Universities by Research i10-index in Afghanistan
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Kabul University3,362 works
717
2Kabul University of Medical Sciences Abu Ali Ibn Sina1,300 works
351
3Kandahar University749 works
255
4Nangarhar University1,181 works
163
5Polytechnical University of Kabul508 works
159
6Kardan University713 works
118
7Herat University771 works
103
8Laghman University228 works
71
9Afghanistan National Agricultural Sciences and Technology University192 works
57
10Takhar University257 works
54
11American University of Afghanistan217 works
52
12Bakhtar University235 works
49
13Khost University341 works
48
14Balkh University471 works
44
15Bamyan University287 works
41
16Ghazni University589 works
36
17Alberoni University214 works
34
18Kunduz University270 works
34
19Ghalib University327 works
31
20Khatam Al-Nabieen University288 works
31
21Parwan University178 works
30
22Jawzjan University268 works
27
23Badakhshan University325 works
24
24Paktia University312 works
20
25Khurasan University121 works
18
26Muslim University34 works
17
27Faryab University227 works
16
28Kabul Education University461 works
12
29Wadie Helmand University43 works
12
30Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University162 works
11
31Bost University44 works
8
32Baghlan University186 works
6
33Afghan International Islamic University146 works
5
34Jami University283 works
4
35Mirwais Khan Nika Zabul University43 works
4
36Rokhan University91 works
4
37Bayazid Rokhan Institute of Higher Education15 works
2
38Farah University107 works
1
39Logar University40 works
1
40Mirwais Neeka University12 works
1
41Pamir University12 works
1
42Rozgan University11 works
1
43Spinghar Institute of Higher Education, Kabul87 works
1
44Tabesh University24 works
1
Highlights
Within Afghanistan, Kabul University ranks first in 2026 with 717, followed by Kabul University of Medical Sciences Abu Ali Ibn Sina (351) and Kandahar University (255).
Kabul University is 2 times higher than Kabul University of Medical Sciences Abu Ali Ibn Sina, the runner-up.
Across 44 entries, values run from 717 (Kabul University) to 1 (Tabesh University), with a median of 26.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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