Universities by Research h-index in Azerbaijan
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. 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.
1Baku State University8,655 works
91
2Azerbaijan State University of Economics5,442 works
89
3Khazar University4,993 works
67
4Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University5,627 works
66
5Western Caspian University5,305 works
58
6Azerbaijan Technical University2,805 works
49
7Azerbaijan Medical University4,718 works
48
8Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry1,137 works
46
9Azerbaijan University926 works
45
10Baku Engineering University1,108 works
41
11Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University2,256 works
29
12ADA University836 works
27
13Lankaran State University275 works
24
14Azerbaijan State Agricultural University802 works
23
15Ganja State University876 works
23
16Nakhchivan State University3,383 works
23
17Qafqaz University273 works
22
18Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction1,581 works
21
19Odlar Yurdu University516 works
21
20National Aviation Academy1,090 works
18
21Sumgayit State University893 works
18
22Baku Business University311 works
17
23Artsakh State University144 works
16
24Baku Higher Oil School243 works
16
25Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University291 works
13
26Nakhchivan University418 works
13
27Azerbaijan University of Languages844 works
12
28Azerbaijan Sports Academy1,626 works
11
29Azerbaijan State Marine Academy127 works
11
30Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan117 works
11
31Academy of Public Administration489 works
10
32Azerbaijan State Advanced Training Institute for Doctors named after A. Aliyev502 works
10
33Institute of Mathematics134 works
10
34Karabakh University104 works
10
35National Defense University209 works
10
36Azerbaijan Academy of Labor and Social Relations46 works
8
37Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan731 works
8
38Nakhchivan Teachers Institute93 works
7
39Academy of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan31 works
5
40Baku Slavic University599 works
5
41İ.M. Seçenov adına Birinci Moskva Dövlət Tibb Universitetinin Bakı filialı24 works
5
42Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts140 works
3
43Baku Academy of Music98 works
3
44Azerbaijan International University12 works
2
45Azerbaijan National Conservatory95 works
2
46Azerbaijan Scientific Research Institute of Construction and Architecture24 works
2
47Azərbaycan İlahiyyat İnstitutu78 works
2
48Baku Choreography Academy24 works
1
49Baku Girls University15 works
1
Highlights
Within Azerbaijan, Baku State University ranks first in 2026 with 91, followed by Azerbaijan State University of Economics (89) and Khazar University (67).
Across 49 entries, values run from 91 (Baku State University) to 1 (Baku Girls University), with a median of 13.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
All