Best Universities for Orthodontics 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 Orthodontics. A graph of 4.85M citations received by 354K academic papers made by 885 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 University

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#1 in China

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

2. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Orthodontics

#2 in China

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Orthodontics

#3 in China

#21 in the World

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

4. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Orthodontics

#1 in Japan

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

5. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Orthodontics

#1 in South Korea

#33 in the World

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

6. Osaka University

For Orthodontics

#2 in Japan

#34 in the World

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

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#4 in China

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Orthodontics

#1 in Israel

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Orthodontics

#2 in Israel

#51 in the World

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

10. Saveetha University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Orthodontics

#1 in India

#55 in the World

Founded: 2005

11. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Orthodontics

#2 in South Korea

#64 in the World

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

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Orthodontics

#3 in Japan

#66 in the World

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

13. Nihon University

For Orthodontics

#4 in Japan

#68 in the World

Founded: 1889

14. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Orthodontics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#69 in the World

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

15. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Orthodontics

#1 in Turkey

#82 in the World

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

16. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Orthodontics

#5 in Japan

#86 in the World

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

17. Tohoku University

For Orthodontics

#6 in Japan

#95 in the World

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

18. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Orthodontics

#7 in Japan

#109 in the World

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

19. Wuhan University

For Orthodontics

#5 in China

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

20. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Orthodontics

#8 in Japan

#116 in the World

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

21. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Orthodontics

#2 in Turkey

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

22. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Orthodontics

#1 in Singapore

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

23. University of Tokyo

For Orthodontics

#9 in Japan

#127 in the World

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

24. Ege University

For Orthodontics

#3 in Turkey

#134 in the World

Founded: 1955

25. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Orthodontics

#1 in Iran

#144 in the World

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

26. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Orthodontics

#6 in China

#148 in the World

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

27. Tokyo Dental College

For Orthodontics

#10 in Japan

#149 in the World

Founded: 1890

28. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Orthodontics

#4 in Turkey

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

29. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#7 in China

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

30. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Orthodontics

#11 in Japan

#157 in the World

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

31. Kyoto University

For Orthodontics

#12 in Japan

#159 in the World

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

32. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Orthodontics

#2 in India

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

33. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Orthodontics

#2 in Iran

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

34. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Orthodontics

#5 in Turkey

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

35. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Orthodontics

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

36. Showa University

For Orthodontics

#13 in Japan

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

37. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Orthodontics

#6 in Turkey

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

38. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Orthodontics

#1 in Jordan

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1986

39. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Orthodontics

#14 in Japan

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

40. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Orthodontics

#3 in Israel

#196 in the World

Founded: 1924

41. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Orthodontics

#3 in India

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

42. University of Dental Medicine, Yangon

Myanmar | Thingangyun

For Orthodontics

#1 in Myanmar

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 848
Founded: 1964

43. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Orthodontics

#1 in Taiwan

#205 in the World

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

44. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Orthodontics

#15 in Japan

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

45. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Orthodontics

#3 in South Korea

#209 in the World

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

46. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Orthodontics

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

47. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Orthodontics

#3 in Iran

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

48. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Orthodontics

#8 in China

#222 in the World

Founded: 1963

49. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Orthodontics

#4 in South Korea

#226 in the World

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

50. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Orthodontics

#7 in Turkey

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

51. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Orthodontics

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

52. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Orthodontics

#16 in Japan

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

53. Shandong University

For Orthodontics

#9 in China

#239 in the World

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

54. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Orthodontics

#17 in Japan

#245 in the World

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

55. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Orthodontics

#18 in Japan

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

56. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Orthodontics

#8 in Turkey

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

57. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Orthodontics

#9 in Turkey

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

58. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#10 in China

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

59. Nippon Dental University

For Orthodontics

#19 in Japan

#260 in the World

Founded: 1907

60. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Orthodontics

#11 in China

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

61. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Orthodontics

#20 in Japan

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

62. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Orthodontics

#4 in Iran

#265 in the World

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

63. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Orthodontics

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

64. Nagoya University

For Orthodontics

#21 in Japan

#269 in the World

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

65. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Orthodontics

#12 in China

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

66. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Orthodontics

#2 in Taiwan

#282 in the World

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

67. King George's Medical University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Orthodontics

#4 in India

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

68. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Orthodontics

#5 in India

#288 in the World

Founded: 1962

69. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Orthodontics

#3 in Taiwan

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

70. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Orthodontics

#5 in South Korea

#292 in the World

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

71. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Orthodontics

#5 in Iran

#298 in the World

Founded: 1946

72. Pusan National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Orthodontics

#6 in South Korea

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

73. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Orthodontics

#13 in China

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

74. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Orthodontics

#14 in China

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

75. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Orthodontics

#15 in China

#310 in the World

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

76. Kobe University

For Orthodontics

#22 in Japan

#312 in the World

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

77. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Orthodontics

#16 in China

#314 in the World

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

78. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#17 in China

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

79. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Orthodontics

#10 in Turkey

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

80. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Orthodontics

#18 in China

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

81. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Orthodontics

#11 in Turkey

#333 in the World

Founded: 1994

82. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Orthodontics

#19 in China

#336 in the World

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

83. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#20 in China

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

84. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Orthodontics

#12 in Turkey

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

85. University of Jordan

For Orthodontics

#2 in Jordan

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

86. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Orthodontics

#4 in Taiwan

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

87. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Orthodontics

#23 in Japan

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

88. Keio University

For Orthodontics

#24 in Japan

#353 in the World

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

89. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Orthodontics

#6 in Iran

#359 in the World

Founded: 1947

90. Kanagawa Dental University

Japan | Yokosuka

For Orthodontics

#25 in Japan

#368 in the World

Founded: 1964

91. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Orthodontics

#1 in Indonesia

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

92. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Orthodontics

#21 in China

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

93. Chonnam National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Gwangju

For Orthodontics

#7 in South Korea

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

94. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

India | Maharashtra

For Orthodontics

#6 in India

#391 in the World

95. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Orthodontics

#22 in China

#399 in the World

Founded: 1913

96. Soochow University

For Orthodontics

#23 in China

#406 in the World

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

97. Kuwait University

Kuwait | Kuwait City

For Orthodontics

#1 in Kuwait

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1966

98. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Orthodontics

#2 in Indonesia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

99. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Orthodontics

#24 in China

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

100. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Orthodontics

#8 in South Korea

#412 in the World

Founded: 1398

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

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