Best Universities for Cardiology 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 Cardiology. A graph of 10.4M citations received by 799K academic papers made by 1,062 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

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cardiology

#1 in Israel

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. Osaka University

For Cardiology

#1 in Japan

#74 in the World

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

4. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Cardiology

#2 in China

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

5. Kyoto University

For Cardiology

#2 in Japan

#78 in the World

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

6. University of Tokyo

For Cardiology

#3 in Japan

#79 in the World

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

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cardiology

#3 in China

#101 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. Tohoku University

For Cardiology

#4 in Japan

#103 in the World

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

9. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#1 in South Korea

#104 in the World

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

10. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Cardiology

#2 in South Korea

#110 in the World

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

11. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Cardiology

#5 in Japan

#112 in the World

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

12. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Cardiology

#1 in Taiwan

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

13. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cardiology

#4 in China

#125 in the World

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

14. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Cardiology

#5 in China

#127 in the World

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

15. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Cardiology

#6 in China

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

16. Nagoya University

For Cardiology

#6 in Japan

#140 in the World

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

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Cardiology

#7 in China

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

18. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Cardiology

#1 in India

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

19. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Cardiology

#8 in China

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

20. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Cardiology

#9 in China

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

21. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Cardiology

#10 in China

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

22. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#3 in South Korea

#152 in the World

Founded: 1398

23. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Cardiology

#11 in China

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

24. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Cardiology

#7 in Japan

#165 in the World

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

25. Keio University

For Cardiology

#8 in Japan

#167 in the World

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

26. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Cardiology

#9 in Japan

#184 in the World

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

27. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Cardiology

#10 in Japan

#186 in the World

Founded: 1972

28. Wuhan University

For Cardiology

#12 in China

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

29. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Cardiology

#11 in Japan

#193 in the World

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

30. Chiba University

For Cardiology

#12 in Japan

#196 in the World

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

31. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#4 in South Korea

#197 in the World

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

32. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Cardiology

#2 in Taiwan

#201 in the World

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

33. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Cardiology

#13 in Japan

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

34. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Cardiology

#14 in Japan

#212 in the World

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

35. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Cardiology

#13 in China

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

36. Kobe University

For Cardiology

#15 in Japan

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

37. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Cardiology

#1 in Singapore

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

38. Nippon Medical School

For Cardiology

#16 in Japan

#221 in the World

Founded: 1904

39. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Cardiology

#2 in Israel

#223 in the World

Founded: 1924

40. Osaka City University

For Cardiology

#17 in Japan

#239 in the World

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

41. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cardiology

#1 in Turkey

#241 in the World

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

42. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Cardiology

#14 in China

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

43. Harbin Medical University

For Cardiology

#15 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

44. Juntendo University

For Cardiology

#18 in Japan

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

45. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Cardiology

#19 in Japan

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,107
Founded: 1974

46. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Cardiology

#20 in Japan

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

47. Kurume University

For Cardiology

#21 in Japan

#259 in the World

Founded: 1928

48. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cardiology

#2 in Turkey

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

49. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Cardiology

#22 in Japan

#265 in the World

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

50. Toho University

For Cardiology

#23 in Japan

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

51. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Cardiology

#24 in Japan

#271 in the World

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

52. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#5 in South Korea

#272 in the World

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

53. Nihon University

For Cardiology

#25 in Japan

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

54. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Cardiology

#2 in India

#279 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Cardiology

#1 in Iran

#283 in the World

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

56. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Cardiology

#26 in Japan

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

57. Shandong University

For Cardiology

#16 in China

#298 in the World

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

58. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Cardiology

#17 in China

#300 in the World

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

59. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Cardiology

#18 in China

#301 in the World

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

60. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Cardiology

#19 in China

#307 in the World

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

61. Kitasato University

For Cardiology

#27 in Japan

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

62. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Cardiology

#20 in China

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

63. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Cardiology

#28 in Japan

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

64. Soochow University

For Cardiology

#21 in China

#316 in the World

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

65. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Cardiology

#29 in Japan

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

66. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Cardiology

#30 in Japan

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

67. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Cardiology

#22 in China

#327 in the World

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

68. Mie University

For Cardiology

#31 in Japan

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

69. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Cardiology

#32 in Japan

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

70. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Cardiology

#33 in Japan

#333 in the World

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

71. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Cardiology

#34 in Japan

#335 in the World

Founded: 1949

72. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Cardiology

#35 in Japan

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

73. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Cardiology

#36 in Japan

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

74. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Cardiology

#37 in Japan

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

75. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Cardiology

#38 in Japan

#352 in the World

Founded: 1928

76. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Cardiology

#23 in China

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

77. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#6 in South Korea

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

78. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Cardiology

#39 in Japan

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

79. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Cardiology

#40 in Japan

#362 in the World

Founded: 1972

80. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Cardiology

#41 in Japan

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

81. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Cardiology

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

82. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Cardiology

#42 in Japan

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

83. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Cardiology

#43 in Japan

#369 in the World

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

84. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cardiology

#3 in Turkey

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

85. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Cardiology

#3 in Taiwan

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

86. Fujian Medical University

For Cardiology

#24 in China

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

87. Tokai University

For Cardiology

#44 in Japan

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

88. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Cardiology

#25 in China

#375 in the World

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

89. Gifu University

For Cardiology

#45 in Japan

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

90. Tokyo Medical University

For Cardiology

#46 in Japan

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

91. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Cardiology

#3 in Israel

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

92. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cardiology

#4 in Turkey

#392 in the World

Founded: 1994

93. Dalian Medical University

For Cardiology

#26 in China

#393 in the World

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

94. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Cardiology

#47 in Japan

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 782
Founded: 1928

95. Ege University

For Cardiology

#5 in Turkey

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

96. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Cardiology

#48 in Japan

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

97. Teikyo University

For Cardiology

#49 in Japan

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

98. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Cardiology

#27 in China

#407 in the World

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

99. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Cardiology

#50 in Japan

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

100. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Cardiology

#28 in China

#412 in the World

Founded: 1913

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1852

Anesthesiology1066

Bioethics/Medical Ethics183

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