100 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 15.8M citations received by 859K academic papers made by 363 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

#67 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Surgery

#13 in Asia

#89 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Surgery

#15 in Asia

#98 in the World

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

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Surgery

#18 in Asia

#108 in the World

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

5. Nagoya University

For Surgery

#23 in Asia

#140 in the World

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

6. Tohoku University

For Surgery

#25 in Asia

#142 in the World

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

7. Keio University

For Surgery

#32 in Asia

#160 in the World

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

8. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Surgery

#34 in Asia

#165 in the World

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

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Surgery

#38 in Asia

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Chiba University

For Surgery

#39 in Asia

#199 in the World

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

11. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Surgery

#42 in Asia

#218 in the World

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

12. Kobe University

For Surgery

#45 in Asia

#229 in the World

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

13. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Surgery

#46 in Asia

#232 in the World

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

14. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Surgery

#47 in Asia

#234 in the World

Founded: 1972

15. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Surgery

#50 in Asia

#249 in the World

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

16. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Surgery

#51 in Asia

#253 in the World

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

17. Juntendo University

For Surgery

#53 in Asia

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Surgery

#54 in Asia

#264 in the World

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

19. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Surgery

#55 in Asia

#271 in the World

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

20. Osaka City University

For Surgery

#58 in Asia

#283 in the World

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

21. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Surgery

#62 in Asia

#293 in the World

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

22. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Surgery

#65 in Asia

#299 in the World

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

23. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Surgery

#66 in Asia

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

24. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Surgery

#67 in Asia

#304 in the World

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

25. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Surgery

#69 in Asia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

26. Nippon Medical School

For Surgery

#71 in Asia

#317 in the World

Founded: 1904

27. Nihon University

For Surgery

#74 in Asia

#322 in the World

Founded: 1889

28. Kitasato University

For Surgery

#78 in Asia

#332 in the World

Founded: 1962

29. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Surgery

#79 in Asia

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

30. Kurume University

For Surgery

#81 in Asia

#340 in the World

Founded: 1928

31. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Surgery

#84 in Asia

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

32. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Surgery

#87 in Asia

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

33. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Surgery

#91 in Asia

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

34. Mie University

For Surgery

#92 in Asia

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

35. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Surgery

#96 in Asia

#368 in the World

Founded: 1972

36. Toho University

For Surgery

#97 in Asia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

37. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Surgery

#98 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

38. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Surgery

#101 in Asia

#383 in the World

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

39. Nagoya City University

For Surgery

#103 in Asia

#393 in the World

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

40. Tokai University

For Surgery

#104 in Asia

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

41. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Surgery

#106 in Asia

#410 in the World

Founded: 1928

42. Teikyo University

For Surgery

#107 in Asia

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

43. Gifu University

For Surgery

#108 in Asia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

44. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Surgery

#111 in Asia

#419 in the World

Founded: 1949

45. Tokyo Medical University

For Surgery

#112 in Asia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

46. Showa University

For Surgery

#114 in Asia

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

47. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Surgery

#116 in Asia

#429 in the World

Founded: 1971

48. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Surgery

#118 in Asia

#432 in the World

Founded: 1934

49. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Surgery

#123 in Asia

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

50. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Surgery

#128 in Asia

#460 in the World

Founded: 1928

51. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Surgery

#129 in Asia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

52. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Surgery

#130 in Asia

#462 in the World

Founded: 1927

53. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Surgery

#133 in Asia

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

54. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Surgery

#136 in Asia

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

55. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Surgery

#140 in Asia

#482 in the World

Founded: 1978

56. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Surgery

#142 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

57. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Surgery

#147 in Asia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

58. Akita University

For Surgery

#148 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

59. Kyorin University

For Surgery

#150 in Asia

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

60. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Surgery

#154 in Asia

#514 in the World

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

61. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Surgery

#155 in Asia

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

62. Shimane University

For Surgery

#161 in Asia

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

63. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Surgery

#164 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

64. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Surgery

#165 in Asia

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

65. Oita University

For Surgery

#169 in Asia

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

66. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Surgery

#173 in Asia

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

67. University of Fukui

For Surgery

#175 in Asia

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

68. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Surgery

#179 in Asia

#596 in the World

Founded: 1971

69. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Surgery

#188 in Asia

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

70. University of Yamanashi

For Surgery

#196 in Asia

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

71. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Surgery

#207 in Asia

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

72. Dokkyo University

For Surgery

#212 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

73. Tokyo Dental College

For Surgery

#221 in Asia

#696 in the World

Founded: 1890

74. University of Toyama

For Surgery

#225 in Asia

#705 in the World

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

75. Kanazawa Medical University

For Surgery

#229 in Asia

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

76. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Surgery

#230 in Asia

#719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

77. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Surgery

#232 in Asia

#721 in the World

Founded: 1972

78. Saga University

For Surgery

#244 in Asia

#757 in the World

Founded: 1949

79. Tokyo University of Science

For Surgery

#257 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

80. Waseda University

For Surgery

#263 in Asia

#802 in the World

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

81. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Surgery

#267 in Asia

#807 in the World

Founded: 2003

82. Kochi University

For Surgery

#287 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

83. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Surgery

#290 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

84. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Surgery

#293 in Asia

#872 in the World

Founded: 1995

85. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#315 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

86. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Surgery

#346 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

87. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Surgery

#363 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

88. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Surgery

#376 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

89. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Surgery

#379 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

90. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Surgery

#390 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

91. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Surgery

#393 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

92. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Surgery

#394 in Asia

#1174 in the World

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

93. Nippon Dental University

For Surgery

#410 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1907

94. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Surgery

#414 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

95. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Surgery

#429 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Founded: 1904

96. Osaka Prefecture University

For Surgery

#458 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

97. Ritsumeikan University

For Surgery

#462 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

98. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Surgery

#463 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Founded: 1974

99. Asahi University

For Surgery

#465 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Founded: 1972

100. Hoshi University

For Surgery

#467 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Founded: 1911

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 Physiology348

Anesthesiology210

Bioethics/Medical Ethics26

Biomedical Engineering140

Clinical Psychology182

Critical Care Nursing93

Family medicine132

Forensic Science26

Gastroenterology and Hepatology156

Health Science138

Healthcare Management (MHA)101

Medical Physics80

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)99

Occupational Therapy89

Oncology and Cancer research219

Ophthalmology121

Orthodontics138

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine98

Pharmacology212

Physical Therapy311

Plastic Surgery73

Public Health289

Radiation Therapy122

Radiology and Nuclear medicine332

Respiratory Therapy86

Sonography and Ultrasound91

Sports / Exercise science56

Sports Medicine236