Best Universities for Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry. A graph of 59.7M citations received by 3.22M academic papers made by 2,367 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. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Psychiatry

#1 in Israel

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. University of Tokyo

For Psychiatry

#1 in Japan

#94 in the World

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

3. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#1 in China

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#2 in China

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#3 in China

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychiatry

#4 in China

#113 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. Kyoto University

For Psychiatry

#2 in Japan

#116 in the World

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

8. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Psychiatry

#5 in China

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

9. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychiatry

#6 in China

#120 in the World

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

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Psychiatry

#7 in China

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychiatry

#8 in China

#133 in the World

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

12. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Psychiatry

#9 in China

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

13. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Psychiatry

#10 in China

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

14. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychiatry

#1 in Singapore

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

15. Osaka University

For Psychiatry

#3 in Japan

#149 in the World

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

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Psychiatry

#11 in China

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1 in South Korea

#160 in the World

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

18. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#2 in South Korea

#162 in the World

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

19. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Psychiatry

#1 in India

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

20. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#1 in Iran

#183 in the World

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

21. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Psychiatry

#12 in China

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

22. Tohoku University

For Psychiatry

#4 in Japan

#185 in the World

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

23. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychiatry

#2 in Israel

#189 in the World

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

24. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Psychiatry

#5 in Japan

#194 in the World

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

25. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Psychiatry

#1 in Taiwan

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

26. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Psychiatry

#2 in India

#221 in the World

Founded: 1962

27. Wuhan University

For Psychiatry

#13 in China

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

28. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#3 in South Korea

#234 in the World

Founded: 1398

29. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#14 in China

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

30. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Psychiatry

#15 in China

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

31. Nagoya University

For Psychiatry

#6 in Japan

#239 in the World

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

32. Keio University

For Psychiatry

#7 in Japan

#248 in the World

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

33. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Psychiatry

#1 in Turkey

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

34. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Psychiatry

#4 in South Korea

#259 in the World

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

35. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Psychiatry

#8 in Japan

#264 in the World

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

36. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Psychiatry

#3 in Israel

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

37. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Psychiatry

#2 in Taiwan

#273 in the World

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

38. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychiatry

#16 in China

#276 in the World

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

39. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychiatry

#2 in Turkey

#279 in the World

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

40. Shandong University

For Psychiatry

#17 in China

#284 in the World

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

41. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Psychiatry

#3 in India

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

42. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#5 in South Korea

#291 in the World

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

43. Soochow University

For Psychiatry

#18 in China

#300 in the World

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

44. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychiatry

#3 in Taiwan

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

45. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Psychiatry

#9 in Japan

#310 in the World

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

46. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Psychiatry

#4 in Israel

#315 in the World

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

47. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#6 in South Korea

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

48. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychiatry

#2 in Singapore

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

49. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Psychiatry

#19 in China

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

50. Chiba University

For Psychiatry

#10 in Japan

#327 in the World

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

51. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Psychiatry

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

52. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Psychiatry

#20 in China

#338 in the World

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

53. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#2 in Iran

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

54. University of Haifa

For Psychiatry

#5 in Israel

#348 in the World

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

55. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychiatry

#11 in Japan

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

56. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Psychiatry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#351 in the World

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

57. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Psychiatry

#6 in Israel

#360 in the World

Founded: 1924

58. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Psychiatry

#21 in China

#362 in the World

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

59. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychiatry

#22 in China

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

60. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Psychiatry

#12 in Japan

#377 in the World

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

61. Juntendo University

For Psychiatry

#13 in Japan

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

62. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Psychiatry

#14 in Japan

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

63. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Psychiatry

#23 in China

#395 in the World

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

64. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Psychiatry

#15 in Japan

#396 in the World

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

65. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Psychiatry

#24 in China

#398 in the World

Founded: 1937

66. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#3 in Iran

#402 in the World

Founded: 1946

67. Anhui Medical University

For Psychiatry

#25 in China

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

68. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#26 in China

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

69. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Psychiatry

#16 in Japan

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

70. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Psychiatry

#27 in China

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

71. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Psychiatry

#7 in Israel

#424 in the World

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

72. Kobe University

For Psychiatry

#17 in Japan

#425 in the World

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

73. Harbin Medical University

For Psychiatry

#28 in China

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

74. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#4 in Iran

#430 in the World

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

75. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Psychiatry

#29 in China

#432 in the World

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

76. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Psychiatry

#18 in Japan

#433 in the World

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

77. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Psychiatry

#4 in Taiwan

#438 in the World

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

78. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Psychiatry

#30 in China

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

79. University of Science and Technology of China

For Psychiatry

#31 in China

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

80. Osaka City University

For Psychiatry

#19 in Japan

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

81. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Psychiatry

#32 in China

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

82. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#7 in South Korea

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

83. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Psychiatry

#20 in Japan

#458 in the World

Founded: 1972

84. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychiatry

#3 in Turkey

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

85. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#5 in Iran

#465 in the World

Founded: 1947

86. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#6 in Iran

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

87. Ege University

For Psychiatry

#4 in Turkey

#478 in the World

Founded: 1955

88. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Psychiatry

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

89. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#8 in South Korea

#482 in the World

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

90. Nippon Medical School

For Psychiatry

#21 in Japan

#484 in the World

Founded: 1904

91. Nihon University

For Psychiatry

#22 in Japan

#486 in the World

Founded: 1889

92. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Psychiatry

#5 in Taiwan

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

93. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Psychiatry

#23 in Japan

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

94. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychiatry

#6 in Taiwan

#502 in the World

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

95. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Psychiatry

#33 in China

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

96. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychiatry

#5 in Turkey

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

97. Fujian Medical University

For Psychiatry

#34 in China

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

98. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Psychiatry

#7 in Taiwan

#514 in the World

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

99. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Psychiatry

#35 in China

#515 in the World

Founded: 1913

100. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Psychiatry

#4 in India

#516 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