Best Universities for Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry. A graph of 39.4M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 2,226 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

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. University of Tokyo

For Psychiatry

#1 in Japan

#90 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

For Psychiatry

#2 in Japan

#105 in the World

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

4. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#1 in China

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#2 in China

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychiatry

#3 in China

#118 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychiatry

#4 in China

#128 in the World

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

8. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#5 in China

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

9. Osaka University

For Psychiatry

#3 in Japan

#131 in the World

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

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Psychiatry

#6 in China

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

11. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1 in South Korea

#154 in the World

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

12. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychiatry

#1 in Singapore

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

13. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#2 in South Korea

#159 in the World

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

14. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Psychiatry

#7 in China

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

15. Tohoku University

For Psychiatry

#4 in Japan

#163 in the World

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

16. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Psychiatry

#8 in China

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Psychiatry

#9 in China

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Psychiatry

#5 in Japan

#176 in the World

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

19. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Psychiatry

#10 in China

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

20. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Psychiatry

#1 in India

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

21. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychiatry

#11 in China

#186 in the World

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

22. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychiatry

#2 in Israel

#194 in the World

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

23. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#1 in Iran

#202 in the World

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

24. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Psychiatry

#12 in China

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

25. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Psychiatry

#1 in Taiwan

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

26. Nagoya University

For Psychiatry

#6 in Japan

#227 in the World

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

27. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Psychiatry

#2 in India

#232 in the World

Founded: 1962

28. Keio University

For Psychiatry

#7 in Japan

#237 in the World

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

29. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#3 in South Korea

#239 in the World

Founded: 1398

30. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Psychiatry

#8 in Japan

#246 in the World

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

31. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Psychiatry

#4 in South Korea

#255 in the World

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

32. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Psychiatry

#3 in Israel

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

33. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#13 in China

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

34. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Psychiatry

#1 in Turkey

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

35. Wuhan University

For Psychiatry

#14 in China

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

36. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Psychiatry

#2 in Taiwan

#274 in the World

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

37. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Psychiatry

#15 in China

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

38. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychiatry

#2 in Turkey

#292 in the World

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

39. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Psychiatry

#9 in Japan

#293 in the World

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

40. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Psychiatry

#10 in Japan

#297 in the World

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

41. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#5 in South Korea

#307 in the World

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

42. Chiba University

For Psychiatry

#11 in Japan

#309 in the World

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

43. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Psychiatry

#3 in India

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

44. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Psychiatry

#4 in Israel

#319 in the World

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

45. Shandong University

For Psychiatry

#16 in China

#320 in the World

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

46. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychiatry

#2 in Singapore

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

47. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychiatry

#12 in Japan

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

48. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychiatry

#3 in Taiwan

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

49. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#6 in South Korea

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

50. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Psychiatry

#5 in Israel

#341 in the World

Founded: 1924

51. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Psychiatry

#13 in Japan

#345 in the World

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

52. Soochow University

For Psychiatry

#17 in China

#348 in the World

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

53. University of Haifa

For Psychiatry

#6 in Israel

#352 in the World

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

54. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Psychiatry

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

55. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Psychiatry

#18 in China

#369 in the World

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

56. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Psychiatry

#14 in Japan

#373 in the World

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

57. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Psychiatry

#7 in Israel

#379 in the World

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

58. Juntendo University

For Psychiatry

#15 in Japan

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

59. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Psychiatry

#16 in Japan

#385 in the World

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

60. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Psychiatry

#17 in Japan

#386 in the World

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

61. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Psychiatry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#389 in the World

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

62. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychiatry

#19 in China

#395 in the World

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

63. Kobe University

For Psychiatry

#18 in Japan

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

64. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Psychiatry

#20 in China

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

65. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#2 in Iran

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

66. Osaka City University

For Psychiatry

#19 in Japan

#411 in the World

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

67. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Psychiatry

#21 in China

#415 in the World

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

68. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychiatry

#22 in China

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

69. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Psychiatry

#23 in China

#419 in the World

Founded: 1937

70. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Psychiatry

#24 in China

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

71. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Psychiatry

#20 in Japan

#433 in the World

Founded: 1972

72. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Psychiatry

#25 in China

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

73. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Psychiatry

#4 in Taiwan

#437 in the World

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

74. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#7 in South Korea

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

75. Nihon University

For Psychiatry

#21 in Japan

#445 in the World

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

76. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#3 in Iran

#447 in the World

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

77. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#4 in Iran

#451 in the World

Founded: 1946

78. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Psychiatry

#26 in China

#457 in the World

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

79. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Psychiatry

#27 in China

#459 in the World

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

80. Nippon Medical School

For Psychiatry

#22 in Japan

#461 in the World

Founded: 1904

81. University of Science and Technology of China

For Psychiatry

#28 in China

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

82. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Psychiatry

#29 in China

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

83. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Psychiatry

#23 in Japan

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

84. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Psychiatry

#5 in Taiwan

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

85. Anhui Medical University

For Psychiatry

#30 in China

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

86. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychiatry

#3 in Turkey

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

87. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Psychiatry

#24 in Japan

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

88. Ege University

For Psychiatry

#4 in Turkey

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

89. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Psychiatry

#31 in China

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

90. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#8 in South Korea

#496 in the World

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

91. Harbin Medical University

For Psychiatry

#32 in China

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

92. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Psychiatry

#33 in China

#501 in the World

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

93. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Psychiatry

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

94. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Psychiatry

#25 in Japan

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

95. Kitasato University

For Psychiatry

#26 in Japan

#509 in the World

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

96. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Psychiatry

#5 in Iran

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

97. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychiatry

#6 in Taiwan

#512 in the World

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

98. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Psychiatry

#7 in Taiwan

#513 in the World

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

99. Mie University

For Psychiatry

#27 in Japan

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

100. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychiatry

#5 in Turkey

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

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

Pharmacology1626

Physical Therapy1540

Plastic Surgery369

Public Health2128

Radiation Therapy683

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1868

Respiratory Therapy316

Sonography and Ultrasound380

Sports / Exercise science273

Sports Medicine901