Best Universities for Microbiology in Asia

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Microbiology. A graph of 3.23M citations received by 134K academic papers made by 641 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 Microbiology

#1 in Japan

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,171
Founded: 1877

2. Osaka University

For Microbiology

#2 in Japan

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,316
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Microbiology

#1 in China

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1897

4. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Microbiology

#1 in Israel

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

5. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Microbiology

#2 in China

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1952

6. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Microbiology

#1 in South Korea

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

7. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Microbiology

#1 in Taiwan

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

8. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Microbiology

#3 in China

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

9. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Microbiology

#3 in Japan

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 18,628
Founded: 1918

10. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Microbiology

#4 in Japan

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1911

11. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Microbiology

#4 in China

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

12. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Microbiology

#1 in Singapore

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

13. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Microbiology

#5 in China

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

14. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Microbiology

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Microbiology

#6 in China

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. Tohoku University

For Microbiology

#5 in Japan

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,831
Founded: 1907

17. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Microbiology

#2 in Israel

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

18. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Microbiology

#2 in South Korea

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

19. Kitasato University

For Microbiology

#6 in Japan

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

20. Kyoto University

For Microbiology

#7 in Japan

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 22,615
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

21. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Microbiology

#7 in China

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

22. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Microbiology

#8 in Japan

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,054
Founded: 1922

23. Juntendo University

For Microbiology

#9 in Japan

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

24. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Microbiology

#1 in Iran

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

25. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Microbiology

#8 in China

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

26. Nagoya University

For Microbiology

#10 in Japan

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

27. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Microbiology

#11 in Japan

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,226
Founded: 1949

28. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Microbiology

#9 in China

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

29. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Microbiology

#12 in Japan

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 9,150
Founded: 1949

30. Shandong University

For Microbiology

#10 in China

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

31. Nihon University

For Microbiology

#13 in Japan

#197 in the World

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

32. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Microbiology

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1905

33. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Microbiology

#3 in South Korea

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

34. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Microbiology

#2 in Taiwan

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

35. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Microbiology

#11 in China

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

36. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Microbiology

#12 in China

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

37. Gifu University

For Microbiology

#14 in Japan

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 7,323
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

38. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Microbiology

#2 in Iran

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

39. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Microbiology

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1973

40. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Microbiology

#13 in China

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

41. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Microbiology

#1 in India

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1922

42. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Microbiology

#14 in China

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

43. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Microbiology

#15 in China

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1963

44. Chonnam National University

South Korea | Gwangju

For Microbiology

#4 in South Korea

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

45. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Microbiology

#5 in South Korea

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

46. Chiba University

For Microbiology

#15 in Japan

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

47. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Microbiology

#2 in Singapore

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

48. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Microbiology

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1917

49. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Microbiology

#16 in China

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

50. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Microbiology

#3 in Israel

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

51. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Microbiology

#16 in Japan

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,525
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

52. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Microbiology

#17 in China

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

53. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Microbiology

#2 in India

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Founded: 1956

54. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Microbiology

#3 in Taiwan

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 14,252
Founded: 1919

55. Chonbuk National University

South Korea | Jeonju

For Microbiology

#6 in South Korea

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 32,300
Founded: 1947

56. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Microbiology

#4 in Israel

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

57. Aligarh Muslim University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Microbiology

#3 in India

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1920

58. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Microbiology

#17 in Japan

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 12,289
Founded: 1922

59. Northeast Agricultural University

For Microbiology

#18 in China

#303 in the World

Founded: 1948

60. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Microbiology

#19 in China

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1917

61. University of Tehran

For Microbiology

#3 in Iran

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

62. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Microbiology

#7 in South Korea

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

63. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Microbiology

#20 in China

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

64. Kuwait University

Kuwait | Kuwait City

For Microbiology

#1 in Kuwait

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1966

65. Chung-Ang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Microbiology

#8 in South Korea

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Enrollment: 28,221
Founded: 1918

66. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Microbiology

#21 in China

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

67. Jiangnan University

For Microbiology

#22 in China

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

68. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Microbiology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

69. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Microbiology

#4 in India

#345 in the World

Founded: 1962

70. Prince of Songkla University

Thailand | Hat Yai

For Microbiology

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1967

71. Teikyo University

For Microbiology

#18 in Japan

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1966

72. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Microbiology

#23 in China

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

73. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Microbiology

#24 in China

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1960

74. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Microbiology

#25 in China

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

75. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Microbiology

#4 in Taiwan

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1987

76. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Microbiology

#19 in Japan

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

77. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Microbiology

#26 in China

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

78. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Microbiology

#20 in Japan

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

79. Toho University

For Microbiology

#21 in Japan

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1925

80. Xiamen University

For Microbiology

#27 in China

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

81. Keio University

For Microbiology

#22 in Japan

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,500
Founded: 1858

82. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Microbiology

#5 in Israel

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1924

83. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Microbiology

#4 in Iran

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 13,366
Founded: 1960

84. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Microbiology

#23 in Japan

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1950

85. Panjab University

For Microbiology

#5 in India

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1882

86. Gyeongsang National University

South Korea | Jinju

For Microbiology

#9 in South Korea

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1948

87. Wuhan University

For Microbiology

#28 in China

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

88. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Microbiology

#24 in Japan

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

89. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Microbiology

#29 in China

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

90. Kobe University

For Microbiology

#25 in Japan

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,986
Founded: 1902

91. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Microbiology

#10 in South Korea

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1398

92. Tarbiat Modares University

For Microbiology

#5 in Iran

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

93. Chungnam National University

South Korea | Daejeon

For Microbiology

#11 in South Korea

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

94. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Microbiology

#1 in Turkey

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

95. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Microbiology

#30 in China

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

96. University of Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Microbiology

#6 in India

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1857

97. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Microbiology

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1969

98. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Microbiology

#7 in India

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1889

99. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Microbiology

#31 in China

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

100. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Microbiology

#8 in India

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1909