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🎓 Top Research Universities in Burundi

Universities and colleges in Burundi 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 du Burundi2,140 papers
24,537
2
École Normale Supérieure666 papers
4,481
3
Institut National de sante publique150 papers
2,457
4
Light University of Bujumbur68 papers
1,363
5
Hope Africa University134 papers
1,054
6
University of Ngozi80 papers
264
7
Université Polytechnique de Gitega5 papers
141
8
Institut de Statistiques et d’Études Économiques du Burundi7 papers
94
9
Université du Lac Tanganyika25 papers
80
10
Institut Supérieur de Gestion des Entreprises2 papers
46
11
Université des Grands Lacs15 papers
24
12
Université Polytechnique Intégrée3 papers
24
13
École Normale d'Administration13 papers
8
14
Bujumbura Christian University3 papers
1

Highlights

Within Burundi, Université du Burundi ranks first in 2026 with 24,537, followed by École Normale Supérieure (4,481) and Institut National de sante publique (2,457).

Université du Burundi is 5.5 times higher than École Normale Supérieure, the runner-up.

Across 14 entries, values run from 24,537 (Université du Burundi) to 1 (Bujumbura Christian University), with a median of 118.

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.