Best Universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 76.7M citations received by 5.04M academic papers made by 2,593 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

#20 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#1 in China

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Kyoto University

For Ecology

#2 in Japan

#41 in the World

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

4. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Ecology

#2 in China

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Ecology

#1 in Singapore

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#3 in China

#61 in the World

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

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#4 in China

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#5 in China

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Ecology

#3 in Japan

#95 in the World

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

10. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#6 in China

#105 in the World

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

11. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#1 in South Korea

#108 in the World

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

12. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Ecology

#1 in Israel

#110 in the World

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

13. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Ecology

#2 in Singapore

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

14. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#7 in China

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

15. Tohoku University

For Ecology

#4 in Japan

#117 in the World

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

16. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Ecology

#8 in China

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

17. Wuhan University

For Ecology

#9 in China

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

18. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Ecology

#5 in Japan

#145 in the World

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

19. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Ecology

#1 in Taiwan

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

20. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Ecology

#2 in Israel

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

21. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#10 in China

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

22. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#11 in China

#152 in the World

Founded: 1937

23. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Ecology

#12 in China

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

24. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Ecology

#13 in China

#165 in the World

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

25. Nagoya University

For Ecology

#6 in Japan

#166 in the World

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

26. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Ecology

#14 in China

#167 in the World

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

27. Osaka University

For Ecology

#7 in Japan

#168 in the World

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

28. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Ecology

#15 in China

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

29. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#16 in China

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

30. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Ecology

#17 in China

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

31. University of Tehran

For Ecology

#1 in Iran

#193 in the World

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

32. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Ecology

#18 in China

#197 in the World

Founded: 1952

33. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#8 in Japan

#198 in the World

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

34. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Ecology

#19 in China

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

35. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Ecology

#20 in China

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

36. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Ecology

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

37. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#21 in China

#218 in the World

Founded: 1958

38. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Ecology

#22 in China

#224 in the World

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

39. Dalian University of Technology

For Ecology

#23 in China

#226 in the World

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

40. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Ecology

#24 in China

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

41. University of Science and Technology of China

For Ecology

#25 in China

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

42. Shandong University

For Ecology

#26 in China

#236 in the World

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

43. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#27 in China

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

44. Xiamen University

For Ecology

#28 in China

#245 in the World

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

45. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Ecology

#29 in China

#246 in the World

Founded: 1909

46. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#30 in China

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

47. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Ecology

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

48. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Ecology

#3 in Israel

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

49. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#31 in China

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

50. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Ecology

#32 in China

#272 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Ecology

#1 in India

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

52. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Ecology

#33 in China

#286 in the World

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

53. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Ecology

#9 in Japan

#289 in the World

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

54. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Ecology

#34 in China

#290 in the World

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

55. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Ecology

#35 in China

#293 in the World

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

56. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Ecology

#36 in China

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

57. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Ecology

#302 in the World

Founded: 1969

58. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Ecology

#37 in China

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

59. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Ecology

#2 in South Korea

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

60. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Ecology

#310 in the World

Founded: 1904

61. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Ecology

#38 in China

#315 in the World

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

62. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Ecology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#316 in the World

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

63. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#39 in China

#320 in the World

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

64. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Ecology

#10 in Japan

#323 in the World

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

65. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#4 in Israel

#328 in the World

Founded: 1924

66. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Ecology

#2 in Taiwan

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

67. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Ecology

#40 in China

#335 in the World

Founded: 1915

68. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#3 in South Korea

#341 in the World

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

69. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#41 in China

#342 in the World

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

70. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Ecology

#5 in Israel

#353 in the World

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

71. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Ecology

#2 in India

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

72. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Ecology

#3 in India

#363 in the World

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

73. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#42 in China

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

74. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#4 in South Korea

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

75. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Ecology

#4 in India

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

76. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Ecology

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

77. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#43 in China

#392 in the World

Founded: 1952

78. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Ecology

#44 in China

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

79. China University of Mining and Technology

For Ecology

#45 in China

#409 in the World

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

80. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

India | Uttarakhand

For Ecology

#5 in India

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

81. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Ecology

#6 in India

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

82. Tokyo University of Science

For Ecology

#11 in Japan

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

83. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Ecology

#46 in China

#437 in the World

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

84. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Ecology

#3 in Taiwan

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

85. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Ecology

#7 in India

#443 in the World

Founded: 1958

86. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#5 in South Korea

#445 in the World

Founded: 1398

87. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Ecology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

88. Kobe University

For Ecology

#12 in Japan

#452 in the World

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

89. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Ecology

#6 in South Korea

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

90. Wuhan University of Technology

For Ecology

#47 in China

#455 in the World

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

91. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Ecology

#48 in China

#461 in the World

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

92. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Ecology

#49 in China

#471 in the World

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

93. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Ecology

#50 in China

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

94. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Ecology

#473 in the World

Founded: 1917

95. Tarbiat Modares University

For Ecology

#2 in Iran

#483 in the World

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

96. Jiangnan University

For Ecology

#51 in China

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

97. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Ecology

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

98. University of Haifa

For Ecology

#6 in Israel

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

99. Chiba University

For Ecology

#13 in Japan

#513 in the World

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

100. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Ecology

#52 in China

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

Environmental Science subfields in Asia

Agricultural Science1885

Earth science and Geophysics1578

Environmental Chemistry1723

Environmental Engineering1297

Environmental Management1853

Geography and Cartography2657

Geotechnical Engineering1518

Hydrology and Water resources management413

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science1967

Mining Engineering417

Oceanography1916

Paleontology2494

Petrology and Geochemistry1148

Urban and Regional planning381

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation1290