Best Universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 40.3M citations received by 2.23M academic papers made by 2,283 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 Neuroscience

#1 in Japan

#39 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Neuroscience

#2 in Japan

#55 in the World

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

3. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Neuroscience

#1 in Israel

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

4. Osaka University

For Neuroscience

#3 in Japan

#87 in the World

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

5. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Neuroscience

#2 in Israel

#107 in the World

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

6. Tohoku University

For Neuroscience

#4 in Japan

#117 in the World

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

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#1 in China

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#2 in China

#135 in the World

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

9. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Neuroscience

#5 in Japan

#137 in the World

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

10. Nagoya University

For Neuroscience

#6 in Japan

#138 in the World

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

11. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Neuroscience

#1 in Singapore

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

12. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Neuroscience

#3 in Israel

#141 in the World

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

13. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#3 in China

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

14. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neuroscience

#1 in South Korea

#151 in the World

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

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Neuroscience

#4 in China

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#5 in China

#157 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Neuroscience

#6 in China

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

18. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Neuroscience

#7 in China

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

19. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Neuroscience

#7 in Japan

#183 in the World

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

20. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Neuroscience

#8 in China

#184 in the World

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

21. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Neuroscience

#9 in China

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

22. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neuroscience

#2 in South Korea

#190 in the World

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

23. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Neuroscience

#10 in China

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

24. Keio University

For Neuroscience

#8 in Japan

#214 in the World

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

25. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Neuroscience

#1 in Taiwan

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

26. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Neuroscience

#11 in China

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

27. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Neuroscience

#9 in Japan

#243 in the World

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

28. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#12 in China

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

29. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Neuroscience

#1 in India

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

30. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#13 in China

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

31. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Neuroscience

#4 in Israel

#263 in the World

Founded: 1924

32. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Neuroscience

#5 in Israel

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

33. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Neuroscience

#10 in Japan

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

34. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Neuroscience

#14 in China

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

35. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Neuroscience

#11 in Japan

#286 in the World

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

36. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Neuroscience

#2 in Taiwan

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

37. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Neuroscience

#1 in Iran

#299 in the World

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

38. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#15 in China

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

39. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Neuroscience

#6 in Israel

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

40. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Neuroscience

#12 in Japan

#305 in the World

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

41. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neuroscience

#3 in South Korea

#307 in the World

Founded: 1398

42. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neuroscience

#4 in South Korea

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

43. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Neuroscience

#13 in Japan

#311 in the World

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

44. Chiba University

For Neuroscience

#14 in Japan

#313 in the World

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

45. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Neuroscience

#2 in Singapore

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

46. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#16 in China

#321 in the World

Founded: 1937

47. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Neuroscience

#15 in Japan

#322 in the World

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

48. University of Haifa

For Neuroscience

#7 in Israel

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

49. Kobe University

For Neuroscience

#16 in Japan

#334 in the World

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

50. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Neuroscience

#17 in Japan

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

51. Wuhan University

For Neuroscience

#17 in China

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

52. Juntendo University

For Neuroscience

#18 in Japan

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

53. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Neuroscience

#3 in Taiwan

#361 in the World

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

54. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Neuroscience

#2 in India

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

55. Soochow University

For Neuroscience

#18 in China

#374 in the World

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

56. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#1 in Turkey

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

57. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Neuroscience

#5 in South Korea

#383 in the World

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

58. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Neuroscience

#19 in China

#387 in the World

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

59. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Neuroscience

#20 in China

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

60. Shandong University

For Neuroscience

#21 in China

#394 in the World

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

61. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neuroscience

#6 in South Korea

#395 in the World

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

62. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Neuroscience

#4 in Taiwan

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

63. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#2 in Turkey

#409 in the World

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

64. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Neuroscience

#22 in China

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

65. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#23 in China

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

66. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Neuroscience

#24 in China

#415 in the World

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

67. Nihon University

For Neuroscience

#19 in Japan

#416 in the World

Founded: 1889

68. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Neuroscience

#7 in South Korea

#424 in the World

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

69. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Neuroscience

#8 in South Korea

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

70. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Neuroscience

#20 in Japan

#431 in the World

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

71. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Neuroscience

#21 in Japan

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

72. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Neuroscience

#25 in China

#438 in the World

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

73. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Neuroscience

#26 in China

#448 in the World

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

74. University of Science and Technology of China

For Neuroscience

#27 in China

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

75. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Neuroscience

#3 in India

#451 in the World

Founded: 1962

76. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Neuroscience

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#457 in the World

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

77. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Neuroscience

#28 in China

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

78. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Neuroscience

#22 in Japan

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

79. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Neuroscience

#23 in Japan

#473 in the World

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

80. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Neuroscience

#24 in Japan

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

81. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Neuroscience

#29 in China

#476 in the World

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

82. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Neuroscience

#30 in China

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

83. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Neuroscience

#2 in Iran

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

84. Waseda University

For Neuroscience

#25 in Japan

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

85. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Neuroscience

#31 in China

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

86. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Neuroscience

#26 in Japan

#504 in the World

Founded: 1949

87. Anhui Medical University

For Neuroscience

#32 in China

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

88. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Neuroscience

#27 in Japan

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

89. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Neuroscience

#28 in Japan

#518 in the World

Founded: 1972

90. Tokyo University of Science

For Neuroscience

#29 in Japan

#519 in the World

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

91. Nippon Medical School

For Neuroscience

#30 in Japan

#528 in the World

Founded: 1904

92. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Neuroscience

#33 in China

#531 in the World

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

93. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Neuroscience

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

94. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neuroscience

#9 in South Korea

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

95. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Neuroscience

#34 in China

#542 in the World

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

96. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Neuroscience

#31 in Japan

#543 in the World

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

97. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Neuroscience

#35 in China

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

98. Gifu University

For Neuroscience

#32 in Japan

#547 in the World

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

99. Showa University

For Neuroscience

#33 in Japan

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

100. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Neuroscience

#5 in Taiwan

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953