Best Universities for Publishing 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 Publishing. A graph of 174K citations received by 20.3K academic papers made by 179 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

#55 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

#77 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#3 in China

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Publishing

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Publishing

#1 in Singapore

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#4 in China

#119 in the World

Founded: 1937

7. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Publishing

#2 in Singapore

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

8. Wuhan University

For Publishing

#5 in China

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

9. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Publishing

#1 in Israel

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

10. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#6 in China

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

11. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Publishing

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

12. University of Peradeniya

Sri Lanka | Peradeniya

For Publishing

#1 in Sri Lanka

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1942

13. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Publishing

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

14. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Publishing

#233 in the World

Founded: 1904

15. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Publishing

#7 in China

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

16. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#8 in China

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

17. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#9 in China

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

18. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Publishing

#10 in China

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

19. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Publishing

#1 in Indonesia

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

20. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#11 in China

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

21. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Publishing

#2 in Israel

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

22. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#12 in China

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

23. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Publishing

#3 in Israel

#324 in the World

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

24. University of Tokyo

For Publishing

#1 in Japan

#327 in the World

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

25. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Publishing

#2 in Indonesia

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

26. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Publishing

#13 in China

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

27. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Publishing

#1 in South Korea

#352 in the World

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

28. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

India | Rajasthan

For Publishing

#1 in India

#356 in the World

Founded: 1963

29. University of Tehran

For Publishing

#1 in Iran

#361 in the World

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

30. Dalian University of Technology

For Publishing

#14 in China

#372 in the World

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

31. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Publishing

#2 in Japan

#381 in the World

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

32. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Publishing

#1 in Taiwan

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

33. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Publishing

#4 in Israel

#388 in the World

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

34. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

India | Gujarat

For Publishing

#2 in India

#394 in the World

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

35. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#15 in China

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

36. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Publishing

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

37. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Publishing

#16 in China

#415 in the World

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

38. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Publishing

#2 in Taiwan

#418 in the World

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

39. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Publishing

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

40. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Publishing

#3 in India

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

41. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#17 in China

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

42. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Publishing

#2 in South Korea

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

43. University of Science and Technology of China

For Publishing

#18 in China

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

44. University of Colombo

Sri Lanka | Colombo

For Publishing

#2 in Sri Lanka

#445 in the World

Founded: 1921

45. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Publishing

#19 in China

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

46. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Publishing

#3 in Japan

#456 in the World

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

47. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Publishing

#1 in Turkey

#457 in the World

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

48. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Publishing

#20 in China

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

49. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#5 in Israel

#462 in the World

Founded: 1924

50. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#21 in China

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

51. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Publishing

#480 in the World

Founded: 1969

52. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Publishing

#1 in Lebanon

#481 in the World

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

53. Soochow University

For Publishing

#22 in China

#482 in the World

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

54. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#23 in China

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

55. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Publishing

#484 in the World

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

56. Tarbiat Modares University

For Publishing

#2 in Iran

#488 in the World

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

57. Christ University

India | Karnataka

For Publishing

#4 in India

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

58. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Publishing

#6 in Israel

#498 in the World

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

59. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#24 in China

#513 in the World

Founded: 1989

60. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Publishing

#3 in Iran

#526 in the World

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

61. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#25 in China

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

62. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Publishing

#3 in Indonesia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

63. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Publishing

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#530 in the World

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

64. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Publishing

#5 in India

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

65. Osaka University

For Publishing

#4 in Japan

#536 in the World

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

66. Kyoto University

For Publishing

#5 in Japan

#538 in the World

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

67. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Publishing

#26 in China

#542 in the World

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

68. Brunei University of Technology

Brunei | Gadong

For Publishing

#1 in Brunei

#547 in the World

69. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Publishing

#27 in China

#548 in the World

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

70. Information Technology University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Publishing

#550 in the World

Founded: 2013

71. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Publishing

#4 in Indonesia

#553 in the World

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

72. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Publishing

#28 in China

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

73. Hallym University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Publishing

#3 in South Korea

#563 in the World

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

74. Chandigarh University

For Publishing

#6 in India

#564 in the World

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

75. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Publishing

#5 in Indonesia

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

76. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Publishing

#7 in India

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

77. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#6 in Japan

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

78. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#29 in China

#590 in the World

Founded: 1896

79. Pondicherry University

India | Puducherry

For Publishing

#8 in India

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

80. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Publishing

#9 in India

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

81. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Publishing

#10 in India

#605 in the World

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

82. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Publishing

#3 in Singapore

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

83. University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Sri Lanka | Nugegoda

For Publishing

#3 in Sri Lanka

#609 in the World

Founded: 1959

84. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Publishing

#613 in the World

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

85. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Publishing

#6 in Indonesia

#617 in the World

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

86. Panjab University

For Publishing

#11 in India

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

87. Sultan Qaboos University

For Publishing

#1 in Oman

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

88. Keio University

For Publishing

#7 in Japan

#632 in the World

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

89. Ningbo University

For Publishing

#30 in China

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

90. Guangxi Normal University

For Publishing

#31 in China

#637 in the World

Founded: 1932

91. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Publishing

#3 in Taiwan

#646 in the World

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

92. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Publishing

#12 in India

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

93. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Publishing

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,773
Founded: 1983

94. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Publishing

#7 in Indonesia

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

95. Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Publishing

#8 in Indonesia

#656 in the World

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

96. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#32 in China

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

97. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Publishing

#8 in Japan

#658 in the World

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

98. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Publishing

#33 in China

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

99. Anna University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Publishing

#13 in India

#665 in the World

Founded: 1978

100. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Publishing

#14 in India

#673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1711

Archaeology2569

Broadcast Journalism287

Classics and Ancient History987

Communications and Public Relations1293

Criminology and Criminal Justice243

Early Childhood Education168

Education Majors1803

Forensic Science352

Gender Studies583

Human Rights Law160

Intellectual Property and Patent Law335

International Law233

International Relations and Diplomacy264

Journalism and Digital Media608

Law Enforcement185

Library and Information science1086

Linguistics2557

Media Studies277

Military science205

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution209

Occupational Safety and Health247

Political Economy267

Political Science2719

Public Policy / Administration473

Radio and Television broadcasting314

Special Education159

Sports / Exercise science363

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1665

Urban and Regional planning479