Best Universities for Psychiatry in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Psychiatry. A graph of 54.3M citations received by 3.04M academic papers made by 2,344 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

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. University of Tokyo

For Psychiatry

#1 in Japan

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

3. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#1 in China

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#2 in China

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#3 in China

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

6. Kyoto University

For Psychiatry

#2 in Japan

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychiatry

#4 in China

#118 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychiatry

#5 in China

#119 in the World

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

9. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Psychiatry

#6 in China

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychiatry

#7 in China

#138 in the World

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

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Psychiatry

#8 in China

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Psychiatry

#9 in China

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. Osaka University

For Psychiatry

#3 in Japan

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

14. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Psychiatry

#10 in China

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

15. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychiatry

#1 in Singapore

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Psychiatry

#11 in China

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1 in South Korea

#162 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

#163 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

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

20. Tohoku University

For Psychiatry

#4 in Japan

#182 in the World

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

21. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#1 in Iran

#186 in the World

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

22. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychiatry

#2 in Israel

#187 in the World

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

23. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Psychiatry

#5 in Japan

#188 in the World

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

24. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Psychiatry

#12 in China

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

25. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Psychiatry

#1 in Taiwan

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

26. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Psychiatry

#2 in India

#223 in the World

Founded: 1962

27. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#3 in South Korea

#236 in the World

Founded: 1398

28. Nagoya University

For Psychiatry

#6 in Japan

#237 in the World

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

29. Wuhan University

For Psychiatry

#13 in China

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

30. Keio University

For Psychiatry

#7 in Japan

#246 in the World

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

31. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#14 in China

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

32. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Psychiatry

#1 in Turkey

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

33. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Psychiatry

#15 in China

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

34. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Psychiatry

#4 in South Korea

#258 in the World

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

35. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Psychiatry

#8 in Japan

#260 in the World

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

36. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Psychiatry

#3 in Israel

#264 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. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychiatry

#2 in Turkey

#277 in the World

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

39. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychiatry

#16 in China

#282 in the World

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

40. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Psychiatry

#3 in India

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

41. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#5 in South Korea

#294 in the World

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

42. Shandong University

For Psychiatry

#17 in China

#297 in the World

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

43. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Psychiatry

#9 in Japan

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

44. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychiatry

#3 in Taiwan

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

45. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Psychiatry

#4 in Israel

#315 in the World

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

46. Chiba University

For Psychiatry

#10 in Japan

#317 in the World

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

47. Soochow University

For Psychiatry

#18 in China

#321 in the World

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

48. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#6 in South Korea

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

49. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychiatry

#2 in Singapore

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

50. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Psychiatry

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

51. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychiatry

#11 in Japan

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

52. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Psychiatry

#19 in China

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

53. University of Haifa

For Psychiatry

#5 in Israel

#350 in the World

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

54. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Psychiatry

#20 in China

#351 in the World

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

55. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#2 in Iran

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

56. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Psychiatry

#6 in Israel

#356 in the World

Founded: 1924

57. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Psychiatry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#359 in the World

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

58. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Psychiatry

#12 in Japan

#368 in the World

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

59. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Psychiatry

#13 in Japan

#370 in the World

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

60. Juntendo University

For Psychiatry

#14 in Japan

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

61. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Psychiatry

#21 in China

#380 in the World

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

62. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychiatry

#22 in China

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

63. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Psychiatry

#15 in Japan

#388 in the World

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

64. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Psychiatry

#16 in Japan

#403 in the World

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

65. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#3 in Iran

#409 in the World

Founded: 1946

66. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Psychiatry

#23 in China

#411 in the World

Founded: 1937

67. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Psychiatry

#7 in Israel

#412 in the World

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

68. Kobe University

For Psychiatry

#17 in Japan

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

69. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Psychiatry

#24 in China

#421 in the World

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

70. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Psychiatry

#18 in Japan

#422 in the World

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

71. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Psychiatry

#25 in China

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

72. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#26 in China

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

73. Osaka City University

For Psychiatry

#19 in Japan

#430 in the World

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

74. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#4 in Iran

#431 in the World

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

75. Anhui Medical University

For Psychiatry

#27 in China

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

76. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Psychiatry

#4 in Taiwan

#434 in the World

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

77. Harbin Medical University

For Psychiatry

#28 in China

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

78. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Psychiatry

#29 in China

#449 in the World

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

79. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Psychiatry

#20 in Japan

#450 in the World

Founded: 1972

80. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#7 in South Korea

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

81. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Psychiatry

#30 in China

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

82. University of Science and Technology of China

For Psychiatry

#31 in China

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

83. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychiatry

#3 in Turkey

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

84. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Psychiatry

#32 in China

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

85. Nippon Medical School

For Psychiatry

#21 in Japan

#474 in the World

Founded: 1904

86. Nihon University

For Psychiatry

#22 in Japan

#476 in the World

Founded: 1889

87. Ege University

For Psychiatry

#4 in Turkey

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

88. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#5 in Iran

#480 in the World

Founded: 1947

89. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#6 in Iran

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

90. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Psychiatry

#5 in Taiwan

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

91. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Psychiatry

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

92. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#8 in South Korea

#493 in the World

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

93. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Psychiatry

#23 in Japan

#496 in the World

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

94. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychiatry

#5 in Turkey

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

95. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychiatry

#6 in Taiwan

#509 in the World

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

96. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Psychiatry

#4 in India

#513 in the World

Founded: 1983

97. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Psychiatry

#7 in Taiwan

#517 in the World

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

98. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Psychiatry

#24 in Japan

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

99. Kitasato University

For Psychiatry

#25 in Japan

#521 in the World

Founded: 1962

100. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Psychiatry

#26 in Japan

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1946

Anesthesiology1186

Bioethics/Medical Ethics206

Biomedical Engineering781

Clinical Psychology1315

Critical Care Nursing770

Epidemiology457

Family medicine1009

Forensic Science341

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1007

Health Science1516

Healthcare Management (MHA)1048

Medical Physics318

Neurosurgery375

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)793

Occupational Therapy373

Oncology and Cancer research1575

Ophthalmology686

Orthodontics860

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine816

Pharmacology1712

Physical Therapy1685

Plastic Surgery386

Public Health2221

Radiation Therapy747

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1961

Respiratory Therapy317

Sonography and Ultrasound416

Sports / Exercise science340

Sports Medicine1074