| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Asahikawa Medical College | not ranked | #135 | 313,892 | |
| 52 | Bunkyo University | not ranked | #142 | 293,770 | |
| 53 | Kyushu Dental College | not ranked | #146 | 270,503 | |
| 54 | Toyo University | not ranked | #147 | 264,963 | |
| 55 | Shibaura Institute of Technology | not ranked | #148 | 258,317 | |
| 56 | Hiroshima Institute of Technology | not ranked | #152 | 240,951 | |
| 57 | Konan University | not ranked | #156 | 227,271 | |
| 58 | Azabu University | not ranked | #160 | 210,891 | |
| 59 | Kyoto Sangyo University | not ranked | #163 | 196,353 | |
| 60 | Ryukoku University | not ranked | #166 | 190,136 | |
| 61 | Kobe Gakuin University | not ranked | #170 | 188,404 | |
| 62 | Fukuyama University | not ranked | #169 | 187,763 | |
| 63 | Meiji College of Pharmacy | not ranked | #168 | 186,418 | |
| 64 | Osaka University of Economics | not ranked | #172 | 181,157 | |
| 65 | Hokuriku University | not ranked | #188 | 151,645 | |
| 66 | Meikai University | not ranked | #192 | 142,064 | |
| 67 | Japan Women's University | not ranked | #191 | 139,781 | |
| 68 | Aichi University of Education | not ranked | #200 | 121,365 | |
| 69 | Wakayama University | not ranked | #199 | 120,247 | |
| 70 | Daiichi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences | not ranked | #201 | 117,680 | |
| 71 | University of Shiga Prefecture | not ranked | #205 | 108,701 | |
| 72 | Okayama Prefectural University | not ranked | #209 | 97,973 | |
| 73 | Musashi University | not ranked | #210 | 95,361 | |
| 74 | Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts | not ranked | #212 | 94,103 | |
| 75 | Hiroshima International University | not ranked | #213 | 89,851 | |
| 76 | Kyoto Women's University | not ranked | #211 | 89,083 | |
| 77 | Aomori University | not ranked | #221 | 82,041 | |
| 78 | Chukyo University | not ranked | #223 | 80,412 | |
| 79 | Hokkaido University of Education | not ranked | #218 | 79,422 | |
| 80 | Fukushima University | not ranked | #226 | 71,977 | |
| 81 | Hyogo University | not ranked | #230 | 68,254 | |
| 82 | Hakodate University | not ranked | #240 | 59,569 | |
| 83 | Iwate Prefectural University | not ranked | #244 | 57,228 | |
| 84 | Wako University | not ranked | #242 | 54,744 | |
| 85 | Daido Institute of Technology | not ranked | #234 | 52,866 | |
| 86 | Aichi University | not ranked | #243 | 48,827 | |
| 87 | International Christian University | not ranked | #251 | 48,797 | |
| 88 | National Fisheries University | not ranked | #252 | 46,496 | |
| 89 | Takamatsu University | not ranked | #255 | 45,022 | |
| 90 | Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences | not ranked | #254 | 44,955 | |
| 91 | Kagawa Institute of Nutrition | not ranked | #250 | 44,825 | |
| 92 | Ashikaga Institute of Technology | not ranked | #260 | 41,461 | |
| 93 | Kinjo Gakuin University | not ranked | #262 | 39,526 | |
| 94 | Meiji Gakuin University | Yokohama | not ranked | #263 | 39,308 |
| 95 | Kyushu Kyoritsu University | not ranked | #261 | 39,234 | |
| 96 | Kanto Gakuin University | not ranked | #270 | 38,926 | |
| 97 | Kobe Jogakuin University | not ranked | #235 | 38,294 | |
| 98 | Nakamura Gakuen University | not ranked | #272 | 36,736 | |
| 99 | International University of Kagoshima | not ranked | #276 | 33,098 | |
| 100 | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University | not ranked | #282 | 30,843 |
What the two columns mean
In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.
The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.