Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Japan
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Kobe Rokko Island High School14 works
19.00
2Hokkaido Sapporo Kiyota High School21 works
16.00
3Kyoto Computer Gakuin29 works
14.50
4Nagaoka Sutoku University48 works
7.64
5Senzoku Junior College of Childhood Education21 works
7.00
6Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University2,621 works
6.69
7Ryogoku High School73 works
6.25
8Hachinohe National College of Technology995 works
6.00
9Shizuoka University of Welfare143 works
5.94
10Toin University of Yokohama1,876 works
5.80
11Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University5,402 works
5.51
12Tokyo Institute of Technology180,329 works
5.37
13Osaka City University60,528 works
5.36
14Kumamoto Gakuen University491 works
5.30
15Hiroshima Shudo University1,307 works
5.28
16Kochi Technical High School16 works
5.00
17St. Luke's International University2,728 works
4.99
18Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University572 works
4.96
19Nagaoka National College of Technology1,378 works
4.94
20Tokyo Medical and Dental University61,992 works
4.85
21University of Teacher Education Fukuoka1,732 works
4.68
22Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science2,840 works
4.66
23University of Aizu8,586 works
4.49
24Yamanashi Gakuin University525 works
4.46
25Gifu Women's University417 works
4.44
26The University of Tokyo601,130 works
4.40
27The University of Kitakyushu6,246 works
4.25
28Fukuoka Institute of Technology Junior College124 works
4.11
29The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI24,533 works
4.00
30R Professional University Of Rehabilitation69 works
3.96
31National Institute for Environmental Studies21,531 works
3.87
32Shibata Gakuen University70 works
3.86
33Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University802 works
3.84
34Tenshi College253 works
3.81
35Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University10,590 works
3.71
36Takaishi High School55 works
3.63
37Sendai Shirayuri Women's College194 works
3.60
38Odawara Women's Junior College63 works
3.56
39Tohoku University305,246 works
3.54
40University of Toyama44,093 works
3.50
41Gifu Kyoritsu University432 works
3.44
42Kyoto University402,272 works
3.42
43The University of Osaka329,104 works
3.40
44Tokyo University of Science65,523 works
3.33
45Hokkaido University of Science1,919 works
3.28
46Aomori University786 works
3.28
47Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology17,963 works
3.24
48National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College732 works
3.21
49Tohoku Seikatsu Bunka University102 works
3.15
50Kumamoto University64,355 works
3.15
All