Best Universities for Publishing in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Publishing. A graph of 88.2K citations received by 16.8K academic papers made by 178 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

#42 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#2 in China

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Publishing

#1 in Singapore

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#3 in China

#111 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#4 in China

#112 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Publishing

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

7. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Publishing

#2 in Singapore

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

8. Wuhan University

For Publishing

#5 in China

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

9. University of Peradeniya

Sri Lanka | Peradeniya

For Publishing

#1 in Sri Lanka

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1942

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Publishing

#1 in Israel

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#6 in China

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

12. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#7 in China

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

13. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Publishing

#220 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#8 in China

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

15. Osaka University

For Publishing

#1 in Japan

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

16. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Publishing

#2 in Israel

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

17. Dalian University of Technology

For Publishing

#9 in China

#263 in the World

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

18. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Publishing

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

19. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Publishing

#3 in Israel

#270 in the World

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

20. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Publishing

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

21. University of Tehran

For Publishing

#1 in Iran

#294 in the World

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

22. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Publishing

#10 in China

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

23. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#11 in China

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

24. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Publishing

#12 in China

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

25. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#13 in China

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

26. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Publishing

#2 in Japan

#309 in the World

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

27. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Publishing

#14 in China

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

28. University of Tokyo

For Publishing

#3 in Japan

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

29. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

India | Gujarat

For Publishing

#1 in India

#333 in the World

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

30. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#4 in Israel

#336 in the World

Founded: 1924

31. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Publishing

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

32. Soochow University

For Publishing

#15 in China

#343 in the World

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

33. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Publishing

#1 in Taiwan

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

34. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Publishing

#2 in Taiwan

#357 in the World

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

35. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#16 in China

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

36. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Publishing

#1 in South Korea

#380 in the World

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

37. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Publishing

#5 in Israel

#382 in the World

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

38. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Publishing

#17 in China

#389 in the World

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

39. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

India | Rajasthan

For Publishing

#2 in India

#391 in the World

Founded: 1963

40. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Publishing

#18 in China

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

41. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Publishing

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#405 in the World

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

42. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#19 in China

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

43. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Publishing

#20 in China

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

44. University of Colombo

Sri Lanka | Colombo

For Publishing

#2 in Sri Lanka

#423 in the World

Founded: 1921

45. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Publishing

#6 in Israel

#424 in the World

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

46. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Publishing

#3 in India

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

47. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Publishing

#2 in South Korea

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

48. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Publishing

#439 in the World

Founded: 1969

49. Tarbiat Modares University

For Publishing

#2 in Iran

#441 in the World

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

50. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Publishing

#4 in India

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

51. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Publishing

#1 in Turkey

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

52. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Publishing

#21 in China

#459 in the World

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

53. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Publishing

#22 in China

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

54. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Publishing

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

55. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Publishing

#4 in Japan

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

56. University of Science and Technology of China

For Publishing

#23 in China

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

57. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Publishing

#3 in Iran

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

58. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Publishing

#1 in Lebanon

#479 in the World

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

59. Hallym University

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Publishing

#3 in South Korea

#484 in the World

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

60. Christ University

India | Karnataka

For Publishing

#5 in India

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

61. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Publishing

#3 in Singapore

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

62. Pondicherry University

India | Puducherry

For Publishing

#6 in India

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

63. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Publishing

#7 in India

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

64. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#24 in China

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

65. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Publishing

#25 in China

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

66. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Publishing

#5 in Japan

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

67. Kyoto University

For Publishing

#6 in Japan

#519 in the World

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

68. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#26 in China

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

69. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#27 in China

#525 in the World

Founded: 1896

70. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Publishing

#28 in China

#527 in the World

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

71. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#29 in China

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

72. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Publishing

#8 in India

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

73. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Publishing

#30 in China

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

74. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Publishing

#2 in Turkey

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

75. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Publishing

#9 in India

#550 in the World

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

76. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Publishing

#31 in China

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

77. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Publishing

#3 in Taiwan

#563 in the World

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

78. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Publishing

#1 in Indonesia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

79. Panjab University

For Publishing

#10 in India

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

80. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Publishing

#11 in India

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

81. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Publishing

#2 in Indonesia

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

82. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Publishing

#12 in India

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

83. Jawaharlal Nehru University

India | Haryana

For Publishing

#13 in India

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

84. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Publishing

#4 in Iran

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 24,186
Founded: 1949

85. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Publishing

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

86. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Publishing

#5 in Iran

#606 in the World

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

87. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#32 in China

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

88. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Publishing

#33 in China

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

89. Sultan Qaboos University

For Publishing

#1 in Oman

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

90. University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Sri Lanka | Nugegoda

For Publishing

#3 in Sri Lanka

#630 in the World

Founded: 1959

91. Guangxi Normal University

For Publishing

#34 in China

#633 in the World

Founded: 1932

92. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Publishing

#3 in Indonesia

#635 in the World

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

93. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Publishing

#35 in China

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

94. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#36 in China

#645 in the World

Founded: 1952

95. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Publishing

#7 in Japan

#646 in the World

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

96. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Publishing

#37 in China

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

97. Tohoku University

For Publishing

#8 in Japan

#652 in the World

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

98. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Publishing

#664 in the World

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

99. Keio University

For Publishing

#9 in Japan

#665 in the World

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

100. Chandigarh University

For Publishing

#14 in India

#674 in the World

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1524

Archaeology2496

Broadcast Journalism283

Classics and Ancient History824

Communications and Public Relations1139

Criminology and Criminal Justice186

Early Childhood Education150

Education Majors1590

Forensic Science320

Gender Studies464

Human Rights Law152

Intellectual Property and Patent Law346

International Law227

International Relations and Diplomacy261

Journalism and Digital Media491

Law Enforcement180

Library and Information science925

Linguistics2456

Media Studies215

Military science211

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution205

Occupational Safety and Health243

Political Economy231

Political Science2655

Public Policy / Administration409

Radio and Television broadcasting341

Special Education149

Sports / Exercise science273

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1518

Urban and Regional planning381