Best Universities for Bioethics/Medical Ethics 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 Bioethics/Medical Ethics. A graph of 77.4K citations received by 8.34K academic papers made by 66 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. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Japan

#92 in the World

Founded: 2003

2. University of Tokyo

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in Japan

#123 in the World

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

3. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Israel

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

4. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Iran

#131 in the World

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

5. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in Israel

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

6. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Singapore

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

7. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in China

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

8. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#220 in the World

Founded: 1983

9. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in China

#241 in the World

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

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in India

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#3 in China

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

12. Kyoto University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#3 in Japan

#259 in the World

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

13. University of Haifa

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#3 in Israel

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

14. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in India

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

15. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#4 in Israel

#310 in the World

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

16. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in Iran

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

17. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#4 in Japan

#321 in the World

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

18. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

19. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#4 in China

#341 in the World

Founded: 1963

20. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#3 in India

#354 in the World

Founded: 1962

21. Wuhan University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#5 in China

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

22. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#3 in Iran

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

23. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#5 in Israel

#362 in the World

Founded: 1924

24. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#6 in China

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

25. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#7 in China

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

26. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#8 in China

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

27. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

28. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#9 in China

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

29. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#403 in the World

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

30. Tohoku University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#5 in Japan

#433 in the World

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

31. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#10 in China

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

32. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#11 in China

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

33. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#6 in Israel

#442 in the World

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

34. Sultan Qaboos University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Oman

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

35. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Turkey

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

36. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Jordan

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1986

37. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#12 in China

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

38. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#460 in the World

Founded: 2005

39. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in South Korea

#463 in the World

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

40. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#6 in Japan

#468 in the World

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

41. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#475 in the World

Founded: 1917

42. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#476 in the World

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

43. United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates | Al Ain

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in the United Arab Emirates

#482 in the World

Founded: 1976

44. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#13 in China

#494 in the World

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

45. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

India | Puducherry

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#4 in India

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

46. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Taiwan

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

47. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in South Korea

#507 in the World

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

48. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#7 in Japan

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

49. Chung Shan Medical University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in Taiwan

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 6,701
Founded: 1960

50. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#14 in China

#522 in the World

Founded: 1937

51. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#5 in India

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

52. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in Turkey

#531 in the World

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

53. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#15 in China

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

54. Keio University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#8 in Japan

#539 in the World

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

55. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#16 in China

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

56. DOW University of Health Sciences

Pakistan | Saddar Town

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 8,006
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 2004

57. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#9 in Japan

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

58. Waseda University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#10 in Japan

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

59. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#17 in China

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

60. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#11 in Japan

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

61. Shandong University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#18 in China

#592 in the World

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

62. Saint-Joseph University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 11,000

63. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#19 in China

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

64. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#3 in South Korea

#606 in the World

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

65. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#12 in Japan

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

66. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#20 in China

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1852

Anesthesiology1066

Biomedical Engineering697

Clinical Psychology1168

Critical Care Nursing630

Epidemiology392

Family medicine890

Forensic Science320

Gastroenterology and Hepatology917

Health Science1334

Healthcare Management (MHA)890

Medical Physics305

Neurosurgery372

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)711

Occupational Therapy318

Oncology and Cancer research1461

Ophthalmology613

Orthodontics741

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine694

Pharmacology1626

Physical Therapy1540

Plastic Surgery369

Public Health2128

Radiation Therapy683

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1868

Respiratory Therapy316

Sonography and Ultrasound380

Sports / Exercise science273

Sports Medicine901