Best Universities for Cardiology 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 Cardiology. A graph of 15.3M citations received by 1.01M academic papers made by 1,208 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

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

2. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Cardiology

#2 in China

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

3. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cardiology

#1 in Israel

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

4. Osaka University

For Cardiology

#1 in Japan

#76 in the World

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

5. University of Tokyo

For Cardiology

#2 in Japan

#86 in the World

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

6. Kyoto University

For Cardiology

#3 in Japan

#87 in the World

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

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

#105 in the World

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

9. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Cardiology

#4 in China

#109 in the World

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

10. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Cardiology

#2 in South Korea

#113 in the World

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

11. Tohoku University

For Cardiology

#4 in Japan

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Cardiology

#5 in Japan

#120 in the World

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

13. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Cardiology

#1 in Taiwan

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Cardiology

#5 in China

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Cardiology

#6 in China

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Cardiology

#7 in China

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Cardiology

#8 in China

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

18. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cardiology

#9 in China

#132 in the World

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

19. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Cardiology

#10 in China

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

20. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Cardiology

#11 in China

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

21. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Cardiology

#1 in India

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

22. Wuhan University

For Cardiology

#12 in China

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

23. Nagoya University

For Cardiology

#6 in Japan

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

24. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#3 in South Korea

#166 in the World

Founded: 1398

25. Keio University

For Cardiology

#7 in Japan

#179 in the World

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

26. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Cardiology

#13 in China

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

27. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Cardiology

#8 in Japan

#185 in the World

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

28. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Cardiology

#9 in Japan

#187 in the World

Founded: 1972

29. 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

30. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Cardiology

#10 in Japan

#197 in the World

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

31. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Cardiology

#2 in Taiwan

#199 in the World

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

32. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Cardiology

#11 in Japan

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

33. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Cardiology

#1 in Singapore

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

34. Harbin Medical University

For Cardiology

#14 in China

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

35. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Cardiology

#15 in China

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

36. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Cardiology

#12 in Japan

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

37. Chiba University

For Cardiology

#13 in Japan

#214 in the World

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

38. Nippon Medical School

For Cardiology

#14 in Japan

#223 in the World

Founded: 1904

39. Kobe University

For Cardiology

#15 in Japan

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

40. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Cardiology

#16 in Japan

#229 in the World

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

41. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cardiology

#1 in Turkey

#243 in the World

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

42. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Cardiology

#2 in Israel

#244 in the World

Founded: 1924

43. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Cardiology

#16 in China

#250 in the World

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

44. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cardiology

#2 in Turkey

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

45. Juntendo University

For Cardiology

#17 in Japan

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

46. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Cardiology

#17 in China

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

47. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Cardiology

#18 in China

#256 in the World

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

48. Shandong University

For Cardiology

#19 in China

#257 in the World

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

49. Osaka City University

For Cardiology

#18 in Japan

#260 in the World

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

50. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Cardiology

#1 in Iran

#264 in the World

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

51. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Cardiology

#19 in Japan

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

52. Soochow University

For Cardiology

#20 in China

#268 in the World

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

53. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#5 in South Korea

#272 in the World

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

54. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Cardiology

#2 in India

#273 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. Toho University

For Cardiology

#20 in Japan

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

56. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Cardiology

#21 in Japan

#276 in the World

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

57. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Cardiology

#22 in Japan

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

58. Kurume University

For Cardiology

#23 in Japan

#283 in the World

Founded: 1928

59. Nihon University

For Cardiology

#24 in Japan

#289 in the World

Founded: 1889

60. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Cardiology

#21 in China

#290 in the World

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

61. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Cardiology

#25 in Japan

#293 in the World

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

62. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Cardiology

#26 in Japan

#310 in the World

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

63. Fujian Medical University

For Cardiology

#22 in China

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

64. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Cardiology

#3 in Taiwan

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

65. Dalian Medical University

For Cardiology

#23 in China

#319 in the World

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

66. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Cardiology

#24 in China

#321 in the World

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

67. Kitasato University

For Cardiology

#27 in Japan

#322 in the World

Founded: 1962

68. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Cardiology

#28 in Japan

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

69. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cardiology

#6 in South Korea

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

70. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Cardiology

#25 in China

#330 in the World

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

71. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Cardiology

#29 in Japan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

72. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Cardiology

#26 in China

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

73. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Cardiology

#30 in Japan

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

74. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Cardiology

#31 in Japan

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

75. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Cardiology

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

76. Mie University

For Cardiology

#32 in Japan

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

77. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Cardiology

#27 in China

#345 in the World

Founded: 1913

78. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Cardiology

#28 in China

#352 in the World

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

79. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Cardiology

#33 in Japan

#353 in the World

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

80. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cardiology

#3 in Turkey

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

81. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Cardiology

#34 in Japan

#355 in the World

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

82. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Cardiology

#35 in Japan

#358 in the World

Founded: 1949

83. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Cardiology

#36 in Japan

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

84. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Cardiology

#37 in Japan

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

85. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Cardiology

#38 in Japan

#366 in the World

Founded: 1928

86. Tokai University

For Cardiology

#39 in Japan

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

87. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Cardiology

#29 in China

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

88. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Cardiology

#40 in Japan

#374 in the World

Founded: 1972

89. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Cardiology

#3 in Israel

#377 in the World

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

90. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Cardiology

#41 in Japan

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

91. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Cardiology

#42 in Japan

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

92. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Cardiology

#43 in Japan

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

93. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Cardiology

#44 in Japan

#390 in the World

Founded: 1934

94. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cardiology

#4 in Turkey

#392 in the World

Founded: 1994

95. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Cardiology

#45 in Japan

#396 in the World

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

96. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Cardiology

#46 in Japan

#398 in the World

Founded: 1928

97. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Cardiology

#30 in China

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

98. Anhui Medical University

For Cardiology

#31 in China

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

99. Ege University

For Cardiology

#5 in Turkey

#406 in the World

Founded: 1955

100. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Cardiology

#4 in Israel

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1972

Anesthesiology1220

Bioethics/Medical Ethics211

Biomedical Engineering814

Clinical Psychology1366

Critical Care Nursing819

Epidemiology480

Family medicine1041

Forensic Science352

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1031

Health Science1564

Healthcare Management (MHA)1089

Medical Physics338

Neurosurgery401

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)812

Occupational Therapy398

Oncology and Cancer research1618

Ophthalmology711

Orthodontics885

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine855

Pharmacology1741

Physical Therapy1724

Plastic Surgery408

Public Health2238

Radiation Therapy768

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1985

Respiratory Therapy327

Sonography and Ultrasound439

Sports / Exercise science363

Sports Medicine1131