Universities by Research Publications in Argentina
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Universidad de Buenos Aires6,362,866 citations
144,830
2Universidad Nacional de La Plata2,967,127 citations
83,053
3Universidad Nacional de Córdoba1,753,626 citations
48,778
4National University of Rosario783,261 citations
26,268
5National University of Mar del Plata773,891 citations
22,599
6Universidad Nacional del Litoral634,738 citations
18,264
7Universidad Nacional del Sur502,262 citations
17,758
8National University of General San Martín678,676 citations
14,019
9Universidad Nacional de Cuyo386,921 citations
13,949
10National University of Tucumán463,076 citations
13,834
11Universidad Nacional del Comahue347,021 citations
11,607
12National University of the Northeast130,901 citations
11,005
13National Technological University374,433 citations
9,821
14Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto424,157 citations
8,968
15Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires188,287 citations
8,806
16National University of San Luis332,494 citations
8,803
17National University of Quilmes171,605 citations
7,699
18Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina77,751 citations
7,592
19National University of San Juan153,236 citations
6,506
20National University of Salta140,926 citations
6,481
21Universidad Nacional de La Pampa88,474 citations
6,269
22Balseiro Institute365,606 citations
5,821
23Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas265,074 citations
4,896
24National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco93,749 citations
4,730
25National University of General Sarmiento38,171 citations
4,666
26Universidad Pedagógica Nacional10,683 citations
4,654
27National University of Misiones83,979 citations
4,603
28National University of Río Negro72,591 citations
4,051
29Austral University109,578 citations
3,863
30Universidad Torcuato Di Tella76,249 citations
3,753
31Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos55,721 citations
3,713
32National University of Luján60,367 citations
3,636
33Universidad del Salvador65,883 citations
3,540
34Universidad Católica de Córdoba69,665 citations
3,497
35University of San Andrés55,949 citations
3,331
36Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani12,665 citations
3,050
37National University of Jujuy44,327 citations
2,930
38National University of Tres de Febrero8,336 citations
2,886
39University of Palermo22,516 citations
2,822
40Universidad Abierta Interamericana24,379 citations
2,665
41Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales3,929 citations
2,651
42Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede Argentina14,363 citations
2,463
43Favaloro University169,752 citations
2,417
44National University of Austral Patagonia38,017 citations
2,264
45Universidad Nacional de La Matanza7,445 citations
2,259
46Universidad Maimónides46,292 citations
2,241
47National University of Santiago del Estero51,367 citations
2,128
48Universidad Hospital Italiano47,691 citations
1,868
49National University of Villa María16,264 citations
1,771
50Instituto de Botanica Darwinion25,218 citations
1,597
Highlights
Within Argentina, Universidad de Buenos Aires ranks first in 2026 with 144,830, followed by Universidad Nacional de La Plata (83,053) and Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (48,778).
Universidad de Buenos Aires is 1.7 times higher than Universidad Nacional de La Plata, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 144,830 (Universidad de Buenos Aires) to 1,597 (Instituto de Botanica Darwinion), with a median of 4,660.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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