Best Universities for Plastic Surgery 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 Plastic Surgery. A graph of 103K citations received by 12.3K academic papers made by 135 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

#36 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. University of Tokyo

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Japan

#48 in the World

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

6. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in South Korea

#49 in the World

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

7. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Taiwan

#50 in the World

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

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Israel

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in South Korea

#88 in the World

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

10. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Iran

#91 in the World

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

11. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Turkey

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

12. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Turkey

#107 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

#114 in the World

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

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in China

#120 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

#133 in the World

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

16. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Turkey

#138 in the World

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

17. Osaka University

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Japan

#139 in the World

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

18. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in South Korea

#140 in the World

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

19. Nippon Medical School

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Japan

#147 in the World

Founded: 1904

20. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Turkey

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

21. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in Turkey

#150 in the World

Founded: 1994

22. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Iran

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

23. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in China

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

24. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in India

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

25. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Israel

#166 in the World

Founded: 1924

26. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#7 in South Korea

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

27. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in China

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

28. Kyorin University

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Japan

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

29. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#8 in South Korea

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

30. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Plastic Surgery

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

31. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in Japan

#200 in the World

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

32. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in Turkey

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

33. Ege University

For Plastic Surgery

#7 in Turkey

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

34. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in Japan

#207 in the World

Founded: 2003

35. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Taiwan

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

36. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in China

#210 in the World

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

37. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

38. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Israel

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

39. Showa University

For Plastic Surgery

#7 in Japan

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

40. Inha University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Incheon

For Plastic Surgery

#9 in South Korea

#227 in the World

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

41. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Taiwan

#231 in the World

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

42. Harbin Medical University

For Plastic Surgery

#7 in China

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

43. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Plastic Surgery

#8 in Turkey

#239 in the World

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

44. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Plastic Surgery

#2 in India

#241 in the World

Founded: 1962

45. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Plastic Surgery

#8 in China

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

46. Uludag University

For Plastic Surgery

#9 in Turkey

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

47. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Plastic Surgery

#9 in China

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

48. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in Iran

#252 in the World

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

49. Hallym University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Plastic Surgery

#10 in South Korea

#253 in the World

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

50. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Plastic Surgery

#10 in Turkey

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

51. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Plastic Surgery

#8 in Japan

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

52. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Plastic Surgery

#10 in China

#261 in the World

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

53. Keio University

For Plastic Surgery

#9 in Japan

#262 in the World

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

54. Soonchunhyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Asan

For Plastic Surgery

#11 in South Korea

#268 in the World

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

55. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Plastic Surgery

#11 in China

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

56. Ewha Womans University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#12 in South Korea

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

57. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Plastic Surgery

#11 in Turkey

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

58. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Taiwan

#278 in the World

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

59. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Plastic Surgery

#12 in Turkey

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

60. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Plastic Surgery

#13 in Turkey

#284 in the World

Founded: 2010

61. Yeungnam University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Plastic Surgery

#13 in South Korea

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1947

62. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Plastic Surgery

#10 in Japan

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

63. Dokuz Eylul University

For Plastic Surgery

#14 in Turkey

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

64. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in Taiwan

#289 in the World

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

65. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Plastic Surgery

#12 in China

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

66. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Plastic Surgery

#291 in the World

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

67. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Plastic Surgery

#11 in Japan

#297 in the World

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

68. 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

69. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Plastic Surgery

#15 in Turkey

#303 in the World

Founded: 1992

70. King George's Medical University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Plastic Surgery

#3 in India

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

71. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Plastic Surgery

#12 in Japan

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

72. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Israel

#310 in the World

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

73. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Plastic Surgery

#14 in China

#312 in the World

Founded: 1963

74. Adnan Menderes University

For Plastic Surgery

#16 in Turkey

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

75. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Plastic Surgery

#13 in Japan

#318 in the World

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

76. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Plastic Surgery

#15 in China

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

77. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Plastic Surgery

#17 in Turkey

#329 in the World

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

78. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Plastic Surgery

#14 in Japan

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

79. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Plastic Surgery

#18 in Turkey

#346 in the World

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

80. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Plastic Surgery

#16 in China

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

81. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Plastic Surgery

#19 in Turkey

#350 in the World

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

82. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Plastic Surgery

#20 in Turkey

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

83. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Plastic Surgery

#21 in Turkey

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

84. Pusan National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Plastic Surgery

#14 in South Korea

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

85. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Plastic Surgery

#15 in Japan

#365 in the World

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

86. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Plastic Surgery

#22 in Turkey

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

87. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Plastic Surgery

#1 in Singapore

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

88. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Plastic Surgery

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

89. Catholic University of Daegu

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Plastic Surgery

#15 in South Korea

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1914

90. Chung-Ang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Plastic Surgery

#16 in South Korea

#379 in the World

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

91. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in Iran

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

92. University of Tehran

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in Iran

#389 in the World

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

93. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

India | Puducherry

For Plastic Surgery

#4 in India

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

94. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Plastic Surgery

#6 in Iran

#392 in the World

Founded: 1946

95. Juntendo University

For Plastic Surgery

#16 in Japan

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

96. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Plastic Surgery

#17 in Japan

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

97. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Plastic Surgery

#17 in China

#397 in the World

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

98. Wuhan University

For Plastic Surgery

#18 in China

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

99. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Plastic Surgery

#23 in Turkey

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

100. Saveetha University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Plastic Surgery

#5 in India

#406 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Neurosurgery375

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)793

Occupational Therapy373

Oncology and Cancer research1575

Ophthalmology686

Orthodontics860

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine816

Pharmacology1712

Physical Therapy1685

Public Health2221

Radiation Therapy747

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1961

Respiratory Therapy317

Sonography and Ultrasound416

Sports / Exercise science340

Sports Medicine1074