Top Universities in Asia for Life Sciences & Medicine 2014

As an accompaniment to theQS University Rankings: Asia, the QS Intelligence Unit analyses responses to its global survey of academics, to identify the Asian institutions with the strongest reputations in each subject area. Below are this year’stop universities in Asia for life sciences and medicine, as rated by the international academic community, with a top 10 followed by the full top 50.

1. University of Tokyo

Nigh unbeatable when it comes to reputation, theUniversity of Tokyois academics’ Asian number one in four of the five subject categories considered – beaten to the top spot only in social sciences and management by the National University of Singapore. In the 2014QS世界大学排名, which provides a more detailed ranking of the world’s top universities for specific disciplines, the University of Tokyo’s strongest life sciences subject is pharmacy, for which it’s ranked 12= in the world. It also comes 13^thin the world for agriculture and forestry, 18^thfor biological science and 20^th医学。

2.新加坡国立大学（NUS）

TheNational University of Singapore (NUS)made headlines last month when it climbed to the top of the overall QS University Rankings: Asia, marking the first time the ranking had been headed by a university outside of Hong Kong. NUS has an extremely strong reputation across the subject spectrum, and appears at the top of the tables in many of the 30 disciplines covered by the QS Rankings by Subject. Within the life sciences, its strongest ranking is for pharmacy, for which it shares 12^thposition alongside the University of Tokyo. It’s also 17^thfor biological sciences, 21= for medicine and 25= for psychology.

3. Kyoto University

Reflecting the strong reputation of Japanese universities in the life sciences field,京都大学follows close behind Tokyo as the country’s second-rated institution in this area. A closer analysis of Kyoto University’s life sciences strengths, based on the QS Rankings by Subject, shows that it’s currently ranked 13= for biological sciences, 24^th对于药房，25^thfor agriculture and 35^th医学。在整个QS大学排名中：亚洲，京都大学目前为12^thplace, two positions behind the University of Tokyo and one above fellow Japanese entrant Osaka University.

4. University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Hong Kong’s leading representative in this field is also its top entry in the overall QS University Rankings: Asia, where theUniversity of Hong Kong (HKU)目前处于第三名。HKU在评估的所有五个主题领域中享有良好的声誉，并且同样，按学科在排名中的总体代表性很强。考虑到生命科学学科，HKU声称自己在24 =的药物排名中最有力的位置。它的心理学仅排名低一个，并且在药学和生物科学的全球前50名中也排名较低。

5. Peking University

China’s北京大学is likewise very well reputed across every subject category, and places 8^thoverall in the 2014 Asia ranking. For closer insights into its life sciences strengths, the Rankings by Subject place Peking University at 37^thin the world for biological sciences, 38^thfor pharmacy and 48= for psychology. Overall, this leading Chinese institution boasts one of the widest reaching reputations among top universities in Asia; it’s rated third in the region by both academics and employers.

6. Seoul National University (SNU)

South Korea’s highest rated university for life sciences and medicine isSeoul National University (SNU)，目前在QS大学总排名中排名第四：亚洲。这是韩国在大多数学科领域被学者评级最高的，除了engineering and technology, where KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology boasts the stronger reputation. In life sciences disciplines covered by the QS Rankings by Subject, SNU is ranked 29= in the world for pharmacy, and places within the global top 100 for medicine, biological sciences and agriculture.

7. National Taiwan University (NTU)

Taiwan’sNational Taiwan University (NTU)is another of the top universities in Asia with a strong academic reputation across all subject areas, though slightly lower scores in the other indicators mean it comes out at 21^stin the overall Asia ranking. Within the life sciences, NTU’s strongest subject area is medicine, for which it’s currently ranked 43^rdin the world. It’s also in the top 100 for pharmacy, biological sciences and agriculture.

8. Osaka University

第三个额定在学校the 10 top universities in Asia for life sciences isOsaka University, which places 13^thin the overall Asia ranking. As well as placing within the world’s leading 100 for both pharmacy and medicine, it’s also currently ranked 29^th根据2014年QS世界大学排名，在生物科学世界中。

9. Tsinghua University

China’s second entry – both here and in the overall Asia ranking, where it occupies 14^th的地方,是Tsinghua University, which boasts one of the strongest reputations among universities in Asia. It’s rated fifth in the region by academics, and one place higher by employers. Prospective life sciences students will be interested to know it’s ranked within the world’s top 100 for biological sciences, and the top 150 for both medicine and pharmacy.

10. Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

TheChinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)目前在亚洲排名中排名第六，并在该地区的所有五个主题领域中排名第六。在QS世界大学排名中，Cuhk的最强生命科学职位是心理学（41^stin the world) and medicine (49^th), and it’s also within the world’s top 100 for biological sciences.

Top 50 universities in Asia for life sciences & medicine, 2014

1	东京大学	Japan
2	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore
3	京都大学	Japan
4	University of Hong Kong (HKU)	Hong Kong
5	北京大学	China
6	Seoul National University (SNU)	South Korea
7	National Taiwan University (NTU)	Taiwan
8	Osaka University	Japan
9	Tsinghua University	China
10	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	Hong Kong
11	Fudan University	China
12	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)	Hong Kong
13	台北医科大学	Taiwan
14	Mahidol University	Thailand
15	KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	South Korea
16	Yonsei University	South Korea
17	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	China
18	南南技术大学（NTU）	Singapore
19	Chulalongkorn University	Thailand
20	Tohoku University	Japan
21	Tokyo Medical and Dental University	Japan
22	九州大学	Japan
23	名古屋大学	Japan
24	Hokkaido University	Japan
25	Sungkyunkwan University	South Korea
26	中国科学技术大学	China
27	浦项市大学的科学d Technology (POSTECH)	South Korea
28	Korea University	South Korea
29	Universiti Malaya (UM)	Malaysia
30	Zhejiang University	China
31	Keio University	Japan
32	印度科学学院	India
33	Tokyo Institute of Technology	Japan
34	马来西亚大学（UKM）	Malaysia
35	Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)	Malaysia
36	Beijing University of Chinese Medicine	China
37	国民华人大学	Taiwan
38	南京大学	China
39	Kyung Hee University	South Korea
40	National Yang Ming University	Taiwan
41	University of Indonesia	Indonesia
42	University of the Philippines	Philippines
43	Tsukuba大学	Japan
44	Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)	Indonesia
45	Hanyang University	South Korea
46	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)	India
47	National Cheng Kung University	Taiwan
48	Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)	Malaysia
49	Beijing Institute of Technology	China
50	德里大学	India

About the QS University Rankings: Asia

自2009年以来每年发布，QS University Rankings: Asiaranks the top 300 universities in Asia. The ranking is based on nine indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, research papers per faculty member, citations per paper, international diversity of faculty, international diversity of students, inbound student exchange and outbound student exchange. The top universities in Asia for life sciences and medicine, listed above, are identified based on analysis of the academic reputation survey.

Image credits:Fran C. Muller / Shutterstock.com(University of Tokyo),e X p o s e / Shutterstock.com(NTU)