| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | St. Marianna University School of Medicine | not ranked | #96 | 794,622 | |
| 252 | Kanazawa Medical University | not ranked | #97 | 780,403 | |
| 253 | Okayama University of Science | not ranked | #98 | 776,210 | |
| 254 | Kawasaki Medical School | not ranked | #99 | 765,600 | |
| 255 | Toyohashi University of Technology | not ranked | #100 | 735,304 | |
| 256 | Nagaoka University of Technology | not ranked | #101 | 717,990 | |
| 257 | Aichi Medical University | not ranked | #104 | 686,406 | |
| 258 | Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | not ranked | #105 | 676,612 | |
| 259 | Meijo University | not ranked | #106 | 663,958 | |
| 260 | Ibaraki University | not ranked | #107 | 597,720 | |
| 261 | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology | not ranked | #108 | 582,014 | |
| 262 | Iwate University | not ranked | #109 | 557,891 | |
| 263 | Kansai University | not ranked | #111 | 507,970 | |
| 264 | Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences | not ranked | #112 | 485,516 | |
| 265 | Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine | not ranked | #114 | 480,717 | |
| 266 | Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts | not ranked | #117 | 473,461 | |
| 267 | Meiji University | not ranked | #118 | 443,970 | |
| 268 | Ochanomizu Women's University | not ranked | #123 | 420,079 | |
| 269 | Nara Women's University | not ranked | #124 | 415,498 | |
| 270 | Dokkyo University | not ranked | #121 | 412,976 | |
| 271 | Rikkyo University (St. Paul's University) | not ranked | #122 | 412,101 | |
| 272 | Sophia University | not ranked | #127 | 397,479 | |
| 273 | Dokkyo University School of Medicine | not ranked | #128 | 394,723 | |
| 274 | Chuo University | not ranked | #125 | 393,902 | |
| 275 | Tokyo Dental College | not ranked | #120 | 393,311 | |
| 276 | Tokushima Bunri University | not ranked | #131 | 355,663 | |
| 277 | Aichi Gakuin University | not ranked | #132 | 354,765 | |
| 278 | Kyoto Prefectural University | not ranked | #134 | 328,809 | |
| 279 | Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science | not ranked | #136 | 312,293 | |
| 280 | International University of Health and Welfare | not ranked | #138 | 311,528 | |
| 281 | Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music | not ranked | #137 | 309,244 | |
| 282 | Osaka International University | not ranked | #140 | 308,769 | |
| 283 | Osaka International University for Women | not ranked | #141 | 308,769 | |
| 284 | Hokkaido University of Health Sciences | not ranked | #139 | 282,506 | |
| 285 | Siebold University of Nagasaki | not ranked | #144 | 281,637 | |
| 286 | Showa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences | not ranked | #145 | 274,633 | |
| 287 | Otani University | not ranked | #143 | 272,075 | |
| 288 | Hosei University | not ranked | #149 | 261,177 | |
| 289 | Muroran Institute of Technology | not ranked | #150 | 252,556 | |
| 290 | Kobe Pharmaceutical University | not ranked | #151 | 247,460 | |
| 291 | University of Aizu | not ranked | #153 | 245,800 | |
| 292 | Gakushuin University | not ranked | #155 | 234,364 | |
| 293 | Sapporo University | not ranked | #154 | 228,900 | |
| 294 | Naruto University of Education | not ranked | #157 | 220,464 | |
| 295 | Nippon Dental University | not ranked | #159 | 220,349 | |
| 296 | Osaka Dental University | not ranked | #158 | 216,335 | |
| 297 | Chiba Institute of Technology | not ranked | #161 | 206,210 | |
| 298 | Toin University of Yokohama | not ranked | #162 | 204,831 | |
| 299 | Kogakuin University | not ranked | #164 | 195,846 | |
| 300 | Tsurumi University | not ranked | #165 | 187,012 |
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.