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Asia · 3 rankings that exist only inside Uzbekistan — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population37.1M#42 of 215💰 GDP$147.0B#60 of 185💎 GDP per capita$3,968#128 of 185❤️ Life expectancy72.5 yrs#129 of 215🗺️ Area438,510#56 of 214
Rankings inside Uzbekistan
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Uzbekistan
Universities and colleges in Uzbekistan ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
National University of Uzbekistan15,889 papers
79,915
2
Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers7,406 papers
74,473
3
Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov6,844 papers
44,670
4
Tashkent State University of Economics13,371 papers
37,350
5
Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov9,398 papers
31,984
6
Tashkent University of Information Technology5,816 papers
27,421
7
New Uzbekistan University1,967 papers
20,464
8
Tashkent State Transport University5,778 papers
20,312
9
Urgench State University6,910 papers
17,854
10
Central Asian University1,215 papers
16,408
11
Institute of Genetics and Plant Experimental Biology of the Academy Sciences of Uzbekistan386 papers
14,310
12
National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan named after Nizami6,473 papers
13,952
13
Tashkent State Agrarian University3,699 papers
13,283
14
Ferghana Polytechnical Institute4,012 papers
11,927
15
Bukhara State University9,358 papers
10,999
16
Turin Polytechnic University1,128 papers
10,143
17
Karshi State Technical University3,486 papers
9,055
18
Karakalpak State University4,067 papers
7,926
19
University of Tashkent for Applied Sciences3,297 papers
7,924
20
Tashkent Medical Academy5,971 papers
7,865
21
Tashkent Chemical-Technological Institute2,716 papers
7,049
22
Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics412 papers
6,811
23
Westminster International University in Tashkent1,240 papers
6,622
24
Ferghana State University8,247 papers
5,480
25
Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies1,850 papers
5,123
26
Namangan Institute of Engineering and Technology2,066 papers
4,860
27
Buxoro muhandislik-texnologiya instituti1,321 papers
4,707
28
Karshi State University5,382 papers
4,653
29
Andijan State University4,087 papers
4,643
30
Mamun University2,382 papers
4,440
31
Tashkent State University of Law5,293 papers
4,179
32
Namangan State University5,365 papers
3,785
33
Inha University in Tashkent339 papers
3,750
34
Termez State University7,482 papers
3,439
35
Tashkent Financial Institute1,934 papers
3,427
36
Tashkent Institute of Textile and Light Industry1,572 papers
3,347
37
Jizzakh State Pedagogical University4,725 papers
3,063
38
Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute2,173 papers
2,975
39
Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute909 papers
2,638
40
Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering1,735 papers
2,467
41
Alfraganus University2,468 papers
2,352
42
Gulistan State University3,577 papers
2,195
43
Shakhrisabz State Pedagogical Institute1,362 papers
2,184
44
Russian Economic University after G.V. Plekhanov2,209 papers
2,069
45
Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies3,648 papers
2,032
46
Chirchik State Pedagogical University2,765 papers
1,993
47
Termez University of Economics and Service4,975 papers
1,811
48
Andijan Machine-building Institute968 papers
1,783
49
Buxoro davlat pedagogika instituti1,767 papers
1,594
50
University of World Economy and Diplomacy1,545 papers
1,541
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.
Uzbekistan in world rankings
⛏️ Energy & Industry
Most Mineral-Dependent Economies
- 15 Uzbekistan8.5%
🔥 Energy & Industry
Largest Natural Gas Reserves
- 20 Uzbekistan1.8 tn m³
⚡ Energy & Industry
Largest Electricity Producers
- 42 Uzbekistan87 TWh
🔌 Energy & Industry
Electricity Use per Person
- 86 Uzbekistan2,097 kWh