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🎓 Top Research Universities in Indonesia

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

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇮🇩 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Indonesia95,487 papers
1,502,039
2
Universitas Gadjah Mada86,146 papers
1,064,699
3
Bandung Institute of Technology50,079 papers
786,231
4
IPB University58,629 papers
774,054
5
Padjadjaran University62,232 papers
754,029
6
Universitas Airlangga68,139 papers
713,373
7
Diponegoro University75,135 papers
665,680
8
University of Brawijaya63,044 papers
530,215
9
Sebelas Maret University66,984 papers
502,672
10
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember39,956 papers
457,604
11
Indonesia University of Education61,967 papers
426,242
12
Universitas Syiah Kuala36,018 papers
405,420
13
State University of Malang47,348 papers
400,855
14
Hasanuddin University43,095 papers
393,802
15
Udayana University47,657 papers
347,885
16
Universitas Sumatera Utara46,383 papers
312,244
17
State University of Padang61,405 papers
308,128
18
Yogyakarta State University38,987 papers
281,732
19
Andalas University36,560 papers
281,219
20
State University of Semarang50,750 papers
272,868
21
Binus University33,923 papers
269,949
22
Sriwijaya University32,542 papers
232,661
23
Telkom University46,435 papers
220,248
24
Universitas Negeri Surabaya56,753 papers
209,611
25
University of Mataram40,669 papers
204,266
26
Lampung University41,921 papers
194,985
27
State University of Jakarta32,617 papers
190,475
28
Sam Ratulangi University24,604 papers
178,733
29
Universitas Jember26,461 papers
173,825
30
Riau University29,497 papers
168,580
31
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta34,803 papers
167,786
32
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan27,680 papers
158,416
33
Lambung Mangkurat University29,853 papers
157,813
34
Universitas Jambi27,178 papers
154,442
35
Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha23,527 papers
144,512
36
Mulawarman University26,776 papers
143,585
37
State University of Makassar45,606 papers
134,147
38
Islamic University of Indonesia20,855 papers
133,234
39
Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang24,263 papers
124,404
40
Jenderal Soedirman University20,389 papers
119,776
41
Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta22,328 papers
119,578
42
Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta31,078 papers
116,894
43
Satya Wacana Christian University14,720 papers
114,393
44
Tanjungpura University22,710 papers
113,101
45
State University of Medan38,551 papers
110,877
46
Universitas Halu Oleo21,216 papers
110,489
47
Pelita Harapan University14,040 papers
108,935
48
University of Bengkulu21,331 papers
107,642
49
Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung23,651 papers
105,794
50
Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University21,293 papers
104,324

Highlights

Within Indonesia, University of Indonesia ranks first in 2026 with 1,502,039, followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada (1,064,699) and Bandung Institute of Technology (786,231).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,502,039 (University of Indonesia) to 104,324 (Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University), with a median of 199,626.

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.