Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Afghanistan
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.
1Laghman University228 works
5.26
2Khurasan University121 works
4.87
3Kardan University713 works
4.61
4Kandahar University749 works
4.31
5Afghanistan National Agricultural Sciences and Technology University192 works
4.31
6American University of Afghanistan217 works
3.73
7Wadie Helmand University43 works
3.28
8Logar University40 works
2.96
9Mirwais Khan Nika Zabul University43 works
2.96
10Parwan University178 works
2.59
11Alberoni University214 works
2.50
12Polytechnical University of Kabul508 works
1.99
13Nangarhar University1,181 works
1.94
14Bakhtar University235 works
1.92
15Khost University341 works
1.62
16Balkh University471 works
1.41
17Ghazni University589 works
1.40
18Bost University44 works
1.32
19Faryab University227 works
1.29
20Takhar University257 works
1.19
21Afghan International Islamic University146 works
1.18
22Khatam Al-Nabieen University288 works
1.15
23Kabul University3,362 works
1.14
24Badakhshan University325 works
1.13
25Kunduz University270 works
1.04
26Herat University771 works
1.04
27Spinghar Institute of Higher Education, Nangarhar49 works
0.99
28Kabul University of Medical Sciences Abu Ali Ibn Sina1,300 works
0.95
29Bamyan University287 works
0.89
30Kabul Education University461 works
0.88
31Paktia University312 works
0.87
32Ghalib University327 works
0.84
33Jami University283 works
0.83
34Cheragh Medical University28 works
0.82
35Jawzjan University268 works
0.72
36Noman Sadat Institute of Higher Education6 works
0.71
37Muslim University34 works
0.63
38Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University162 works
0.57
39Spinghar Institute of Higher Education, Kabul87 works
0.55
40Shifa University10 works
0.45
41Baghlan University186 works
0.43
42Pamir University12 works
0.42
43Tabesh University24 works
0.42
44Mili University20 works
0.34
45Rozgan University11 works
0.23
46Salam University224 works
0.19
47Rokhan University91 works
0.12
48Dawat University49 works
0.12
49Farah University107 works
0.10
50Bayazid Rokhan Institute of Higher Education15 works
0.09
Highlights
Within Afghanistan, Laghman University ranks first in 2026 with 5.26, followed by Khurasan University (4.87) and Kardan University (4.61).
Across 50 entries, values run from 5.26 (Laghman University) to 0.09 (Bayazid Rokhan Institute of Higher Education), with a median of 1.04.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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