Best Universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 21.3M citations received by 796K academic papers made by 1,583 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. Osaka University

For Biotechnology

#1 in Japan

#19 in the World

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

2. University of Tokyo

For Biotechnology

#2 in Japan

#26 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

For Biotechnology

#3 in Japan

#44 in the World

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

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Biotechnology

#1 in China

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#2 in China

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Biotechnology

#3 in China

#71 in the World

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

7. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#4 in China

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Biotechnology

#5 in China

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#1 in South Korea

#77 in the World

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

10. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Biotechnology

#6 in China

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

11. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Biotechnology

#7 in China

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

12. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Biotechnology

#8 in China

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

13. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Biotechnology

#1 in Israel

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

14. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biotechnology

#1 in Singapore

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

15. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#2 in South Korea

#121 in the World

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

16. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Biotechnology

#9 in China

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

17. Tohoku University

For Biotechnology

#4 in Japan

#128 in the World

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

18. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biotechnology

#10 in China

#130 in the World

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

19. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Biotechnology

#11 in China

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

20. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biotechnology

#12 in China

#141 in the World

Founded: 1963

21. Kobe University

For Biotechnology

#5 in Japan

#149 in the World

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

22. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Biotechnology

#6 in Japan

#154 in the World

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

23. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Biotechnology

#2 in Israel

#160 in the World

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

24. Nagoya University

For Biotechnology

#7 in Japan

#163 in the World

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

25. Shandong University

For Biotechnology

#13 in China

#170 in the World

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

26. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Biotechnology

#1 in Iran

#174 in the World

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

27. Wuhan University

For Biotechnology

#14 in China

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

28. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#3 in South Korea

#183 in the World

Founded: 1398

29. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Biotechnology

#15 in China

#189 in the World

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

30. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Biotechnology

#8 in Japan

#190 in the World

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

31. Soochow University

For Biotechnology

#16 in China

#193 in the World

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

32. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#17 in China

#195 in the World

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

33. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Biotechnology

#3 in Israel

#200 in the World

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

34. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#18 in China

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

35. Jiangnan University

For Biotechnology

#19 in China

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

36. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Biotechnology

#1 in Taiwan

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

37. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biotechnology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#215 in the World

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

38. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Biotechnology

#9 in Japan

#222 in the World

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

39. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Biotechnology

#20 in China

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

40. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Biotechnology

#228 in the World

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

41. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#4 in South Korea

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

42. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#21 in China

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

43. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Biotechnology

#22 in China

#243 in the World

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

44. Keio University

For Biotechnology

#10 in Japan

#244 in the World

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

45. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Biotechnology

#11 in Japan

#248 in the World

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

46. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Biotechnology

#23 in China

#249 in the World

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

47. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Biotechnology

#24 in China

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

48. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Biotechnology

#12 in Japan

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

49. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Biotechnology

#25 in China

#259 in the World

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

50. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Biotechnology

#26 in China

#266 in the World

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

51. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Biotechnology

#27 in China

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

52. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Biotechnology

#2 in Iran

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

53. Harbin Medical University

For Biotechnology

#28 in China

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

54. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Biotechnology

#29 in China

#285 in the World

Founded: 1952

55. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Biotechnology

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

56. Chiba University

For Biotechnology

#13 in Japan

#288 in the World

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

57. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Biotechnology

#289 in the World

Founded: 1969

58. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Biotechnology

#1 in India

#299 in the World

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

59. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#5 in South Korea

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

60. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Biotechnology

#14 in Japan

#302 in the World

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

61. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Biotechnology

#2 in Taiwan

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

62. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Biotechnology

#30 in China

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

63. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#6 in South Korea

#312 in the World

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

64. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Biotechnology

#15 in Japan

#314 in the World

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

65. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Biotechnology

#16 in Japan

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

66. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Biotechnology

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

67. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#1 in Turkey

#328 in the World

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

68. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Biotechnology

#7 in South Korea

#332 in the World

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

69. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Biotechnology

#31 in China

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

70. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Biotechnology

#3 in Taiwan

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

71. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Biotechnology

#32 in China

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

72. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Biotechnology

#2 in India

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

73. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Biotechnology

#33 in China

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

74. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Biotechnology

#34 in China

#358 in the World

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

75. Juntendo University

For Biotechnology

#17 in Japan

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

76. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Biotechnology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

77. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Biotechnology

#18 in Japan

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

78. Dalian Medical University

For Biotechnology

#35 in China

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,200
Founded: 1947

79. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Biotechnology

#36 in China

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

80. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Biotechnology

#4 in Israel

#372 in the World

Founded: 1924

81. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Biotechnology

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

82. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Biotechnology

#19 in Japan

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

83. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Biotechnology

#37 in China

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 10,100
Founded: 1951

84. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Biotechnology

#20 in Japan

#382 in the World

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

85. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Biotechnology

#3 in India

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

86. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Biotechnology

#38 in China

#388 in the World

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

87. Xiamen University

For Biotechnology

#39 in China

#390 in the World

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

88. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

China | Shenyang

For Biotechnology

#40 in China

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

89. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Biotechnology

#41 in China

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

90. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Biotechnology

#3 in Iran

#396 in the World

Founded: 1947

91. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Biotechnology

#5 in Israel

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

92. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Biotechnology

#42 in China

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

93. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#2 in Turkey

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

94. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biotechnology

#2 in Singapore

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

95. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Biotechnology

#43 in China

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

96. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Biotechnology

#4 in Taiwan

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

97. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Biotechnology

#21 in Japan

#421 in the World

Founded: 1972

98. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Biotechnology

#8 in South Korea

#422 in the World

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

99. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Biotechnology

#9 in South Korea

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

100. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Biotechnology

#22 in Japan

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872