Universities by Research Publications in Azerbaijan
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.
1Baku State University88,648 citations
8,655
2Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University31,833 citations
5,627
3Azerbaijan State University of Economics53,481 citations
5,442
4Western Caspian University34,422 citations
5,305
5Khazar University31,906 citations
4,993
6Azerbaijan Medical University22,631 citations
4,718
7Nakhchivan State University3,833 citations
3,383
8Azerbaijan Technical University13,071 citations
2,805
9Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University4,241 citations
2,256
10Azerbaijan Sports Academy384 citations
1,626
11Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction3,422 citations
1,581
12Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry15,167 citations
1,137
13Baku Engineering University7,487 citations
1,108
14National Aviation Academy2,068 citations
1,090
15Azerbaijan University10,272 citations
926
16Sumgayit State University1,714 citations
893
17Ganja State University2,280 citations
876
18Azerbaijan University of Languages520 citations
844
19ADA University4,363 citations
836
20Azerbaijan State Agricultural University2,018 citations
802
21Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan243 citations
731
22Baku Slavic University160 citations
599
23Odlar Yurdu University1,858 citations
516
24Azerbaijan State Advanced Training Institute for Doctors named after A. Aliyev606 citations
502
25Academy of Public Administration560 citations
489
26Nakhchivan University1,300 citations
418
27Baku Business University1,040 citations
311
28Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University615 citations
291
29Lankaran State University1,864 citations
275
30Qafqaz University1,964 citations
273
31Baku Higher Oil School884 citations
243
32National Defense University482 citations
209
33Artsakh State University699 citations
144
34Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts30 citations
140
35Institute of Mathematics608 citations
134
36Azerbaijan State Marine Academy461 citations
127
37Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan386 citations
117
38Karabakh University299 citations
104
39Baku Academy of Music48 citations
98
40Azerbaijan National Conservatory8 citations
95
41Nakhchivan Teachers Institute135 citations
93
42Azərbaycan İlahiyyat İnstitutu13 citations
78
43Azerbaijan Academy of Labor and Social Relations139 citations
46
44Academy of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan84 citations
31
45Azerbaijan Scientific Research Institute of Construction and Architecture8 citations
24
46Baku Choreography Academy2 citations
24
47İ.M. Seçenov adına Birinci Moskva Dövlət Tibb Universitetinin Bakı filialı201 citations
24
48Azərbaycan Rəssamlıq Akademiyası0 citations
16
49Baku Girls University5 citations
15
50Azerbaijan International University15 citations
12
Highlights
Within Azerbaijan, Baku State University ranks first in 2026 with 8,655, followed by Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (5,627) and Azerbaijan State University of Economics (5,442).
Baku State University is 1.5 times higher than Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 8,655 (Baku State University) to 12 (Azerbaijan International University), with a median of 454.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
All