Best Universities for Chemistry in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 457M citations received by 21M academic papers made by 2,785 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 Chemistry

#1 in Japan

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Chemistry

#2 in Japan

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Chemistry

#3 in Japan

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

4. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Chemistry

#1 in China

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

5. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#2 in China

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

6. Tohoku University

For Chemistry

#4 in Japan

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#3 in China

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#4 in China

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Chemistry

#1 in Singapore

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

10. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#1 in South Korea

#51 in the World

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

11. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#5 in China

#54 in the World

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

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Chemistry

#5 in Japan

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#6 in China

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

14. Nagoya University

For Chemistry

#6 in Japan

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

15. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Chemistry

#7 in China

#74 in the World

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

16. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Chemistry

#8 in China

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

17. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Chemistry

#9 in China

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

18. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#10 in China

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

19. University of Science and Technology of China

For Chemistry

#11 in China

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

20. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Chemistry

#2 in Singapore

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

21. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Chemistry

#7 in Japan

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

22. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#8 in Japan

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

23. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#12 in China

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

24. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Chemistry

#13 in China

#96 in the World

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

25. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#14 in China

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

26. Shandong University

For Chemistry

#15 in China

#112 in the World

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

27. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Chemistry

#16 in China

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

28. Wuhan University

For Chemistry

#17 in China

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

29. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Chemistry

#1 in Israel

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

30. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Chemistry

#18 in China

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

31. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Chemistry

#1 in Taiwan

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

32. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Chemistry

#19 in China

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

33. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Chemistry

#2 in Israel

#129 in the World

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

34. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Chemistry

#3 in Israel

#131 in the World

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

35. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Chemistry

#2 in South Korea

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

36. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#20 in China

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

37. Dalian University of Technology

For Chemistry

#21 in China

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

38. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#3 in South Korea

#165 in the World

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

39. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Chemistry

#22 in China

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

40. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#23 in China

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

41. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#24 in China

#178 in the World

Founded: 1963

42. Soochow University

For Chemistry

#25 in China

#180 in the World

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

43. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Chemistry

#9 in Japan

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

44. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#4 in Israel

#197 in the World

Founded: 1924

45. Tokyo University of Science

For Chemistry

#10 in Japan

#206 in the World

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

46. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#26 in China

#215 in the World

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

47. Xiamen University

For Chemistry

#27 in China

#220 in the World

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

48. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Chemistry

#11 in Japan

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

49. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#28 in China

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

50. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Chemistry

#2 in Taiwan

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

51. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Chemistry

#29 in China

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

52. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Chemistry

#30 in China

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

53. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#31 in China

#237 in the World

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

54. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#4 in South Korea

#238 in the World

Founded: 1398

55. Keio University

For Chemistry

#12 in Japan

#240 in the World

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

56. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#32 in China

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

57. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Chemistry

#1 in India

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

58. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#33 in China

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

59. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Chemistry

#34 in China

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

60. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#35 in China

#253 in the World

Founded: 1937

61. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Chemistry

#36 in China

#254 in the World

Founded: 1909

62. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#5 in South Korea

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

63. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Chemistry

#3 in Taiwan

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

64. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#37 in China

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

65. Kobe University

For Chemistry

#13 in Japan

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

66. Wuhan University of Technology

For Chemistry

#38 in China

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

67. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Pohang

For Chemistry

#6 in South Korea

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

68. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Chemistry

#39 in China

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

69. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#40 in China

#281 in the World

Founded: 1952

70. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#41 in China

#282 in the World

Founded: 1952

71. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Chemistry

#14 in Japan

#283 in the World

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

72. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#42 in China

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

73. Chiba University

For Chemistry

#15 in Japan

#285 in the World

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

74. Jiangnan University

For Chemistry

#43 in China

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

75. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#44 in China

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

76. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Chemistry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#290 in the World

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

77. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Chemistry

#45 in China

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

78. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#7 in South Korea

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

79. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#46 in China

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

80. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Chemistry

#4 in Taiwan

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

81. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Chemistry

#47 in China

#320 in the World

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

82. University of Tehran

For Chemistry

#1 in Iran

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

83. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Chemistry

#48 in China

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

84. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Chemistry

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

85. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#49 in China

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

86. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Chemistry

#2 in India

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

87. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Chemistry

#50 in China

#341 in the World

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

88. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Chemistry

#16 in Japan

#343 in the World

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

89. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Chemistry

#17 in Japan

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

90. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Chemistry

#5 in Israel

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

91. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#51 in China

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

92. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Chemistry

#3 in India

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

93. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Chemistry

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

94. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Chemistry

#372 in the World

Founded: 1969

95. Fuzhou University

For Chemistry

#52 in China

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

96. China University of Mining and Technology

For Chemistry

#53 in China

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

97. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#54 in China

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

98. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Chemistry

#55 in China

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

99. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Chemistry

#56 in China

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

100. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Chemistry

#4 in India

#387 in the World

Founded: 1959

Chemistry subfields in Asia

Biochemical Engineering586

Biochemistry2602

Chemical Engineering2145

Computational Chemistry1160

Environmental Chemistry1806

Inorganic Chemistry1626

Materials Science2576

Nanotechnology2045

Nutrition and Food Science1910

Organic Chemistry2544

Petrology and Geochemistry1267

Physical chemistry2101

Polymer science and Plastics engineering378

Radiochemistry1558