| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Kyoto Seika University | not ranked | #245 | 53,607 | |
| 352 | Joetsu University of Education | not ranked | #247 | 52,613 | |
| 353 | Miyagi University of Education | not ranked | #246 | 52,037 | |
| 354 | National Institute of Fitness and Sports Kanoya | not ranked | #248 | 51,493 | |
| 355 | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | not ranked | #249 | 49,917 | |
| 356 | Hokkaigakuen University | not ranked | #224 | 45,878 | |
| 357 | Kyushu Sangyo University | not ranked | #253 | 45,519 | |
| 358 | Otsuma Women's University | not ranked | #257 | 45,047 | |
| 359 | Kyushu Tokai University | not ranked | #256 | 44,037 | |
| 360 | Iwaki Meisei University | not ranked | #258 | 40,377 | |
| 361 | Nippon Institute of Technology | not ranked | #264 | 39,322 | |
| 362 | Nara University of Education | not ranked | #266 | 39,101 | |
| 363 | Kyoritsu Woman's University | not ranked | #268 | 37,918 | |
| 364 | Senshu University | not ranked | #259 | 37,706 | |
| 365 | Ishinomaki Senshu University | not ranked | #267 | 37,321 | |
| 366 | Meiji University of Oriental Medicine | not ranked | #271 | 36,943 | |
| 367 | Nagano University | not ranked | #273 | 34,262 | |
| 368 | Shonan Institute of Technology | not ranked | #269 | 34,199 | |
| 369 | Shujitsu Women's University | not ranked | #274 | 34,122 | |
| 370 | Kyoto Gakuen University | not ranked | #277 | 31,996 | |
| 371 | Kobe Women's University | not ranked | #280 | 31,720 | |
| 372 | Hyogo University of Education | not ranked | #281 | 30,927 | |
| 373 | Sugiyama Jogakuen University | not ranked | #285 | 29,570 | |
| 374 | Nihon Fukushi University | not ranked | #275 | 29,528 | |
| 375 | Nagoya Gakuin University | not ranked | #289 | 28,793 | |
| 376 | Aichi Gakusen University | not ranked | #291 | 28,580 | |
| 377 | Aichi Prefectural University | not ranked | #292 | 27,974 | |
| 378 | Nippon Sport Science University | not ranked | #293 | 27,838 | |
| 379 | Musashino Academy of Music | not ranked | #294 | 27,450 | |
| 380 | Tokyo Kasei University | not ranked | #265 | 26,091 | |
| 381 | Takushoku University | not ranked | #300 | 24,681 | |
| 382 | Minamikyushu University | not ranked | #296 | 24,522 | |
| 383 | Nanzan University | not ranked | #304 | 24,328 | |
| 384 | Fukuoka International University | not ranked | #297 | 23,189 | |
| 385 | Sagami Women's University | not ranked | #307 | 22,711 | |
| 386 | Himeji Dokkyo University | not ranked | #309 | 21,688 | |
| 387 | Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences | not ranked | #310 | 21,201 | |
| 388 | University of East Asia | not ranked | #308 | 21,133 | |
| 389 | Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education | not ranked | #318 | 17,575 | |
| 390 | Gifu Keizai University | not ranked | #321 | 17,462 | |
| 391 | Kurume Institute of Technology | not ranked | #319 | 17,405 | |
| 392 | Osaka Shoin Women's College | not ranked | #324 | 16,824 | |
| 393 | Showa Women's University | not ranked | #320 | 16,657 | |
| 394 | Rissho University | not ranked | #326 | 16,222 | |
| 395 | Kyushu International University | not ranked | #303 | 16,055 | |
| 396 | Mejiro University | not ranked | #312 | 16,051 | |
| 397 | Hiroshima Shudo University | not ranked | #328 | 15,022 | |
| 398 | Tsuda College | not ranked | #323 | 14,813 | |
| 399 | Yamaguchi Prefectural University | not ranked | #331 | 14,605 | |
| 400 | Aomori University of Health and Welfare | not ranked | #333 | 14,413 |
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.