Best Universities for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 2.82M citations received by 178K academic papers made by 648 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

#97 in the World

Founded: 1963

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gerontology

#2 in China

#138 in the World

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

3. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Gerontology

#1 in Singapore

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

4. University of Tokyo

For Gerontology

#1 in Japan

#150 in the World

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

5. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#1 in South Korea

#156 in the World

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

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Gerontology

#3 in China

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Gerontology

#1 in Israel

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#2 in South Korea

#167 in the World

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

9. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Gerontology

#4 in China

#231 in the World

Founded: 1937

10. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Gerontology

#2 in Japan

#242 in the World

Founded: 2003

11. Kyoto University

For Gerontology

#3 in Japan

#244 in the World

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

12. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#1 in Iran

#245 in the World

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

13. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Gerontology

#1 in Taiwan

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

14. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Gerontology

#2 in Israel

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

15. University of Haifa

For Gerontology

#3 in Israel

#274 in the World

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

16. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Gerontology

#4 in Israel

#281 in the World

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

17. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Gerontology

#2 in Taiwan

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

18. Tohoku University

For Gerontology

#4 in Japan

#291 in the World

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

19. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Gerontology

#5 in China

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

20. Osaka University

For Gerontology

#5 in Japan

#313 in the World

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

21. Nagoya University

For Gerontology

#6 in Japan

#315 in the World

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

22. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Gerontology

#6 in China

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

23. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Gerontology

#7 in China

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

24. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Gerontology

#7 in Japan

#320 in the World

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

25. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Gerontology

#5 in Israel

#340 in the World

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

26. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#3 in South Korea

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

27. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Gerontology

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

28. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Gerontology

#8 in China

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

29. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#4 in South Korea

#371 in the World

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

30. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#5 in South Korea

#389 in the World

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

31. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Gerontology

#8 in Japan

#390 in the World

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

32. Keio University

For Gerontology

#9 in Japan

#391 in the World

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

33. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Gerontology

#9 in China

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

34. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#6 in South Korea

#401 in the World

Founded: 1398

35. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Gerontology

#10 in China

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

36. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Gerontology

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

37. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Gerontology

#1 in India

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

38. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Gerontology

#11 in China

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

39. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Gerontology

#12 in China

#415 in the World

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

40. Ajou University

South Korea | Suwon

For Gerontology

#7 in South Korea

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,328
Founded: 1973

41. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Gerontology

#1 in Turkey

#432 in the World

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

42. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Gerontology

#3 in Taiwan

#433 in the World

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

43. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Gerontology

#13 in China

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

44. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#2 in Iran

#446 in the World

Founded: 1946

45. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#8 in South Korea

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

46. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Gerontology

#4 in Taiwan

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

47. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Gerontology

#2 in Turkey

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

48. Shandong University

For Gerontology

#14 in China

#458 in the World

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

49. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Gerontology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#463 in the World

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

50. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Gerontology

#9 in South Korea

#468 in the World

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

51. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gerontology

#15 in China

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

52. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Gerontology

#10 in Japan

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

53. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#3 in Iran

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

54. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Gerontology

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

55. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Gerontology

#5 in Taiwan

#496 in the World

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

56. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Gerontology

#10 in South Korea

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

57. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Gerontology

#6 in Taiwan

#505 in the World

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

58. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Gerontology

#11 in Japan

#531 in the World

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

59. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Gerontology

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

60. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Gerontology

#2 in Singapore

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

61. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Gerontology

#7 in Taiwan

#539 in the World

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

62. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Gerontology

#12 in Japan

#547 in the World

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

63. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Gerontology

#550 in the World

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

64. Chiba University

For Gerontology

#13 in Japan

#556 in the World

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

65. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Gerontology

#14 in Japan

#557 in the World

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

66. Nihon University

For Gerontology

#15 in Japan

#573 in the World

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

67. Wuhan University

For Gerontology

#16 in China

#580 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

68. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#11 in South Korea

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

69. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Gerontology

#1 in Indonesia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

70. International Institute for Population Sciences

India | Maharashtra

For Gerontology

#2 in India

#613 in the World

Founded: 1956

71. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Gerontology

#3 in India

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

72. Chung-Ang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gerontology

#12 in South Korea

#625 in the World

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

73. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Gerontology

#17 in China

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

74. Juntendo University

For Gerontology

#16 in Japan

#639 in the World

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

75. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Gerontology

#18 in China

#648 in the World

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

76. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Gerontology

#19 in China

#650 in the World

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

77. Waseda University

For Gerontology

#17 in Japan

#654 in the World

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

78. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#4 in Iran

#657 in the World

Founded: 1947

79. Kobe University

For Gerontology

#18 in Japan

#666 in the World

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

80. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Gerontology

#20 in China

#668 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

81. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Gerontology

#19 in Japan

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

82. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Taiwan | Taipei

For Gerontology

#8 in Taiwan

#670 in the World

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

83. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Gerontology

#674 in the World

Founded: 1917

84. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Gerontology

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

85. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Gerontology

#21 in China

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

86. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#5 in Iran

#677 in the World

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

87. Anhui Medical University

For Gerontology

#22 in China

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

88. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Gerontology

#20 in Japan

#683 in the World

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

89. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Gerontology

#13 in South Korea

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

90. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Gerontology

#23 in China

#694 in the World

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

91. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Gerontology

#14 in South Korea

#699 in the World

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

92. Hallym University

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Gerontology

#15 in South Korea

#701 in the World

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

93. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Gerontology

#6 in Israel

#702 in the World

Founded: 1924

94. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Gerontology

#4 in India

#703 in the World

Founded: 1962

95. Asia University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Gerontology

#9 in Taiwan

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 9,940
Founded: 2001

96. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Gerontology

#718 in the World

Founded: 1983

97. Urmia University of Medical Sciences

For Gerontology

#6 in Iran

#720 in the World

Founded: 1986

98. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Gerontology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

99. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Gerontology

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

100. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Gerontology

#24 in China

#747 in the World

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

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