Best Universities for Neurosurgery 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 Neurosurgery. A graph of 264K citations received by 20.9K academic papers made by 243 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. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Neurosurgery

#1 in China

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Neurosurgery

#1 in India

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#1 in South Korea

#40 in the World

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

4. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Neurosurgery

#2 in China

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

5. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Turkey

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

6. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Neurosurgery

#3 in China

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

7. Tohoku University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Japan

#56 in the World

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

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Israel

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Neurosurgery

#2 in India

#65 in the World

Founded: 1983

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Neurosurgery

#4 in China

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Nagoya University

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Japan

#67 in the World

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

12. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Turkey

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

13. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#2 in South Korea

#71 in the World

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

14. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Iran

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

15. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Neurosurgery

#3 in India

#81 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. University of Tokyo

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Japan

#82 in the World

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

17. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Japan

#84 in the World

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

18. Ege University

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Turkey

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

19. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Neurosurgery

#5 in China

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

20. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#3 in South Korea

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

21. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Neurosurgery

#4 in India

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

22. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Japan

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

23. Osaka University

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Japan

#118 in the World

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

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Neurosurgery

#6 in China

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. Juntendo University

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Japan

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

26. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Japan

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

27. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Neurosurgery

#7 in China

#127 in the World

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

28. Sungkyunkwan University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#4 in South Korea

#128 in the World

Founded: 1398

29. Kyoto University

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Japan

#141 in the World

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

30. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Turkey

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

31. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Neurosurgery

#10 in Japan

#147 in the World

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

32. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Neurosurgery

#11 in Japan

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

33. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Neurosurgery

#8 in China

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

34. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Turkey

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

35. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Neurosurgery

#9 in China

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

36. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Turkey

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

37. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Taiwan

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

38. Soochow University

For Neurosurgery

#10 in China

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

39. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neurosurgery

#11 in China

#169 in the World

Founded: 1963

40. Adnan Menderes University

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Turkey

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

41. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

For Neurosurgery

#5 in India

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

42. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Neurosurgery

#12 in China

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

43. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Neurosurgery

#13 in China

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

44. Keio University

For Neurosurgery

#12 in Japan

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

45. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Neurosurgery

#13 in Japan

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

46. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Neurosurgery

#5 in South Korea

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

47. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Neurosurgery

#14 in Japan

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

48. Kobe University

For Neurosurgery

#15 in Japan

#194 in the World

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

49. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Neurosurgery

#16 in Japan

#197 in the World

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

50. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Neurosurgery

#14 in China

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

51. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Taiwan

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

52. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neurosurgery

#15 in China

#209 in the World

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

53. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Neurosurgery

#16 in China

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

54. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Neurosurgery

#17 in Japan

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

55. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Neurosurgery

#18 in Japan

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

56. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Neurosurgery

#17 in China

#218 in the World

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

57. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Neurosurgery

#18 in China

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

58. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Neurosurgery

#19 in China

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

59. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Neurosurgery

#19 in Japan

#229 in the World

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

60. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Turkey

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

61. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Turkey

#232 in the World

Founded: 1994

62. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Neurosurgery

#20 in Japan

#233 in the World

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

63. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Neurosurgery

#21 in Japan

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

64. Chiba University

For Neurosurgery

#22 in Japan

#242 in the World

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

65. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#248 in the World

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

66. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Neurosurgery

#23 in Japan

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

67. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Neurosurgery

#24 in Japan

#253 in the World

Founded: 1972

68. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Neurosurgery

#25 in Japan

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

69. Nihon University

For Neurosurgery

#26 in Japan

#258 in the World

Founded: 1889

70. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Iran

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

71. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Neurosurgery

#27 in Japan

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

72. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Neurosurgery

#10 in Turkey

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

73. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Neurosurgery

#20 in China

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

74. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Neurosurgery

#28 in Japan

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

75. Uludag University

For Neurosurgery

#11 in Turkey

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

76. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Neurosurgery

#29 in Japan

#288 in the World

Founded: 1949

77. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Neurosurgery

#30 in Japan

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

78. Tokai University

For Neurosurgery

#31 in Japan

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

79. Nippon Medical School

For Neurosurgery

#32 in Japan

#300 in the World

Founded: 1904

80. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Neurosurgery

#6 in India

#302 in the World

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

81. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Telangana

For Neurosurgery

#7 in India

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

82. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neurosurgery

#12 in Turkey

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

83. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Neurosurgery

#13 in Turkey

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

84. Saveetha University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Neurosurgery

#8 in India

#313 in the World

Founded: 2005

85. Mie University

For Neurosurgery

#33 in Japan

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

86. Fujian Medical University

For Neurosurgery

#21 in China

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

87. Gifu University

For Neurosurgery

#34 in Japan

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

88. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Neurosurgery

#22 in China

#319 in the World

Founded: 1913

89. King George's Medical University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Neurosurgery

#9 in India

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

90. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Iran

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

91. Anhui Medical University

For Neurosurgery

#23 in China

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

92. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

India | Chhattisgarh

For Neurosurgery

#10 in India

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

93. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Taiwan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953

94. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Neurosurgery

#24 in China

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

95. Kurume University

For Neurosurgery

#35 in Japan

#339 in the World

Founded: 1928

96. Cukurova University

For Neurosurgery

#14 in Turkey

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

97. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Neurosurgery

#15 in Turkey

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

98. Shandong University

For Neurosurgery

#25 in China

#343 in the World

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

99. Kitasato University

For Neurosurgery

#36 in Japan

#346 in the World

Founded: 1962

100. Osaka City University

For Neurosurgery

#37 in Japan

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1946

Anesthesiology1186

Bioethics/Medical Ethics206

Biomedical Engineering781

Clinical Psychology1315

Critical Care Nursing770

Epidemiology457

Family medicine1009

Forensic Science341

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1007

Health Science1516

Healthcare Management (MHA)1048

Medical Physics318

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)793

Occupational Therapy373

Oncology and Cancer research1575

Ophthalmology686

Orthodontics860

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine816

Pharmacology1712

Physical Therapy1685

Plastic Surgery386

Public Health2221

Radiation Therapy747

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1961

Respiratory Therapy317

Sonography and Ultrasound416

Sports / Exercise science340

Sports Medicine1074