Best Universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 11.8M citations received by 640K academic papers made by 1,297 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 Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Virology

#1 in China

#13 in the World

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

2. University of Tokyo

For Virology

#1 in Japan

#33 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Virology

#2 in Japan

#45 in the World

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

4. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Virology

#2 in China

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Virology

#3 in China

#63 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Virology

#4 in China

#67 in the World

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

7. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Virology

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

8. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Virology

#3 in Japan

#74 in the World

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

9. Kyoto University

For Virology

#4 in Japan

#76 in the World

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

10. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Virology

#1 in Singapore

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Virology

#5 in China

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

12. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Virology

#6 in China

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

13. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Virology

#1 in Israel

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Virology

#7 in China

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Virology

#1 in Taiwan

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

16. Wuhan University

For Virology

#8 in China

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

17. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Virology

#1 in South Korea

#129 in the World

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

18. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Virology

#9 in China

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

19. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Virology

#10 in China

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

20. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Virology

#1 in India

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

21. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Virology

#153 in the World

Founded: 1917

22. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Virology

#2 in Taiwan

#169 in the World

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

23. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Virology

#5 in Japan

#172 in the World

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

24. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Virology

#2 in Israel

#175 in the World

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

25. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Virology

#11 in China

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

26. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Virology

#12 in China

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

27. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Virology

#1 in Iran

#183 in the World

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

28. Nagoya University

For Virology

#6 in Japan

#193 in the World

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

29. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Virology

#2 in South Korea

#200 in the World

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

30. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Virology

#13 in China

#204 in the World

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

31. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Virology

#14 in China

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

32. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Virology

#2 in India

#211 in the World

Founded: 1962

33. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Virology

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

34. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Virology

#15 in China

#215 in the World

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

35. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Virology

#7 in Japan

#219 in the World

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

36. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Virology

#16 in China

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

37. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Virology

#3 in Israel

#229 in the World

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

38. Tohoku University

For Virology

#8 in Japan

#230 in the World

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

39. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Virology

#17 in China

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

40. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Virology

#18 in China

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

41. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Virology

#19 in China

#240 in the World

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

42. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Virology

#20 in China

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

43. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Virology

#3 in Taiwan

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

44. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Virology

#21 in China

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

45. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Virology

#22 in China

#256 in the World

Founded: 1952

46. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Virology

#23 in China

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

47. Tokyo University of Science

For Virology

#9 in Japan

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

48. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Virology

#3 in India

#275 in the World

Founded: 1889

49. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Virology

#10 in Japan

#279 in the World

Founded: 1972

50. Shandong University

For Virology

#24 in China

#282 in the World

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

51. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Virology

#4 in Israel

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

52. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Virology

#11 in Japan

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

53. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Virology

#12 in Japan

#295 in the World

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

54. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Virology

#13 in Japan

#309 in the World

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

55. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Virology

#14 in Japan

#310 in the World

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

56. Xiamen University

For Virology

#25 in China

#312 in the World

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

57. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Virology

#15 in Japan

#313 in the World

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

58. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Virology

#3 in South Korea

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

59. Chiba University

For Virology

#16 in Japan

#318 in the World

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

60. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Virology

#4 in Taiwan

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

61. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Virology

#26 in China

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

62. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Virology

#4 in South Korea

#324 in the World

Founded: 1398

63. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Virology

#27 in China

#325 in the World

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

64. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Virology

#2 in Iran

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

65. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Virology

#28 in China

#330 in the World

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

66. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Virology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#334 in the World

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

67. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Virology

#5 in Taiwan

#335 in the World

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

68. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Virology

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

69. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Virology

#17 in Japan

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

70. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Virology

#5 in South Korea

#339 in the World

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

71. Nagoya City University

For Virology

#18 in Japan

#343 in the World

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

72. Nihon University

For Virology

#19 in Japan

#347 in the World

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

73. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Virology

#6 in South Korea

#351 in the World

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

74. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Virology

#29 in China

#358 in the World

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

75. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Virology

#2 in Singapore

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

76. Keio University

For Virology

#20 in Japan

#366 in the World

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

77. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Virology

#21 in Japan

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,337
Founded: 1941

78. Kobe University

For Virology

#22 in Japan

#380 in the World

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

79. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Virology

#3 in Iran

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

80. Gifu University

For Virology

#23 in Japan

#382 in the World

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

81. Kitasato University

For Virology

#24 in Japan

#384 in the World

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

82. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Virology

#25 in Japan

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

83. Soochow University

For Virology

#30 in China

#392 in the World

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

84. Kurume University

For Virology

#26 in Japan

#396 in the World

Founded: 1928

85. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Virology

#27 in Japan

#397 in the World

Founded: 1949

86. Anhui Medical University

For Virology

#31 in China

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

87. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Virology

#28 in Japan

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

88. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Virology

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

89. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Virology

#6 in Taiwan

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,838
Founded: 1919

90. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Virology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

91. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Virology

#32 in China

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

92. Shandong Agricultural University

For Virology

#33 in China

#413 in the World

Founded: 1906

93. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Virology

#1 in Turkey

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

94. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Virology

#2 in Turkey

#416 in the World

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

95. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Virology

#29 in Japan

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

96. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Virology

#7 in Taiwan

#420 in the World

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

97. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Virology

#432 in the World

Founded: 1983

98. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Virology

#34 in China

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

99. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Virology

#30 in Japan

#438 in the World

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

100. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Virology

#31 in Japan

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949