Nanjing's 15 best Surgeons Medical schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 865K citations received by 59.1K academic papers made by 15 universities in Nanjing 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. Nanjing Medical University

For Surgery

#14 in China

#30 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

2. Nanjing University

For Surgery

#30 in China

#90 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

3. Southeast University

For Surgery

#44 in China

#178 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

4. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Surgery

#47 in China

#194 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

5. China Pharmaceutical University

For Surgery

#60 in China

#258 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

6. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Surgery

#120 in China

#488 in Asia

Founded: 1952

7. Nanjing Tech University

For Surgery

#128 in China

#517 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

8. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Surgery

#138 in China

#551 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

9. Nanjing Normal University

For Surgery

#145 in China

#570 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

10. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Surgery

#197 in China

#794 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

11. Hohai University

For Surgery

#199 in China

#800 in Asia

Founded: 1915

12. Nanjing Forestry University

For Surgery

#202 in China

#814 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

13. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Surgery

#203 in China

#825 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

14. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#399 in China

#1791 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1915

15. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Surgery

#429 in China

#1926 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1956

Universities for Surgery near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	121	Baixia
73	Jiangsu University	48	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	61	Yangzhou
84	Wannan Medical College	89	Wuhu
143	University of Science and Technology of China	50	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	28	Hefei
144	Anhui University of Chinese Medicine	118	Hefei
145	Anhui University	183	Hefei
147	Hefei University of Technology	135	Hefei
156	Jiangnan University	76	Wuxi