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🇿🇲 Zambia
Africa · 3 rankings that exist only inside Zambia — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population21.9M#61 of 215💰 GDP$28.9B#115 of 185💎 GDP per capita$1,318#164 of 185❤️ Life expectancy66.5 yrs#179 of 215🗺️ Area743,390#37 of 214
Rankings inside Zambia
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Zambia
Universities and colleges in Zambia ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
University of Zambia15,461 papers
417,201
2
Copperbelt University2,550 papers
55,497
3
Mulungushi University1,083 papers
10,644
4
Lusaka Apex Medical University338 papers
5,960
5
Levy Mwanawasa Medical University474 papers
5,695
6
Information and Communications University719 papers
5,423
7
South Valley University427 papers
2,633
8
Kapasa Makasa University81 papers
2,566
9
University of Lusaka562 papers
2,408
10
Mukuba University205 papers
2,365
11
Eden University215 papers
2,230
12
Kwame Nkrumah University428 papers
1,222
13
DMI St. Eugene University414 papers
1,171
14
Chalimbana University80 papers
1,032
15
Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies288 papers
804
16
National Institute of Public Administration216 papers
801
17
Unicaf University Zambia202 papers
739
18
Cavendish University Zambia117 papers
643
19
University of Africa289 papers
453
20
Zambia Forestry College58 papers
424
21
Northrise University61 papers
409
22
Rusangu University136 papers
359
23
Zambian Open University99 papers
290
24
Texila American University Zambia132 papers
279
25
Evelyn Hone College47 papers
270
26
Justo Mwale University28 papers
200
27
Examinations Council of Zambia4 papers
116
28
Copperstone University17 papers
90
29
Supershine University7 papers
1
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.