Universities by Research Publications in Kyrgyzstan
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.
1Osh State University8,417 citations
5,077
2Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity24,704 citations
3,118
3Kyrgyz State National University1,861 citations
2,274
4Kyrgyz National University6,107 citations
1,774
5Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. Yeltsin7,365 citations
1,559
6Kyrgyz State Technical University2,581 citations
968
7University of Central Asia16,777 citations
933
8Osh Technological University663 citations
830
9International University of Kyrgyzstan1,646 citations
802
10Ala-Too International University2,702 citations
667
11American University of Central Asia5,104 citations
513
12Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. Skryabin1,951 citations
490
13Jalalabad State University513 citations
403
14Kyrgyz Economic University850 citations
395
15Osh State Pedagogical University named after A. Myrsabekov50 citations
392
16Kyrgyz-Uzbek International University named after Batyraly Sydykov346 citations
381
17Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture named after N. Isanov476 citations
344
18Batken State University284 citations
248
19Central-Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences8,911 citations
233
20Issyk-Kul State University540 citations
200
21S. Tentishev Asian Medical Institute395 citations
191
22Bishkek Humanities University238 citations
133
23OSCE Academy991 citations
133
24International University named after K.Sh.Toktomamatov61 citations
111
25Naryn State University named after Satybaldy Naamatov174 citations
80
26Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic150 citations
78
27Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economics124 citations
75
28Kyrgyz Aviation Institute named after I. Abdraimov40 citations
39
29Talas State University55 citations
39
30Kyrgyzskaya State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports17 citations
35
31International University of Central Asia55 citations
26
32Kyrgyz State Law Academy47 citations
15
33Royal Metropolitan University4 citations
14
34Bishkek International Medical Institute5 citations
9
35Eurasian Institute of Osteopathic Medicine11 citations
6
36Eurasian International University0 citations
4
Highlights
Within Kyrgyzstan, Osh State University ranks first in 2026 with 5,077, followed by Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity (3,118) and Kyrgyz State National University (2,274).
Osh State University is 1.6 times higher than Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity, the runner-up.
Across 36 entries, values run from 5,077 (Osh State University) to 4 (Eurasian International University), with a median of 241.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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