According to the Times Higher Rankings, a total of 28 institutions in Asia made into the World's top 200 list. Tokyo is ranked Top regionally, followed by Kyoto in Japan and U of Hong Kong.

Ranking of Top Asian Universities in the World Top 200 List:

Asian Rank, World Rank, Name, Country
  1. 19 University of TOKYO Japan
  2. 25 KYOTO University Japan
  3. 26 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong
  4. 30= National University of SINGAPORE (NUS) Singapore
  5. 39 HONG KONG University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
  6. 42 The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
  7. 44 OSAKA University Japan
  8. 50= PEKING University China
  9. 50= SEOUL National University Korea, South
  10. 56 TSINGHUA University China
  11. 61 TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan
  12. 77 NANYANG Technological University Singapore
  13. 93= Hebrew Uni of JERUSALEM Israel
  14. 112 TOHOKU Uni Japan
  15. 113 FUDAN Uni China
  16. 114 TEL AVIV Uni Israel
  17. 120 NAGOYA Uni Japan
  18. 124= National TAIWAN Uni Taiwan
  19. 141 Uni of Science and Technology China
  20. 143 NANJING Univ China
  21. 144= SHANGHAI JIAO TONG Univ China
  22. 147= CITY Univ of Hong Kong Hong Kong
  23. 154 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi India
  24. 158 KYUSHU Univ Japan
  25. 174= HOKKAIDO Univ Japan
  26. 174= Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India
  27. 188= POHANG Univ of Science and Technology Korea, South
  28. 199 KOBE Univ Japan
Source: THES 2008

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