Best Universities for Publishing 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 Publishing. A graph of 147K citations received by 19.9K academic papers made by 175 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 Publishing

#1 in China

#56 in the World

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

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#2 in China

#79 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#3 in China

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Publishing

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Publishing

#1 in Singapore

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#4 in China

#121 in the World

Founded: 1937

7. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Publishing

#2 in Singapore

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

8. Wuhan University

For Publishing

#5 in China

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

9. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Publishing

#1 in Israel

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

10. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#6 in China

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

11. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Publishing

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

12. University of Peradeniya

Sri Lanka | Peradeniya

For Publishing

#1 in Sri Lanka

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1942

13. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Publishing

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

14. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Publishing

#231 in the World

Founded: 1904

15. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Publishing

#7 in China

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

16. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#8 in China

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

17. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#9 in China

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

18. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Publishing

#2 in Israel

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

19. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#10 in China

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Publishing

#11 in China

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. University of Tokyo

For Publishing

#1 in Japan

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

22. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Publishing

#1 in Indonesia

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

23. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Publishing

#2 in Indonesia

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

24. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#12 in China

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

25. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Publishing

#3 in Israel

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

26. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Publishing

#13 in China

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

27. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Publishing

#1 in South Korea

#353 in the World

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

28. University of Tehran

For Publishing

#1 in Iran

#358 in the World

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

29. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Publishing

#2 in Japan

#372 in the World

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

30. Dalian University of Technology

For Publishing

#14 in China

#378 in the World

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

31. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Publishing

#4 in Israel

#380 in the World

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

32. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

India | Rajasthan

For Publishing

#1 in India

#383 in the World

Founded: 1963

33. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

India | Gujarat

For Publishing

#2 in India

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

34. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Publishing

#1 in Taiwan

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

35. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#15 in China

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

36. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Publishing

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

37. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Publishing

#2 in Taiwan

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,857
Founded: 1927

38. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Publishing

#3 in India

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

39. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Publishing

#2 in South Korea

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

40. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Publishing

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

41. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#16 in China

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

42. University of Colombo

Sri Lanka | Colombo

For Publishing

#2 in Sri Lanka

#440 in the World

Founded: 1921

43. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Publishing

#17 in China

#445 in the World

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

44. University of Science and Technology of China

For Publishing

#18 in China

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

45. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Publishing

#3 in Japan

#458 in the World

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

46. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Publishing

#19 in China

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

47. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#5 in Israel

#460 in the World

Founded: 1924

48. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Publishing

#1 in Turkey

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

49. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Publishing

#20 in China

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

50. Soochow University

For Publishing

#21 in China

#475 in the World

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

51. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#22 in China

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

52. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Publishing

#479 in the World

Founded: 1969

53. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Publishing

#6 in Israel

#481 in the World

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

54. Tarbiat Modares University

For Publishing

#2 in Iran

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

55. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Publishing

#1 in Lebanon

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

56. Christ University

India | Karnataka

For Publishing

#4 in India

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

57. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Publishing

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

58. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#23 in China

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

59. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#24 in China

#498 in the World

Founded: 1989

60. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Publishing

#5 in India

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

61. Hallym University

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Publishing

#3 in South Korea

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 8,747
Founded: 1982

62. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#25 in China

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

63. Kyoto University

For Publishing

#4 in Japan

#527 in the World

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

64. Osaka University

For Publishing

#5 in Japan

#528 in the World

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

65. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Publishing

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#529 in the World

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

66. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Publishing

#3 in Indonesia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

67. Information Technology University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Publishing

#536 in the World

Founded: 2013

68. Brunei University of Technology

Brunei | Gadong

For Publishing

#1 in Brunei

#543 in the World

69. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Publishing

#3 in Iran

#544 in the World

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

70. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Publishing

#26 in China

#547 in the World

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

71. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Publishing

#27 in China

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

72. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Publishing

#4 in Indonesia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,848
Founded: 1959

73. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Publishing

#28 in China

#559 in the World

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

74. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#6 in Japan

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

75. Chandigarh University

For Publishing

#6 in India

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

76. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Publishing

#7 in India

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

77. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#29 in China

#574 in the World

Founded: 1896

78. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Publishing

#8 in India

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

79. Pondicherry University

India | Puducherry

For Publishing

#9 in India

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

80. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Publishing

#3 in Singapore

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

81. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Publishing

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 11,216
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 2001

82. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Publishing

#5 in Indonesia

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

83. University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Sri Lanka | Nugegoda

For Publishing

#3 in Sri Lanka

#600 in the World

Founded: 1959

84. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Publishing

#10 in India

#602 in the World

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

85. Keio University

For Publishing

#7 in Japan

#607 in the World

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

86. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Publishing

#6 in Indonesia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 41,412
Founded: 1957

87. Panjab University

For Publishing

#11 in India

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

88. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Publishing

#3 in Taiwan

#640 in the World

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

89. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Publishing

#8 in Japan

#641 in the World

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

90. Guangxi Normal University

For Publishing

#30 in China

#642 in the World

Founded: 1932

91. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Publishing

#12 in India

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

92. Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Publishing

#7 in Indonesia

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 17,625
Founded: 1960

93. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Publishing

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 21,607
Founded: 1983

94. Ningbo University

For Publishing

#31 in China

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

95. Sultan Qaboos University

For Publishing

#1 in Oman

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

96. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#32 in China

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

97. Anna University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Publishing

#13 in India

#658 in the World

Founded: 1978

98. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Publishing

#14 in India

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

99. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Publishing

#33 in China

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

100. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Publishing

#15 in India

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1670

Archaeology2564

Broadcast Journalism274

Classics and Ancient History964

Communications and Public Relations1272

Criminology and Criminal Justice234

Early Childhood Education159

Education Majors1770

Forensic Science341

Gender Studies561

Human Rights Law160

Intellectual Property and Patent Law335

International Law230

International Relations and Diplomacy259

Journalism and Digital Media586

Law Enforcement179

Library and Information science1072

Linguistics2552

Media Studies266

Military science200

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution206

Occupational Safety and Health237

Political Economy262

Political Science2710

Public Policy / Administration461

Radio and Television broadcasting309

Special Education163

Sports / Exercise science340

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1646

Urban and Regional planning461