Universities by Research i10-index in Ecuador
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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.
1Universidad San Francisco de Quito12,173 works
7,857
2National Polytechnic School8,168 works
3,970
3Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral8,071 works
3,746
4Pontificia Universidad CatĂłlica del Ecuador11,567 works
3,185
5Universidad de Las Américas6,262 works
2,893
6University of Cuenca8,269 works
2,718
7Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE7,627 works
2,407
8Universidad TĂ©cnica Particular de Loja6,887 works
2,376
9Central University of Ecuador11,776 works
1,999
10Politecnica Salesiana University7,022 works
1,578
11Universidad EspĂritu Santo5,530 works
1,497
12Universidad UTE3,733 works
1,335
13Universidad TĂ©cnica de Ambato8,852 works
1,092
14Universidad Yachay Tech2,253 works
1,014
15Universidad TĂ©cnica de ManabĂ9,868 works
1,000
16University of Guayaquil13,714 works
980
17Universidad CatĂłlica de Santiago de Guayaquil4,212 works
975
18Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo8,013 works
966
19Universidad CatĂłlica de Cuenca9,590 works
830
20Instituto GeofĂsico de la Escuela PolitĂ©cnica Nacional568 works
743
21Universidad del Azuay3,070 works
713
22Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo5,680 works
604
23Universidad Tecnica de Machala5,691 works
597
24Universidad Indoamérica4,084 works
580
25Universidad Nacional de Loja4,447 works
580
26Universidad Estatal de Milagro13,763 works
547
27Universidad Regional AmazĂłnica IKIAM1,301 works
537
28Universidad TĂ©cnica del Norte2,554 works
525
29Universidad Estatal AmazĂłnica2,472 works
497
30Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de ManabĂ6,313 works
444
31Universidad Internacional del Ecuador2,497 works
436
32Universidad TĂ©cnica Estatal de Quevedo5,084 works
429
33Universidad Estatal PenĂnsula de Santa Elena4,042 works
310
34Universidad TĂ©cnica Federico Santa MarĂa875 works
290
35Universidad TĂ©cnica "Luis Vargas Torres"1,832 works
273
36Universidad Indoamérica, Sede Quito737 works
228
37Universidad Ecotec1,753 works
227
38Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabi5,698 works
205
39Universidad Internacional SEK1,041 works
186
40Universidad TĂ©cnica de Cotopaxi3,596 works
166
41Universidad Estatal de BolĂvar1,904 works
149
42Universidad Regional AutĂłnoma de Los Andes9,077 works
149
43Universidad Agraria del Ecuador1,417 works
145
44Universidad Andina SimĂłn BolĂvar, Sede Ecuador1,591 works
145
45Universidad Metropolitana2,458 works
125
46Pontificia Universidad CatĂłlica del Ecuador Sede ManabĂ765 works
122
47Universidad TĂ©cnica de Babahoyo2,900 works
112
48Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabà Manuel Félix López1,771 works
110
49Pontificia Universidad CatĂłlica del Ecuador Sede Ambato781 works
101
50Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales684 works
75
Highlights
Within Ecuador, Universidad San Francisco de Quito ranks first in 2026 with 7,857, followed by National Polytechnic School (3,970) and Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (3,746).
Universidad San Francisco de Quito is 2 times higher than National Polytechnic School, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 7,857 (Universidad San Francisco de Quito) to 75 (Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales), with a median of 564.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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