Best Universities for Chemistry in Asia

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 353M citations received by 25.6M academic papers made by 2,710 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

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Chemistry

#2 in Japan

#7 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Chemistry

#3 in Japan

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

4. Tohoku University

For Chemistry

#4 in Japan

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

5. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#1 in China

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

6. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Chemistry

#2 in China

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

7. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Chemistry

#1 in Singapore

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#3 in China

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Chemistry

#5 in Japan

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

10. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#1 in South Korea

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

11. Nagoya University

For Chemistry

#6 in Japan

#57 in the World

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

12. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#4 in China

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

13. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#7 in Japan

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

14. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Chemistry

#8 in Japan

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

15. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Chemistry

#2 in Singapore

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

16. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#5 in China

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

17. University of Science and Technology of China

For Chemistry

#6 in China

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

18. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#7 in China

#91 in the World

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

19. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#8 in China

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

20. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#9 in China

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

21. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Chemistry

#1 in Israel

#106 in the World

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

22. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Chemistry

#2 in Israel

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

23. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Chemistry

#3 in Israel

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

24. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Chemistry

#1 in Taiwan

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

25. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Chemistry

#10 in China

#115 in the World

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

26. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Chemistry

#11 in China

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

27. Shandong University

For Chemistry

#12 in China

#123 in the World

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

28. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Chemistry

#13 in China

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

29. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Chemistry

#14 in China

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

30. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Chemistry

#15 in China

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

31. Tokyo University of Science

For Chemistry

#9 in Japan

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1881

32. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Chemistry

#2 in South Korea

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

33. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Chemistry

#16 in China

#153 in the World

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

34. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#17 in China

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

35. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#3 in South Korea

#165 in the World

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

36. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Chemistry

#18 in China

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

37. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#4 in Israel

#171 in the World

Founded: 1924

38. Wuhan University

For Chemistry

#19 in China

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

39. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Chemistry

#20 in China

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

40. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Chemistry

#10 in Japan

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

41. Dalian University of Technology

For Chemistry

#21 in China

#201 in the World

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

42. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#22 in China

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

43. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Chemistry

#11 in Japan

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,077
Founded: 1949

44. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Chemistry

#1 in India

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

45. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#23 in China

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

46. Keio University

For Chemistry

#12 in Japan

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,437
Founded: 1858

47. Xiamen University

For Chemistry

#24 in China

#229 in the World

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

48. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#4 in South Korea

#234 in the World

Founded: 1398

49. Kobe University

For Chemistry

#13 in Japan

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,870
Founded: 1902

50. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#25 in China

#239 in the World

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

51. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#26 in China

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

52. Soochow University

For Chemistry

#27 in China

#245 in the World

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

53. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Chemistry

#2 in Taiwan

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

54. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#28 in China

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

55. Chiba University

For Chemistry

#14 in Japan

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

56. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Chemistry

#5 in South Korea

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

57. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#29 in China

#258 in the World

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

58. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Chemistry

#15 in Japan

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

59. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Chemistry

#30 in China

#261 in the World

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

60. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#31 in China

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

61. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Chemistry

#32 in China

#269 in the World

Founded: 1909

62. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Chemistry

#3 in Taiwan

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,547
Founded: 1911

63. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#6 in South Korea

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

64. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Chemistry

#33 in China

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

65. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#34 in China

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

66. Wuhan University of Technology

For Chemistry

#35 in China

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

67. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#36 in China

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

68. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Chemistry

#37 in China

#295 in the World

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

69. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#7 in South Korea

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

70. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#38 in China

#305 in the World

Founded: 1952

71. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#39 in China

#309 in the World

Founded: 1952

72. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Chemistry

#16 in Japan

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 10,111
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

73. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#40 in China

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

74. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Chemistry

#5 in Israel

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

75. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Chemistry

#2 in India

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

76. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#41 in China

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

77. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Chemistry

#17 in Japan

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

78. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Chemistry

#42 in China

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

79. Jiangnan University

For Chemistry

#43 in China

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

80. University of Tehran

For Chemistry

#1 in Iran

#338 in the World

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

81. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Chemistry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#344 in the World

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

82. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Chemistry

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

83. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Chemistry

#4 in Taiwan

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

84. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Chemistry

#18 in Japan

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1946

85. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Chemistry

#44 in China

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

86. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Chemistry

#45 in China

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

87. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Chemistry

#3 in India

#368 in the World

Founded: 1959

88. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#46 in China

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

89. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Chemistry

#47 in China

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

90. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Chemistry

#4 in India

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

91. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Chemistry

#384 in the World

Founded: 1969

92. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Chemistry

#8 in South Korea

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

93. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#48 in China

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

94. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#49 in China

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

95. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#50 in China

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

96. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Chemistry

#5 in India

#395 in the World

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

97. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#51 in China

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

98. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Chemistry

#6 in India

#404 in the World

Founded: 1958

99. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#9 in South Korea

#410 in the World

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

100. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Chemistry

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

Chemistry subfields in Asia

Biochemical Engineering362

Biochemistry2468

Chemical Engineering1980

Computational Chemistry962

Environmental Chemistry1583

Inorganic Chemistry1428

Materials Science2467

Nanotechnology1901

Nutrition and Food Science1690

Organic Chemistry2450

Petrology and Geochemistry1012

Physical chemistry1934

Polymer science and Plastics engineering379

Radiochemistry1368