Best Universities for Medical Physics 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 Medical Physics. A graph of 542K citations received by 49.9K academic papers made by 292 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. University of Tokyo

For Medical Physics

#1 in Japan

#102 in the World

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

2. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Medical Physics

#1 in South Korea

#110 in the World

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

3. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#2 in South Korea

#118 in the World

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

4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Medical Physics

#1 in India

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

5. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#3 in South Korea

#146 in the World

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

6. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Medical Physics

#1 in Israel

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

7. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#4 in South Korea

#152 in the World

Founded: 1398

8. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#1 in China

#155 in the World

Founded: 1963

9. Osaka University

For Medical Physics

#2 in Japan

#162 in the World

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

10. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Medical Physics

#2 in China

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

11. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Medical Physics

#2 in India

#168 in the World

Founded: 1962

12. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#3 in China

#169 in the World

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

13. Tohoku University

For Medical Physics

#3 in Japan

#172 in the World

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

14. Kyoto University

For Medical Physics

#4 in Japan

#174 in the World

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

15. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#4 in China

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

16. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#5 in China

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

17. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Medical Physics

#5 in Japan

#198 in the World

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

18. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#6 in China

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

19. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Medical Physics

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

20. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#1 in Iran

#220 in the World

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

21. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#5 in South Korea

#224 in the World

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

22. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medical Physics

#1 in Singapore

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

23. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Medical Physics

#7 in China

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

24. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#8 in China

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

25. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Medical Physics

#6 in Japan

#264 in the World

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

26. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Medical Physics

#7 in Japan

#274 in the World

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

27. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#9 in China

#284 in the World

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

28. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#10 in China

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

29. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Medical Physics

#8 in Japan

#303 in the World

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

30. Chiba University

For Medical Physics

#9 in Japan

#310 in the World

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

31. Nagoya University

For Medical Physics

#10 in Japan

#313 in the World

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

32. Keio University

For Medical Physics

#11 in Japan

#314 in the World

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

33. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Medical Physics

#12 in Japan

#326 in the World

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

34. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Medical Physics

#2 in Israel

#328 in the World

Founded: 1924

35. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Medical Physics

#11 in China

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

36. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#12 in China

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

37. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Medical Physics

#13 in China

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

38. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#2 in Iran

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

39. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medical Physics

#2 in Singapore

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

40. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medical Physics

#1 in Turkey

#345 in the World

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

41. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Medical Physics

#13 in Japan

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

42. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#6 in South Korea

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

43. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Medical Physics

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

44. Kobe University

For Medical Physics

#14 in Japan

#357 in the World

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

45. Showa University

For Medical Physics

#15 in Japan

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

46. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Medical Physics

#1 in Taiwan

#362 in the World

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

47. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Medical Physics

#16 in Japan

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 1952

48. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Medical Physics

#14 in China

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

49. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#15 in China

#373 in the World

Founded: 1937

50. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#16 in China

#375 in the World

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

51. Juntendo University

For Medical Physics

#17 in Japan

#377 in the World

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

52. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Medical Physics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#379 in the World

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

53. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Medical Physics

#18 in Japan

#392 in the World

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

54. Soochow University

For Medical Physics

#17 in China

#405 in the World

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

55. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#18 in China

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

56. Nihon University

For Medical Physics

#19 in Japan

#408 in the World

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

57. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Medical Physics

#3 in Israel

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

58. Wuhan University

For Medical Physics

#19 in China

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

59. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Medical Physics

#2 in Taiwan

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

60. Hallym University

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Medical Physics

#7 in South Korea

#425 in the World

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

61. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#3 in Iran

#435 in the World

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

62. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Medical Physics

#20 in Japan

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

63. Teikyo University

For Medical Physics

#21 in Japan

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

64. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Medical Physics

#22 in Japan

#439 in the World

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

65. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Medical Physics

#20 in China

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

66. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#4 in Iran

#442 in the World

Founded: 1947

67. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Medical Physics

#23 in Japan

#444 in the World

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

68. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#21 in China

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

69. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Medical Physics

#24 in Japan

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

70. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Medical Physics

#25 in Japan

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

71. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Medical Physics

#22 in China

#452 in the World

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

72. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Medical Physics

#26 in Japan

#455 in the World

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

73. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Medical Physics

#23 in China

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

74. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Medical Physics

#24 in China

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

75. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Medical Physics

#27 in Japan

#461 in the World

Founded: 1972

76. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Medical Physics

#28 in Japan

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

77. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Medical Physics

#464 in the World

Founded: 1917

78. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Medical Physics

#29 in Japan

#465 in the World

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

79. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#25 in China

#467 in the World

Founded: 1952

80. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Medical Physics

#26 in China

#468 in the World

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

81. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Medical Physics

#470 in the World

Founded: 1983

82. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Medical Physics

#27 in China

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

83. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Medical Physics

#2 in Turkey

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

84. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medical Physics

#8 in South Korea

#480 in the World

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

85. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Medical Physics

#3 in Taiwan

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

86. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Medical Physics

#5 in Iran

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

87. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#28 in China

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

88. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Medical Physics

#3 in India

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

89. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Medical Physics

#30 in Japan

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

90. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Medical Physics

#31 in Japan

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

91. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Medical Physics

#32 in Japan

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

92. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Medical Physics

#29 in China

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

93. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Medical Physics

#4 in Israel

#508 in the World

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

94. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

India | Chhattisgarh

For Medical Physics

#4 in India

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

95. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Medical Physics

#33 in Japan

#514 in the World

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

96. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Medical Physics

#5 in India

#516 in the World

Founded: 1983

97. Tokyo Medical University

For Medical Physics

#34 in Japan

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

98. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Medical Physics

#6 in India

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

99. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Medical Physics

#526 in the World

Founded: 1904

100. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Medical Physics

#7 in India

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

Physics subfields in Asia

Acoustical Engineering1958

Applied/Engineering Physics511

Astrobiology435

Astrophysics and Astronomy1962

Atomic and Molecular physics1094

Condensed Matter Physics1532

Materials Science2520

Nanotechnology1977

Nuclear Physics1699

Optical Engineering2320

Quantum and Particle physics2634

Theoretical Physics841