Best Universities for Medical Physics 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 Medical Physics. A graph of 969K citations received by 71K academic papers made by 318 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. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Medical Physics

#1 in India

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Medical Physics

#1 in China

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

3. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Medical Physics

#1 in South Korea

#116 in the World

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

4. University of Tokyo

For Medical Physics

#1 in Japan

#126 in the World

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

5. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#2 in South Korea

#128 in the World

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

6. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#3 in South Korea

#131 in the World

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

7. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#2 in China

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#3 in China

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#4 in China

#142 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#4 in South Korea

#149 in the World

Founded: 1398

11. Kyoto University

For Medical Physics

#2 in Japan

#151 in the World

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

12. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#5 in China

#153 in the World

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

13. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Medical Physics

#1 in Israel

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

14. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#6 in China

#167 in the World

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

15. Tohoku University

For Medical Physics

#3 in Japan

#180 in the World

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

16. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Medical Physics

#2 in India

#181 in the World

Founded: 1962

17. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#7 in China

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

18. Osaka University

For Medical Physics

#4 in Japan

#184 in the World

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

19. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#1 in Iran

#197 in the World

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

20. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#2 in Iran

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

21. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Medical Physics

#5 in Japan

#220 in the World

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

22. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#8 in China

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

23. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Medical Physics

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

24. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#9 in China

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

25. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#5 in South Korea

#234 in the World

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

26. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medical Physics

#1 in Singapore

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

27. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Medical Physics

#6 in Japan

#243 in the World

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

28. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Medical Physics

#10 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

29. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Medical Physics

#7 in Japan

#251 in the World

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

30. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medical Physics

#1 in Turkey

#264 in the World

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

31. Nagoya University

For Medical Physics

#8 in Japan

#278 in the World

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

32. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Medical Physics

#11 in China

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

33. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Medical Physics

#12 in China

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

34. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#13 in China

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

35. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#14 in China

#309 in the World

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

36. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Medical Physics

#2 in Israel

#317 in the World

Founded: 1924

37. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Medical Physics

#9 in Japan

#321 in the World

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

38. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Medical Physics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#323 in the World

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

39. Keio University

For Medical Physics

#10 in Japan

#333 in the World

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

40. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Medical Physics

#1 in Taiwan

#334 in the World

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

41. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medical Physics

#2 in Singapore

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

42. Chiba University

For Medical Physics

#11 in Japan

#339 in the World

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

43. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Medical Physics

#12 in Japan

#349 in the World

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

44. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Medical Physics

#13 in Japan

#352 in the World

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

45. Juntendo University

For Medical Physics

#14 in Japan

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

46. Wuhan University

For Medical Physics

#15 in China

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

47. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#6 in South Korea

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

48. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medical Physics

#2 in Turkey

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

49. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#16 in China

#364 in the World

Founded: 1937

50. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Medical Physics

#3 in Turkey

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

51. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Medical Physics

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

52. Showa University

For Medical Physics

#15 in Japan

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

53. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Medical Physics

#16 in Japan

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

54. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Medical Physics

#17 in China

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

55. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Medical Physics

#18 in China

#379 in the World

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

56. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Medical Physics

#17 in Japan

#386 in the World

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

57. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Medical Physics

#389 in the World

Founded: 1983

58. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Medical Physics

#18 in Japan

#392 in the World

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

59. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Medical Physics

#2 in Taiwan

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

60. Kobe University

For Medical Physics

#19 in Japan

#394 in the World

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

61. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Medical Physics

#20 in Japan

#399 in the World

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

62. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#3 in Iran

#402 in the World

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

63. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Medical Physics

#3 in Israel

#403 in the World

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

64. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#19 in China

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

65. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Medical Physics

#21 in Japan

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

66. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Medical Physics

#22 in Japan

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

67. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#4 in Iran

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

68. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Medical Physics

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

69. Hallym University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Medical Physics

#7 in South Korea

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 8,747
Founded: 1982

70. Soochow University

For Medical Physics

#20 in China

#429 in the World

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

71. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Medical Physics

#23 in Japan

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

72. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Medical Physics

#21 in China

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

73. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#5 in Iran

#433 in the World

Founded: 1947

74. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Medical Physics

#24 in Japan

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

75. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Medical Physics

#4 in Israel

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

76. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Medical Physics

#25 in Japan

#460 in the World

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

77. Ege University

For Medical Physics

#4 in Turkey

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

78. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Medical Physics

#26 in Japan

#464 in the World

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

79. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Medical Physics

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

80. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Medical Physics

#3 in Taiwan

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

81. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Medical Physics

#27 in Japan

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

82. Sultan Qaboos University

For Medical Physics

#1 in Oman

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

83. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Medical Physics

#28 in Japan

#477 in the World

Founded: 1972

84. Nihon University

For Medical Physics

#29 in Japan

#478 in the World

Founded: 1889

85. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Medical Physics

#3 in India

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

86. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Medical Physics

#30 in Japan

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

87. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#6 in Iran

#486 in the World

Founded: 1946

88. Homi Bhabha National Institute

India | Maharashtra

For Medical Physics

#4 in India

#489 in the World

Founded: 2005

89. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

India | Chhattisgarh

For Medical Physics

#5 in India

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

90. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Medical Physics

#6 in India

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

91. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Medical Physics

#7 in India

#502 in the World

Founded: 1983

92. Kuwait University

Kuwait | Kuwait City

For Medical Physics

#1 in Kuwait

#503 in the World

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

93. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#22 in China

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

94. Tokyo Medical University

For Medical Physics

#31 in Japan

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

95. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Medical Physics

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

96. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Medical Physics

#23 in China

#509 in the World

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

97. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Medical Physics

#24 in China

#510 in the World

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

98. Saveetha University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Medical Physics

#8 in India

#517 in the World

Founded: 2005

99. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Medical Physics

#25 in China

#519 in the World

Founded: 1909

100. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Medical Physics

#26 in China

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

Physics subfields in Asia

Acoustical Engineering2062

Applied/Engineering Physics642

Astrobiology496

Astrophysics and Astronomy2075

Atomic and Molecular physics1135

Condensed Matter Physics1576

Materials Science2565

Nanotechnology2034

Nuclear Physics1773

Optical Engineering2386

Quantum and Particle physics2682

Theoretical Physics929