| World Rank▲ | University | Country Rank | 11 years articles | Current articles | 11 years citations | Current citations | Ave. citations | H-Index | HiCi papers | Hi-Impact journal articles | Total score | Ref. World Rank (FTE) |
| 14 | The University of Tokyo | 1 | 73.16 | 61.14 | 34.88 | 34.65 | 29.27 | 53.33 | 23.19 | 27.19 | 41.53 | 32 |
| 28 | Kyoto University | 2 | 53.37 | 45.35 | 24.23 | 24.01 | 27.89 | 46.67 | 13.89 | 20.13 | 31.92 | 29 |
| 35 | Osaka University | 3 | 45.83 | 38.22 | 21.41 | 19.19 | 28.69 | 46.67 | 12.06 | 14.66 | 28.68 | 65 |
| 52 | Tohoku University | 4 | 43.20 | 35.73 | 15.70 | 16.40 | 22.32 | 45.33 | 9.34 | 12.77 | 25.72 | 84 |
| 113 | Nagoya University | 5 | 28.68 | 23.28 | 11.25 | 11.90 | 24.08 | 36.00 | 6.38 | 8.48 | 19.35 | 97 |
| 134 | Kyushu University | 6 | 29.86 | 24.39 | 10.31 | 9.32 | 21.20 | 33.33 | 4.79 | 8.69 | 18.20 | 127 |
| 156 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | 7 | 25.51 | 20.90 | 8.61 | 9.03 | 20.73 | 32.00 | 5.83 | 7.88 | 16.93 | 51 |
| 163 | Hokkaido University | 8 | 29.12 | 24.14 | 9.30 | 9.43 | 19.60 | 29.33 | 3.31 | 8.50 | 16.80 | 136 |
| 219 | University of Tsukuba | 9 | 18.36 | 14.50 | 6.53 | 6.89 | 21.85 | 29.33 | 3.68 | 5.65 | 14.08 | 241 |
| 275 | Hiroshima University | 10 | 16.68 | 13.03 | 5.24 | 5.41 | 19.28 | 28.00 | 2.07 | 3.42 | 12.39 | 254 |
| 281 | Keio University | 11 | 13.72 | 11.73 | 5.14 | 4.97 | 23.01 | 26.67 | 2.11 | 4.83 | 12.23 | 437 |
| 294 | Chiba University | 12 | 12.75 | 10.55 | 4.86 | 4.48 | 23.40 | 26.67 | 2.40 | 3.20 | 11.78 | 248 |
| 313 | Tokyo Medical and Dental University | 13 | 7.98 | 7.26 | 3.79 | 3.81 | 29.16 | 28.00 | 1.36 | 3.00 | 11.45 | 234 |
| 324 | Okayama University | 14 | 13.79 | 11.89 | 4.28 | 4.49 | 19.05 | 24.00 | 1.77 | 3.68 | 10.97 | 319 |
| 340 | Kobe University | 15 | 11.81 | 10.40 | 4.23 | 4.04 | 21.97 | 22.67 | 1.67 | 2.62 | 10.42 | 385 |
| 356 | Juntendo University | 16 | 4.48 | 4.50 | 2.44 | 2.31 | 33.47 | 24.00 | 1.24 | 1.62 | 9.95 | 390 |
| 360 | Kanazawa University | 17 | 9.49 | 7.87 | 3.64 | 3.62 | 23.53 | 22.67 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 9.88 | 322 |
| 379 | Osaka City University | 18 | 8.71 | 6.64 | 3.20 | 3.35 | 22.57 | 22.67 | 1.54 | 1.82 | 9.49 | 300 |
| 389 | Niigata University | 19 | 9.11 | 7.16 | 3.55 | 2.75 | 23.95 | 21.33 | 1.62 | 1.80 | 9.43 | 355 |
| 399 | Kumamoto University | 20 | 8.09 | 6.72 | 3.58 | 2.41 | 27.15 | 20.00 | 1.16 | 2.18 | 9.30 | 427 |
| 402 | Tokyo Metropolitan University | 21 | 6.00 | 4.76 | 2.53 | 3.25 | 25.92 | 22.67 | 1.89 | 1.33 | 9.26 | 353 |
| 412 | Ehime University | 22 | 5.69 | 5.35 | 1.92 | 2.68 | 20.71 | 25.33 | 0.75 | 2.11 | 9.13 | 370 |
| 417 | Nara Institute of Science and Technology | 23 | 3.60 | 3.15 | 2.07 | 1.87 | 35.29 | 20.00 | 1.56 | 1.42 | 9.05 | 420 |
| 424 | The Graduate University for Advanced Studies | 24 | 2.84 | 3.46 | 1.39 | 2.58 | 30.03 | 22.67 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 8.87 | 438 |
| 434 | Waseda University | 25 | 8.08 | 7.96 | 2.20 | 3.17 | 16.70 | 21.33 | 1.38 | 2.15 | 8.61 | - |
| 470 | Yokohama City University | 26 | 4.67 | 4.04 | 2.13 | 1.77 | 27.92 | 18.67 | 0.67 | 1.53 | 8.12 | 440 |
| 482 | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | 27 | 6.34 | 5.98 | 1.73 | 2.24 | 16.78 | 21.33 | 1.06 | 1.95 | 8.02 | 400 |
| 489 | Tokyo University of Science | 28 | 8.24 | 7.30 | 2.52 | 2.45 | 18.74 | 17.33 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 7.86 | 368 |
| 491 | Tokai University | 29 | 5.71 | 5.12 | 2.34 | 1.69 | 25.19 | 17.33 | 1.04 | 1.44 | 7.84 | - |