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Top 100 Asian Universities (Webometrics 2008)

Monday, November 9, 2009

The Webometrics ranking has a larger coverage than other similar rankings. The ranking is not only focused on research results but also in other indicators which may reflect better the global quality of the scholar and research institutions worldwide.

RANK UNIVERSITY COUNTRY WORLD RANK

1 U OF TOKYO JAPAN 61

2 NATIONAL TAIWAN U TAIWAN 73

3 BEIJING U CHINA 133

4 NATIONAL U OF SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 141

5 KYOTO U JAPAN 142

6 U OF HONG KONG HONG KONG 156

7 KEIO U JAPAN 162

8 CHINESE U OF HONG KONG HONG KONG 163

9 NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNI TAIWAN 237

10 UOF TSUKUBA JAPAN 239

11 NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNI TAIWAN 263

12 SEOUL NATIONAL UNI KOREA 273

13 OSAKA UNI JAPAN 276

14 TSINGHUA U CHINA CHINA 279

15 NAGOYA U JAPAN 282

16 TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAPAN 292

17 TOHOKU U JAPAN 294

18 KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY KOREA 306

19 PRINCE OF SONGKLA U THAILAND 309

20 NATIONAL CHENG KUNG U TAIWAN 329

21 HONG KONG UNI OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY HONG KONG 347

22 NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL U TAIWAN 388

23 KYUSHU U JAPAN 392

24 ZHEJIANG U CHINA 395

25 NATIONAL TSING HUA U TAIWAN TAIWAN 406

26 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG U CHINA 422

27 CHULALONGKORN U THAILAND 443

28 U OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA CHINA 447

29 NATIONAL CENTRAL U TAIWAN 448

30 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL U SINGAPORE 469

31 KASETSART U THAILAND 477

32 FUDAN U CHINA 480

33 UNITED NATIONS U JAPAN 483

34 HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC U HONG KONG 497

35 RITSUMEIKAN U JAPAN 501

36 CITY U OF HONG KONG HONG KONG 504

37 KOBE UNIV JAPAN 548

38 NATIONAL CHENGCHI U TAIWAN 552

39 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY INDIA 559

40 TAMKANG U TAIWAN 566

41 POHANG UNI OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY KOREA 575

42 NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG U TAIWAN 607

43 HIROSHIMA UNIV JAPAN 608

44 HONG KONG BAPTIST U HONG KONG 617

45 I-SHOU U TAIWAN 628

46 YONSEI U KOREA 646

47 WASEDA U JAP. 646

48 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE BANGALORE INDIA 654

49 KOREA U KOREA 659

50 SHANDONG U CHINA 664

51 WUHAN U CHINA 680

52 NATIONAL CHUNG HSING U TAIWAN 695

53 U OF ELECTRO-COMMUNICATIONS JAP. 697

54 NANJING U CHINA 698

55 JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JAP. 702

56 ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY THAILAND THAILAND 707

57 GADJAH MADA U INDONESIA 734

58 HOSEI U JAP. 735

59 TOKYO U OF SCIENCE JAP. 736

60 TOKAI U JAP. 759

61 BEIJING NORMAL U CHINA 760

62 RYUKOKU U JAP. 761

63 DOSHISHA U JAP. 764

64 SUNGKYUNKWAN U KOREA 777

65 XIAMEN U CHINA 789

66 NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JAP. 796

67 FU JEN CATHOLIC U TAIWAN 800

68 MAHIDOL U THAILAND 802

69 THAMMASAT U THAILAND 806

70 YAMAGATA U JAP. 813

71 OKAYAMA U JAP. 814

72 GUNMA U JAP. 827

73 MIE UNI JAP. 831

74 NIHON UNI JAP. 839

75 CHIANG MAI U THAILAND 841

76 INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANDUNG INDONESIA 844

77 NANKAI U CHINA 848

78 NIIGATA U JAP. 855

79 ASSUMPTION U OF THAILAND THAILAND 862

80 YUAN ZE U TAIWAN 865

81 SHINSHU U JAP. 882

82 KHON KAEN U THAILAND 883

83 U OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN PHILIPPINES 885

84 PUSAN NATIONAL U KOREA 888

85 XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY CHINA 896

86 PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY TAIWAN 901

87 KANGWON NATIONAL U KOREA 902

88 EAST CHINA NORMAL U CHINA 919

89 RENMIN U OF CHINA CHINA 926

90 HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHINA 938

91 KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAP. 940

92 MEIJI U JAP. 946

93 SOUTHEAST U CHINA 949

94 YAMAGUCHI U JAP. 957

95 CHIBA U JAPAN 959

96 FENG CHIA U TAIWAN 964

97 OSAKA CITY U JAP. 981

98 GIFU U JAPAN 982

99 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS INDIA 984

100 TUNGHAI U TAIWAN 986

Top 100 Asian Universities by ARWU 2008

Shanghai Jiao Tong University published its Top 100 Asia Pacific Pacific Universities 2008.

Following are some of the Top Universities in Asia:

Rank, Name, World Rank, Country
1 Tokyo Univ 19 Japan
2 Kyoto Univ 23 Japan
3 Australian Natl Univ 59 Australia
4 Hebrew Univ Jerusalem 65 Israel
5 Osaka Univ 68 Japan
6 Univ Melbourne 73 Australia
7 Tohoku Univ 79 Japan
8 Univ Sydney 97 Australia
9-16 Kyushu Univ 101-151 Japan
9-16 Nagoya Univ 101-151 Japan
9-16 Natl Univ Singapore 101-151 Singapore
9-16 Technion Israel Inst Tech 101-151 Israel
9-16 Tel Aviv Univ 101-151 Israel
9-16 Tokyo Inst Tech 101-151 Japan
9-16 Univ Queensland 101-151 Australia
9-16 Univ Western Australia 101-151 Australia
17-22 Hokkaido Univ 152-200 Japan
17-22 Natl Taiwan Univ 152-200 China-tw
17-22 Seoul Natl Univ 152-200 South Korea
17-22 Tsukuba Univ 152-200 Japan
17-22 Univ New South Wales 152-200 Australia
17-22 Weizmann Inst Sci 152-200 Israel

Source: Center for World-Class Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities 2007

Regional Rank, Institution, Country
1 Tokyo Univ Japan
2 Kyoto Univ Japan
3 Australian Natl Univ Australia
4 Hebrew Univ Jerusalem Israel
5 Osaka Univ Japan
6 Tohoku Univ Japan
7 Univ Melbourne Australia
8 Nagoya Univ Japan
9 Tokyo Inst Tech Japan
10-18 Hokkaido Uni Jap.
10-18 Natl Uni Singapore Singapore
10-18 Technion Israel Inst Tech Israel
10-18 Tel Aviv Univ Israel
10-18 Tsukuba Uni Jap.
10-18 Uni Queensland Australia
10-18 Uni Sydney Australia
10-18 Uni Western Australia Australia
10-18 Weizmann Inst Sci Israel
19-24 Kyushu U Jap.
19-24 Natl Taiwan U China-tw
19-24 Seoul Natl U South Korea
19-24 Tsinghua U China
19-24 U of Adelaide Australia
19-24 U of New South Wales Australia
25-42 Ben Gurion U Israel
25-42 Chinese U Hong Kong China-hk
25-42 City U Hong Kong China-hk
25-42 Hiroshima U Jap.
25-42 Hong Kong U Sci & Tech China-hk
25-42 Keio U Japan
25-42 Kobe U Japan
25-42 Korea Advanced Inst Sci & Tech South Korea
25-42 Macquarie U Australia
25-42 Monash U Australia
25-42 Nanjing U China
25-42 Peking U China
25-42 Shanghai Jiao Tong U China
25-42 U of Auckland New Zealand
25-42 U of Hong Kong China-hk
25-42 Univ Sci & Tech China China
25-42 Yonsei U South Korea
25-42 Zhejiang U China
43-64 Bar Ilan U Israel
43-64 Flinders U of South Australia Australia
43-64 Fudan U China
43-64 Indian Inst Sci India
43-64 Indian Inst Tech - Kharagpur India
43-64 Jilin U China
43-64 Kanazawa U Jap.
43-64 Korea U South Korea
43-64 Massey U New Zealand
43-64 Nanyang Tech U Singapore
43-64 Natl Cheng Kung U China-tw
43-64 Natl Chiao Tung U China-tw
43-64 Natl Tsing Hua U China-tw
43-64 Niigata U Japan
43-64 Okayama U Japan
43-64 Pohang U Sci & Tech South Korea
43-64 Sungkyunkwan U South Korea
43-64 Tokyo Med & Dental U Japan
43-64 U of Newcastle Australia
43-64 U of Otago New Zealand
43-64 Waseda U Jap.
43-64 Yamaguchi U Jap.
65-100 Chiba U Jap.
65-100 China Agr U China
65-100 Ehime U Japan
65-100 Gifu U Japan
65-100 Gunma U Japan
65-100 Hanyang U South Korea
65-100 Hong Kong Polytechnic U China-hk
65-100 James Cook U North Queensland Australia
65-100 Juntendo U Japan
65-100 Kagoshima U Japan
65-100 Kumamoto U Japan
65-100 La Trobe U Australia
65-100 Lanzhou U China
65-100 Murdoch U Australia
65-100 Nagasaki U Jap.
65-100 Nankai U China
65-100 Nara Inst Sci & Tech Japan
65-100 Natl Cent U China-tw
65-100 Natl Yang Ming U China-tw
65-100 Nihon U Jap.
65-100 Osaka City U Jap.
65-100 Osaka Prefecture U Jap.
65-100 Pusan Natl U South Korea
65-100 Shandong U China
65-100 Tianjin U China
65-100 Tokyo Metropolitan U Jap.
65-100 Tokyo U Agr & Tech Jap.
65-100 U Canterbury New Zealand
65-100 U Haifa Israel
65-100 U Istanbul Turkey
65-100 U New England Australia
65-100 U Tasmania Australia
65-100 U Tokushima Jap.
65-100 U Wollongong Australia
65-100 Victoria U Wellington New Zealand
65-100 Zhongshan U China

* Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities 2007

THES Asia Universities Ranking 2009

The Top 200 Asian Universities in 2009 has been released by the Times Higher Education (THE) Quacquarelli Sy­­monds (Qs). University of Hong Kong is ranked Number One in Asia, with The CHINESE University of Hong Kong in second place. A total of three institutions from Hong Kong ranked in the Top 5 regionally.

Japan has 10 universities in the Top 20 list, the highest ranked is University of TOKYO (3rd). The other universities in the Top 10 include KYOTO (5th), OSAKA (6th), TOKYO Institute of Technology (9th).

National University of Singapore (NUS) is ranked in the Top 10 (equal 10th with PEKING University - the highest ranked institution from China). Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is placed 14th in the region, now Singapore has two universities in Asian Top 15.

China also has two institutions made into the Top 15 list - PEKING University (10th) and TSINGHUA University (15th).

Malaysia has five institutions listed in the Top 100 league table. Universiti Malaya (UM) is ranked first in Malaysia and 39th in the region, the other 4 institutions are:

  • Universiti Ke­­bangsaan Malaysia (51st)
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (69th)
  • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (82nd)
  • Universiti Putra Malaysia (90th)
The highest ranked university in Thailand is MAHIDOL University (=30th) - equal rank with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (the highest ranked institute in india).

Top Asian Universities (THES 2007)

Top Asian Universities (THES 2007) - Compiled from the list of World Top 200 Universities.

Asian Rank, World Rank, Name, Location, Index

  1. 17 Uni of Tokyo Japan 91.1
  2. 18 Uni of Hong Kong Hong Kong 90.7
  3. 25 Kyoto Uni Japan 87.2
  4. 33= National Uni of Singapore Singapore 84.3
  5. 36 Peking Uni China 84.2
  6. 38= Chinese Uni of Hong Kong - Hong Kong - 83.8
  7. 40 Tsinghua Uni - China - 83.3
  8. 46 = Osaka Uni Japan 80.0
  9. 51= Seoul National Uni South Korea 77.1
  10. 53= Hong Kong Uni of Science & Technology - Hong Kong - 76.9
  11. 69 Nanyang Technological U - Singapore - 73.6
  12. 85= Fudan U - China - 71.6
  13. 90= Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan - 70.5
  14. 102= National Taiwan U Taiwan - 68.0
  15. 102= Tohoku U - Japan - 68.0
  16. 112= Nagoya U - Japan - 66.1
  17. 125 Nanjing U - China - 64.4
  18. 128 Hebrew U of Jerusalem - Israel - 64.0
  19. 132= Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technol South Korea 63.7
  20. 136 Kyushu U Japan - 62.8
  21. 149= City U of Hong Kong - Hong Kong - 61.2
  22. 151= Hokkaido U Japan - 61.1
  23. 151= Tel Aviv U - Israel - 61.1
  24. 155= U of Science and Technology of China -China - 60.9
  25. 161= Keio U - Japan - 59.9
  26. 163= Shanghai Jiao Tong U - China - 59.7
  27. 180= Waseda U - Japan - 57.7
  28. 197= Kobe U - Japan - 55.5
Source: THES 2007

Top Asian Universities in Social Sciences and Natural Sciences 2007

Top Asian Universities in Social Sciences according to THES 2007 Top 50 Univerisities for Social Sciencess (world rank, name, index):

20 National U of Singapore - Singapore - 59.5 2.1

23 Peking Uni - China - 56.3 2.1

24 U of Tokyo - Japan - 54.2 2.2

31 U of Hong Kong - Hong Kong 47.2 2.1

44 Tsinghua Uni - China 41.1 1.3

48= Chinese U of Hong Kong - Hong Kong 39.4 2.5


Top Asian Universities in Natural Sciences according to THES 2007 Top 50 Univerisities for Natural Sciences (world rank, name, index):

12 U of Tokyo Japan 70.6 5.6

15 Peking Uni China 67.5 3.2

17 Kyoto U Japan 65.8 5.0

25 National U of Singapore - Singapore 55.8 4.1

34 Tsinghua Uni - China 48.0 2.5

36 Technion — Israel Institute of Technology - Israel 47.1 5.7

38 Seoul National U - S Korea 45.8 4.3

40= U of Science & Technology of China - China 44.6 2.5

Top Asian Technology Universities 2007

Top Asian technology universities according to THES 2007 Top 50 Univerisities for technology (world rank, name, index):

9 U of Tokyo - Japan 65.1 2.1

10 National U of Singapore - Singapore 63.8 2.9

16 Tsinghua U - China 58.2 1.2

22 Tokyo Institute of Technology - Japan 53.8 1.8

23 Hong Kong U of Science & Technology - Hong Kong - 53.6 3.1

25= Technion – Israel Institute of Technology - Israel 53.1 1.8

25= Nanyang Technological U - Singapore 53.1 2.1

29 Kyoto U - Japan 50.7 2.0

48 - Korea Advanced Inst of Science & Technology - S Korea 41.3 1.9

49 U of Science & Technology of China - China - 40.8 1.0

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