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Universities by Research h-index in Burkina Faso

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.

📅 2026📏 h-index14 entries🇧🇫 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo11,009 works
141
2
International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering872 works
98
3
Nazi Boni University3,725 works
68
4
Université Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly1,069 works
29
5
University of Koudougou1,389 works
28
6
Université Ouaga II359 works
25
7
Université Aube Nouvelle239 works
15
8
Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Unité Universitaire de Bobo Dioulasso64 works
10
9
Institut Supérieur de l'Informatique et de Gestion13 works
7
10
École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature6 works
2
11
Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique7 works
2
12
Université du Faso5 works
2
13
Université Libre du Burkina2 works
1
14
Université Privée de Ouagadougou2 works
1

Highlights

Within Burkina Faso, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo ranks first in 2026 with 141, followed by International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (98) and Nazi Boni University (68).

Across 14 entries, values run from 141 (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo) to 1 (Université Privée de Ouagadougou), with a median of 13.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.