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Universities by Research h-index in Botswana

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-index12 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
University of Botswana12,872 works
174
2
Botswana International University of Science and Technology3,819 works
110
3
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources980 works
47
4
Botho University610 works
38
5
Boitekanelo College257 works
21
6
Botswana Open University199 works
18
7
Ba Isago University244 works
15
8
Botswana Accountancy College163 works
15
9
Institute of Development Management37 works
10
10
Gaborone University College Of Law and Professional Studies37 works
8
11
New Era College51 works
6
12
ABM University College3 works
1

Highlights

Within Botswana, University of Botswana ranks first in 2026 with 174, followed by Botswana International University of Science and Technology (110) and Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (47).

University of Botswana is 1.6 times higher than Botswana International University of Science and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 12 entries, values run from 174 (University of Botswana) to 1 (ABM University College), with a median of 17.

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.