Universities by Research Publications in Colombia
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Universidad Nacional de Colombia1,555,031 citations
98,735
2Universidad de Antioquia1,347,167 citations
61,014
3Universidad de Los Andes1,938,926 citations
36,874
4Pontificia Universidad Javeriana574,406 citations
34,150
5Universidad del Valle567,128 citations
34,026
6Universidad Industrial de Santander317,106 citations
18,012
7Universidad del Rosario337,062 citations
16,782
8Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana168,067 citations
15,385
9Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas81,315 citations
14,576
10Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia88,205 citations
12,042
11University of Córdoba118,018 citations
11,812
12University of Cartagena304,606 citations
11,522
13Universidad del Norte175,547 citations
10,796
14University of Caldas90,105 citations
10,725
15Universidad EAFIT98,920 citations
10,323
16Universidad de La Sabana156,705 citations
10,296
17Universidad Santo Tomás52,928 citations
9,777
18Military University Nueva Granada67,325 citations
9,485
19University of Cauca90,564 citations
8,830
20Universidad El Bosque160,238 citations
8,448
21Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia52,368 citations
8,075
22Universidad Externado de Colombia18,503 citations
8,012
23Technological University of Pereira137,042 citations
7,731
24Universidad Pedagógica Nacional20,833 citations
7,684
25Universidad CES87,956 citations
7,239
26University of La Salle33,547 citations
7,177
27Universidad Simón Bolívar85,188 citations
7,109
28Icesi University107,778 citations
6,581
29University of Atlántico70,621 citations
6,552
30University of the Coast128,528 citations
6,395
31Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios21,109 citations
6,331
32University of Tolima73,168 citations
6,308
33University of Magdalena39,689 citations
5,479
34University of Pamplona46,111 citations
5,202
35Francisco de Paula Santander University31,769 citations
4,888
36Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia23,668 citations
4,888
37Universidad Libre de Colombia17,682 citations
4,852
38University of Nariño33,929 citations
4,724
39Universidad de Medellín63,447 citations
4,628
40Universidad Antonio Nariño340,274 citations
4,599
41University of Quindío51,858 citations
4,408
42Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga67,187 citations
4,354
43Universidad Surcolombiana43,679 citations
4,089
44Institución Universitaria ITM51,374 citations
4,031
45Universidad Santiago de Cali35,329 citations
4,022
46Universidad De Santander97,529 citations
3,874
47Universidad de San Buenaventura32,941 citations
3,862
48Universidad de Manizales19,274 citations
3,683
49Universidad FUCS45,532 citations
3,647
50Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano38,882 citations
3,570
Highlights
Within Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia ranks first in 2026 with 98,735, followed by Universidad de Antioquia (61,014) and Universidad de Los Andes (36,874).
Universidad Nacional de Colombia is 1.6 times higher than Universidad de Antioquia, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 98,735 (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) to 3,570 (Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano), with a median of 7,208.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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