Best Universities for Botany in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 36.2M citations received by 2.37M academic papers made by 2,269 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

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Botany

#2 in Japan

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Botany

#1 in China

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#2 in China

#43 in the World

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

5. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#3 in China

#44 in the World

Founded: 1952

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Botany

#3 in Japan

#57 in the World

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

7. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Botany

#4 in China

#63 in the World

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

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. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#1 in South Korea

#69 in the World

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

10. Nagoya University

For Botany

#4 in Japan

#75 in the World

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

11. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Botany

#5 in China

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

12. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Botany

#1 in Singapore

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

13. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Botany

#5 in Japan

#93 in the World

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

14. Tohoku University

For Botany

#6 in Japan

#96 in the World

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

15. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#6 in China

#98 in the World

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

16. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#7 in China

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

17. Osaka University

For Botany

#7 in Japan

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

18. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Botany

#2 in Israel

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

19. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#8 in China

#139 in the World

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

20. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Botany

#9 in China

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

21. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Botany

#10 in China

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

22. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Botany

#1 in Taiwan

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

23. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#11 in China

#159 in the World

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

24. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#12 in China

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

25. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#13 in China

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

26. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Botany

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

27. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Botany

#8 in Japan

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

28. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#14 in China

#185 in the World

Founded: 1963

29. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Botany

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#196 in the World

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

30. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Botany

#9 in Japan

#200 in the World

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

31. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Botany

#15 in China

#202 in the World

Founded: 1909

32. University of Tehran

For Botany

#1 in Iran

#208 in the World

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

33. Shandong Agricultural University

For Botany

#16 in China

#216 in the World

Founded: 1906

34. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Botany

#1 in India

#218 in the World

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

35. Chiba University

For Botany

#10 in Japan

#226 in the World

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

36. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Botany

#11 in Japan

#229 in the World

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

37. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Botany

#2 in India

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

38. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Botany

#17 in China

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

39. Wuhan University

For Botany

#18 in China

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

40. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Botany

#19 in China

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

41. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Botany

#3 in Israel

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

42. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Botany

#20 in China

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

43. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#21 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

44. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Botany

#22 in China

#249 in the World

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

45. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Botany

#3 in India

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

46. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Botany

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

47. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Botany

#271 in the World

Founded: 1969

48. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Botany

#23 in China

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

49. Jiangnan University

For Botany

#24 in China

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

50. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Botany

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

51. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#25 in China

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

52. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Botany

#4 in Israel

#297 in the World

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

53. Northeast Forestry University

For Botany

#26 in China

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

54. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#27 in China

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

55. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Botany

#28 in China

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

56. Shandong University

For Botany

#29 in China

#310 in the World

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

57. Tokyo University of Science

For Botany

#12 in Japan

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

58. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Botany

#30 in China

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

59. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Botany

#13 in Japan

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

60. Kobe University

For Botany

#14 in Japan

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

61. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Botany

#31 in China

#328 in the World

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

62. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Botany

#32 in China

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

63. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Botany

#33 in China

#332 in the World

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

64. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Botany

#2 in Singapore

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

65. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Botany

#34 in China

#350 in the World

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

66. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#2 in South Korea

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

67. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#3 in South Korea

#371 in the World

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

68. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Botany

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

69. Xiamen University

For Botany

#35 in China

#378 in the World

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

70. Aligarh Muslim University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Botany

#4 in India

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

71. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Botany

#36 in China

#383 in the World

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

72. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Botany

#4 in South Korea

#384 in the World

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

73. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Botany

#37 in China

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

74. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Botany

#2 in Taiwan

#391 in the World

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

75. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Botany

#5 in Israel

#396 in the World

Founded: 1924

76. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#38 in China

#397 in the World

Founded: 1937

77. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Botany

#409 in the World

Founded: 1917

78. Anhui Agricultural University

For Botany

#39 in China

#411 in the World

Founded: 1928

79. Punjab Agricultural University

For Botany

#5 in India

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

80. Tarbiat Modares University

For Botany

#2 in Iran

#414 in the World

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

81. Shenyang Agricultural University

China | Shenyang

For Botany

#40 in China

#415 in the World

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

82. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Botany

#41 in China

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

83. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Botany

#5 in South Korea

#418 in the World

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

84. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Botany

#42 in China

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

85. Ege University

For Botany

#1 in Turkey

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

86. Northeast Agricultural University

For Botany

#43 in China

#425 in the World

Founded: 1948

87. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Botany

#2 in Turkey

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

88. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Botany

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

89. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Botany

#3 in Iran

#433 in the World

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

90. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

China | Shenyang

For Botany

#44 in China

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

91. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Botany

#45 in China

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

92. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Botany

#3 in Turkey

#444 in the World

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

93. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Botany

#46 in China

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

94. Osaka City University

For Botany

#15 in Japan

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

95. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Botany

#47 in China

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

96. Chungnam National University

South Korea | Daejeon

For Botany

#6 in South Korea

#456 in the World

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

97. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#4 in Turkey

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

98. Kasetsart University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Botany

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1943

99. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Botany

#1 in Indonesia

#469 in the World

Founded: 1963

100. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Botany

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970