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Surgery 2027

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings · Methodology · Source: U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research strength and academic impact in surgery.

U.S. News centers on research reputation and bibliometrics across 40+ subject areas, making it especially useful for evaluating field-specific institutional strength.

How does Surgery evaluate universities?

Surgery, published by U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Indicators, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2027 edition assessed 250 universities from 13 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Surgery 2027?

The top universities in Surgery 2027 are: Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Amsterdam, University of Toronto, Stanford University. This edition, published by U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluated 250 universities from 13 countries and regions using indicators such as Indicators. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Surgery differ from other ranking systems?

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, published by U.S. News & World Report, focuses on research reputation and bibliometric indicators across 13 measures: global research reputation (12.5%), regional research reputation (12.5%), publications (10%), books (2.5%), conferences (2.5%), normalized citation impact (10%), total citations (7.5%), share of top 10% most-cited papers (12.5%), and international collaboration (10%), among others. In contrast, QS weights employer reputation and internationalization more heavily, THE evaluates across teaching-to-industry dimensions, and ARWU focuses on pure academic output. U.S. News additionally publishes rankings across 40+ subject areas, making it especially useful for applicants and researchers who need field-specific performance data.

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1 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 100.0
2 Johns Hopkins University logo Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 🇺🇸 United States 85.5
3 University of Amsterdam logo University of Amsterdam (UvA) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 82.1
4 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 81.9
5 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 81.2
6 Erasmus University Rotterdam logo Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 80.4
7 University of Pittsburgh logo University of Pittsburgh 🇺🇸 United States 80.1
8 Université Paris Cité logo Université Paris Cité 🇫🇷 France 79.4
9 Vita-Salute San Raffaele University logo Vita-Salute San Raffaele University 🇮🇹 Italy 77.9
10 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 76.9
11 = University of California, San Francisco logo University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) 🇺🇸 United States 76.5
11 = University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 76.5
13 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 75.5
14 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 74.9
15 University of Pennsylvania logo University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 United States 74.5
16 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 73.7
17 University of Washington logo University of Washington (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 73.4
18 Duke University logo Duke University 🇺🇸 United States 72.6
19 Emory University logo Emory University 🇺🇸 United States 72.4
20 Universitat de Barcelona logo Universitat de Barcelona (UB) 🇪🇸 Spain 72.0
21 University of Verona logo University of Verona 🇮🇹 Italy 71.9
22 The Ohio State University logo The Ohio State University (OSU) 🇺🇸 United States 71.3
23 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam logo Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 71.2
24 Ghent University logo Ghent University 🇧🇪 Belgium 70.5
25 Leiden University logo Leiden University 🇳🇱 Netherlands 69.5
26 King's College London logo King's College London (KCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 69.3
27 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 69.2
28 = Medical University of Vienna Medical University of Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria 68.5
28 = University of Oslo logo University of Oslo (UiO) 🇳🇴 Norway 68.5
30 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore logo Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) 🇮🇹 Italy 68.3
31 Washington University in St. Louis logo Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) 🇺🇸 United States 68.1
32 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 68.0
33 Utrecht University logo Utrecht University 🇳🇱 Netherlands 67.3
34 Maastricht University logo Maastricht University (UM) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 66.4
35 University of Pisa logo University of Pisa (UniPi) 🇮🇹 Italy 66.3
36 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus logo University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 🇺🇸 United States 66.2
37 University of Milan logo University of Milan (UNIMI) 🇮🇹 Italy 66.1
38 University of Alabama at Birmingham logo University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) 🇺🇸 United States 65.5
39 Karolinska Institutet logo Karolinska Institutet (KI) 🇸🇪 Sweden 65.4
40 Vanderbilt University logo Vanderbilt University 🇺🇸 United States 65.3
41 Heidelberg University logo Heidelberg University 🇩🇪 Germany 65.0
42 = Freie Universität Berlin logo Freie Universität Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany 64.8
42 = Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin logo Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) 🇩🇪 Germany 64.8
44 University of Southern Denmark logo University of Southern Denmark (SDU) 🇩🇰 Denmark 64.6
45 The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center logo The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 🇺🇸 United States 64.4
46 Northwestern University logo Northwestern University (NU) 🇺🇸 United States 64.3
47 New York University logo New York University (NYU) 🇺🇸 United States 64.2
48 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 63.2
49 Baylor College of Medicine logo Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) 🇺🇸 United States 63.0
50 University of Groningen logo University of Groningen 🇳🇱 Netherlands 62.9