Tokyo University is ranked 1st in Asia, with National Taiwan U in 2nd position and Beijing U in 3rd position. Singapore has 2 institutions in the Asian top 50 list - NUS in 4th place and NTU in 30th place.
Top 50 Universities in Asia by Webometrics Ranking Web of World Universities:
Asian Rank, Institution, Country
1 U OF TOKYO JAPAN
2 NATIONAL TAIWAN U TAIWAN
3 BEIJING U CHINA
4 NATIONAL U OF SINGAPORE SINGAPORE
5 KYOTO U JAPAN
6 U OF HONG KONG HONG KONG
7 KEIO U JAPAN
8 CHINESE U OF HONG KONG HONG KONG
9 NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNI TAIWAN
10 UOF TSUKUBA JAPAN
11 NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNI TAIWAN
12 SEOUL NATIONAL UNI KOREA
13 OSAKA UNI JAPAN
14 TSINGHUA U CHINA CHINA
15 NAGOYA U JAPAN
16 TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAPAN
17 TOHOKU U JAPAN
18 KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY KOREA
19 PRINCE OF SONGKLA U THAILAND
20 NATIONAL CHENG KUNG U TAIWAN
21 HONG KONG UNI OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY HONG KONG
22 NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL U TAIWAN
23 KYUSHU U JAPAN
24 ZHEJIANG U CHINA
25 NATIONAL TSING HUA U TAIWAN TAIWAN
26 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG U CHINA
27 CHULALONGKORN U THAILAND
28 U OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA CHINA
29 NATIONAL CENTRAL U TAIWAN
30 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL U SINGAPORE
31 KASETSART U THAILAND
32 FUDAN U CHINA
33 UNITED NATIONS U JAPAN
34 HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC U HONG KONG
35 RITSUMEIKAN U JAPAN
36 CITY U OF HONG KONG HONG KONG
37 KOBE UNIV JAPAN
38 NATIONAL CHENGCHI U TAIWAN
39 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY INDIA
40 TAMKANG U TAIWAN
41 POHANG UNI OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY KOREA
42 NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG U TAIWAN
43 HIROSHIMA UNIV JAPAN
44 HONG KONG BAPTIST U HONG KONG
45 I-SHOU U TAIWAN
46 YONSEI U KOREA
47 WASEDA U JAP.
48 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE BANGALORE INDIA
49 KOREA U KOREA
50 SHANDONG U CHINA
Source: Webometrics 2008
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Top 50 Universities in Asia by Webometrics Ranking Web of World Universities:
Asian Rank, Institution, Country
1 U OF TOKYO JAPAN
2 NATIONAL TAIWAN U TAIWAN
3 BEIJING U CHINA
4 NATIONAL U OF SINGAPORE SINGAPORE
5 KYOTO U JAPAN
6 U OF HONG KONG HONG KONG
7 KEIO U JAPAN
8 CHINESE U OF HONG KONG HONG KONG
9 NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNI TAIWAN
10 UOF TSUKUBA JAPAN
11 NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNI TAIWAN
12 SEOUL NATIONAL UNI KOREA
13 OSAKA UNI JAPAN
14 TSINGHUA U CHINA CHINA
15 NAGOYA U JAPAN
16 TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAPAN
17 TOHOKU U JAPAN
18 KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY KOREA
19 PRINCE OF SONGKLA U THAILAND
20 NATIONAL CHENG KUNG U TAIWAN
21 HONG KONG UNI OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY HONG KONG
22 NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL U TAIWAN
23 KYUSHU U JAPAN
24 ZHEJIANG U CHINA
25 NATIONAL TSING HUA U TAIWAN TAIWAN
26 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG U CHINA
27 CHULALONGKORN U THAILAND
28 U OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA CHINA
29 NATIONAL CENTRAL U TAIWAN
30 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL U SINGAPORE
31 KASETSART U THAILAND
32 FUDAN U CHINA
33 UNITED NATIONS U JAPAN
34 HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC U HONG KONG
35 RITSUMEIKAN U JAPAN
36 CITY U OF HONG KONG HONG KONG
37 KOBE UNIV JAPAN
38 NATIONAL CHENGCHI U TAIWAN
39 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY INDIA
40 TAMKANG U TAIWAN
41 POHANG UNI OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY KOREA
42 NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG U TAIWAN
43 HIROSHIMA UNIV JAPAN
44 HONG KONG BAPTIST U HONG KONG
45 I-SHOU U TAIWAN
46 YONSEI U KOREA
47 WASEDA U JAP.
48 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE BANGALORE INDIA
49 KOREA U KOREA
50 SHANDONG U CHINA
Source: Webometrics 2008
* Related Post: Top Universities in South East Asia 2009
