Best Universities for Neurosurgery 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 Neurosurgery. A graph of 174K citations received by 16.3K academic papers made by 170 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

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Neurosurgery

#1 in India

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#1 in South Korea

#30 in the World

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

4. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Israel

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

5. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Turkey

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

6. Tohoku University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Japan

#54 in the World

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

7. Nagoya University

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Japan

#62 in the World

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

8. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Neurosurgery

#2 in China

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

9. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Neurosurgery

#2 in India

#66 in the World

Founded: 1983

10. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Neurosurgery

#3 in India

#69 in the World

Founded: 1962

11. Ege University

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Turkey

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

12. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Turkey

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

13. University of Tokyo

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Japan

#79 in the World

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

14. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Neurosurgery

#3 in China

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

15. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Japan

#86 in the World

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

16. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Neurosurgery

#4 in China

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

17. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#2 in South Korea

#97 in the World

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

18. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Iran

#101 in the World

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

19. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Neurosurgery

#4 in India

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

20. Osaka University

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Japan

#113 in the World

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

21. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#3 in South Korea

#115 in the World

Founded: 1398

22. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#4 in South Korea

#118 in the World

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

23. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Japan

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

24. Adnan Menderes University

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Turkey

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

25. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Turkey

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

26. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

For Neurosurgery

#5 in India

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

27. Kyoto University

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Japan

#137 in the World

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

28. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Turkey

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

29. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Japan

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

30. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Japan

#143 in the World

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

31. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Neurosurgery

#5 in China

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

32. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neurosurgery

#6 in China

#155 in the World

Founded: 1963

33. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Turkey

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

34. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Neurosurgery

#7 in China

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

35. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Neurosurgery

#10 in Japan

#162 in the World

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

36. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Neurosurgery

#8 in China

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

37. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Neurosurgery

#9 in China

#165 in the World

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

38. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Neurosurgery

#11 in Japan

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

39. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Neurosurgery

#10 in China

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

40. Keio University

For Neurosurgery

#12 in Japan

#182 in the World

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

41. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Neurosurgery

#11 in China

#188 in the World

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

42. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Neurosurgery

#5 in South Korea

#190 in the World

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

43. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Taiwan

#193 in the World

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

44. Soochow University

For Neurosurgery

#12 in China

#194 in the World

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

45. Kobe University

For Neurosurgery

#13 in Japan

#196 in the World

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

46. Juntendo University

For Neurosurgery

#14 in Japan

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

47. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Taiwan

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

48. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Neurosurgery

#13 in China

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

49. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Neurosurgery

#15 in Japan

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

50. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Neurosurgery

#16 in Japan

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

51. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neurosurgery

#14 in China

#224 in the World

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

52. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Neurosurgery

#17 in Japan

#226 in the World

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

53. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Neurosurgery

#18 in Japan

#228 in the World

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

54. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Turkey

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

55. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Neurosurgery

#19 in Japan

#245 in the World

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

56. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Neurosurgery

#20 in Japan

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,107
Founded: 1974

57. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Neurosurgery

#21 in Japan

#252 in the World

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

58. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Neurosurgery

#22 in Japan

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

59. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Neurosurgery

#15 in China

#257 in the World

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

60. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Neurosurgery

#16 in China

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

61. Chiba University

For Neurosurgery

#23 in Japan

#262 in the World

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

62. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Neurosurgery

#24 in Japan

#263 in the World

Founded: 1972

63. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Turkey

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

64. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Neurosurgery

#6 in India

#270 in the World

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

65. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Neurosurgery

#25 in Japan

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

66. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Neurosurgery

#26 in Japan

#277 in the World

Founded: 1949

67. Uludag University

For Neurosurgery

#10 in Turkey

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

68. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Neurosurgery

#27 in Japan

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

69. Nippon Medical School

For Neurosurgery

#28 in Japan

#288 in the World

Founded: 1904

70. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Neurosurgery

#29 in Japan

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

71. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Neurosurgery

#17 in China

#292 in the World

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

72. Gifu University

For Neurosurgery

#30 in Japan

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

73. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Neurosurgery

#18 in China

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

74. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Iran

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

75. Nihon University

For Neurosurgery

#31 in Japan

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

76. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Telangana

For Neurosurgery

#7 in India

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

77. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#301 in the World

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

78. King George's Medical University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Neurosurgery

#8 in India

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

79. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Iran

#303 in the World

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

80. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neurosurgery

#11 in Turkey

#307 in the World

Founded: 1994

81. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Neurosurgery

#32 in Japan

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

82. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Neurosurgery

#19 in China

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 10,100
Founded: 1951

83. Kurume University

For Neurosurgery

#33 in Japan

#312 in the World

Founded: 1928

84. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neurosurgery

#12 in Turkey

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

85. Kitasato University

For Neurosurgery

#34 in Japan

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

86. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Neurosurgery

#13 in Turkey

#321 in the World

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

87. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Neurosurgery

#20 in China

#322 in the World

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

88. Tokai University

For Neurosurgery

#35 in Japan

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

89. Cukurova University

For Neurosurgery

#14 in Turkey

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

90. Mie University

For Neurosurgery

#36 in Japan

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

91. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

India | Chhattisgarh

For Neurosurgery

#9 in India

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

92. Toho University

For Neurosurgery

#37 in Japan

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

93. Nagoya City University

For Neurosurgery

#38 in Japan

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

94. Osaka City University

For Neurosurgery

#39 in Japan

#346 in the World

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

95. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Neurosurgery

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

96. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Neurosurgery

#40 in Japan

#348 in the World

Founded: 1928

97. University of Tehran

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Iran

#349 in the World

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

98. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Israel

#355 in the World

Founded: 1924

99. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Neurosurgery

#41 in Japan

#360 in the World

Founded: 1972

100. Teikyo University

For Neurosurgery

#42 in Japan

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1852

Anesthesiology1066

Bioethics/Medical Ethics183

Biomedical Engineering697

Clinical Psychology1168

Critical Care Nursing630

Epidemiology392

Family medicine890

Forensic Science320

Gastroenterology and Hepatology917

Health Science1334

Healthcare Management (MHA)890

Medical Physics305

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)711

Occupational Therapy318

Oncology and Cancer research1461

Ophthalmology613

Orthodontics741

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine694

Pharmacology1626

Physical Therapy1540

Plastic Surgery369

Public Health2128

Radiation Therapy683

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1868

Respiratory Therapy316

Sonography and Ultrasound380

Sports / Exercise science273

Sports Medicine901