Best Universities for Genetics 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 Genetics. A graph of 153M citations received by 8.19M academic papers made by 2,521 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

#14 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Genetics

#2 in Japan

#22 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Genetics

#3 in Japan

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

4. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Genetics

#1 in China

#68 in the World

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

5. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#1 in South Korea

#70 in the World

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

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#2 in China

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Genetics

#1 in Israel

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Genetics

#4 in Japan

#79 in the World

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

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Genetics

#3 in China

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Genetics

#4 in China

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Genetics

#1 in Singapore

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

12. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Genetics

#5 in China

#90 in the World

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

13. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Genetics

#2 in Israel

#94 in the World

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

14. Nagoya University

For Genetics

#5 in Japan

#95 in the World

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

15. Tohoku University

For Genetics

#6 in Japan

#97 in the World

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

16. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#6 in China

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

17. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Genetics

#7 in Japan

#106 in the World

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

18. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Genetics

#7 in China

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

19. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Genetics

#3 in Israel

#121 in the World

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

20. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Genetics

#8 in China

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

21. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Genetics

#9 in China

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

22. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Genetics

#10 in China

#146 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Genetics

#11 in China

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

24. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#2 in South Korea

#153 in the World

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

25. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Genetics

#12 in China

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

26. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#13 in China

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

27. Wuhan University

For Genetics

#14 in China

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

28. Keio University

For Genetics

#8 in Japan

#193 in the World

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

29. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Genetics

#9 in Japan

#199 in the World

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

30. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Genetics

#1 in Taiwan

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

31. Kobe University

For Genetics

#10 in Japan

#204 in the World

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

32. Tokyo University of Science

For Genetics

#11 in Japan

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

33. Shandong University

For Genetics

#15 in China

#213 in the World

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

34. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Genetics

#12 in Japan

#218 in the World

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

35. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Genetics

#13 in Japan

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

36. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Genetics

#14 in Japan

#222 in the World

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

37. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#4 in Israel

#235 in the World

Founded: 1924

38. Chiba University

For Genetics

#15 in Japan

#238 in the World

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

39. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Genetics

#16 in China

#240 in the World

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

40. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#17 in China

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

41. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Genetics

#18 in China

#247 in the World

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

42. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#3 in South Korea

#248 in the World

Founded: 1398

43. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Genetics

#19 in China

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

44. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Genetics

#16 in Japan

#255 in the World

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

45. Soochow University

For Genetics

#20 in China

#259 in the World

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

46. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Genetics

#17 in Japan

#264 in the World

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

47. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Genetics

#2 in Taiwan

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

48. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Genetics

#21 in China

#270 in the World

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

49. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Genetics

#22 in China

#272 in the World

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

50. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Genetics

#23 in China

#279 in the World

Founded: 1952

51. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Genetics

#24 in China

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

52. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Genetics

#2 in Singapore

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

53. Harbin Medical University

For Genetics

#25 in China

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

54. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#4 in South Korea

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

55. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#18 in Japan

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

56. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Genetics

#26 in China

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

57. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Genetics

#27 in China

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

58. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Genetics

#5 in Israel

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

59. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Genetics

#1 in Iran

#323 in the World

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

60. Juntendo University

For Genetics

#19 in Japan

#328 in the World

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

61. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Genetics

#1 in India

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

62. University of Science and Technology of China

For Genetics

#28 in China

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

63. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Genetics

#3 in Taiwan

#333 in the World

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

64. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Genetics

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

65. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Genetics

#20 in Japan

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

66. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Genetics

#21 in Japan

#340 in the World

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

67. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Genetics

#5 in South Korea

#346 in the World

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

68. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Genetics

#22 in Japan

#350 in the World

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

69. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#6 in South Korea

#356 in the World

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

70. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Genetics

#29 in China

#358 in the World

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

71. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Genetics

#23 in Japan

#361 in the World

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

72. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Genetics

#24 in Japan

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

73. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Genetics

#30 in China

#367 in the World

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

74. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Genetics

#7 in South Korea

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

75. Xiamen University

For Genetics

#31 in China

#371 in the World

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

76. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Genetics

#32 in China

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

77. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Genetics

#33 in China

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

78. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Genetics

#34 in China

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

79. Gifu University

For Genetics

#25 in Japan

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

80. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Genetics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#386 in the World

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

81. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Genetics

#35 in China

#392 in the World

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

82. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Genetics

#8 in South Korea

#395 in the World

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

83. Osaka City University

For Genetics

#26 in Japan

#398 in the World

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

84. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Genetics

#4 in Taiwan

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

85. Anhui Medical University

For Genetics

#36 in China

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

86. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Genetics

#27 in Japan

#405 in the World

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

87. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Genetics

#37 in China

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

88. Kitasato University

For Genetics

#28 in Japan

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

89. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Genetics

#38 in China

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

90. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Genetics

#39 in China

#419 in the World

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

91. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Genetics

#29 in Japan

#421 in the World

Founded: 1972

92. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Genetics

#40 in China

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

93. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Genetics

#41 in China

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

94. Nihon University

For Genetics

#30 in Japan

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

95. Nagoya City University

For Genetics

#31 in Japan

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

96. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Genetics

#2 in India

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

97. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Genetics

#5 in Taiwan

#433 in the World

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

98. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Genetics

#32 in Japan

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

99. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Genetics

#42 in China

#437 in the World

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

100. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Genetics

#9 in South Korea

#439 in the World

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