Best Surgeons Medical Schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 40.4M citations received by 3.02M academic papers made by 1,970 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. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Surgery

#1 in Israel

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#1 in China

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

3. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#1 in South Korea

#61 in the World

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

4. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Surgery

#2 in China

#63 in the World

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

5. University of Tokyo

For Surgery

#1 in Japan

#68 in the World

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

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Surgery

#3 in China

#75 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Surgery

#4 in China

#81 in the World

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

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Surgery

#1 in India

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. Kyoto University

For Surgery

#2 in Japan

#86 in the World

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

10. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Surgery

#2 in South Korea

#88 in the World

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

11. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#5 in China

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Surgery

#6 in China

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. Osaka University

For Surgery

#3 in Japan

#91 in the World

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

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#7 in China

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Surgery

#8 in China

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

16. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#3 in South Korea

#105 in the World

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

17. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Surgery

#4 in Japan

#107 in the World

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

18. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Surgery

#9 in China

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

19. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#4 in South Korea

#117 in the World

Founded: 1398

20. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Surgery

#2 in India

#133 in the World

Founded: 1962

21. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Surgery

#10 in China

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

22. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Surgery

#1 in Taiwan

#137 in the World

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

23. Nagoya University

For Surgery

#5 in Japan

#141 in the World

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

24. Tohoku University

For Surgery

#6 in Japan

#142 in the World

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

25. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#5 in South Korea

#151 in the World

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

26. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Surgery

#2 in Taiwan

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

27. Keio University

For Surgery

#7 in Japan

#156 in the World

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

28. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Surgery

#8 in Japan

#158 in the World

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

29. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Surgery

#1 in Iran

#159 in the World

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

30. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Surgery

#11 in China

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

31. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Surgery

#12 in China

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

32. Wuhan University

For Surgery

#13 in China

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

33. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#1 in Turkey

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

34. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Surgery

#14 in China

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

35. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Surgery

#1 in Singapore

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

36. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#2 in Turkey

#185 in the World

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

37. Chiba University

For Surgery

#9 in Japan

#197 in the World

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

38. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Surgery

#10 in Japan

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

39. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Surgery

#11 in Japan

#215 in the World

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

40. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Surgery

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

41. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Surgery

#15 in China

#221 in the World

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

42. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Surgery

#12 in Japan

#225 in the World

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

43. Kobe University

For Surgery

#13 in Japan

#227 in the World

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

44. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Surgery

#14 in Japan

#233 in the World

Founded: 1972

45. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Surgery

#16 in China

#237 in the World

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

46. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Surgery

#15 in Japan

#247 in the World

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

47. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Surgery

#16 in Japan

#250 in the World

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

48. Juntendo University

For Surgery

#17 in Japan

#259 in the World

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

49. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Surgery

#18 in Japan

#263 in the World

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

50. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Surgery

#17 in China

#265 in the World

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

51. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Surgery

#19 in Japan

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

52. Soochow University

For Surgery

#18 in China

#268 in the World

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

53. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Surgery

#3 in Taiwan

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

54. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Surgery

#19 in China

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

55. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#2 in Israel

#279 in the World

Founded: 1924

56. Osaka City University

For Surgery

#20 in Japan

#281 in the World

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

57. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Surgery

#2 in Iran

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

58. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Surgery

#21 in Japan

#285 in the World

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

59. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Surgery

#22 in Japan

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

60. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#3 in Turkey

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

61. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Surgery

#23 in Japan

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

62. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#6 in South Korea

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

63. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Surgery

#3 in Israel

#297 in the World

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

64. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Surgery

#24 in Japan

#304 in the World

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

65. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Surgery

#25 in Japan

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

66. Nihon University

For Surgery

#26 in Japan

#311 in the World

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

67. Nippon Medical School

For Surgery

#27 in Japan

#312 in the World

Founded: 1904

68. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Surgery

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#313 in the World

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

69. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Surgery

#28 in Japan

#317 in the World

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

70. Kurume University

For Surgery

#29 in Japan

#324 in the World

Founded: 1928

71. Kitasato University

For Surgery

#30 in Japan

#325 in the World

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

72. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Surgery

#4 in Israel

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

73. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Surgery

#20 in China

#327 in the World

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

74. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Surgery

#21 in China

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

75. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Surgery

#3 in India

#332 in the World

Founded: 1983

76. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Surgery

#4 in Taiwan

#333 in the World

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

77. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Surgery

#31 in Japan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

78. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Surgery

#5 in Taiwan

#338 in the World

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

79. Ege University

For Surgery

#4 in Turkey

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

80. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#5 in Turkey

#341 in the World

Founded: 1994

81. Shandong University

For Surgery

#22 in China

#342 in the World

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

82. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Surgery

#23 in China

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

83. Fujian Medical University

For Surgery

#24 in China

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

84. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Surgery

#25 in China

#346 in the World

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

85. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Surgery

#26 in China

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

86. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Surgery

#32 in Japan

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

87. Mie University

For Surgery

#33 in Japan

#355 in the World

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

88. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Surgery

#34 in Japan

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

89. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Surgery

#3 in Iran

#364 in the World

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

90. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Surgery

#35 in Japan

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

91. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Surgery

#36 in Japan

#369 in the World

Founded: 1972

92. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Surgery

#37 in Japan

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

93. Toho University

For Surgery

#38 in Japan

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

94. Nagoya City University

For Surgery

#39 in Japan

#383 in the World

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

95. Harbin Medical University

For Surgery

#27 in China

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

96. Tokai University

For Surgery

#40 in Japan

#390 in the World

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

97. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#6 in Turkey

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

98. Teikyo University

For Surgery

#41 in Japan

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

99. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Surgery

#399 in the World

Founded: 1917

100. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#7 in South Korea

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

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

Neurosurgery372

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