Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Cameroon
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Mission de Promotion des Materiaux Locaux394 works
3.44
2University College of Technology200 works
3.15
3University of Buea9,997 works
2.31
4Université de Dschang13,318 works
2.22
5Catholic University Institute of Buea105 works
2.20
6Pan-African University294 works
2.10
7University of Bamenda6,298 works
1.99
8Ăcole Nationale SupĂ©rieure Polytechnique de YaoundĂ©1,084 works
1.97
9University of Douala11,179 works
1.96
10Université Protestante d'Afrique Centrale45 works
1.79
11Université de Yaoundé I27,019 works
1.77
12University of Maroua5,584 works
1.75
13University of Ngaoundéré6,695 works
1.53
14National Advanced School of Public Works410 works
1.53
15Cameroon Field Epidemiology Training Programme35 works
1.44
16Institut Universitaire de la CĂŽte63 works
1.40
17Université de Bertoua613 works
1.34
18National Polytechnic University Institute Bamenda212 works
1.33
19UniversitĂ© dâĂbolowa810 works
1.31
20Institut Sous-Régional de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée37 works
1.31
21Ăcole Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature39 works
1.20
22FOMIC Polytechnic University Institute8 works
1.20
23Institut Universitaire du Golfe de Guinée69 works
1.17
24Catholic University of Central Africa921 works
1.04
25Biaka University Institute of Buea106 works
1.02
26Université des Montagnes797 works
0.97
27Université de Garoua632 works
0.92
28Institut Supérieur de Technologie Médicale297 works
0.89
29Dale Kietzman University3 works
0.67
30Pan African Institute for Development Regional Institute for West Africa71 works
0.67
31Institut Universitaire Siantou25 works
0.59
32Catholic University of Cameroon350 works
0.58
33Bamenda University of Science and Technology95 works
0.58
34Experiential Higher Institute of Science and Technology (EXHIST)2 works
0.50
35Institut National de la Jeunesse et des Sports200 works
0.49
36Adventist University Cosendai46 works
0.22
37International University Bamenda27 works
0.19
Highlights
Within Cameroon, Mission de Promotion des Materiaux Locaux ranks first in 2026 with 3.44, followed by University College of Technology (3.15) and University of Buea (2.31).
Across 37 entries, values run from 3.44 (Mission de Promotion des Materiaux Locaux) to 0.19 (International University Bamenda), with a median of 1.31.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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