- Japan's world rank
- #9 of 88 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 27k
- Top-10% rate
- 9.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
What is the best university for Surgery in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #173 | 31.3 | 14.9% | 394 |
| 2 | Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo | #247 | 26.6 | 16.0% | 249 |
| 3 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #263 | 25.8 | 12.2% | 315 |
| 4 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #296 | 24.2 | 11.3% | 382 |
| 5 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #300 | 24.0 | 14.4% | 321 |
| 6 | National Cancer Center Hospital EastKashiwa | #302 | 23.9 | 19.3% | 184 |
| 7 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #345 | 22.1 | 12.3% | 290 |
| 8 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #352 | 21.9 | 12.0% | 394 |
| 9 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #380 | 20.8 | 12.8% | 296 |
| 10 | Juntendo UniversityTokyo | #393 | 20.4 | 10.5% | 339 |
| 11 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #411 | 19.8 | 11.2% | 332 |
| 12 | Yokohama City UniversityYokohama | #466 | 18.1 | 10.3% | 244 |
| 13 | Jichi Medical UniversityShimotsuke | #526 | 16.5 | 10.3% | 234 |
| 14 | Kindai UniversityOsaka | #576 | 15.3 | 14.6% | 148 |
| 15 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #594 | 14.9 | 9.4% | 242 |
| 16 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #617 | 14.4 | 10.8% | 227 |
| 17 | Jikei University School of MedicineTokyo | #619 | 14.3 | 9.5% | 249 |
| 18 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #628 | 14.1 | 10.5% | 219 |
| 19 | Mie UniversityTsu | #646 | 13.8 | 13.2% | 137 |
| 20 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #647 | 13.8 | 12.3% | 200 |
| 21 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #687 | 12.9 | 8.9% | 241 |
| 22 | Wakayama Medical UniversityWakayama | #708 | 12.6 | 10.9% | 151 |
| 23 | Hamamatsu University School of MedicineHamamatsu | #710 | 12.5 | 11.9% | 141 |
| 24 | Tokyo Medical UniversityTokyo | #740 | 12.0 | 11.5% | 150 |
| 25 | Japanese Foundation For Cancer ResearchTokyo | #749 | 11.8 | 13.4% | 144 |
| 26 | Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyoto | #778 | 11.3 | 10.1% | 152 |
| 27 | Tokai UniversityTokyo | #793 | 11.0 | 13.3% | 136 |
| 28 | Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyo | #795 | 11.0 | 10.8% | 182 |
| 29 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #797 | 11.0 | 9.2% | 180 |
| 30 | Osaka University of Pharmaceutical SciencesTakatsuki | #820 | 10.6 | 8.1% | 175 |
| 31 | Oita UniversityŌita | #840 | 10.3 | 9.6% | 129 |
| 32 | Kansai Medical UniversityOsaka | #851 | 10.1 | 9.8% | 161 |
| 33 | International University of Health and WelfareŌtawara | #857 | 10.0 | 9.7% | 153 |
| 34 | Saitama Medical UniversityMorohongō | #861 | 9.9 | 8.2% | 188 |
| 35 | Teikyo UniversityTokyo | #863 | 9.9 | 12.5% | 116 |
| 36 | Nippon Medical SchoolTokyo | #877 | 9.7 | 10.9% | 146 |
| 37 | University of Tokyo HospitalTokyo | #901 | 9.3 | 11.8% | 143 |
| 38 | Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto | #924 | 9.0 | 13.0% | 107 |
| 39 | Sapporo Medical UniversitySapporo | #930 | 8.9 | 8.4% | 148 |
| 40 | Tokushima UniversityTokushima | #953 | 8.6 | 9.3% | 136 |
| 41 | Nara Medical UniversityKashihara-shi | #958 | 8.5 | 9.2% | 167 |
| 42 | Hiroshima University HospitalHiroshima | #967 | 8.4 | 11.8% | 104 |
| 43 | Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka | #968 | 8.4 | 9.9% | 125 |
| 44 | SHOWA Medical UniversityTokyo | #982 | 8.2 | 9.6% | 129 |
| 45 | Kitasato UniversityTokyo | #984 | 8.2 | 9.6% | 153 |
| 46 | Osaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka | #986 | 8.1 | 17.2% | 76 |
| 47 | St. Marianna University School of MedicineKawasaki | #1,000 | 7.9 | 11.0% | 129 |
| 48 | Fujita Health UniversityToyoake | #1,001 | 7.9 | 11.1% | 131 |
| 49 | Korea UniversityTokyo | #1,012 | 7.8 | 18.0% | 76 |
| 50 | Saga UniversitySaga | #1,040 | 7.4 | 9.8% | 119 |
| 51 | Nihon UniversityTokyo | #1,043 | 7.4 | 6.7% | 159 |
| 52 | Hirosaki UniversityHirosaki | #1,066 | 7.1 | 12.9% | 109 |
| 53 | Tottori UniversityTottori-shi | #1,069 | 7.1 | 13.2% | 92 |
| 54 | Shizuoka Cancer CenterShizuoka | #1,099 | 6.7 | 11.0% | 109 |
| 55 | Niigata UniversityNiigata | #1,104 | 6.6 | 9.3% | 122 |
| 56 | Aichi Cancer CenterNagoya | #1,110 | 6.6 | 15.8% | 78 |
| 57 | Gifu UniversityGifu City | #1,131 | 6.3 | 10.6% | 112 |
| 58 | Ehime UniversityMatsuyama | #1,156 | 6.0 | 13.4% | 96 |
| 59 | Gunma UniversityMaebashi | #1,163 | 5.9 | 8.2% | 132 |
| 60 | Okayama University HospitalOkayama | #1,165 | 5.9 | 9.3% | 107 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Surgery, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Surgery researchers in Japan?
Jun‐ichi Miyazaki, Kei Muro and Keisuke Hirano rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Jun‐ichi Miyazaki#5,116 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 23 works
- 2Kei Muro#9,123 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 31 works
- 3Keisuke Hirano#16,974 worldwide overall530 citations · 32 works
- 4Isao Koshima#17,432 worldwide overall563 citations · 61 works
- 5Masaaki Uematsu#18,527 worldwide overall486 citations · 30 works
- 6Masatoshi Kudo#18,883 worldwide overall2k citations · 55 works
- 7Toshiaki Watanabe#23,208 worldwide overall679 citations · 26 works
- 8Yoichi Ajioka#25,083 worldwide overall453 citations · 24 works
- 9Akira Miyauchi#27,290 worldwide overall910 citations · 45 works
- 10Kentaro Sugano#34,818 worldwide overall323 citations · 28 works
- 11Kenichi Sugihara#39,719 worldwide overall616 citations · 35 works
- 12Masatoshi Makuuchi#45,231 worldwide overall552 citations · 45 works
- 13Masahiro Asaka#46,565 worldwide overall426 citations · 28 works
- 14Kazuichi Okazaki#48,032 worldwide overall547 citations · 52 works
- 15Yasuhiro Ito#50,169 worldwide overall630 citations · 25 works