Best Universities for Medical Physics 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 Medical Physics. A graph of 1.14M citations received by 81.6K academic papers made by 338 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. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Medical Physics

#1 in China

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Medical Physics

#1 in India

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Medical Physics

#1 in South Korea

#108 in the World

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

4. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#2 in China

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

5. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#2 in South Korea

#122 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

#127 in the World

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

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#3 in China

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. University of Tokyo

For Medical Physics

#1 in Japan

#133 in the World

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

9. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#4 in China

#142 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#5 in China

#145 in the World

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

11. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#4 in South Korea

#148 in the World

Founded: 1398

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#6 in China

#150 in the World

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

13. Kyoto University

For Medical Physics

#2 in Japan

#155 in the World

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

14. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Medical Physics

#1 in Israel

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#7 in China

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Medical Physics

#2 in India

#179 in the World

Founded: 1962

17. Tohoku University

For Medical Physics

#3 in Japan

#181 in the World

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

18. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#1 in Iran

#185 in the World

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

19. Osaka University

For Medical Physics

#4 in Japan

#186 in the World

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

20. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#2 in Iran

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

21. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#8 in China

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

22. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#9 in China

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

23. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Medical Physics

#5 in Japan

#220 in the World

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

24. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#5 in South Korea

#224 in the World

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

25. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Medical Physics

#10 in China

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

26. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Medical Physics

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

27. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medical Physics

#1 in Singapore

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

28. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Medical Physics

#6 in Japan

#243 in the World

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

29. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Medical Physics

#7 in Japan

#253 in the World

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

30. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medical Physics

#1 in Turkey

#260 in the World

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

31. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Medical Physics

#11 in China

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

32. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Medical Physics

#12 in China

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

33. Nagoya University

For Medical Physics

#8 in Japan

#277 in the World

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

34. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#13 in China

#278 in the World

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

35. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#14 in China

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

36. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Medical Physics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#309 in the World

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

37. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Medical Physics

#15 in China

#316 in the World

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

38. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Medical Physics

#1 in Taiwan

#322 in the World

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

39. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Medical Physics

#2 in Israel

#323 in the World

Founded: 1924

40. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Medical Physics

#9 in Japan

#327 in the World

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

41. Wuhan University

For Medical Physics

#16 in China

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

42. Juntendo University

For Medical Physics

#10 in Japan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

43. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medical Physics

#2 in Singapore

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

44. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#6 in South Korea

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

45. Keio University

For Medical Physics

#11 in Japan

#340 in the World

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

46. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Medical Physics

#17 in China

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

47. Chiba University

For Medical Physics

#12 in Japan

#344 in the World

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

48. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#18 in China

#355 in the World

Founded: 1937

49. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Medical Physics

#13 in Japan

#360 in the World

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

50. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Medical Physics

#14 in Japan

#362 in the World

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

51. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medical Physics

#2 in Turkey

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

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. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Medical Physics

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

55. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Medical Physics

#17 in Japan

#376 in the World

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

56. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#3 in Iran

#379 in the World

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

57. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#19 in China

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

58. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Medical Physics

#3 in Turkey

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

59. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Medical Physics

#2 in Taiwan

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

60. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Medical Physics

#18 in Japan

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

61. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Medical Physics

#19 in Japan

#394 in the World

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

62. Soochow University

For Medical Physics

#20 in China

#395 in the World

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

63. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Medical Physics

#20 in Japan

#400 in the World

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

64. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Medical Physics

#3 in Israel

#404 in the World

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

65. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Medical Physics

#405 in the World

Founded: 1983

66. Kobe University

For Medical Physics

#21 in Japan

#407 in the World

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

67. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Medical Physics

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

68. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Medical Physics

#21 in China

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

69. Hallym University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Medical Physics

#7 in South Korea

#416 in the World

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

70. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#4 in Iran

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

71. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Medical Physics

#22 in Japan

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

72. Ege University

For Medical Physics

#4 in Turkey

#427 in the World

Founded: 1955

73. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#5 in Iran

#432 in the World

Founded: 1947

74. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Medical Physics

#3 in India

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

75. Homi Bhabha National Institute

India | Maharashtra

For Medical Physics

#4 in India

#442 in the World

Founded: 2005

76. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Medical Physics

#23 in Japan

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

77. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Medical Physics

#24 in Japan

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

78. Saveetha University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Medical Physics

#5 in India

#456 in the World

Founded: 2005

79. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Medical Physics

#4 in Israel

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

80. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Medical Physics

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

81. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Medical Physics

#25 in Japan

#465 in the World

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

82. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Medical Physics

#3 in Taiwan

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

83. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#22 in China

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

84. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Medical Physics

#23 in China

#477 in the World

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

85. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Medical Physics

#26 in Japan

#479 in the World

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

86. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Medical Physics

#27 in Japan

#480 in the World

Founded: 1972

87. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#6 in Iran

#482 in the World

Founded: 1946

88. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Medical Physics

#24 in China

#486 in the World

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

89. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Medical Physics

#28 in Japan

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

90. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Medical Physics

#25 in China

#491 in the World

Founded: 1909

91. Nihon University

For Medical Physics

#29 in Japan

#493 in the World

Founded: 1889

92. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Medical Physics

#6 in India

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

93. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#26 in China

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

94. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#27 in China

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

95. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Medical Physics

#30 in Japan

#500 in the World

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

96. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Medical Physics

#501 in the World

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

97. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Medical Physics

#28 in China

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

98. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

India | Chhattisgarh

For Medical Physics

#7 in India

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

99. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Medical Physics

#29 in China

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

100. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Medical Physics

#8 in India

#512 in the World

Founded: 1983

Physics subfields in Asia

Acoustical Engineering2086

Applied/Engineering Physics669

Astrobiology515

Astrophysics and Astronomy2108

Atomic and Molecular physics1141

Condensed Matter Physics1592

Materials Science2576

Nanotechnology2045

Nuclear Physics1796

Optical Engineering2396

Quantum and Particle physics2689

Theoretical Physics952