Best Universities for Cardiology 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 Cardiology. A graph of 14.1M citations received by 953K academic papers made by 1,188 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. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Cardiology

#1 in China

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

2. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Cardiology

#2 in China

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

3. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cardiology

#1 in Israel

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

4. Osaka University

For Cardiology

#1 in Japan

#77 in the World

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

5. Kyoto University

For Cardiology

#2 in Japan

#86 in the World

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

6. University of Tokyo

For Cardiology

#3 in Japan

#87 in the World

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

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cardiology

#3 in China

#103 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#1 in South Korea

#108 in the World

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

9. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Cardiology

#2 in South Korea

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Cardiology

#4 in China

#114 in the World

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

11. Tohoku University

For Cardiology

#4 in Japan

#116 in the World

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

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Cardiology

#5 in Japan

#119 in the World

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

13. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Cardiology

#1 in Taiwan

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Cardiology

#5 in China

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cardiology

#6 in China

#128 in the World

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

16. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Cardiology

#7 in China

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Cardiology

#8 in China

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Cardiology

#9 in China

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

19. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Cardiology

#10 in China

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

20. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Cardiology

#1 in India

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

21. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Cardiology

#11 in China

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

22. Nagoya University

For Cardiology

#6 in Japan

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

23. Wuhan University

For Cardiology

#12 in China

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

24. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#3 in South Korea

#167 in the World

Founded: 1398

25. Keio University

For Cardiology

#7 in Japan

#180 in the World

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

26. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Cardiology

#8 in Japan

#181 in the World

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

27. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Cardiology

#9 in Japan

#188 in the World

Founded: 1972

28. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#4 in South Korea

#190 in the World

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

29. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Cardiology

#10 in Japan

#193 in the World

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

30. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Cardiology

#13 in China

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

31. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Cardiology

#11 in Japan

#198 in the World

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

32. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Cardiology

#2 in Taiwan

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

33. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Cardiology

#12 in Japan

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

34. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Cardiology

#1 in Singapore

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

35. Chiba University

For Cardiology

#13 in Japan

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

36. Harbin Medical University

For Cardiology

#14 in China

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

37. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Cardiology

#15 in China

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

38. Nippon Medical School

For Cardiology

#14 in Japan

#221 in the World

Founded: 1904

39. Kobe University

For Cardiology

#15 in Japan

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

40. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Cardiology

#16 in Japan

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

41. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Cardiology

#2 in Israel

#240 in the World

Founded: 1924

42. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cardiology

#1 in Turkey

#247 in the World

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

43. Osaka City University

For Cardiology

#17 in Japan

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

44. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cardiology

#2 in Turkey

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

45. Juntendo University

For Cardiology

#18 in Japan

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

46. Shandong University

For Cardiology

#16 in China

#258 in the World

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

47. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Cardiology

#19 in Japan

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

48. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Cardiology

#20 in Japan

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

49. Kurume University

For Cardiology

#21 in Japan

#269 in the World

Founded: 1928

50. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Cardiology

#17 in China

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

51. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Cardiology

#18 in China

#272 in the World

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

52. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Cardiology

#1 in Iran

#274 in the World

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

53. Toho University

For Cardiology

#22 in Japan

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

54. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Cardiology

#23 in Japan

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

55. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Cardiology

#2 in India

#278 in the World

Founded: 1962

56. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Cardiology

#19 in China

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

57. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#5 in South Korea

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

58. Nihon University

For Cardiology

#24 in Japan

#285 in the World

Founded: 1889

59. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Cardiology

#25 in Japan

#289 in the World

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

60. Soochow University

For Cardiology

#20 in China

#290 in the World

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

61. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Cardiology

#21 in China

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

62. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Cardiology

#26 in Japan

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

63. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Cardiology

#3 in Taiwan

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

64. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Cardiology

#27 in Japan

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

65. Kitasato University

For Cardiology

#28 in Japan

#320 in the World

Founded: 1962

66. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Cardiology

#29 in Japan

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

67. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Cardiology

#30 in Japan

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

68. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#6 in South Korea

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

69. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Cardiology

#31 in Japan

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

70. Fujian Medical University

For Cardiology

#22 in China

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

71. Dalian Medical University

For Cardiology

#23 in China

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,200
Founded: 1947

72. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Cardiology

#24 in China

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 10,100
Founded: 1951

73. Mie University

For Cardiology

#32 in Japan

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

74. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Cardiology

#25 in China

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

75. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Cardiology

#26 in China

#346 in the World

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

76. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Cardiology

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

77. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Cardiology

#33 in Japan

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

78. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Cardiology

#34 in Japan

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

79. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Cardiology

#35 in Japan

#352 in the World

Founded: 1949

80. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cardiology

#3 in Turkey

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

81. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Cardiology

#36 in Japan

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

82. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Cardiology

#37 in Japan

#361 in the World

Founded: 1928

83. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Cardiology

#38 in Japan

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

84. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Cardiology

#27 in China

#367 in the World

Founded: 1913

85. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Cardiology

#28 in China

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

86. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Cardiology

#39 in Japan

#374 in the World

Founded: 1972

87. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Cardiology

#40 in Japan

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

88. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Cardiology

#41 in Japan

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

89. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Cardiology

#42 in Japan

#381 in the World

Founded: 1934

90. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Cardiology

#3 in Israel

#382 in the World

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

91. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Cardiology

#43 in Japan

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

92. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cardiology

#4 in Turkey

#386 in the World

Founded: 1994

93. Tokai University

For Cardiology

#44 in Japan

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

94. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Cardiology

#45 in Japan

#391 in the World

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

95. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Cardiology

#46 in Japan

#394 in the World

Founded: 1928

96. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Cardiology

#29 in China

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

97. Ege University

For Cardiology

#5 in Turkey

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

98. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Cardiology

#4 in Israel

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

99. Gifu University

For Cardiology

#47 in Japan

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

100. Tokyo Medical University

For Cardiology

#48 in Japan

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1946

Anesthesiology1186

Bioethics/Medical Ethics206

Biomedical Engineering781

Clinical Psychology1315

Critical Care Nursing770

Epidemiology457

Family medicine1009

Forensic Science341

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1007

Health Science1516

Healthcare Management (MHA)1048

Medical Physics318

Neurosurgery375

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)793

Occupational Therapy373

Oncology and Cancer research1575

Ophthalmology686

Orthodontics860

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine816

Pharmacology1712

Physical Therapy1685

Plastic Surgery386

Public Health2221

Radiation Therapy747

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1961

Respiratory Therapy317

Sonography and Ultrasound416

Sports / Exercise science340

Sports Medicine1074