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🎓 Top Research Universities in Burkina Faso

Universities and colleges in Burkina Faso ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations14 entries🇧🇫 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo10,990 papers
231,204
2
International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering871 papers
44,292
3
Nazi Boni University3,717 papers
37,753
4
University of Koudougou1,383 papers
5,950
5
Université Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly1,066 papers
5,576
6
Université Ouaga II358 papers
2,913
7
Université Aube Nouvelle238 papers
944
8
Institut Supérieur de l'Informatique et de Gestion13 papers
433
9
Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Unité Universitaire de Bobo Dioulasso64 papers
384
10
Université du Faso5 papers
102
11
Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique7 papers
26
12
École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature6 papers
7
13
Université Libre du Burkina2 papers
2
14
Université Privée de Ouagadougou2 papers
1

Highlights

Within Burkina Faso, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo ranks first in 2026 with 231,204, followed by International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (44,292) and Nazi Boni University (37,753).

Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo is 5.2 times higher than International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering, the runner-up.

Across 14 entries, values run from 231,204 (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo) to 1 (Université Privée de Ouagadougou), with a median of 689.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.