13 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Kyoto [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kyoto ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 1.07M citations received by 46.3K academic papers made by 13 universities in Kyoto 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. Kyoto University

For Surgery

#2 in Japan

#14 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

2. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Surgery

#23 in Japan

#68 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

3. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Surgery

#90 in Japan

#393 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

4. Ritsumeikan University

For Surgery

#96 in Japan

#463 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

5. Doshisha University

For Surgery

#102 in Japan

#542 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

6. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#144 in Japan

#837 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

7. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Surgery

#148 in Japan

#851 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

8. Kyoto Women's University

For Surgery

#164 in Japan

#946 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1920

9. Ryukoku University

For Surgery

#181 in Japan

#1135 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

10. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Surgery

#222 in Japan

#1421 in Asia

Founded: 1967

11. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Surgery

#241 in Japan

#1543 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

12. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Surgery

#331 in Japan

#1956 in Asia

Founded: 2004

13. Bukkyo University

For Surgery

#355 in Japan

#2050 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1887

Universities for Surgery near Kyoto

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
17	Shiga University of Medical Science	54	Otsu
19	Osaka Dental University	88	Hirakata
22	Osaka Medical College	53	Takatsuki
24	Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences	93	Takatsuki
31	Osaka University	3	Suita
31	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	108	Ikoma
36	Kansai University	123	Suita
36	Nara Women's University	154	Nara
37	Kansai Medical University	41	Moriguchi
43	Kindai University	38	Higashiosaka

Universities for Surgery near Kyoto

Medicine subfields in Kyoto