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Africa · 3 rankings that exist only inside Niger — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population27.9M#54 of 215💰 GDP$21.6B#127 of 185💎 GDP per capita$775#179 of 185❤️ Life expectancy61.4 yrs#205 of 215🗺️ Area1,266,700#20 of 214
Rankings inside Niger
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Niger
Universities and colleges in Niger ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Université Abdou Moumouni4,050 papers
51,087
2
Université de Maradi960 papers
7,769
3
Université André Salifou759 papers
2,881
4
Université de Diffa314 papers
1,501
5
Maryam Abacha American University of Niger169 papers
732
6
Université Djibo Hamani225 papers
287
7
Higher Institute of Mining, Industry and Geology99 papers
256
8
École Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile21 papers
228
9
École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature9 papers
9
10
Islamic University of Niger117 papers
6
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.