Best Forestry Schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 4.98M citations received by 345K academic papers made by 1,022 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. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Forestry

#1 in Indonesia

#20 in the World

Founded: 1963

2. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Forestry

#2 in Indonesia

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

3. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#1 in China

#35 in the World

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

4. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Forestry

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

5. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Forestry

#3 in Indonesia

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

6. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Forestry

#2 in China

#64 in the World

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

7. Kyoto University

For Forestry

#1 in Japan

#78 in the World

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

8. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Forestry

#4 in Indonesia

#80 in the World

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

9. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#3 in China

#83 in the World

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

10. University of Tokyo

For Forestry

#2 in Japan

#87 in the World

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

11. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Forestry

#1 in India

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

12. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Forestry

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

13. Punjab Agricultural University

For Forestry

#2 in India

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#4 in China

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Forestry

#133 in the World

Founded: 1969

16. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Forestry

#3 in Japan

#135 in the World

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

17. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Forestry

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

18. Tanjungpura University

Indonesia | Pontianak

For Forestry

#5 in Indonesia

#141 in the World

Founded: 1963

19. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Forestry

#6 in Indonesia

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 41,412
Founded: 1957

20. Northeast Forestry University

For Forestry

#5 in China

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

21. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Forestry

#3 in India

#151 in the World

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

22. Lambung Mangkurat University

Indonesia | Banjarmasin

For Forestry

#7 in Indonesia

#155 in the World

Founded: 1958

23. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Forestry

#1 in South Korea

#160 in the World

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

24. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Forestry

#1 in Singapore

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

25. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Forestry

#6 in China

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

26. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#7 in China

#170 in the World

Founded: 1952

27. Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Forestry

#8 in Indonesia

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 17,625
Founded: 1960

28. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Forestry

#4 in India

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

29. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Forestry

#9 in Indonesia

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

30. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Forestry

#8 in China

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

31. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Forestry

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

32. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#9 in China

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

33. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Forestry

#10 in Indonesia

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

34. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Forestry

#1 in Israel

#190 in the World

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

35. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Forestry

#10 in China

#194 in the World

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

36. University of North Sumatra

Indonesia | Medan

For Forestry

#11 in Indonesia

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1952

37. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Forestry

#11 in China

#217 in the World

Founded: 1909

38. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Forestry

#4 in Japan

#219 in the World

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

39. University of Tehran

For Forestry

#1 in Iran

#232 in the World

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

40. University of Mataram

Indonesia | Mataram

For Forestry

#12 in Indonesia

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1962

41. Mulawarman University

Indonesia | Samarinda

For Forestry

#13 in Indonesia

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 35,268
Founded: 1962

42. Nagoya University

For Forestry

#5 in Japan

#244 in the World

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

43. Sriwijaya University

Indonesia | Palembang

For Forestry

#14 in Indonesia

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1960

44. Forest Research Institute

India | Uttarakhand

For Forestry

#5 in India

#247 in the World

Founded: 1906

45. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Forestry

#15 in Indonesia

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,848
Founded: 1959

46. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Forestry

#16 in Indonesia

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

47. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#12 in China

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

48. Andalas University

Indonesia | Padang

For Forestry

#17 in Indonesia

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 1956

49. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

India | Haryana

For Forestry

#6 in India

#266 in the World

Founded: 1970

50. Tribhuvan University

Nepal | Kathmandu

For Forestry

#1 in Nepal

#272 in the World

Founded: 1958

51. Bangladesh Agricultural University

Bangladesh Flag

Bangladesh | Mymensingh

For Forestry

#1 in Bangladesh

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 6,075
Founded: 1961

52. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Forestry

#275 in the World

Founded: 1904

53. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#13 in China

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

54. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Forestry

#18 in Indonesia

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

55. Hasanuddin University

Indonesia | Makassar

For Forestry

#19 in Indonesia

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1956

56. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Forestry

#14 in China

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

57. Tohoku University

For Forestry

#6 in Japan

#293 in the World

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

58. University of Riau

Indonesia | Pekanbaru

For Forestry

#20 in Indonesia

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1962

59. Udayana University

Indonesia | Badung

For Forestry

#21 in Indonesia

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1962

60. Jambi University

Indonesia | Jambi

For Forestry

#22 in Indonesia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

61. Sam Ratulangi University

Indonesia | Manado

For Forestry

#23 in Indonesia

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1965

62. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Forestry

#15 in China

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

63. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Forestry

#7 in Japan

#322 in the World

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

64. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Forestry

#16 in China

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

65. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Forestry

#1 in Taiwan

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

66. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#17 in China

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

67. University of Bengkulu

Indonesia | Bengkulu

For Forestry

#24 in Indonesia

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1982

68. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Forestry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#346 in the World

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

69. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Forestry

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

70. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Forestry

#1 in Turkey

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

71. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Forestry

#2 in Israel

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

72. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Forestry

#2 in Singapore

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

73. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Forestry

#7 in India

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

74. Kasetsart University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Forestry

#382 in the World

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

75. Halu Oleo University

Indonesia | Kendari

For Forestry

#25 in Indonesia

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 25,032
Founded: 1981

76. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Forestry

#2 in Turkey

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

77. Tadulako University

Indonesia | Palu

For Forestry

#26 in Indonesia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1981

78. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Forestry

#18 in China

#400 in the World

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

79. University of Peradeniya

Sri Lanka | Peradeniya

For Forestry

#1 in Sri Lanka

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1942

80. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Forestry

#27 in Indonesia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

81. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Forestry

#19 in China

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

82. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

India | Uttarakhand

For Forestry

#8 in India

#430 in the World

Founded: 1960

83. Khon Kaen University

Thailand | Khon Kaen

For Forestry

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

84. University of Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu

For Forestry

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

85. Kangwon National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Forestry

#2 in South Korea

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 38,064
Founded: 1947

86. Asian Institute of Technology

Thailand | Klong Luang

For Forestry

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

87. Shandong Agricultural University

For Forestry

#20 in China

#443 in the World

Founded: 1906

88. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

India | Jammu and Kashmir

For Forestry

#9 in India

#445 in the World

Founded: 1982

89. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Forestry

#8 in Japan

#455 in the World

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

90. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Forestry

#28 in Indonesia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

91. Tarbiat Modares University

For Forestry

#2 in Iran

#466 in the World

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

92. Kerala Agricultural University

For Forestry

#10 in India

#467 in the World

Founded: 1971

93. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Forestry

#21 in China

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

94. Gansu Agricultural University

China | Lanzhou

For Forestry

#22 in China

#474 in the World

Founded: 1946

95. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Forestry

#3 in Israel

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

96. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Forestry

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

97. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

India | West Bengal

For Forestry

#11 in India

#491 in the World

98. Zhejiang Forestry University

For Forestry

#23 in China

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1958

99. Chiba University

For Forestry

#9 in Japan

#503 in the World

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

100. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Forestry

#24 in China

#504 in the World

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

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