Kobe's 10 best Surgeons Medical schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 282K citations received by 16.8K academic papers made by 10 universities in Kobe 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. Kobe University

For Surgery

#12 in Japan

#46 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

2. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Surgery

#106 in Japan

#567 in Asia

Founded: 1930

3. Kobe Gakuin University

For Surgery

#134 in Japan

#775 in Asia

Founded: 1966

4. University of Hyogo

For Surgery

#139 in Japan

#805 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

5. Konan Women's University

For Surgery

#269 in Japan

#1662 in Asia

Founded: 1955

6. Kobe International University

For Surgery

#282 in Japan

#1717 in Asia

Founded: 1968

7. Konan University

For Surgery

#298 in Japan

#1765 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

8. Kobe Women's University

For Surgery

#319 in Japan

#1892 in Asia

Founded: 1950

9. Kobe Tokiwa University

For Surgery

#356 in Japan

#2051 in Asia

Founded: 2008

10. Kobe Institute of Computing

For Surgery

#365 in Japan

#2084 in Asia

Founded: 2005

Universities for Surgery near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	Mukogawa Women's University	141	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	47	Nishinomiya
28	Hyogo University	119	Kakogawa
31	Kansai University	123	Suita
32	Osaka City University	20	Osaka
34	Osaka University	3	Suita
34	Kansai Medical University	41	Moriguchi
34	Osaka Prefecture University	98	Sakai
37	Kindai University	38	Higashiosaka
41	Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences	93	Takatsuki