Best Universities for Biotechnology in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 14.3M citations received by 664K academic papers made by 1,471 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: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

2. University of Tokyo

For Biotechnology

#2 in Japan

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

3. Kyoto University

For Biotechnology

#3 in Japan

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Biotechnology

#1 in China

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#2 in China

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#1 in South Korea

#73 in the World

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

7. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Biotechnology

#3 in China

#79 in the World

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

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Biotechnology

#4 in China

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Biotechnology

#5 in China

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

10. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#6 in China

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Biotechnology

#7 in China

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

12. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Biotechnology

#8 in China

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

13. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Biotechnology

#1 in Israel

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

14. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biotechnology

#1 in Singapore

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

15. Tohoku University

For Biotechnology

#4 in Japan

#121 in the World

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

16. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#2 in South Korea

#124 in the World

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

17. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biotechnology

#9 in China

#132 in the World

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

18. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Biotechnology

#5 in Japan

#138 in the World

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

19. Kobe University

For Biotechnology

#6 in Japan

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

20. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Biotechnology

#10 in China

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

21. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biotechnology

#11 in China

#155 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Biotechnology

#12 in China

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

23. Nagoya University

For Biotechnology

#7 in Japan

#162 in the World

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

24. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Biotechnology

#2 in Israel

#166 in the World

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

25. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Biotechnology

#13 in China

#178 in the World

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

26. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Biotechnology

#8 in Japan

#179 in the World

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

27. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#3 in South Korea

#181 in the World

Founded: 1398

28. Shandong University

For Biotechnology

#14 in China

#188 in the World

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

29. Soochow University

For Biotechnology

#15 in China

#192 in the World

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

30. Wuhan University

For Biotechnology

#16 in China

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

31. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Biotechnology

#1 in Iran

#203 in the World

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

32. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Biotechnology

#9 in Japan

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

33. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Biotechnology

#3 in Israel

#219 in the World

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

34. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Biotechnology

#1 in Taiwan

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

35. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Biotechnology

#10 in Japan

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

36. Keio University

For Biotechnology

#11 in Japan

#231 in the World

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

37. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#4 in South Korea

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

38. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#17 in China

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

39. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#18 in China

#237 in the World

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

40. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Biotechnology

#19 in China

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

41. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#20 in China

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

42. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Biotechnology

#12 in Japan

#255 in the World

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

43. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biotechnology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#256 in the World

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

44. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Biotechnology

#21 in China

#260 in the World

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

45. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Biotechnology

#22 in China

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

46. Jiangnan University

For Biotechnology

#23 in China

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

47. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Biotechnology

#24 in China

#275 in the World

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

48. Chiba University

For Biotechnology

#13 in Japan

#282 in the World

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

49. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Biotechnology

#14 in Japan

#285 in the World

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

50. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Biotechnology

#2 in Taiwan

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

51. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Biotechnology

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

52. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Biotechnology

#25 in China

#295 in the World

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

53. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Biotechnology

#15 in Japan

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

54. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Biotechnology

#16 in Japan

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

55. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#5 in South Korea

#304 in the World

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

56. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Biotechnology

#26 in China

#305 in the World

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

57. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Biotechnology

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

58. Harbin Medical University

For Biotechnology

#27 in China

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

59. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Biotechnology

#28 in China

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

60. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Biotechnology

#1 in India

#316 in the World

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

61. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Biotechnology

#29 in China

#318 in the World

Founded: 1952

62. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#6 in South Korea

#321 in the World

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

63. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Biotechnology

#323 in the World

Founded: 1969

64. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Biotechnology

#2 in Iran

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

65. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Biotechnology

#30 in China

#338 in the World

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

66. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Biotechnology

#3 in Taiwan

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

67. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Biotechnology

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

68. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Biotechnology

#7 in South Korea

#344 in the World

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

69. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Biotechnology

#17 in Japan

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

70. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Biotechnology

#18 in Japan

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

71. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Biotechnology

#2 in India

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

72. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Biotechnology

#31 in China

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

73. Juntendo University

For Biotechnology

#19 in Japan

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

74. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Biotechnology

#20 in Japan

#367 in the World

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

75. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Biotechnology

#32 in China

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

76. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#1 in Turkey

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

77. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Biotechnology

#4 in Israel

#372 in the World

Founded: 1924

78. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Biotechnology

#33 in China

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

79. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

China | Shenyang

For Biotechnology

#34 in China

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

80. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Biotechnology

#21 in Japan

#386 in the World

Founded: 1972

81. Dalian Medical University

For Biotechnology

#35 in China

#391 in the World

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

82. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Biotechnology

#22 in Japan

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

83. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Biotechnology

#36 in China

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

84. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Biotechnology

#5 in Israel

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

85. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Biotechnology

#37 in China

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

86. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#2 in Turkey

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

87. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Biotechnology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

88. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Biotechnology

#3 in India

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

89. Xiamen University

For Biotechnology

#38 in China

#415 in the World

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

90. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Biotechnology

#39 in China

#416 in the World

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

91. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Biotechnology

#40 in China

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

92. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Biotechnology

#8 in South Korea

#420 in the World

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

93. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Biotechnology

#4 in Taiwan

#423 in the World

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

94. Osaka City University

For Biotechnology

#23 in Japan

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

95. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Biotechnology

#9 in South Korea

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

96. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Biotechnology

#41 in China

#432 in the World

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

97. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Biotechnology

#5 in Taiwan

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,217
Founded: 1958

98. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biotechnology

#2 in Singapore

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

99. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Biotechnology

#42 in China

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

100. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Biotechnology

#6 in Taiwan

#436 in the World

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