Best Universities for Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 21.7M citations received by 1.21M academic papers made by 1,626 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 Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Pharmacology

#1 in China

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

2. University of Tokyo

For Pharmacology

#1 in Japan

#57 in the World

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

3. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacology

#2 in China

#62 in the World

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

4. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Pharmacology

#3 in China

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacology

#4 in China

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacology

#5 in China

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Pharmacology

#1 in Israel

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacology

#1 in South Korea

#75 in the World

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

9. Kyoto University

For Pharmacology

#2 in Japan

#76 in the World

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

10. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Pharmacology

#6 in China

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Pharmacology

#7 in China

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

12. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacology

#8 in China

#89 in the World

Founded: 1963

13. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacology

#9 in China

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

14. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacology

#10 in China

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

15. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacology

#11 in China

#101 in the World

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

16. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Pharmacology

#1 in Singapore

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

17. Osaka University

For Pharmacology

#3 in Japan

#109 in the World

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

18. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Pharmacology

#12 in China

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

19. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

China | Shenyang

For Pharmacology

#13 in China

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

20. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pharmacology

#4 in Japan

#119 in the World

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

21. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Pharmacology

#2 in Israel

#120 in the World

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

22. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacology

#1 in Iran

#123 in the World

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

23. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacology

#14 in China

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

24. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Pharmacology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#133 in the World

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

25. Tohoku University

For Pharmacology

#5 in Japan

#138 in the World

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

26. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacology

#15 in China

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

27. Wuhan University

For Pharmacology

#16 in China

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

28. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacology

#2 in South Korea

#154 in the World

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

29. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacology

#3 in South Korea

#156 in the World

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

30. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Pharmacology

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

31. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Pharmacology

#17 in China

#170 in the World

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

32. Shandong University

For Pharmacology

#18 in China

#176 in the World

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

33. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Pharmacology

#1 in Taiwan

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

34. Soochow University

For Pharmacology

#19 in China

#184 in the World

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

35. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Pharmacology

#20 in China

#188 in the World

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

36. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacology

#21 in China

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

37. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacology

#4 in South Korea

#193 in the World

Founded: 1398

38. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacology

#2 in Iran

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

39. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Pharmacology

#6 in Japan

#200 in the World

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

40. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Pharmacology

#1 in India

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

41. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Pharmacology

#2 in Taiwan

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

42. Jamia Hamdard University

India | Haryana

For Pharmacology

#2 in India

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

43. Nagoya University

For Pharmacology

#7 in Japan

#212 in the World

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

44. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Pharmacology

#8 in Japan

#214 in the World

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

45. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacology

#22 in China

#215 in the World

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

46. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Pharmacology

#3 in Taiwan

#223 in the World

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

47. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pharmacology

#9 in Japan

#234 in the World

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

48. Keio University

For Pharmacology

#10 in Japan

#236 in the World

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

49. Panjab University

For Pharmacology

#3 in India

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

50. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Pharmacology

#23 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

51. Chiba University

For Pharmacology

#11 in Japan

#250 in the World

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

52. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Pharmacology

#12 in Japan

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

53. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Pharmacology

#24 in China

#255 in the World

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

54. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacology

#25 in China

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

55. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Pharmacology

#26 in China

#258 in the World

Founded: 1956

56. Harbin Medical University

For Pharmacology

#27 in China

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

57. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Pharmacology

#4 in India

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

58. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Pharmacology

#4 in Taiwan

#270 in the World

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

59. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Pharmacology

#13 in Japan

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

60. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Pharmacology

#5 in India

#291 in the World

Founded: 1962

61. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Pharmacology

#14 in Japan

#295 in the World

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

62. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacology

#3 in Iran

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

63. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Pharmacology

#5 in Taiwan

#306 in the World

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

64. Anhui Medical University

For Pharmacology

#28 in China

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

65. Dalian Medical University

For Pharmacology

#29 in China

#311 in the World

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

66. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacology

#5 in South Korea

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

67. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Pharmacology

#30 in China

#314 in the World

Founded: 1909

68. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacology

#6 in South Korea

#316 in the World

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

69. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacology

#31 in China

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

70. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacology

#32 in China

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

71. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Pharmacology

#15 in Japan

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

72. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Pharmacology

#16 in Japan

#327 in the World

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

73. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Pharmacology

#1 in Turkey

#329 in the World

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

74. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Pharmacology

#6 in Taiwan

#331 in the World

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

75. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Pharmacology

#33 in China

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

76. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Pharmacology

#7 in South Korea

#333 in the World

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

77. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Pharmacology

#34 in China

#338 in the World

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

78. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Pharmacology

#8 in South Korea

#345 in the World

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

79. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacology

#4 in Iran

#347 in the World

Founded: 1947

80. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Pharmacology

#2 in Turkey

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

81. Annamalai University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Pharmacology

#6 in India

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

82. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Pharmacology

#3 in Israel

#357 in the World

Founded: 1924

83. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacology

#35 in China

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

84. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Chengdu

For Pharmacology

#36 in China

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1956

85. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Pharmacology

#17 in Japan

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

86. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Pharmacology

#9 in South Korea

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

87. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Pharmacology

#37 in China

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

88. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Pharmacology

#38 in China

#372 in the World

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

89. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Pharmacology

#4 in Israel

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

90. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacology

#39 in China

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

91. University of Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Pharmacology

#7 in India

#379 in the World

Founded: 1857

92. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Pharmacology

#40 in China

#382 in the World

Founded: 1913

93. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Pharmacology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

94. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacology

#41 in China

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

95. Kitasato University

For Pharmacology

#18 in Japan

#389 in the World

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

96. Xuzhou Medical University

For Pharmacology

#42 in China

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1958

97. Hoshi University

For Pharmacology

#19 in Japan

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

98. Nihon University

For Pharmacology

#20 in Japan

#397 in the World

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

99. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Pharmacology

#21 in Japan

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

100. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Pharmacology

#22 in Japan

#401 in the World

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

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

Physical Therapy1540

Plastic Surgery369

Public Health2128

Radiation Therapy683

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1868

Respiratory Therapy316

Sonography and Ultrasound380

Sports / Exercise science273

Sports Medicine901