Best Materials Science Schools in Asia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 227M citations received by 11.2M academic papers made by 2,565 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 Materials Science

#1 in Japan
#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Tsinghua University

For Materials Science

#1 in China
#3 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

3. Tohoku University

For Materials Science

#2 in Japan
#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

4. Kyoto University

For Materials Science

#3 in Japan
#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

5. Zhejiang University

For Materials Science

#2 in China
#11 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

6. Osaka University

For Materials Science

#4 in Japan
#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Materials Science

#3 in China
#18 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

10. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#5 in Japan
#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

11. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#4 in China
#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

12. University of Science and Technology of China

For Materials Science

#5 in China
#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

13. Peking University

For Materials Science

#6 in China
#36 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

14. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#7 in China
#40 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

15. University of Hong Kong

For Materials Science

#8 in China
#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

16. Seoul National University

For Materials Science

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

17. Tianjin University

For Materials Science

#9 in China
#43 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

18. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Materials Science

#10 in China
#44 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

19. Jilin University

For Materials Science

#11 in China
#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

20. South China University of Technology

For Materials Science

#12 in China
#46 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

21. Nanjing University

For Materials Science

#13 in China
#49 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

22. Central South University

For Materials Science

#14 in China
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

23. Sichuan University

For Materials Science

#15 in China
#54 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

24. Kyushu University

For Materials Science

#6 in Japan
#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

25. Fudan University

For Materials Science

#16 in China
#58 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

26. KAIST

For Materials Science

#59 in the World
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

27. Dalian University of Technology

For Materials Science

#17 in China
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

28. Nagoya University

For Materials Science

#7 in Japan
#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

29. Shandong University

For Materials Science

#18 in China
#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

30. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Materials Science

#19 in China
#71 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1952

31. Hokkaido University

For Materials Science

#8 in Japan
#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

32. National Taiwan University

For Materials Science

#1 in Taiwan
#76 in the World
Enrollment
33,882
Founded
1945

33. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Materials Science

#20 in China
#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

34. Tongji University

For Materials Science

#21 in China
#86 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

35. Southeast University

For Materials Science

#22 in China
#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

36. Wuhan University

For Materials Science

#23 in China
#89 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

37. Nankai University

For Materials Science

#24 in China
#92 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

38. Wuhan University of Technology

For Materials Science

#25 in China
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

39. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Materials Science

#26 in China
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

40. Chongqing University

For Materials Science

#27 in China
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

41. Beihang University

For Materials Science

#28 in China
#106 in the World
Founded
1952

43. Soochow University

For Materials Science

#30 in China
#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

44. Hunan University

For Materials Science

#31 in China
#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

45. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#32 in China
#114 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

46. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#33 in China
#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

47. Indian Institute of Science

For Materials Science

#1 in India
#123 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

48. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Materials Science

#34 in China
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1958

50. Yonsei University

For Materials Science

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

51. East China University of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#35 in China
#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

52. National Cheng Kung University

For Materials Science

#2 in Taiwan
#134 in the World
Enrollment
21,292
Founded
1931

54. National Tsing Hua University

For Materials Science

#3 in Taiwan
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
16,647
Founded
1911

55. City University of Hong Kong

For Materials Science

#36 in China
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

56. Hanyang University

For Materials Science

#142 in the World
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1939

57. Xiamen University

For Materials Science

#37 in China
#144 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

58. National Chiao Tung University

For Materials Science

#4 in Taiwan
#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1958

59. Tokyo University of Science

For Materials Science

#9 in Japan
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

60. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Materials Science

#38 in China
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

61. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Materials Science

#2 in India
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

63. Shanghai University

For Materials Science

#39 in China
#164 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

64. Northeastern University, China

For Materials Science

#40 in China
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

65. Tel Aviv University

For Materials Science

#2 in Israel
#174 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

66. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Materials Science

#41 in China
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

68. Korea University

For Materials Science

#184 in the World
Enrollment
24,351
Founded
1905

69. Nanjing Tech University

For Materials Science

#42 in China
#186 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1958

70. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#43 in China
#188 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

71. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Materials Science

#3 in Israel
#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

72. Donghua University

For Materials Science

#44 in China
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1951

73. University of Tsukuba

For Materials Science

#10 in Japan
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

74. Zhengzhou University

For Materials Science

#45 in China
#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

75. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Materials Science

#4 in Israel
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

76. Fuzhou University

For Materials Science

#46 in China
#199 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1958

77. Jiangsu University

For Materials Science

#47 in China
#200 in the World
Enrollment
37,600
Founded
1902

78. Lanzhou University

For Materials Science

#48 in China
#201 in the World
Founded
1909

79. Hiroshima University

For Materials Science

#11 in Japan
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

80. University of Tehran

For Materials Science

#1 in Iran
#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

81. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Materials Science

#4 in India
#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

83. Beijing University of Technology

For Materials Science

#50 in China
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
24,442
Founded
1960

84. China University of Mining and Technology

For Materials Science

#51 in China
#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

86. Keio University

For Materials Science

#12 in Japan
#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

87. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Materials Science

#6 in India
#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

88. Pusan National University

For Materials Science

#267 in the World
Enrollment
27,780
Founded
1946

89. Waseda University

For Materials Science

#13 in Japan
#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

90. Shenzhen University

For Materials Science

#52 in China
#273 in the World
Enrollment
34,156
Founded
1983

91. Jiangnan University

For Materials Science

#53 in China
#275 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

92. University of Malaya

For Materials Science

#1 in Malaysia
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

93. Southwest Jiaotong University

For Materials Science

#54 in China
#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1896

94. King Saud University

For Materials Science

#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

96. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Materials Science

#7 in India
#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

98. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Materials Science

#2 in Iran
#300 in the World
Enrollment
12,468
Founded
1958

99. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Materials Science

#5 in Israel
#306 in the World
Enrollment
17,225
Founded
1969

100. Harbin Engineering University

For Materials Science

#55 in China
#308 in the World
Enrollment
28,278
Founded
1953