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🎓 Top Research Universities in Ivory Coast

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

📅 2026📏 citations17 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 Félix Houphouët-Boigny27,991 papers
213,481
2
Université Nangui Abrogoua10,563 papers
76,126
3
Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny2,507 papers
39,858
4
Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé3,210 papers
15,816
5
Université Alassane Ouattara6,346 papers
13,741
6
Université Pelefero Gon Coulibaly2,858 papers
9,450
7
Institut National d’Hygiène Publique449 papers
7,527
8
École Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Économie Appliquée520 papers
5,403
9
École Normale Supérieure d'Abidjan603 papers
3,136
10
École Supérieure Africaine des TIC212 papers
863
11
Université Virtuelle de Côte d'Ivoire688 papers
843
12
International University of Grand Bassam103 papers
777
13
University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast27 papers
267
14
Institut Universitaire d'Abidjan69 papers
65
15
Université Tertiaire et Technologique-Lokko9 papers
9
16
Université de Bondoukou45 papers
5
17
Agitel-Formation1 papers
1

Highlights

Within Ivory Coast, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny ranks first in 2026 with 213,481, followed by Université Nangui Abrogoua (76,126) and Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (39,858).

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny is 2.8 times higher than Université Nangui Abrogoua, the runner-up.

Across 17 entries, values run from 213,481 (Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny) to 1 (Agitel-Formation), with a median of 3,136.

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.