

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

24. Wuhan University

For Biochemistry

#12 in China

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

25. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Biochemistry

#13 in China

#144 in the World

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

26. Shandong University

For Biochemistry

#14 in China

#147 in the World

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

27. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Biochemistry

#15 in China

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

28. University of Science and Technology of China

For Biochemistry

#16 in China

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

29. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biochemistry

#17 in China

#162 in the World

Founded: 1963

30. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Biochemistry

#18 in China

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

31. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

#8 in Japan

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

32. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biochemistry

#2 in South Korea

#181 in the World

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

33. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Biochemistry

#1 in Taiwan

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

34. Soochow University

For Biochemistry

#19 in China

#189 in the World

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

35. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Biochemistry

#9 in Japan

#190 in the World

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

36. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Biochemistry

#20 in China

#199 in the World

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

37. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Biochemistry

#21 in China

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

38. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biochemistry

#2 in Singapore

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

39. Tokyo University of Science

For Biochemistry

#10 in Japan

#203 in the World

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

40. Keio University

For Biochemistry

#11 in Japan

#210 in the World

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

41. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Biochemistry

#22 in China

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

42. Kobe University

For Biochemistry

#12 in Japan

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

43. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Biochemistry

#23 in China

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

44. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Biochemistry

#13 in Japan

#225 in the World

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

45. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Biochemistry

#14 in Japan

#231 in the World

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

46. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Biochemistry

#24 in China

#232 in the World

Founded: 1952

47. Chiba University

For Biochemistry

#15 in Japan

#234 in the World

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

48. Xiamen University

For Biochemistry

#25 in China

#250 in the World

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

49. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Biochemistry

#26 in China

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

50. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

#4 in Israel

#253 in the World

Founded: 1924

51. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Biochemistry

#27 in China

#255 in the World

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

52. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Biochemistry

#28 in China

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

53. Jiangnan University

For Biochemistry

#29 in China

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

54. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Biochemistry

#30 in China

#263 in the World

Founded: 1909

55. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Biochemistry

#16 in Japan

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

56. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Biochemistry

#17 in Japan

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

57. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Biochemistry

#31 in China

#270 in the World

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

58. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Biochemistry

#32 in China

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

59. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Biochemistry

#18 in Japan

#273 in the World

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

60. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Biochemistry

#3 in South Korea

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

61. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biochemistry

#4 in South Korea

#281 in the World

Founded: 1398

62. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Biochemistry

#33 in China

#289 in the World

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

63. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biochemistry

#5 in South Korea

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

64. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Biochemistry

#34 in China

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

65. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Biochemistry

#2 in Taiwan

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

66. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Biochemistry

#35 in China

#303 in the World

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

67. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Biochemistry

#36 in China

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

68. Dalian University of Technology

For Biochemistry

#37 in China

#310 in the World

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

69. Harbin Medical University

For Biochemistry

#38 in China

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

70. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biochemistry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#315 in the World

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

71. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Biochemistry

#39 in China

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

72. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Biochemistry

#40 in China

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

73. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Biochemistry

#41 in China

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

74. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

#42 in China

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

75. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Biochemistry

#19 in Japan

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

76. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Biochemistry

#43 in China

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

77. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Biochemistry

#1 in India

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

78. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Biochemistry

#44 in China

#353 in the World

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

79. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Biochemistry

#45 in China

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

80. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Biochemistry

#1 in Iran

#360 in the World

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

81. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Biochemistry

#46 in China

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

82. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Biochemistry

#47 in China

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

83. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Biochemistry

#48 in China

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

84. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Biochemistry

#49 in China

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

85. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Biochemistry

#5 in Israel

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

86. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Biochemistry

#50 in China

#373 in the World

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

87. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Biochemistry

#3 in Taiwan

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

88. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biochemistry

#6 in South Korea

#380 in the World

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

89. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Biochemistry

#51 in China

#386 in the World

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

90. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Biochemistry

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

91. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Biochemistry

#7 in South Korea

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

92. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Biochemistry

#52 in China

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

93. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Pohang

For Biochemistry

#8 in South Korea

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

94. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Biochemistry

#2 in India

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

95. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Biochemistry

#20 in Japan

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

96. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Biochemistry

#53 in China

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

97. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Biochemistry

#21 in Japan

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

98. Juntendo University

For Biochemistry

#22 in Japan

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

99. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Biochemistry

#23 in Japan

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

100. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Biochemistry

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905