19 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Shanghai [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Shanghai ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 1.49M citations received by 92.1K 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

#7 in China

#11 in Asia

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

2. Fudan University

For Surgery

#10 in China

#21 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

3. Tongji University

For Surgery

#24 in China

#76 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

4. Shanghai University

For Surgery

#77 in China

#336 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

5. Donghua University

For Surgery

#101 in China

#416 in Asia

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

6. East China University of Science and Technology

For Surgery

#110 in China

#446 in Asia

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

7. East China Normal University

For Surgery

#113 in China

#457 in Asia

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

8. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Surgery

#119 in China

#498 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

9. Shanghai University of Sport

For Surgery

#131 in China

#532 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1952

10. Shanghai Normal University

For Surgery

#210 in China

#872 in Asia

Founded: 1954

11. Shanghai Tech University

For Surgery

#219 in China

#922 in Asia

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

12. Shanghai Ocean University

For Surgery

#226 in China

#962 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

13. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

For Surgery

#228 in China

#969 in Asia

Founded: 1978

14. Shanghai Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#297 in China

#1286 in Asia

Founded: 2000

15. Shanghai Maritime University

For Surgery

#299 in China

#1295 in Asia

Founded: 1909

16. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

For Surgery

#317 in China

#1403 in Asia

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

17. Shanghai University of Electric Power

For Surgery

#451 in China

#2039 in Asia

Founded: 1951

18. Shanghai International Studies University

For Surgery

#453 in China

#2053 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

19. Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

For Surgery

#455 in China

#2058 in Asia

Founded: 1928

Universities for Surgery near Shanghai

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
81	Soochow University	19	Suzhou
104	Nantong University	38	Nantong
118	Jiangnan University	78	Wuxi
132	Huzhou University	155	Huzhou
139	Hangzhou Normal University	141	Hangzhou
141	Ningbo University	66	Ningbo
142	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	194	Hangzhou
152	University of Nottingham Ningbo, China	193	Ningbo
156	Shaoxing University	181	Shaoxing
158	Zhejiang University of Technology	143	Hangzhou