Kobe's 10 best Surgeons Medical schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 268K citations received by 16.2K 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

#45 in Asia

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

2. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Surgery

#105 in Japan

#549 in Asia

Founded: 1930

3. Kobe Gakuin University

For Surgery

#134 in Japan

#750 in Asia

Founded: 1966

4. University of Hyogo

For Surgery

#142 in Japan

#795 in Asia

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

5. Konan Women's University

For Surgery

#273 in Japan

#1664 in Asia

Founded: 1955

6. Kobe International University

For Surgery

#281 in Japan

#1710 in Asia

Founded: 1968

7. Konan University

For Surgery

#285 in Japan

#1719 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

8. Kobe Women's University

For Surgery

#321 in Japan

#1893 in Asia

Founded: 1950

9. Kobe Tokiwa University

For Surgery

#357 in Japan

#2034 in Asia

Founded: 2008

10. Kobe Institute of Computing

For Surgery

#363 in Japan

#2061 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	132	Kakogawa
31	Kansai University	121	Suita
32	Osaka City University	20	Osaka
34	Osaka University	3	Suita
34	Kansai Medical University	41	Moriguchi
34	Osaka Prefecture University	96	Sakai
37	Kindai University	38	Higashiosaka
41	Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences	95	Takatsuki