Best Universities for Plastic Surgery in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Plastic Surgery. A graph of 113K citations received by 13.3K academic papers made by 132 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. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in China

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

2. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in South Korea

#30 in the World

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in South Korea

#34 in the World

Founded: 1398

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in China

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in South Korea

#46 in the World

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

6. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Taiwan

#50 in the World

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

7. University of Tokyo

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Japan

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Israel

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Iran

#89 in the World

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

10. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in South Korea

#90 in the World

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

11. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Turkey

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

12. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Turkey

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

13. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#110 in the World

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

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in China

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in South Korea

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

16. Osaka University

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Japan

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

17. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in China

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

18. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in South Korea

#142 in the World

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

19. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Turkey

#143 in the World

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

20. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Turkey

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

21. Nippon Medical School

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Japan

#151 in the World

Founded: 1904

22. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Iran

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

23. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in India

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

24. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in Turkey

#156 in the World

Founded: 1994

25. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in China

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

26. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Israel

#168 in the World

Founded: 1924

27. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#7 in South Korea

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

28. Kyorin University

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Japan

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

29. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in China

#195 in the World

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

30. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#8 in South Korea

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

31. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Plastic Surgery

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

32. Ege University

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in Turkey

#202 in the World

Founded: 1955

33. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

34. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Plastic Surgery

#7 in Turkey

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

35. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in Japan

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

36. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Taiwan

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

37. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in Japan

#217 in the World

Founded: 2003

38. Harbin Medical University

For Plastic Surgery

#7 in China

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

39. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Plastic Surgery

#8 in China

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

40. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in India

#228 in the World

Founded: 1962

41. Inha University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Incheon

For Plastic Surgery

#9 in South Korea

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 20,613
Founded: 1954

42. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Taiwan

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,217
Founded: 1958

43. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Israel

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

44. Showa University

For Plastic Surgery

#7 in Japan

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

45. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Plastic Surgery

#9 in China

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

46. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Plastic Surgery

#8 in Turkey

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 1,153
Founded: 1975

47. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Iran

#245 in the World

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

48. Hallym University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Plastic Surgery

#10 in South Korea

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 8,747
Founded: 1982

49. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Plastic Surgery

#10 in China

#249 in the World

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

50. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Plastic Surgery

#9 in Turkey

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

51. Uludag University

For Plastic Surgery

#10 in Turkey

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

52. Ewha Womans University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#11 in South Korea

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

53. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Plastic Surgery

#11 in China

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

54. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Plastic Surgery

#8 in Japan

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

55. Soonchunhyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Asan

For Plastic Surgery

#12 in South Korea

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,619
Founded: 1978

56. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Plastic Surgery

#12 in China

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

57. Keio University

For Plastic Surgery

#9 in Japan

#271 in the World

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

58. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Plastic Surgery

#11 in Turkey

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

59. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Taiwan

#279 in the World

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

60. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Plastic Surgery

#12 in Turkey

#281 in the World

Founded: 2010

61. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in Taiwan

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

62. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Plastic Surgery

#13 in Turkey

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

63. Dokuz Eylul University

For Plastic Surgery

#14 in Turkey

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

64. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Plastic Surgery

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

65. Yeungnam University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Plastic Surgery

#13 in South Korea

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1947

66. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Plastic Surgery

#10 in Japan

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

67. King George's Medical University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in India

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

68. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Israel

#297 in the World

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

69. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Plastic Surgery

#11 in Japan

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

70. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Plastic Surgery

#13 in China

#302 in the World

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

71. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Plastic Surgery

#15 in Turkey

#303 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Plastic Surgery

#14 in China

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

73. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Plastic Surgery

#15 in China

#316 in the World

Founded: 1963

74. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Plastic Surgery

#12 in Japan

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

75. Adnan Menderes University

For Plastic Surgery

#16 in Turkey

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

76. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Plastic Surgery

#13 in Japan

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

77. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Plastic Surgery

#17 in Turkey

#335 in the World

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

78. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Plastic Surgery

#18 in Turkey

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

79. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Plastic Surgery

#14 in Japan

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

80. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Iran

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

81. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Plastic Surgery

#16 in China

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

82. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Plastic Surgery

#19 in Turkey

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

83. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Plastic Surgery

#20 in Turkey

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

84. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Plastic Surgery

#21 in Turkey

#359 in the World

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

85. Pusan National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Plastic Surgery

#14 in South Korea

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

86. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Singapore

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

87. Chung-Ang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#15 in South Korea

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 28,221
Founded: 1918

88. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Plastic Surgery

#22 in Turkey

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

89. Saveetha University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in India

#369 in the World

Founded: 2005

90. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Plastic Surgery

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

91. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in Iran

#374 in the World

Founded: 1946

92. Catholic University of Daegu

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Plastic Surgery

#16 in South Korea

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1914

93. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

India | Puducherry

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in India

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

94. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Plastic Surgery

#17 in China

#392 in the World

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

95. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Plastic Surgery

#15 in Japan

#396 in the World

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

96. University of Tehran

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in Iran

#398 in the World

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

97. Wuhan University

For Plastic Surgery

#18 in China

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

98. Keimyung University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Plastic Surgery

#17 in South Korea

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 22,700
Founded: 1954

99. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Plastic Surgery

#16 in Japan

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

100. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Plastic Surgery

#23 in Turkey

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1972

Anesthesiology1220

Bioethics/Medical Ethics211

Biomedical Engineering814

Clinical Psychology1366

Critical Care Nursing819

Epidemiology480

Family medicine1041

Forensic Science352

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1031

Health Science1564

Healthcare Management (MHA)1089

Medical Physics338

Neurosurgery401

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)812

Occupational Therapy398

Oncology and Cancer research1618

Ophthalmology711

Orthodontics885

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine855

Pharmacology1741

Physical Therapy1724

Public Health2238

Radiation Therapy768

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1985

Respiratory Therapy327

Sonography and Ultrasound439

Sports / Exercise science363

Sports Medicine1131