100 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 12.4M citations received by 782K academic papers made by 353 universities in Japan 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. University of Tokyo

For Surgery

#5 in Asia

#68 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Surgery

#9 in Asia

#86 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Surgery

#13 in Asia

#91 in the World

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

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Surgery

#17 in Asia

#107 in the World

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

5. Nagoya University

For Surgery

#23 in Asia

#141 in the World

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

6. Tohoku University

For Surgery

#24 in Asia

#142 in the World

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

7. Keio University

For Surgery

#27 in Asia

#156 in the World

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

8. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Surgery

#28 in Asia

#158 in the World

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

9. Chiba University

For Surgery

#37 in Asia

#197 in the World

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

10. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Surgery

#38 in Asia

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

11. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Surgery

#39 in Asia

#215 in the World

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

12. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Surgery

#42 in Asia

#225 in the World

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

13. Kobe University

For Surgery

#43 in Asia

#227 in the World

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

14. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Surgery

#44 in Asia

#233 in the World

Founded: 1972

15. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Surgery

#46 in Asia

#247 in the World

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

16. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Surgery

#47 in Asia

#250 in the World

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

17. Juntendo University

For Surgery

#48 in Asia

#259 in the World

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

18. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Surgery

#49 in Asia

#263 in the World

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

19. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Surgery

#51 in Asia

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

20. Osaka City University

For Surgery

#56 in Asia

#281 in the World

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

21. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Surgery

#58 in Asia

#285 in the World

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

22. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Surgery

#59 in Asia

#288 in the World

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

23. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Surgery

#61 in Asia

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

24. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Surgery

#64 in Asia

#304 in the World

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

25. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Surgery

#65 in Asia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

26. Nihon University

For Surgery

#66 in Asia

#311 in the World

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

27. Nippon Medical School

For Surgery

#67 in Asia

#312 in the World

Founded: 1904

28. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Surgery

#69 in Asia

#317 in the World

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

29. Kurume University

For Surgery

#70 in Asia

#324 in the World

Founded: 1928

30. Kitasato University

For Surgery

#71 in Asia

#325 in the World

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

31. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Surgery

#77 in Asia

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

32. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Surgery

#86 in Asia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

33. Mie University

For Surgery

#87 in Asia

#355 in the World

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

34. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Surgery

#88 in Asia

#363 in the World

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

35. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Surgery

#90 in Asia

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

36. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Surgery

#91 in Asia

#369 in the World

Founded: 1972

37. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Surgery

#92 in Asia

#374 in the World

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

38. Toho University

For Surgery

#93 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

39. Nagoya City University

For Surgery

#94 in Asia

#383 in the World

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

40. Tokai University

For Surgery

#96 in Asia

#390 in the World

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

41. Teikyo University

For Surgery

#98 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

42. Gifu University

For Surgery

#101 in Asia

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

43. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Surgery

#102 in Asia

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 782
Founded: 1928

44. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Surgery

#103 in Asia

#411 in the World

Founded: 1949

45. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Surgery

#106 in Asia

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

46. Tokyo Medical University

For Surgery

#107 in Asia

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

47. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Surgery

#112 in Asia

#427 in the World

Founded: 1971

48. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Surgery

#113 in Asia

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

49. Showa University

For Surgery

#114 in Asia

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

50. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Surgery

#120 in Asia

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 1,195
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1927

51. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Surgery

#121 in Asia

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

52. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Surgery

#123 in Asia

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

53. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Surgery

#125 in Asia

#454 in the World

Founded: 1928

54. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Surgery

#126 in Asia

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,107
Founded: 1974

55. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Surgery

#127 in Asia

#458 in the World

Founded: 1978

56. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Surgery

#132 in Asia

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

57. Akita University

For Surgery

#136 in Asia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

58. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Surgery

#138 in Asia

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 1952

59. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Surgery

#140 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

60. Kyorin University

For Surgery

#141 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,820
Founded: 1966

61. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Surgery

#146 in Asia

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

62. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Surgery

#148 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

63. Shimane University

For Surgery

#153 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

64. Oita University

For Surgery

#156 in Asia

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

65. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Surgery

#157 in Asia

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

66. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Surgery

#159 in Asia

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

67. University of Fukui

For Surgery

#165 in Asia

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

68. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Surgery

#172 in Asia

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 1,239
Founded: 1971

69. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Surgery

#175 in Asia

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

70. University of Yamanashi

For Surgery

#179 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

71. Dokkyo University

For Surgery

#189 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 8,675
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1964

72. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Surgery

#191 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

73. Tokyo Dental College

For Surgery

#204 in Asia

#679 in the World

Founded: 1890

74. Kanazawa Medical University

For Surgery

#210 in Asia

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 913
Founded: 1972

75. University of Toyama

For Surgery

#212 in Asia

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

76. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Surgery

#213 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

77. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Surgery

#224 in Asia

#716 in the World

Founded: 2003

78. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Surgery

#225 in Asia

#717 in the World

Founded: 1972

79. Tokyo University of Science

For Surgery

#232 in Asia

#731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

80. Saga University

For Surgery

#235 in Asia

#741 in the World

Founded: 1949

81. Waseda University

For Surgery

#243 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

82. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Surgery

#269 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,132
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1973

83. Kochi University

For Surgery

#278 in Asia

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

84. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#281 in Asia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

85. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Surgery

#287 in Asia

#881 in the World

Enrollment: 6,130
Founded: 1995

86. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Surgery

#334 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

87. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Surgery

#347 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

88. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Surgery

#354 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

89. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Surgery

#361 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

90. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Surgery

#363 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

91. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Surgery

#372 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

92. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Surgery

#373 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

93. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Surgery

#384 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

94. Nippon Dental University

For Surgery

#394 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

95. Osaka Prefecture University

For Surgery

#412 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

96. Hoshi University

For Surgery

#422 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

97. Ritsumeikan University

For Surgery

#424 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

98. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Surgery

#432 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Enrollment: 3,302
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1974

99. Asahi University

For Surgery

#438 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Enrollment: 2,486
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1972

100. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Surgery

#451 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Founded: 1904

The best cities to study Surgery in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Fukuoka.

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anatomy and Physiology343

Anesthesiology202

Bioethics/Medical Ethics25

Biomedical Engineering136

Clinical Psychology165

Critical Care Nursing87

Family medicine118

Forensic Science27

Gastroenterology and Hepatology152

Health Science127

Healthcare Management (MHA)95

Medical Physics81

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)98

Occupational Therapy81

Oncology and Cancer research215

Ophthalmology120

Orthodontics128

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine96

Pharmacology205

Physical Therapy298

Plastic Surgery69

Public Health278

Radiation Therapy119

Radiology and Nuclear medicine321

Respiratory Therapy88

Sonography and Ultrasound89

Sports / Exercise science50

Sports Medicine226