Best Universities for Health Science 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 Health Science. A graph of 6.56M citations received by 513K academic papers made by 1,334 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. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Health Science

#1 in China

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#2 in China

#106 in the World

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

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#3 in China

#111 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#4 in China

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

5. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Health Science

#1 in Japan

#118 in the World

Founded: 2003

6. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Health Science

#1 in Iran

#124 in the World

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

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#5 in China

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Health Science

#1 in Singapore

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

9. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#6 in China

#158 in the World

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

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Health Science

#1 in Israel

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#7 in China

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Health Science

#8 in China

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Health Science

#9 in China

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

14. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Health Science

#1 in India

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

15. Osaka University

For Health Science

#2 in Japan

#230 in the World

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

16. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Health Science

#10 in China

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

17. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#11 in China

#237 in the World

Founded: 1937

18. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Health Science

#1 in South Korea

#238 in the World

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

19. University of Tokyo

For Health Science

#3 in Japan

#240 in the World

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

20. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Health Science

#2 in Iran

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

21. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Health Science

#12 in China

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

22. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Health Science

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#269 in the World

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

23. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Health Science

#3 in Iran

#270 in the World

Founded: 1946

24. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Health Science

#13 in China

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

25. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Health Science

#14 in China

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

26. Kyoto University

For Health Science

#4 in Japan

#283 in the World

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

27. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Health Science

#2 in South Korea

#295 in the World

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

28. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Health Science

#15 in China

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

29. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Health Science

#2 in Singapore

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

30. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Health Science

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

31. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Health Science

#4 in Iran

#306 in the World

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

32. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Health Science

#2 in India

#307 in the World

Founded: 1962

33. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Health Science

#16 in China

#308 in the World

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

34. Wuhan University

For Health Science

#17 in China

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

35. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Health Science

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

36. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Health Science

#2 in Israel

#330 in the World

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

37. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#18 in China

#331 in the World

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

38. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Health Science

#3 in South Korea

#334 in the World

Founded: 1398

39. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Health Science

#4 in South Korea

#345 in the World

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

40. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Health Science

#19 in China

#351 in the World

Founded: 1909

41. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Health Science

#5 in Iran

#357 in the World

Founded: 1947

42. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Health Science

#1 in Taiwan

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

43. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Health Science

#1 in Turkey

#362 in the World

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

44. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Health Science

#6 in Iran

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

45. Shandong University

For Health Science

#20 in China

#366 in the World

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

46. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Health Science

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

47. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#21 in China

#381 in the World

Founded: 1956

48. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Health Science

#5 in Japan

#391 in the World

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

49. Nagoya University

For Health Science

#6 in Japan

#393 in the World

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

50. Tohoku University

For Health Science

#7 in Japan

#394 in the World

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

51. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Health Science

#8 in Japan

#401 in the World

Founded: 1972

52. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Health Science

#3 in Israel

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

53. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Health Science

#9 in Japan

#413 in the World

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

54. Urmia University of Medical Sciences

For Health Science

#7 in Iran

#430 in the World

Founded: 1986

55. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Health Science

#4 in Israel

#435 in the World

Founded: 1924

56. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Health Science

#10 in Japan

#436 in the World

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

57. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Health Science

#438 in the World

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

58. Keio University

For Health Science

#11 in Japan

#446 in the World

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

59. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Health Science

#454 in the World

Founded: 1969

60. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Health Science

#22 in China

#456 in the World

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

61. Anhui Medical University

For Health Science

#23 in China

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

62. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#24 in China

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

63. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Health Science

#25 in China

#465 in the World

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

64. Soochow University

For Health Science

#26 in China

#468 in the World

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

65. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Health Science

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

66. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Health Science

#479 in the World

Founded: 1983

67. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Health Science

#27 in China

#480 in the World

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

68. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Health Science

#2 in Taiwan

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

69. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Health Science

#12 in Japan

#502 in the World

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

70. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#28 in China

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

71. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Health Science

#29 in China

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

72. Kitasato University

For Health Science

#13 in Japan

#517 in the World

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

73. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Health Science

#30 in China

#520 in the World

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

74. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Health Science

#521 in the World

Founded: 1904

75. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Health Science

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

76. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Health Science

#3 in India

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

77. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Health Science

#5 in South Korea

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

78. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Health Science

#6 in South Korea

#528 in the World

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

79. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Health Science

#7 in South Korea

#530 in the World

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

80. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Health Science

#3 in Taiwan

#532 in the World

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

81. Nippon Medical School

For Health Science

#14 in Japan

#534 in the World

Founded: 1904

82. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Health Science

#1 in Indonesia

#535 in the World

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

83. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Health Science

#15 in Japan

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

84. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Health Science

#2 in Turkey

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

85. Fujian Medical University

For Health Science

#31 in China

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

86. University of Haifa

For Health Science

#5 in Israel

#554 in the World

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

87. Harbin Medical University

For Health Science

#32 in China

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

88. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Health Science

#4 in Taiwan

#564 in the World

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

89. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#33 in China

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

90. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Health Science

#16 in Japan

#573 in the World

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

91. Guangxi Medical University

China | Nanning

For Health Science

#34 in China

#577 in the World

Founded: 1934

92. Dalian Medical University

For Health Science

#35 in China

#578 in the World

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

93. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Health Science

#6 in Israel

#580 in the World

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

94. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Health Science

#36 in China

#582 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

95. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Health Science

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

96. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Chengdu

For Health Science

#37 in China

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1956

97. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Health Science

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

98. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Health Science

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#590 in the World

Founded: 2005

99. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Health Science

#38 in China

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

100. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

India | Puducherry

For Health Science

#4 in India

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

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

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