Best Universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 139M citations received by 7.65M academic papers made by 2,656 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 Geology

#1 in Japan

#12 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Geology

#2 in Japan

#25 in the World

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

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Geology

#1 in China

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Geology

#2 in China

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

5. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Geology

#3 in China

#54 in the World

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

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Geology

#4 in China

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Geology

#5 in China

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Geology

#1 in Singapore

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

9. Tohoku University

For Geology

#3 in Japan

#74 in the World

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

10. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Geology

#1 in South Korea

#80 in the World

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

11. Osaka University

For Geology

#4 in Japan

#89 in the World

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

12. Wuhan University

For Geology

#6 in China

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

13. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Geology

#2 in Singapore

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

14. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Geology

#7 in China

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

15. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Geology

#8 in China

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

16. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Geology

#5 in Japan

#105 in the World

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

17. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Geology

#6 in Japan

#110 in the World

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

18. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Geology

#9 in China

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

19. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Geology

#10 in China

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

20. Nagoya University

For Geology

#7 in Japan

#123 in the World

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

21. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Geology

#1 in Israel

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

22. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Geology

#11 in China

#129 in the World

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

23. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Geology

#2 in Israel

#132 in the World

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

24. University of Science and Technology of China

For Geology

#12 in China

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

25. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#13 in China

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

26. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Geology

#1 in Taiwan

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

27. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Geology

#14 in China

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

28. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Geology

#8 in Japan

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

29. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Geology

#15 in China

#159 in the World

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

30. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Geology

#16 in China

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

31. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Geology

#17 in China

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

32. Shandong University

For Geology

#18 in China

#177 in the World

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

33. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Geology

#19 in China

#178 in the World

Founded: 1937

34. Dalian University of Technology

For Geology

#20 in China

#182 in the World

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

35. China University of Mining and Technology

For Geology

#21 in China

#184 in the World

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

36. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Geology

#22 in China

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

37. University of Tehran

For Geology

#1 in Iran

#206 in the World

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

38. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Geology

#2 in South Korea

#209 in the World

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

39. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Geology

#23 in China

#211 in the World

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

40. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Geology

#24 in China

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

41. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Geology

#25 in China

#221 in the World

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

42. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Geology

#26 in China

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

43. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Geology

#27 in China

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

44. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Geology

#28 in China

#236 in the World

Founded: 1963

45. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Geology

#3 in South Korea

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

46. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Geology

#29 in China

#243 in the World

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

47. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Geology

#30 in China

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

48. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Geology

#31 in China

#256 in the World

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

49. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Geology

#32 in China

#257 in the World

Founded: 1909

50. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Geology

#33 in China

#259 in the World

Founded: 1915

51. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Geology

#34 in China

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

52. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Geology

#35 in China

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

53. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Geology

#1 in India

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

54. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Geology

#3 in Israel

#275 in the World

Founded: 1924

55. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Geology

#36 in China

#277 in the World

Founded: 1952

56. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Geology

#37 in China

#278 in the World

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

57. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Geology

#4 in Israel

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

58. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Geology

#38 in China

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

59. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Geology

#2 in Taiwan

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

60. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Geology

#9 in Japan

#292 in the World

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

61. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Geology

#2 in India

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

62. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Geology

#5 in Israel

#304 in the World

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

63. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Geology

#39 in China

#309 in the World

Founded: 1952

64. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Geology

#40 in China

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

65. Xiamen University

For Geology

#41 in China

#323 in the World

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

66. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Geology

#10 in Japan

#325 in the World

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

67. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Geology

#42 in China

#327 in the World

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

68. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Geology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#334 in the World

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

69. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Geology

#43 in China

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

70. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Geology

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

71. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Geology

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

72. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Geology

#44 in China

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

73. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Geology

#45 in China

#367 in the World

Founded: 1958

74. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Geology

#46 in China

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

75. Wuhan University of Technology

For Geology

#47 in China

#369 in the World

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

76. Tokyo University of Science

For Geology

#11 in Japan

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

77. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Geology

#4 in South Korea

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

78. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Geology

#3 in India

#380 in the World

Founded: 1958

79. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Geology

#5 in South Korea

#386 in the World

Founded: 1398

80. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Geology

#48 in China

#389 in the World

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

81. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Geology

#4 in India

#390 in the World

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

82. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Geology

#5 in India

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

83. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

India | Uttarakhand

For Geology

#6 in India

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

84. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Geology

#396 in the World

Founded: 1904

85. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Geology

#49 in China

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

86. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Geology

#399 in the World

Founded: 1969

87. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#1 in Turkey

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

88. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Geology

#3 in Taiwan

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

89. Kobe University

For Geology

#12 in Japan

#412 in the World

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

90. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Geology

#6 in South Korea

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

91. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Geology

#50 in China

#425 in the World

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

92. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Geology

#51 in China

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

93. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Geology

#52 in China

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

94. Jiangnan University

For Geology

#53 in China

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

95. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Geology

#13 in Japan

#435 in the World

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

96. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Geology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

97. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Geology

#7 in India

#443 in the World

Founded: 1959

98. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Geology

#54 in China

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

99. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Geology

#55 in China

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

100. Chiba University

For Geology

#14 in Japan

#453 in the World

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

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