Best Universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 12.7M citations received by 838K academic papers made by 1,561 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. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Horticulture

#1 in China

#5 in the World

Founded: 1952

2. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#2 in China

#6 in the World

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

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Horticulture

#3 in China

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Horticulture

#4 in China

#16 in the World

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

5. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#5 in China

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

6. University of Tokyo

For Horticulture

#1 in Japan

#28 in the World

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

7. Kyoto University

For Horticulture

#2 in Japan

#33 in the World

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

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Horticulture

#1 in Israel

#35 in the World

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

9. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Horticulture

#1 in India

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

10. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Horticulture

#6 in China

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

11. Shandong Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#7 in China

#48 in the World

Founded: 1906

12. Nagoya University

For Horticulture

#3 in Japan

#49 in the World

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

13. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Horticulture

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

14. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Horticulture

#1 in South Korea

#66 in the World

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

15. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Horticulture

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

16. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Horticulture

#4 in Japan

#72 in the World

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

17. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#8 in China

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

18. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Horticulture

#2 in India

#78 in the World

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

19. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Horticulture

#9 in China

#91 in the World

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

20. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Horticulture

#10 in China

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

21. Punjab Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#3 in India

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

22. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Horticulture

#11 in China

#107 in the World

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

23. University of Tehran

For Horticulture

#1 in Iran

#115 in the World

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

24. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#12 in China

#117 in the World

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

25. Tohoku University

For Horticulture

#5 in Japan

#121 in the World

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

26. Shenyang Agricultural University

China | Shenyang

For Horticulture

#13 in China

#122 in the World

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

27. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Horticulture

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#123 in the World

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

28. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Horticulture

#6 in Japan

#128 in the World

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

29. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Horticulture

#7 in Japan

#129 in the World

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

30. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Horticulture

#1 in Indonesia

#130 in the World

Founded: 1963

31. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Horticulture

#4 in India

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

32. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Horticulture

#1 in Singapore

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

33. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Horticulture

#1 in Taiwan

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

34. Anhui Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#14 in China

#146 in the World

Founded: 1928

35. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Horticulture

#15 in China

#149 in the World

Founded: 1909

36. Aligarh Muslim University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Horticulture

#5 in India

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

37. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Horticulture

#8 in Japan

#154 in the World

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

38. Northeast Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#16 in China

#157 in the World

Founded: 1948

39. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Horticulture

#6 in India

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

40. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Horticulture

#17 in China

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

41. Henan Agricultural University

China | Zhengzhou

For Horticulture

#18 in China

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1913

42. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Horticulture

#2 in Taiwan

#178 in the World

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

43. Northeast Forestry University

For Horticulture

#19 in China

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

44. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Horticulture

#1 in Turkey

#188 in the World

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

45. Ege University

For Horticulture

#2 in Turkey

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

46. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

India | Haryana

For Horticulture

#7 in India

#196 in the World

Founded: 1970

47. Chiba University

For Horticulture

#9 in Japan

#197 in the World

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

48. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Horticulture

#2 in South Korea

#199 in the World

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

49. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Horticulture

#2 in Israel

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

50. Cukurova University

For Horticulture

#3 in Turkey

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

51. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Horticulture

#4 in Turkey

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

52. Jiangnan University

For Horticulture

#20 in China

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

53. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Horticulture

#21 in China

#206 in the World

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

54. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#22 in China

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

55. Gansu Agricultural University

China | Lanzhou

For Horticulture

#23 in China

#214 in the World

Founded: 1946

56. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Horticulture

#3 in Israel

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

57. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Horticulture

#24 in China

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

58. Kasetsart University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Horticulture

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1943

59. Agricultural University of Hebei

China | Baoding

For Horticulture

#25 in China

#226 in the World

Founded: 1902

60. Hunan Agricultural University

China | Changsha

For Horticulture

#26 in China

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 28,620
Founded: 1951

61. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Horticulture

#27 in China

#243 in the World

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

62. Wuhan University

For Horticulture

#28 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

63. Tarbiat Modares University

For Horticulture

#2 in Iran

#248 in the World

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

64. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Horticulture

#29 in China

#262 in the World

Founded: 1902

65. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Horticulture

#2 in Indonesia

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

66. Shiraz University

For Horticulture

#3 in Iran

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

67. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Horticulture

#276 in the World

Founded: 1969

68. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#30 in China

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

69. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Horticulture

#10 in Japan

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

70. Annamalai University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Horticulture

#8 in India

#283 in the World

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

71. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Horticulture

#11 in Japan

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

72. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Horticulture

#3 in South Korea

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

73. Kobe University

For Horticulture

#12 in Japan

#297 in the World

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

74. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Horticulture

#31 in China

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

75. Qingdao Agricultural University

China | Laiyang

For Horticulture

#32 in China

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

76. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Horticulture

#33 in China

#313 in the World

Founded: 1963

77. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Horticulture

#34 in China

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

78. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Horticulture

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

79. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#35 in China

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

80. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Horticulture

#3 in Indonesia

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 13,927
Founded: 1963

81. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Horticulture

#36 in China

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

82. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Horticulture

#4 in Iran

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 24,186
Founded: 1949

83. Tokyo University of Science

For Horticulture

#13 in Japan

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

84. Chonnam National University

South Korea | Gwangju

For Horticulture

#4 in South Korea

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

85. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Horticulture

#5 in Turkey

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

86. Osaka Prefecture University

For Horticulture

#14 in Japan

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

87. Osaka University

For Horticulture

#15 in Japan

#331 in the World

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

88. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Horticulture

#37 in China

#334 in the World

Founded: 1928

89. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Horticulture

#6 in Turkey

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

90. Chungnam National University

South Korea | Daejeon

For Horticulture

#5 in South Korea

#339 in the World

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

91. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Horticulture

#38 in China

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

92. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Horticulture

#16 in Japan

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

93. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Horticulture

#4 in Israel

#348 in the World

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

94. Hainan University

For Horticulture

#39 in China

#351 in the World

Founded: 1983

95. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Horticulture

#17 in Japan

#355 in the World

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

96. Shihezi University

China | Shihezi

For Horticulture

#40 in China

#357 in the World

Founded: 1949

97. Gyeongsang National University

South Korea | Jinju

For Horticulture

#6 in South Korea

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1948

98. Panjab University

For Horticulture

#9 in India

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

99. Isfahan University of Technology

For Horticulture

#5 in Iran

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 10,064
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1977

100. Yunnan Agricultural University

China | Kunming

For Horticulture

#41 in China

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1938