Best Forestry Schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 3.21M citations received by 274K academic papers made by 895 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. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#1 in China

#33 in the World

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

2. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Forestry

#1 in Indonesia

#38 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Forestry

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

4. Kyoto University

For Forestry

#1 in Japan

#62 in the World

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

5. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Forestry

#2 in China

#63 in the World

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

6. University of Tokyo

For Forestry

#2 in Japan

#72 in the World

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

7. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Forestry

#2 in Indonesia

#80 in the World

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

8. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#3 in China

#88 in the World

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

9. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Forestry

#1 in India

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

10. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Forestry

#3 in Indonesia

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

11. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Forestry

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

12. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Forestry

#3 in Japan

#134 in the World

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

13. Punjab Agricultural University

For Forestry

#2 in India

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#4 in China

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Forestry

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

16. Northeast Forestry University

For Forestry

#5 in China

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

17. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Forestry

#1 in Singapore

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

18. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Forestry

#152 in the World

Founded: 1969

19. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Forestry

#1 in South Korea

#154 in the World

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

20. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#6 in China

#165 in the World

Founded: 1952

21. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Forestry

#1 in Israel

#169 in the World

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

22. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Forestry

#4 in Indonesia

#172 in the World

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

23. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Forestry

#7 in China

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

24. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Forestry

#3 in India

#177 in the World

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

25. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Forestry

#8 in China

#186 in the World

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

26. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Forestry

#9 in China

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

27. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#10 in China

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

28. Tanjungpura University

Indonesia | Pontianak

For Forestry

#5 in Indonesia

#199 in the World

Founded: 1963

29. Nagoya University

For Forestry

#4 in Japan

#200 in the World

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

30. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Forestry

#5 in Japan

#202 in the World

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

31. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Forestry

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

32. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Forestry

#11 in China

#205 in the World

Founded: 1909

33. University of Tehran

For Forestry

#1 in Iran

#230 in the World

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

34. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#12 in China

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

35. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Forestry

#4 in India

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

36. Tohoku University

For Forestry

#6 in Japan

#261 in the World

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

37. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Forestry

#6 in Indonesia

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

38. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Forestry

#13 in China

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

39. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Forestry

#7 in Indonesia

#271 in the World

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

40. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Forestry

#7 in Japan

#275 in the World

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

41. University of North Sumatra

Indonesia | Medan

For Forestry

#8 in Indonesia

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1952

42. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Forestry

#278 in the World

Founded: 1904

43. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#14 in China

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

44. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Forestry

#1 in Taiwan

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

45. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

India | Haryana

For Forestry

#5 in India

#299 in the World

Founded: 1970

46. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Forestry

#9 in Indonesia

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

47. Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Forestry

#10 in Indonesia

#303 in the World

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

48. Bangladesh Agricultural University

Bangladesh | Mymensingh

For Forestry

#1 in Bangladesh

#306 in the World

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

49. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Forestry

#15 in China

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

50. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Forestry

#2 in Israel

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

51. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Forestry

#11 in Indonesia

#328 in the World

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

52. Tribhuvan University

Nepal | Kathmandu

For Forestry

#1 in Nepal

#331 in the World

Founded: 1958

53. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#16 in China

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

54. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Forestry

#17 in China

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

55. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Forestry

#2 in Singapore

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

56. University of Peradeniya

Sri Lanka | Peradeniya

For Forestry

#1 in Sri Lanka

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1942

57. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Forestry

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

58. Lambung Mangkurat University

Indonesia | Banjarmasin

For Forestry

#12 in Indonesia

#355 in the World

Founded: 1958

59. Mulawarman University

Indonesia | Samarinda

For Forestry

#13 in Indonesia

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 35,268
Founded: 1962

60. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Forestry

#3 in Israel

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

61. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Forestry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#370 in the World

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

62. Asian Institute of Technology

Thailand | Klong Luang

For Forestry

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

63. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Forestry

#1 in Turkey

#387 in the World

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

64. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Forestry

#2 in Turkey

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

65. Kasetsart University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Forestry

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1943

66. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Forestry

#14 in Indonesia

#397 in the World

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

67. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Forestry

#8 in Japan

#405 in the World

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

68. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Forestry

#6 in India

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

69. Hasanuddin University

Indonesia | Makassar

For Forestry

#15 in Indonesia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1956

70. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Forestry

#18 in China

#422 in the World

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

71. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Forestry

#19 in China

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

72. Andalas University

Indonesia | Padang

For Forestry

#16 in Indonesia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 1956

73. University of Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu

For Forestry

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

74. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Forestry

#4 in Israel

#446 in the World

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

75. Osaka University

For Forestry

#9 in Japan

#449 in the World

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

76. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Forestry

#17 in Indonesia

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

77. Khon Kaen University

Thailand | Khon Kaen

For Forestry

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

78. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Forestry

#7 in India

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

79. Chiba University

For Forestry

#10 in Japan

#455 in the World

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

80. Shandong Agricultural University

For Forestry

#20 in China

#458 in the World

Founded: 1906

81. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Forestry

#8 in India

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

82. Tadulako University

Indonesia | Palu

For Forestry

#18 in Indonesia

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1981

83. Gansu Agricultural University

China | Lanzhou

For Forestry

#21 in China

#468 in the World

Founded: 1946

84. Forest Research Institute

India | Uttarakhand

For Forestry

#9 in India

#473 in the World

Founded: 1906

85. Sriwijaya University

Indonesia | Palembang

For Forestry

#19 in Indonesia

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1960

86. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Forestry

#22 in China

#477 in the World

Founded: 1963

87. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Forestry

#11 in Japan

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

88. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Forestry

#485 in the World

Founded: 1917

89. Tarbiat Modares University

For Forestry

#2 in Iran

#486 in the World

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

90. Kobe University

For Forestry

#12 in Japan

#488 in the World

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

91. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Forestry

#23 in China

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

92. Kangwon National University

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Forestry

#2 in South Korea

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 38,064
Founded: 1947

93. Jambi University

Indonesia | Jambi

For Forestry

#20 in Indonesia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

94. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Forestry

#24 in China

#500 in the World

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

95. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Forestry

#13 in Japan

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

96. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Forestry

#5 in Israel

#508 in the World

Founded: 1924

97. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

India | Uttarakhand

For Forestry

#10 in India

#509 in the World

Founded: 1960

98. University of Riau

Indonesia | Pekanbaru

For Forestry

#21 in Indonesia

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1962

99. University of Mataram

Indonesia | Mataram

For Forestry

#22 in Indonesia

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1962

100. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Forestry

#2 in Taiwan

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

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