Best Surgeons Medical Schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 55.1M citations received by 3.58M academic papers made by 2,061 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. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Surgery

#1 in China

#42 in the World

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

2. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#2 in China

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

3. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Surgery

#1 in Israel

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

4. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#1 in South Korea

#62 in the World

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

5. University of Tokyo

For Surgery

#1 in Japan

#67 in the World

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

6. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#3 in China

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#4 in China

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Surgery

#5 in China

#73 in the World

Founded: 1963

9. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Surgery

#6 in China

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Surgery

#1 in India

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Surgery

#7 in China

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

12. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Surgery

#8 in China

#87 in the World

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

13. Kyoto University

For Surgery

#2 in Japan

#89 in the World

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

14. University of Ulsan

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South Korea | Ulsan

For Surgery

#2 in South Korea

#90 in the World

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

15. Osaka University

For Surgery

#3 in Japan

#98 in the World

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

16. Seoul National University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#3 in South Korea

#99 in the World

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

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Surgery

#9 in China

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

18. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Surgery

#4 in Japan

#108 in the World

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

19. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#4 in South Korea

#113 in the World

Founded: 1398

20. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Surgery

#2 in India

#124 in the World

Founded: 1962

21. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Surgery

#10 in China

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

22. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Surgery

#1 in Taiwan

#134 in the World

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

23. Nagoya University

For Surgery

#5 in Japan

#140 in the World

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

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Surgery

#11 in China

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. Tohoku University

For Surgery

#6 in Japan

#142 in the World

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

26. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Surgery

#1 in Iran

#144 in the World

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

27. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Surgery

#12 in China

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

28. Catholic University of Korea

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South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#5 in South Korea

#149 in the World

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

29. Wuhan University

For Surgery

#13 in China

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

30. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Surgery

#2 in Taiwan

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

31. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Surgery

#14 in China

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

32. Keio University

For Surgery

#7 in Japan

#160 in the World

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

33. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Surgery

#15 in China

#162 in the World

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

34. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Surgery

#8 in Japan

#165 in the World

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

35. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#1 in Turkey

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

36. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#2 in Turkey

#174 in the World

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

37. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Surgery

#1 in Singapore

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

38. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Surgery

#9 in Japan

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

39. Chiba University

For Surgery

#10 in Japan

#199 in the World

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

40. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Surgery

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

41. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Surgery

#16 in China

#216 in the World

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

42. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Surgery

#11 in Japan

#218 in the World

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

43. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Surgery

#17 in China

#221 in the World

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

44. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Surgery

#18 in China

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

45. Kobe University

For Surgery

#12 in Japan

#229 in the World

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

46. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Surgery

#13 in Japan

#232 in the World

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

47. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Surgery

#14 in Japan

#234 in the World

Founded: 1972

48. Soochow University

For Surgery

#19 in China

#238 in the World

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

49. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Surgery

#3 in Taiwan

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

50. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Surgery

#15 in Japan

#249 in the World

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

51. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Surgery

#16 in Japan

#253 in the World

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

52. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Surgery

#2 in Iran

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

53. Juntendo University

For Surgery

#17 in Japan

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

54. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Surgery

#18 in Japan

#264 in the World

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

55. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Surgery

#19 in Japan

#271 in the World

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

56. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#3 in Turkey

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

57. Korea University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#6 in South Korea

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

58. Osaka City University

For Surgery

#20 in Japan

#283 in the World

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

59. Fujian Medical University

For Surgery

#20 in China

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

60. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Surgery

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#289 in the World

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

61. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Surgery

#2 in Israel

#291 in the World

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

62. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Surgery

#21 in Japan

#293 in the World

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

63. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#3 in Israel

#294 in the World

Founded: 1924

64. Shandong University

For Surgery

#21 in China

#295 in the World

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

65. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Surgery

#22 in Japan

#299 in the World

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

66. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Surgery

#23 in Japan

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

67. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Surgery

#24 in Japan

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

68. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Surgery

#22 in China

#306 in the World

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

69. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Surgery

#25 in Japan

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

70. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Surgery

#23 in China

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

71. Nippon Medical School

For Surgery

#26 in Japan

#317 in the World

Founded: 1904

72. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#4 in Turkey

#320 in the World

Founded: 1994

73. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Surgery

#3 in India

#321 in the World

Founded: 1983

74. Nihon University

For Surgery

#27 in Japan

#322 in the World

Founded: 1889

75. Ege University

For Surgery

#5 in Turkey

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

76. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Surgery

#24 in China

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

77. Harbin Medical University

For Surgery

#25 in China

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

78. Kitasato University

For Surgery

#28 in Japan

#332 in the World

Founded: 1962

79. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Surgery

#29 in Japan

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

80. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Surgery

#3 in Iran

#335 in the World

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

81. Kurume University

For Surgery

#30 in Japan

#340 in the World

Founded: 1928

82. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Surgery

#4 in Taiwan

#341 in the World

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

83. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Surgery

#4 in Israel

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

84. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Surgery

#31 in Japan

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

85. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Surgery

#5 in Taiwan

#346 in the World

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

86. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Surgery

#26 in China

#347 in the World

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

87. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Surgery

#32 in Japan

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

88. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Surgery

#27 in China

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

89. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Surgery

#28 in China

#354 in the World

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

90. Anhui Medical University

For Surgery

#29 in China

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

91. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Surgery

#33 in Japan

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

92. Mie University

For Surgery

#34 in Japan

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

93. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Surgery

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

94. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#6 in Turkey

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

95. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Surgery

#30 in China

#367 in the World

Founded: 1913

96. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Surgery

#35 in Japan

#368 in the World

Founded: 1972

97. Toho University

For Surgery

#36 in Japan

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

98. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Surgery

#37 in Japan

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

99. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Surgery

#4 in Iran

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

100. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Surgery

#5 in Iran

#382 in the World

Founded: 1946

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

Plastic Surgery386

Public Health2221

Radiation Therapy747

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1961

Respiratory Therapy317

Sonography and Ultrasound416

Sports / Exercise science340

Sports Medicine1074