| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Osaka Gakuin University | not ranked | #173 | 185,921 | |
| 302 | Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics | not ranked | #174 | 184,239 | |
| 303 | Setsunan University | not ranked | #176 | 183,991 | |
| 304 | Josai University | not ranked | #175 | 183,572 | |
| 305 | Tokyo Denki University | not ranked | #177 | 183,175 | |
| 306 | Kitami Institute of Technology | not ranked | #180 | 182,179 | |
| 307 | Osaka Institute of Technology | not ranked | #171 | 179,546 | |
| 308 | Asahi University | not ranked | #182 | 177,310 | |
| 309 | Hokkaido Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences | not ranked | #179 | 176,764 | |
| 310 | Shiga University | not ranked | #178 | 175,294 | |
| 311 | Rakuno Gakuen University | not ranked | #183 | 170,549 | |
| 312 | Tokyo University of Information Sciences | not ranked | #181 | 169,133 | |
| 313 | Kitakyushu University | not ranked | #184 | 164,220 | |
| 314 | Mukogawa Women's University | not ranked | #185 | 157,942 | |
| 315 | Hamamatsu University | not ranked | #186 | 157,710 | |
| 316 | Tokyo Engineering University | not ranked | #167 | 157,513 | |
| 317 | Toyama Prefectural University | not ranked | #187 | 155,830 | |
| 318 | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | not ranked | #189 | 151,593 | |
| 319 | Matsumoto Dental University | not ranked | #190 | 146,791 | |
| 320 | Seikei University | not ranked | #193 | 140,019 | |
| 321 | Kochi University of Technology | not ranked | #194 | 136,503 | |
| 322 | Tokyo Gakugei University | not ranked | #195 | 135,713 | |
| 323 | Fukui Prefectural University | not ranked | #196 | 125,721 | |
| 324 | Fukuoka Dental College | not ranked | #198 | 125,031 | |
| 325 | Tohoku Gakuin University | not ranked | #197 | 124,921 | |
| 326 | Aichi Institute of Technology | not ranked | #202 | 116,746 | |
| 327 | Osaka University of Education | not ranked | #203 | 115,277 | |
| 328 | Soka University | not ranked | #204 | 114,164 | |
| 329 | Fukui University of Technology | not ranked | #207 | 105,311 | |
| 330 | Sendai University | not ranked | #206 | 104,698 | |
| 331 | Tamagawa University | not ranked | #208 | 99,375 | |
| 332 | Fukuoka Institute of Technology | not ranked | #215 | 89,195 | |
| 333 | Hiroshima University of Economics | not ranked | #216 | 88,345 | |
| 334 | Tohoku Institute of Technology | not ranked | #214 | 88,253 | |
| 335 | Hiroshima City University | not ranked | #217 | 86,301 | |
| 336 | Meisei University | not ranked | #219 | 84,128 | |
| 337 | Osaka Electro-Communication University | not ranked | #220 | 83,915 | |
| 338 | Kanagawa Institute of Technology | not ranked | #222 | 81,892 | |
| 339 | Kochi Women's University | not ranked | #225 | 77,605 | |
| 340 | Niigata University of Management | not ranked | #229 | 71,899 | |
| 341 | Suzuka University of Medical Science | not ranked | #227 | 71,200 | |
| 342 | Matsuyama University | not ranked | #228 | 67,184 | |
| 343 | Saitama Institute of Technology | not ranked | #232 | 65,251 | |
| 344 | St. Luke' s College of Nursing | not ranked | #233 | 64,853 | |
| 345 | University of the Air | not ranked | #231 | 61,216 | |
| 346 | Ohu University | not ranked | #237 | 60,182 | |
| 347 | Miyagi University | not ranked | #236 | 59,967 | |
| 348 | Kumamoto Prefectural University | not ranked | #239 | 59,788 | |
| 349 | Osaka Sangyo University | not ranked | #241 | 58,351 | |
| 350 | Teikyo University of Science and Technology | not ranked | #238 | 58,083 |
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.