China (Mainland) claims QS Asia University Rankings top spot for the first time

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China (Mainland) claims QS Asia University Rankings top spot for the first time

Nov. 8, 2022 - 22:40 By

LONDON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quacquarelli Symonds, higher education experts, released the 15^th annual QS World University Rankings: Asia—the largest-ever—featuring 760 universities: 61% declining, 14% improving, 15% unchanged and 10% brand-new.

Peking University claims Asia's top spot, breaking the National University of Singapore's four-year run in first. NUS falls to second while Tsinghua University comes third. China-Mainland has the most universities ranked, (128), followed by India (118) and Japan (106).

Top-20
2023	2022
1	2	Peking University	China-Mainland
2	1	National University of Singapore	Singapore
3	5	Tsinghua University	China-Mainland
4	3=	University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR
5	3=	Nanyang Technological University	Singapore
6=	7	Fudan University	China-Mainland
6=	6	Zhejiang University	China-Mainland
8	14	KAIST	South Korea
9	8	Universiti Malaya	Malaysia
10	10	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	China-Mainland
11	11=	The University of Tokyo	Japan
12=	11=	CUHK	Hong Kong SAR
12=	16	Yonsei University	South Korea
14	9	HKUST	Hong Kong SAR
15	13	Korea University	South Korea
16	15	Kyoto University	Japan
17	18	Seoul National University	South Korea
18	17	Sungkyunkwan University	South Korea
19	19	National Taiwan University	Taiwan
20	21	Tokyo Institute of Technology	Japan
© QS https://www.topuniversities.com/

Japan and China boast two universities each in the top-5 for Academic and Employer Reputation. The University of Tokyo tops both these metrics.
India excels in research production, with three universities among the top-5 for Papers/Faculty.
Considering only locations with 10+ ranked institutions, South Korea enjoys the highest concentration of top-20 universities while Malaysia has the highest concentration of top-50 (17%) and top-100 institutions (22%).
Singapore and Hong Kong-SAR produce high-impact research, with two institutions each among the top-5 for Citations/Paper.
Pakistan's Aga Khan University enjoys Asia's highest teaching capacity according to Faculty/Student Ratio.
Five new entrants rank among top-100. Kazakhstan's Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is the highest (44^th).
Iran boasts some of Asia's most highly trained faculty, according to QS' Staff with PhD indicator.
Thailand achieves its best results for Academic Reputation, with five universities among top-100, while The Philippines for Employer Reputation, with four Filipino universities among top-100.
Vietnam sees most improvement – 55% of its institutions rise.

Ben Sowter QS Senior Vice-President said: "China's sustained and substantial investment in higher education underpins today's success, with Peking University named Asia's best and Tsinghua University third-best. Singapore continues to punch above its weigh, with two top-5 universities.
Some Asian higher education systems face challenges due to declining population."