| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Saitama Prefectural University | not ranked | #284 | 30,014 | |
| 102 | Hokkaido Information University | not ranked | #279 | 30,008 | |
| 103 | Fukuoka Women's University | not ranked | #286 | 29,698 | |
| 104 | Temple University Japan | not ranked | #299 | 29,307 | |
| 105 | Fukuoka University of Education | not ranked | #287 | 28,998 | |
| 106 | Yokkaichi University | not ranked | #278 | 28,862 | |
| 107 | Asia University | not ranked | #283 | 28,558 | |
| 108 | Tohoku Fukushi University | not ranked | #290 | 28,148 | |
| 109 | Tokai Gakuen University | not ranked | #295 | 26,191 | |
| 110 | Josai International University | not ranked | #298 | 25,843 | |
| 111 | Kokushikan University | not ranked | #288 | 25,722 | |
| 112 | Yasuda Women's University | not ranked | #305 | 24,513 | |
| 113 | International University of Japan | not ranked | #302 | 24,179 | |
| 114 | Ferris University | not ranked | #301 | 23,711 | |
| 115 | Tottori University of Environmental Studies | not ranked | #311 | 21,030 | |
| 116 | Hachinohe Institute of Technology | not ranked | #313 | 19,859 | |
| 117 | Nishikyushu University | not ranked | #315 | 18,825 | |
| 118 | Aichi Shukutoku University | not ranked | #317 | 17,803 | |
| 119 | Kobe Design University | not ranked | #322 | 16,861 | |
| 120 | Tokyo Woman's Christian University | not ranked | #325 | 16,333 | |
| 121 | Nara University | not ranked | #306 | 15,079 | |
| 122 | Tezukayama University | not ranked | #330 | 15,006 | |
| 123 | Asahikawa University | not ranked | #334 | 14,193 | |
| 124 | Kobe International University | not ranked | #329 | 13,970 | |
| 125 | Konan Women's University | not ranked | #338 | 13,331 | |
| 126 | Kamakura Women's College | not ranked | #314 | 12,907 | |
| 127 | Komazawa University | not ranked | #347 | 11,807 | |
| 128 | Jissen Women's University | not ranked | #336 | 11,776 | |
| 129 | Kyoto University of Foreign Studies | not ranked | #344 | 11,482 | |
| 130 | Jobu University | not ranked | #339 | 11,467 | |
| 131 | Ibaraki Christian College | not ranked | #354 | 10,834 | |
| 132 | Daito Bunka University | not ranked | #355 | 10,468 | |
| 133 | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | not ranked | #342 | 8,867 | |
| 134 | Hachinohe University | not ranked | #368 | 8,599 | |
| 135 | Kyoto City University of Arts | not ranked | #352 | 8,548 | |
| 136 | Beppu University | not ranked | #337 | 8,402 | |
| 137 | Ashiya University | not ranked | #363 | 8,275 | |
| 138 | Bunkyo Gakuin University | not ranked | #375 | 8,167 | |
| 139 | Tenri University | not ranked | #379 | 7,487 | |
| 140 | Nishinippon Institute of Technology | not ranked | #380 | 7,445 | |
| 141 | Kyushu Women's University | not ranked | #388 | 6,761 | |
| 142 | University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences | not ranked | #383 | 6,439 | |
| 143 | Wayo Women's University | not ranked | #391 | 6,394 | |
| 144 | Kumamoto Gakuen University | not ranked | #392 | 6,319 | |
| 145 | Fuji Women's College | not ranked | #395 | 6,271 | |
| 146 | Chubu Gakuin University & Chubu Women's College | not ranked | #398 | 6,076 | |
| 147 | Tokiwa University | not ranked | #393 | 6,032 | |
| 148 | International Buddhist University | not ranked | #406 | 5,388 | |
| 149 | Kobe City University of ForeignStudies | not ranked | #412 | 5,239 | |
| 150 | Surugadai University | not ranked | #411 | 5,196 |
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.