Universities by Research i10-index in Kyrgyzstan
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.
1Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity3,118 works
570
2University of Central Asia933 works
335
3Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. Yeltsin1,559 works
186
4Central-Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences233 works
122
5American University of Central Asia513 works
119
6Osh State University5,077 works
104
7Kyrgyz National University1,774 works
81
8Ala-Too International University667 works
65
9Kyrgyz State Technical University968 works
60
10Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. Skryabin490 works
42
11International University of Kyrgyzstan802 works
41
12Kyrgyz State National University2,274 works
38
13OSCE Academy133 works
26
14Kyrgyz Economic University395 works
19
15Jalalabad State University403 works
17
16S. Tentishev Asian Medical Institute191 works
16
17Issyk-Kul State University200 works
14
18Bishkek Humanities University133 works
10
19Batken State University248 works
7
20Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture named after N. Isanov344 works
7
21Naryn State University named after Satybaldy Naamatov80 works
7
22Kyrgyz-Uzbek International University named after Batyraly Sydykov381 works
6
23Osh Technological University830 works
6
24Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economics75 works
5
25Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic78 works
2
26International University of Central Asia26 works
2
27International University named after K.Sh.Toktomamatov111 works
1
28Kyrgyz Aviation Institute named after I. Abdraimov39 works
1
29Kyrgyz State Law Academy15 works
1
30Talas State University39 works
1
Highlights
Within Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity ranks first in 2026 with 570, followed by University of Central Asia (335) and Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. Yeltsin (186).
Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity is 1.7 times higher than University of Central Asia, the runner-up.
Across 30 entries, values run from 570 (Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity) to 1 (Talas State University), with a median of 17.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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