17 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Israel

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Israel ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 1.95M citations received by 69.5K academic papers made by 17 universities in Israel 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

#3 in Asia

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Surgery

#61 in Asia

#291 in the World

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

3. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#63 in Asia

#294 in the World

Founded: 1924

4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Surgery

#83 in Asia

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

5. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Surgery

#216 in Asia

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Surgery

#281 in Asia

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

7. University of Haifa

For Surgery

#339 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

8. Ariel University

For Surgery

#660 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1982

9. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Surgery

#1067 in Asia

#2819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,776
Founded: 1969

10. Holon Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#1247 in Asia

#3200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

11. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Surgery

#1282 in Asia

#3279 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

12. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Surgery

#1458 in Asia

#3643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 14,500
Founded: 1996

13. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Surgery

#1570 in Asia

#3875 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Surgery

#1581 in Asia

#3895 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

15. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Surgery

#1619 in Asia

#3983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1949

16. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Surgery

#1824 in Asia

#4380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1996

17. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Surgery

#1934 in Asia

#4604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

The best cities to study Surgery in Israel based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Beersheba.

Medicine subfields in Israel

Anatomy and Physiology12

Anesthesiology9

Bioethics/Medical Ethics6

Biomedical Engineering8

Clinical Psychology18

Critical Care Nursing8

Family medicine11

Forensic Science3

Gastroenterology and Hepatology8

Health Science15

Healthcare Management (MHA)13

Medical Physics6

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)9

Occupational Therapy7

Oncology and Cancer research10

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine11

Physical Therapy12

Plastic Surgery5

Public Health18

Radiation Therapy8

Radiology and Nuclear medicine15

Respiratory Therapy5

Sonography and Ultrasound5

Sports / Exercise science6

Sports Medicine10