Best Universities for Genetics 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 Genetics. A graph of 202M citations received by 9.53M academic papers made by 2,576 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 Genetics

#1 in Japan

#15 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Genetics

#2 in Japan

#23 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Genetics

#3 in Japan

#30 in the World

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

4. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Genetics

#1 in China

#58 in the World

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

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#2 in China

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Genetics

#3 in China

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Genetics

#1 in Israel

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Genetics

#4 in China

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#1 in South Korea

#76 in the World

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

10. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Genetics

#4 in Japan

#81 in the World

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

11. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Genetics

#1 in Singapore

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

12. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Genetics

#5 in China

#89 in the World

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

13. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#6 in China

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

14. Nagoya University

For Genetics

#5 in Japan

#97 in the World

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

15. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Genetics

#2 in Israel

#98 in the World

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

16. Tohoku University

For Genetics

#6 in Japan

#101 in the World

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

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Genetics

#7 in China

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Genetics

#8 in China

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

19. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Genetics

#9 in China

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

20. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Genetics

#7 in Japan

#115 in the World

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

21. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Genetics

#3 in Israel

#121 in the World

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

22. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Genetics

#10 in China

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

23. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Genetics

#11 in China

#139 in the World

Founded: 1963

24. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Genetics

#12 in China

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

25. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#2 in South Korea

#151 in the World

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

26. Wuhan University

For Genetics

#13 in China

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

27. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#14 in China

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

28. Keio University

For Genetics

#8 in Japan

#192 in the World

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

29. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Genetics

#1 in Taiwan

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

30. Shandong University

For Genetics

#15 in China

#201 in the World

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

31. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Genetics

#9 in Japan

#203 in the World

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

32. Kobe University

For Genetics

#10 in Japan

#204 in the World

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

33. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#16 in China

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

34. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Genetics

#17 in China

#206 in the World

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

35. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Genetics

#18 in China

#215 in the World

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

36. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Genetics

#11 in Japan

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

37. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Genetics

#12 in Japan

#225 in the World

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

38. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Genetics

#13 in Japan

#228 in the World

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

39. Soochow University

For Genetics

#19 in China

#237 in the World

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

40. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#4 in Israel

#239 in the World

Founded: 1924

41. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Genetics

#20 in China

#241 in the World

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

42. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Genetics

#21 in China

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

43. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#22 in China

#244 in the World

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

44. Chiba University

For Genetics

#14 in Japan

#245 in the World

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

45. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#3 in South Korea

#246 in the World

Founded: 1398

46. Tokyo University of Science

For Genetics

#15 in Japan

#250 in the World

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

47. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Genetics

#16 in Japan

#254 in the World

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

48. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Genetics

#17 in Japan

#261 in the World

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

49. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Genetics

#2 in Taiwan

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

50. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Genetics

#23 in China

#266 in the World

Founded: 1952

51. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Genetics

#24 in China

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

52. Harbin Medical University

For Genetics

#25 in China

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

53. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Genetics

#26 in China

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

54. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Genetics

#1 in Iran

#292 in the World

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

55. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Genetics

#27 in China

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

56. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Genetics

#1 in India

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

57. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Genetics

#2 in Singapore

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

58. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#4 in South Korea

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

59. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Genetics

#28 in China

#314 in the World

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

60. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Genetics

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

61. University of Science and Technology of China

For Genetics

#29 in China

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

62. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#18 in Japan

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

63. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Genetics

#5 in Israel

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

64. Juntendo University

For Genetics

#19 in Japan

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

65. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Genetics

#3 in Taiwan

#332 in the World

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

66. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Genetics

#5 in South Korea

#335 in the World

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

67. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Genetics

#20 in Japan

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

68. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#6 in South Korea

#347 in the World

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

69. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Genetics

#30 in China

#348 in the World

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

70. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Genetics

#31 in China

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

71. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Genetics

#21 in Japan

#354 in the World

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

72. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Genetics

#32 in China

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

73. Xiamen University

For Genetics

#33 in China

#358 in the World

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

74. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Genetics

#22 in Japan

#360 in the World

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

75. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Genetics

#23 in Japan

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

76. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Genetics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#368 in the World

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

77. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Genetics

#24 in Japan

#370 in the World

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

78. Anhui Medical University

For Genetics

#34 in China

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

79. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Genetics

#7 in South Korea

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

80. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Genetics

#35 in China

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

81. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Genetics

#36 in China

#376 in the World

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

82. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Genetics

#37 in China

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

83. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Genetics

#38 in China

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

84. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#8 in South Korea

#387 in the World

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

85. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Genetics

#39 in China

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

86. Gifu University

For Genetics

#25 in Japan

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

87. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Genetics

#4 in Taiwan

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

88. Osaka City University

For Genetics

#26 in Japan

#405 in the World

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

89. Jiangnan University

For Genetics

#40 in China

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

90. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Genetics

#41 in China

#412 in the World

Founded: 1909

91. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Genetics

#27 in Japan

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

92. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Genetics

#42 in China

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

93. Kitasato University

For Genetics

#28 in Japan

#416 in the World

Founded: 1962

94. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Genetics

#43 in China

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

95. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#1 in Turkey

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

96. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Genetics

#29 in Japan

#420 in the World

Founded: 1972

97. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#2 in Turkey

#421 in the World

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

98. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Genetics

#44 in China

#422 in the World

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

99. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Genetics

#45 in China

#426 in the World

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

100. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Genetics

#46 in China

#427 in the World

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