Best Universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 110M citations received by 5.9M academic papers made by 2,636 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 Ecology

#1 in Japan

#21 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#1 in China

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Ecology

#2 in China

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. Kyoto University

For Ecology

#2 in Japan

#46 in the World

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

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Ecology

#1 in Singapore

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#3 in China

#59 in the World

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

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#4 in China

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#5 in China

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#6 in China

#98 in the World

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

10. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Ecology

#3 in Japan

#100 in the World

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

11. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#1 in South Korea

#107 in the World

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

12. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#7 in China

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

13. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Ecology

#1 in Israel

#118 in the World

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

14. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Ecology

#2 in Singapore

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

15. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Ecology

#8 in China

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

16. Wuhan University

For Ecology

#9 in China

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

17. Tohoku University

For Ecology

#4 in Japan

#134 in the World

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

18. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Ecology

#10 in China

#145 in the World

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

19. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Ecology

#1 in Taiwan

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

20. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Ecology

#11 in China

#150 in the World

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

21. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Ecology

#2 in Israel

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

22. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#12 in China

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

23. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Ecology

#5 in Japan

#156 in the World

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

24. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#13 in China

#157 in the World

Founded: 1937

25. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Ecology

#14 in China

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

26. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#15 in China

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

27. University of Tehran

For Ecology

#1 in Iran

#174 in the World

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

28. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Ecology

#16 in China

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

29. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Ecology

#17 in China

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

30. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Ecology

#18 in China

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

31. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Ecology

#19 in China

#186 in the World

Founded: 1952

32. Nagoya University

For Ecology

#6 in Japan

#190 in the World

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

33. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Ecology

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

34. Osaka University

For Ecology

#7 in Japan

#193 in the World

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

35. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Ecology

#20 in China

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

36. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#21 in China

#202 in the World

Founded: 1958

37. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Ecology

#22 in China

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

38. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Ecology

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

39. Shandong University

For Ecology

#23 in China

#215 in the World

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

40. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Ecology

#24 in China

#222 in the World

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

41. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#8 in Japan

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

42. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#25 in China

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

43. University of Science and Technology of China

For Ecology

#26 in China

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

44. Dalian University of Technology

For Ecology

#27 in China

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

45. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Ecology

#28 in China

#243 in the World

Founded: 1909

46. Xiamen University

For Ecology

#29 in China

#245 in the World

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

47. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#30 in China

#253 in the World

Founded: 1963

48. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#31 in China

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

49. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Ecology

#261 in the World

Founded: 1969

50. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Ecology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#263 in the World

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

51. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Ecology

#32 in China

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

52. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Ecology

#3 in Israel

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

53. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#33 in China

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

54. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Ecology

#277 in the World

Founded: 1904

55. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Ecology

#34 in China

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

56. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Ecology

#35 in China

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

57. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Ecology

#36 in China

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

58. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Ecology

#37 in China

#293 in the World

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

59. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Ecology

#9 in Japan

#304 in the World

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

60. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Ecology

#38 in China

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

61. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#39 in China

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

62. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Ecology

#1 in India

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

63. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Ecology

#40 in China

#313 in the World

Founded: 1915

64. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#41 in China

#323 in the World

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

65. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Ecology

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

66. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Ecology

#2 in South Korea

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

67. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Ecology

#2 in India

#332 in the World

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

68. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Ecology

#10 in Japan

#334 in the World

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

69. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#4 in Israel

#336 in the World

Founded: 1924

70. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#3 in South Korea

#342 in the World

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

71. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Ecology

#2 in Taiwan

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

72. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#42 in China

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

73. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Ecology

#43 in China

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

74. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Ecology

#5 in Israel

#366 in the World

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

75. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Ecology

#3 in India

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

76. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#4 in South Korea

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

77. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Ecology

#4 in India

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

78. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#44 in China

#389 in the World

Founded: 1952

79. China University of Mining and Technology

For Ecology

#45 in China

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

80. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Ecology

#5 in India

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

81. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

India | Uttarakhand

For Ecology

#6 in India

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

82. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Ecology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

83. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Ecology

#46 in China

#422 in the World

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

84. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Ecology

#1 in Indonesia

#426 in the World

Founded: 1963

85. Wuhan University of Technology

For Ecology

#47 in China

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

86. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#5 in South Korea

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

87. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#6 in South Korea

#449 in the World

Founded: 1398

88. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Ecology

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

89. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Ecology

#48 in China

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

90. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Ecology

#7 in India

#460 in the World

Founded: 1958

91. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Ecology

#49 in China

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

92. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#50 in China

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

93. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Ecology

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

94. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Ecology

#8 in India

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

95. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Ecology

#3 in Taiwan

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

96. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#51 in China

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

97. Tarbiat Modares University

For Ecology

#2 in Iran

#479 in the World

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

98. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Ecology

#52 in China

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

99. Kobe University

For Ecology

#11 in Japan

#483 in the World

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

100. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#53 in China

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

Environmental Science subfields in Asia

Agricultural Science1987

Earth science and Geophysics1678

Environmental Chemistry1786

Environmental Engineering1390

Environmental Management1971

Geography and Cartography2713

Geotechnical Engineering1613

Hydrology and Water resources management427

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science2068

Mining Engineering401

Oceanography2017

Paleontology2561

Petrology and Geochemistry1244

Urban and Regional planning461

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation1400