Best Universities for Gastroenterology and Hepatology 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 Gastroenterology and Hepatology. A graph of 16.4M citations received by 886K academic papers made by 1,031 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. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in China

#16 in the World

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

2. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#2 in China

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

3. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in Japan

#32 in the World

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

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#3 in China

#36 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in South Korea

#37 in the World

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

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#4 in China

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#2 in Japan

#41 in the World

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

8. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#2 in South Korea

#44 in the World

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

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#5 in China

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

10. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#6 in China

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

11. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#7 in China

#52 in the World

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

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#8 in China

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#3 in South Korea

#58 in the World

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

14. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#9 in China

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

15. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#10 in China

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

16. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in Israel

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

17. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

India | Punjab

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in India

#65 in the World

Founded: 1962

18. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#4 in South Korea

#71 in the World

Founded: 1398

19. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#2 in India

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

20. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#3 in Japan

#75 in the World

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

21. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#4 in Japan

#76 in the World

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

22. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#11 in China

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

23. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#12 in China

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

24. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#5 in Japan

#88 in the World

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

25. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in Taiwan

#99 in the World

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

26. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#2 in Taiwan

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

27. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in Iran

#103 in the World

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

28. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#13 in China

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

29. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#6 in Japan

#110 in the World

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

30. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#5 in South Korea

#117 in the World

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

31. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#7 in Japan

#128 in the World

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

32. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#8 in Japan

#129 in the World

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

33. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#9 in Japan

#134 in the World

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

34. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#14 in China

#137 in the World

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

35. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#15 in China

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

36. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#10 in Japan

#142 in the World

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

37. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#16 in China

#145 in the World

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

38. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in Turkey

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

39. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#11 in Japan

#148 in the World

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

40. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#12 in Japan

#150 in the World

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

41. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#2 in Turkey

#153 in the World

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

42. Juntendo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#13 in Japan

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

43. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Japan | Kyoto

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#14 in Japan

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

44. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#15 in Japan

#158 in the World

Founded: 1972

45. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#17 in China

#163 in the World

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

46. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#16 in Japan

#165 in the World

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

47. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#3 in Taiwan

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

48. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#17 in Japan

#168 in the World

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

49. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in Thailand

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

50. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#18 in Japan

#170 in the World

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

51. Kurume University

Japan | Kurume

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#19 in Japan

#174 in the World

Founded: 1928

52. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#18 in China

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

53. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#20 in Japan

#180 in the World

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

54. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#3 in India

#184 in the World

Founded: 1983

55. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#21 in Japan

#185 in the World

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

56. Anhui Medical University

China | Hefei

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#19 in China

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

57. Fujian Medical University

China | Fuzhou

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#20 in China

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

58. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#21 in China

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

59. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#22 in Japan

#201 in the World

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

60. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#23 in Japan

#209 in the World

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

61. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#24 in Japan

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

62. Soochow University

China | Suzhou

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#22 in China

#221 in the World

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

63. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#23 in China

#222 in the World

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

64. Nippon Medical School

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#25 in Japan

#223 in the World

Founded: 1904

65. Jikei University School of Medicine

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#26 in Japan

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

66. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#2 in Iran

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

67. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#24 in China

#236 in the World

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

68. Harbin Medical University

China | Harbin

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#25 in China

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

69. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#27 in Japan

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

70. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#6 in South Korea

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

71. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#26 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

72. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#28 in Japan

#249 in the World

Founded: 1971

73. Dalian Medical University

China | Dalian

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#27 in China

#250 in the World

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

74. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#29 in Japan

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

75. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#28 in China

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

76. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shiraz

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#3 in Iran

#254 in the World

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

77. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in Singapore

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

78. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#30 in Japan

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

79. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#29 in China

#260 in the World

Founded: 1913

80. Shandong University

China | Jinan

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#30 in China

#261 in the World

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

81. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#31 in China

#263 in the World

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

82. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#3 in Turkey

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

83. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#31 in Japan

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

84. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#4 in Taiwan

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953

85. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#32 in Japan

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

86. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#33 in Japan

#281 in the World

Founded: 1889

87. Toho University

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#34 in Japan

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

88. Teikyo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#35 in Japan

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

89. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#2 in Thailand

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

90. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#288 in the World

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

91. Nagoya City University

Japan | Nagoya

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#36 in Japan

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

92. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#37 in Japan

#294 in the World

Founded: 1934

93. Guangxi Medical University

China | Nanning

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#32 in China

#296 in the World

Founded: 1934

94. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#33 in China

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

95. Tokyo Medical University

Japan | Tokyo

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#38 in Japan

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

96. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#39 in Japan

#300 in the World

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

97. Oita University

Japan | Oita

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#40 in Japan

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

98. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#5 in Taiwan

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,217
Founded: 1958

99. Ege University

Turkey | Izmir

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#4 in Turkey

#312 in the World

Founded: 1955

100. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology

#41 in Japan

#314 in the World

Founded: 1972

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1972

Anesthesiology1220

Audiology580

Bioethics/Medical Ethics211

Biomedical Engineering814

Cardiology1208

Clinical Psychology1366

Cosmetology435

Critical Care Nursing819

Healthcare Management (MHA)1089

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)812

Occupational Therapy398

Oncology and Cancer research1618

Ophthalmology711

Optometry327

Orthodontics885

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine855

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1985

Respiratory Therapy327

Social Work164

Sonography and Ultrasound439

Sports / Exercise science363