Best Universities for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 5.23M citations received by 255K academic papers made by 849 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. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gerontology

#1 in China

#77 in the World

Founded: 1963

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Gerontology

#1 in Singapore

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gerontology

#2 in China

#126 in the World

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

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Gerontology

#3 in China

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. University of Tokyo

For Gerontology

#1 in Japan

#150 in the World

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

6. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#1 in South Korea

#151 in the World

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

7. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#2 in South Korea

#157 in the World

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

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Gerontology

#1 in Israel

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#1 in Iran

#211 in the World

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

10. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Gerontology

#4 in China

#223 in the World

Founded: 1937

11. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Gerontology

#5 in China

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

12. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Gerontology

#1 in Taiwan

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

13. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Gerontology

#6 in China

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Gerontology

#7 in China

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

15. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Gerontology

#8 in China

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

16. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Gerontology

#2 in Taiwan

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

17. Kyoto University

For Gerontology

#2 in Japan

#268 in the World

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

18. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Gerontology

#2 in Israel

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

19. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Gerontology

#3 in Israel

#275 in the World

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

20. University of Haifa

For Gerontology

#4 in Israel

#288 in the World

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

21. Tohoku University

For Gerontology

#3 in Japan

#292 in the World

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

22. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Gerontology

#1 in India

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

23. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Gerontology

#9 in China

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

24. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Gerontology

#10 in China

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

25. Osaka University

For Gerontology

#4 in Japan

#313 in the World

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

26. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Gerontology

#11 in China

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

27. Nagoya University

For Gerontology

#5 in Japan

#319 in the World

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

28. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#3 in South Korea

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

29. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Gerontology

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

30. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Gerontology

#6 in Japan

#331 in the World

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

31. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Gerontology

#7 in Japan

#335 in the World

Founded: 2003

32. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Gerontology

#12 in China

#338 in the World

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

33. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Gerontology

#5 in Israel

#349 in the World

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

34. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Gerontology

#13 in China

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

35. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#4 in South Korea

#365 in the World

Founded: 1398

36. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#5 in South Korea

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

37. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#6 in South Korea

#377 in the World

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

38. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Gerontology

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

39. Shandong University

For Gerontology

#14 in China

#387 in the World

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

40. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Gerontology

#1 in Turkey

#392 in the World

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

41. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#2 in Iran

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

42. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Gerontology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#401 in the World

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

43. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Gerontology

#8 in Japan

#405 in the World

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

44. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#3 in Iran

#409 in the World

Founded: 1946

45. Keio University

For Gerontology

#9 in Japan

#410 in the World

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

46. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Gerontology

#3 in Taiwan

#416 in the World

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

47. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Gerontology

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

48. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Gerontology

#4 in Taiwan

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

49. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Gerontology

#2 in Turkey

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

50. Ajou University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Suwon

For Gerontology

#7 in South Korea

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

51. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Gerontology

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

52. Ewha Womans University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#8 in South Korea

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

53. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Gerontology

#1 in Indonesia

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

54. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Gerontology

#9 in South Korea

#478 in the World

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

55. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Gerontology

#5 in Taiwan

#489 in the World

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

56. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gerontology

#15 in China

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

57. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Gerontology

#10 in Japan

#506 in the World

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

58. Chiba University

For Gerontology

#11 in Japan

#507 in the World

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

59. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Gerontology

#6 in Taiwan

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

60. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Gerontology

#16 in China

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

61. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Gerontology

#17 in China

#510 in the World

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

62. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Gerontology

#12 in Japan

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

63. Wuhan University

For Gerontology

#18 in China

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

64. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Gerontology

#2 in Singapore

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

65. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Gerontology

#19 in China

#525 in the World

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

66. Pusan National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Gerontology

#10 in South Korea

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

67. International Institute for Population Sciences

India | Maharashtra

For Gerontology

#2 in India

#533 in the World

Founded: 1956

68. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Gerontology

#7 in Taiwan

#536 in the World

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

69. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#4 in Iran

#538 in the World

Founded: 1947

70. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Gerontology

#540 in the World

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

71. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Gerontology

#20 in China

#550 in the World

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

72. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Gerontology

#21 in China

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

73. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Gerontology

#13 in Japan

#556 in the World

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

74. Anhui Medical University

For Gerontology

#22 in China

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

75. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Gerontology

#23 in China

#562 in the World

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

76. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Gerontology

#24 in China

#564 in the World

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

77. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Gerontology

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

78. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Gerontology

#25 in China

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

79. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Gerontology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

80. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Gerontology

#14 in Japan

#585 in the World

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

81. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#11 in South Korea

#587 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

82. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Gerontology

#3 in India

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

83. Juntendo University

For Gerontology

#15 in Japan

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

84. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Gerontology

#26 in China

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

85. Nihon University

For Gerontology

#16 in Japan

#606 in the World

Founded: 1889

86. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Gerontology

#2 in Indonesia

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

87. Chung-Ang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#12 in South Korea

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 28,221
Founded: 1918

88. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Gerontology

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

89. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Gerontology

#4 in India

#621 in the World

Founded: 1962

90. Gachon University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seongnam

For Gerontology

#13 in South Korea

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 18,995
Founded: 1982

91. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Gerontology

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

92. Waseda University

For Gerontology

#17 in Japan

#638 in the World

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

93. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#5 in Iran

#640 in the World

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

94. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Gerontology

#27 in China

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

95. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Taiwan | Taipei

For Gerontology

#8 in Taiwan

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 4,384
Founded: 1947

96. Kobe University

For Gerontology

#18 in Japan

#662 in the World

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

97. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Gerontology

#28 in China

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

98. Hallym University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Gerontology

#14 in South Korea

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 8,747
Founded: 1982

99. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Gerontology

#15 in South Korea

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

100. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Gerontology

#702 in the World

Founded: 1983

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