19 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Shanghai [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Shanghai ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 1.69M citations received by 98.4K academic papers made by 19 universities in Shanghai 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. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Surgery

#3 in China

#5 in Asia

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

2. Fudan University

For Surgery

#10 in China

#20 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

3. Tongji University

For Surgery

#24 in China

#70 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

4. Shanghai University

For Surgery

#78 in China

#337 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

5. Donghua University

For Surgery

#102 in China

#408 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

6. East China University of Science and Technology

For Surgery

#111 in China

#443 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

7. East China Normal University

For Surgery

#112 in China

#449 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

8. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Surgery

#117 in China

#477 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

9. Shanghai University of Sport

For Surgery

#124 in China

#509 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1952

10. Shanghai Normal University

For Surgery

#214 in China

#862 in Asia

Founded: 1954

11. Shanghai Tech University

For Surgery

#218 in China

#882 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 3,221
Founded: 2013

12. Shanghai Ocean University

For Surgery

#224 in China

#929 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

13. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

For Surgery

#229 in China

#963 in Asia

Founded: 1978

14. Shanghai Maritime University

For Surgery

#297 in China

#1269 in Asia

Founded: 1909

15. Shanghai Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#299 in China

#1273 in Asia

Founded: 2000

16. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

For Surgery

#322 in China

#1407 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

17. Shanghai University of Electric Power

For Surgery

#453 in China

#2055 in Asia

Founded: 1951

18. Shanghai International Studies University

For Surgery

#455 in China

#2070 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

19. Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

For Surgery

#457 in China

#2074 in Asia

Founded: 1928

Universities for Surgery near Shanghai

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
81	Soochow University	19	Suzhou
104	Nantong University	39	Nantong
118	Jiangnan University	76	Wuxi
132	Huzhou University	152	Huzhou
139	Hangzhou Normal University	142	Hangzhou
141	Ningbo University	62	Ningbo
142	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	193	Hangzhou
143	Hangzhou Dianzi University	210	Hangzhou
152	University of Nottingham Ningbo, China	194	Ningbo
156	Shaoxing University	171	Shaoxing