Universities by Research Publications in Burkina Faso

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.

📅 2026📏 works14 entries🇧🇫 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 14

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (works, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo232,126 citations

11,009

Nazi Boni University38,045 citations

3,725

University of Koudougou5,985 citations

1,389

Université Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly5,632 citations

1,069

International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering44,556 citations

872

Université Ouaga II2,915 citations

359

Université Aube Nouvelle949 citations

239

Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Unité Universitaire de Bobo Dioulasso385 citations

Institut Supérieur de l'Informatique et de Gestion434 citations

Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique26 citations

École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature7 citations

Université du Faso102 citations

Université Libre du Burkina2 citations

Université Privée de Ouagadougou1 citations

Highlights

Within Burkina Faso, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo ranks first in 2026 with 11,009, followed by Nazi Boni University (3,725) and University of Koudougou (1,389).

Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo is 3 times higher than Nazi Boni University, the runner-up.

Across 14 entries, values run from 11,009 (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo) to 2 (Université Privée de Ouagadougou), with a median of 152.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · 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.