Best Universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 414M citations received by 20.2M academic papers made by 2,781 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: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Chemistry

#2 in Japan

#10 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Chemistry

#3 in Japan

#20 in the World

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

4. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#1 in China

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Chemistry

#2 in China

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Tohoku University

For Chemistry

#4 in Japan

#31 in the World

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

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#3 in China

#37 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

#54 in the World

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

11. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#5 in China

#58 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: 18,560
Founded: 1911

13. Nagoya University

For Chemistry

#6 in Japan

#69 in the World

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

14. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#6 in China

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

15. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Chemistry

#7 in China

#80 in the World

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

16. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Chemistry

#7 in Japan

#82 in the World

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

17. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Chemistry

#8 in China

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

18. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#9 in China

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

19. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#8 in Japan

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

20. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Chemistry

#2 in Singapore

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

21. University of Science and Technology of China

For Chemistry

#10 in China

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

22. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Chemistry

#11 in China

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

23. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#12 in China

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

24. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Chemistry

#13 in China

#105 in the World

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

25. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#14 in China

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

26. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Chemistry

#1 in Israel

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

27. Shandong University

For Chemistry

#15 in China

#114 in the World

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

28. Wuhan University

For Chemistry

#16 in China

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

29. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Chemistry

#1 in Taiwan

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

30. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Chemistry

#17 in China

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

31. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Chemistry

#2 in Israel

#125 in the World

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

32. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Chemistry

#18 in China

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

33. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Chemistry

#3 in Israel

#129 in the World

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

34. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Chemistry

#19 in China

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

35. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Chemistry

#2 in South Korea

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

36. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#3 in South Korea

#167 in the World

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

37. Dalian University of Technology

For Chemistry

#20 in China

#172 in the World

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

38. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#21 in China

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

39. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Chemistry

#22 in China

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

40. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#23 in China

#183 in the World

Founded: 1963

41. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#24 in China

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

42. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Chemistry

#9 in Japan

#192 in the World

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

43. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#4 in Israel

#197 in the World

Founded: 1924

44. Soochow University

For Chemistry

#25 in China

#198 in the World

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

45. Tokyo University of Science

For Chemistry

#10 in Japan

#200 in the World

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

46. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Chemistry

#11 in Japan

#226 in the World

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

47. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#26 in China

#228 in the World

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

48. Xiamen University

For Chemistry

#27 in China

#229 in the World

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

49. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Chemistry

#2 in Taiwan

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

50. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#28 in China

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

51. Keio University

For Chemistry

#12 in Japan

#236 in the World

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

52. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Chemistry

#1 in India

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

53. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#4 in South Korea

#244 in the World

Founded: 1398

54. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Chemistry

#29 in China

#246 in the World

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

55. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#30 in China

#247 in the World

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

56. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#31 in China

#248 in the World

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

57. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Chemistry

#32 in China

#251 in the World

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

58. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#33 in China

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

59. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Chemistry

#3 in Taiwan

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

60. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#34 in China

#260 in the World

Founded: 1937

61. Kobe University

For Chemistry

#13 in Japan

#265 in the World

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

62. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Chemistry

#35 in China

#266 in the World

Founded: 1909

63. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#5 in South Korea

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

64. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Chemistry

#36 in China

#269 in the World

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

65. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#37 in China

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

66. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Pohang

For Chemistry

#6 in South Korea

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

67. Chiba University

For Chemistry

#14 in Japan

#276 in the World

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

68. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Chemistry

#15 in Japan

#278 in the World

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

69. Wuhan University of Technology

For Chemistry

#38 in China

#283 in the World

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

70. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#7 in South Korea

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

71. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#39 in China

#292 in the World

Founded: 1952

72. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#40 in China

#293 in the World

Founded: 1952

73. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Chemistry

#41 in China

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

74. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#42 in China

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

75. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Chemistry

#4 in Taiwan

#297 in the World

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

76. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#43 in China

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

77. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Chemistry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#300 in the World

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

78. Jiangnan University

For Chemistry

#44 in China

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

79. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#45 in China

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

80. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Chemistry

#46 in China

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

81. University of Tehran

For Chemistry

#1 in Iran

#331 in the World

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

82. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Chemistry

#47 in China

#335 in the World

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

83. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Chemistry

#16 in Japan

#336 in the World

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

84. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Chemistry

#17 in Japan

#339 in the World

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

85. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Chemistry

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

86. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Chemistry

#2 in India

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

87. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Chemistry

#5 in Israel

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

88. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Chemistry

#48 in China

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

89. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#49 in China

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

90. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Chemistry

#3 in India

#362 in the World

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

91. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Chemistry

#50 in China

#365 in the World

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

92. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#51 in China

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

93. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Chemistry

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

94. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Chemistry

#378 in the World

Founded: 1969

95. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Chemistry

#4 in India

#383 in the World

Founded: 1959

96. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Chemistry

#18 in Japan

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

97. Fuzhou University

For Chemistry

#52 in China

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

98. Pusan National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Chemistry

#8 in South Korea

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

99. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#53 in China

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

100. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Chemistry

#5 in India

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

Chemistry subfields in Asia

Biochemical Engineering549

Biochemistry2587

Chemical Engineering2130

Computational Chemistry1146

Environmental Chemistry1786

Inorganic Chemistry1610

Materials Science2565

Nanotechnology2034

Nutrition and Food Science1886

Organic Chemistry2538

Petrology and Geochemistry1244

Physical chemistry2088

Polymer science and Plastics engineering372

Radiochemistry1547