Best Universities for Botany in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 50.8M citations received by 2.82M academic papers made by 2,346 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 Botany

#1 in Japan

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Botany

#2 in Japan

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Botany

#1 in China

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#2 in China

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

5. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#3 in China

#43 in the World

Founded: 1952

6. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Botany

#4 in China

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Botany

#3 in Japan

#63 in the World

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

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Botany

#1 in Israel

#64 in the World

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

9. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Botany

#5 in China

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

10. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#1 in South Korea

#72 in the World

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

11. Nagoya University

For Botany

#4 in Japan

#84 in the World

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

12. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Botany

#1 in Singapore

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

13. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#6 in China

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

14. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Botany

#5 in Japan

#96 in the World

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

15. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#7 in China

#98 in the World

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

16. Tohoku University

For Botany

#6 in Japan

#101 in the World

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

17. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Botany

#2 in Israel

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

18. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Botany

#8 in China

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

19. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#9 in China

#126 in the World

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

20. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Botany

#10 in China

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

21. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Botany

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

22. Osaka University

For Botany

#7 in Japan

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

23. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#11 in China

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

24. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#12 in China

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

25. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Botany

#1 in Taiwan

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

26. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Botany

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#160 in the World

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

27. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#13 in China

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

28. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#14 in China

#172 in the World

Founded: 1963

29. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Botany

#8 in Japan

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

30. University of Tehran

For Botany

#1 in Iran

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

31. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Botany

#1 in India

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

32. Shandong Agricultural University

For Botany

#15 in China

#202 in the World

Founded: 1906

33. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Botany

#16 in China

#203 in the World

Founded: 1909

34. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Botany

#9 in Japan

#207 in the World

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

35. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Botany

#2 in India

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

36. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Botany

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

37. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Botany

#17 in China

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

38. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Botany

#18 in China

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

39. Wuhan University

For Botany

#19 in China

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

40. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Botany

#20 in China

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

41. Chiba University

For Botany

#10 in Japan

#236 in the World

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

42. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Botany

#11 in Japan

#240 in the World

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

43. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Botany

#21 in China

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

44. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Botany

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

45. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Botany

#245 in the World

Founded: 1969

46. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#22 in China

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

47. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Botany

#3 in India

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

48. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Botany

#23 in China

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

49. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Botany

#24 in China

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

50. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#25 in China

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

51. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Botany

#26 in China

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

52. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Botany

#3 in Israel

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

53. Jiangnan University

For Botany

#27 in China

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

54. Northeast Forestry University

For Botany

#28 in China

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

55. Shandong University

For Botany

#29 in China

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

56. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#30 in China

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

57. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Botany

#31 in China

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

58. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Botany

#4 in Israel

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

59. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#32 in China

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

60. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Botany

#33 in China

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

61. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Botany

#2 in Singapore

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

62. Kobe University

For Botany

#12 in Japan

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

63. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Botany

#1 in Indonesia

#341 in the World

Founded: 1963

64. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Botany

#13 in Japan

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

65. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#34 in China

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

66. Aligarh Muslim University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Botany

#4 in India

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

67. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Botany

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

68. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#2 in South Korea

#363 in the World

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

69. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#3 in South Korea

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

70. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Botany

#4 in South Korea

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

71. Tokyo University of Science

For Botany

#14 in Japan

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

72. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Botany

#35 in China

#373 in the World

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

73. Xiamen University

For Botany

#36 in China

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

74. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Botany

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

75. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Botany

#37 in China

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

76. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Botany

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

77. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Botany

#5 in India

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

78. Anhui Agricultural University

For Botany

#38 in China

#390 in the World

Founded: 1928

79. Punjab Agricultural University

For Botany

#6 in India

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

80. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Botany

#1 in Turkey

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

81. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Botany

#2 in Iran

#395 in the World

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

82. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Botany

#2 in Turkey

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

83. Shenyang Agricultural University

China | Shenyang

For Botany

#39 in China

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 20,752
Founded: 1952

84. Tarbiat Modares University

For Botany

#3 in Iran

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

85. Northeast Agricultural University

For Botany

#40 in China

#400 in the World

Founded: 1948

86. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Botany

#2 in Taiwan

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,838
Founded: 1919

87. Ege University

For Botany

#3 in Turkey

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

88. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Botany

#41 in China

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

89. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#42 in China

#413 in the World

Founded: 1937

90. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Botany

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

91. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Botany

#5 in Israel

#421 in the World

Founded: 1924

92. Annamalai University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Botany

#7 in India

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

93. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#5 in South Korea

#423 in the World

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

94. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Botany

#43 in China

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

95. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#4 in Turkey

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

96. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Botany

#44 in China

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

97. Kasetsart University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Botany

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 68,099
Founded: 1943

98. Chungnam National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Botany

#6 in South Korea

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

99. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Botany

#45 in China

#445 in the World

Founded: 1902

100. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#46 in China

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991