Best Universities for Botany in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 56M citations received by 2.93M academic papers made by 2,357 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Botany

#2 in Japan

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Botany

#1 in China

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#2 in China

#37 in the World

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

5. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#3 in China

#39 in the World

Founded: 1952

6. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Botany

#4 in China

#51 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: 17,770
Founded: 1918

8. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Botany

#5 in China

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

9. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Botany

#1 in Israel

#66 in the World

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

10. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#1 in South Korea

#71 in the World

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

11. Nagoya University

For Botany

#4 in Japan

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

12. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#6 in China

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

13. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Botany

#1 in Singapore

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

14. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#7 in China

#97 in the World

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

15. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Botany

#5 in Japan

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

16. Tohoku University

For Botany

#6 in Japan

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

17. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Botany

#8 in China

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

18. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#9 in China

#118 in the World

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

19. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Botany

#10 in China

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

20. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Botany

#2 in Israel

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

21. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Botany

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

22. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#11 in China

#133 in the World

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

23. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#12 in China

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

24. Osaka University

For Botany

#7 in Japan

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

25. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Botany

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#148 in the World

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

26. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Botany

#1 in Taiwan

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

27. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#13 in China

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

28. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#14 in China

#170 in the World

Founded: 1963

29. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Botany

#8 in Japan

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

30. Shandong Agricultural University

For Botany

#15 in China

#183 in the World

Founded: 1906

31. University of Tehran

For Botany

#1 in Iran

#185 in the World

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

32. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Botany

#1 in India

#197 in the World

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

33. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Botany

#16 in China

#199 in the World

Founded: 1909

34. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Botany

#17 in China

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

35. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Botany

#18 in China

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

36. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Botany

#19 in China

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

37. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Botany

#9 in Japan

#210 in the World

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

38. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Botany

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

39. Wuhan University

For Botany

#20 in China

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

40. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Botany

#2 in India

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

41. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Botany

#21 in China

#225 in the World

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

42. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#22 in China

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

43. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Botany

#23 in China

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

44. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#24 in China

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

45. Chiba University

For Botany

#10 in Japan

#241 in the World

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

46. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Botany

#25 in China

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

47. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Botany

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

48. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Botany

#245 in the World

Founded: 1969

49. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Botany

#11 in Japan

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

50. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Botany

#26 in China

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

51. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Botany

#3 in India

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

52. Northeast Forestry University

For Botany

#27 in China

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

53. Jiangnan University

For Botany

#28 in China

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

54. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Botany

#3 in Israel

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

55. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Botany

#29 in China

#277 in the World

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

56. Shandong University

For Botany

#30 in China

#282 in the World

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

57. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#31 in China

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

58. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#32 in China

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

59. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Botany

#33 in China

#313 in the World

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

60. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Botany

#4 in Israel

#318 in the World

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

61. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Botany

#2 in Singapore

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

62. Kobe University

For Botany

#12 in Japan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

63. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Botany

#1 in Indonesia

#337 in the World

Founded: 1963

64. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#34 in China

#342 in the World

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

65. Aligarh Muslim University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Botany

#4 in India

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

66. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Botany

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

67. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Botany

#35 in China

#349 in the World

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

68. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Botany

#2 in South Korea

#357 in the World

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

69. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#3 in South Korea

#358 in the World

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

70. Anhui Agricultural University

For Botany

#36 in China

#359 in the World

Founded: 1928

71. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#4 in South Korea

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

72. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Botany

#13 in Japan

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

73. Xiamen University

For Botany

#37 in China

#364 in the World

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

74. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Botany

#38 in China

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

75. Shenyang Agricultural University

China | Shenyang

For Botany

#39 in China

#368 in the World

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

76. Northeast Agricultural University

For Botany

#40 in China

#372 in the World

Founded: 1948

77. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Botany

#41 in China

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

78. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Botany

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

79. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Botany

#5 in India

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

80. Tokyo University of Science

For Botany

#14 in Japan

#386 in the World

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

81. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Botany

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

82. Punjab Agricultural University

For Botany

#6 in India

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

83. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Botany

#1 in Turkey

#393 in the World

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

84. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Botany

#2 in Iran

#394 in the World

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

85. Tarbiat Modares University

For Botany

#3 in Iran

#396 in the World

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

86. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Botany

#2 in Turkey

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

87. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Botany

#2 in Taiwan

#401 in the World

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

88. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Botany

#42 in China

#404 in the World

Founded: 1902

89. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Botany

#43 in China

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

90. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#44 in China

#407 in the World

Founded: 1937

91. Ege University

For Botany

#3 in Turkey

#409 in the World

Founded: 1955

92. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Botany

#45 in China

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

93. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#5 in South Korea

#415 in the World

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

94. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#4 in Turkey

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

95. Kasetsart University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Botany

#427 in the World

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

96. Annamalai University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Botany

#7 in India

#428 in the World

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

97. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Botany

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

98. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Botany

#46 in China

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

99. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Botany

#5 in Israel

#432 in the World

Founded: 1924

100. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Botany

#47 in China

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907