Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Cambodia
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Puthisastra746 works
11.43
2Angkor University15 works
6.20
3Cambodian Mekong University52 works
3.96
4National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia160 works
3.03
5Western University131 works
2.42
6IIC University of Technology176 works
2.26
7Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear148 works
2.22
8National University of Battambang278 works
2.18
9Royal University of Fine Arts44 works
1.82
10CamEd Business School232 works
1.69
11International University326 works
1.68
12Royal University of Phnom Penh1,135 works
1.67
13Center of Excellence on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences for Sustainability6 works
1.57
14Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia500 works
1.55
15National Meanchey University117 works
1.53
16Life University37 works
1.42
17American University of Phnom Penh100 works
1.42
18Paragon International University129 works
1.32
19Kampong Speu Institute of Technology55 works
1.31
20Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia598 works
1.16
21Institute of Technology of Cambodia979 works
1.11
22University of Cambodia175 works
1.04
23Asia Euro University18 works
0.89
24Khemarak University27 works
0.84
25Svay Rieng University161 works
0.80
26Royal University of Law and Economics55 works
0.79
27University of Battambang132 works
0.78
28Dewey International University14 works
0.75
29CADT - Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology66 works
0.74
30National Institute of Education165 works
0.68
31National Institute of Business29 works
0.67
32City University126 works
0.66
33ACLEDA University of Business39 works
0.65
34University of Health Science691 works
0.63
35National University of Management129 works
0.54
36Beltei International University67 works
0.45
37Build Bright University61 works
0.44
38University of Management and Economics19 works
0.38
39University of Kratie83 works
0.34
40East Asia Management University3 works
0.33
41Phnom Penh International University117 works
0.29
42Royal Academy of Cambodia80 works
0.26
43National Defense University37 works
0.20
44Phnom Penh Teacher Education College40 works
0.18
45Health Science Institute of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces5 works
0.17
46Vanda Institute22 works
0.14
47Human Resources University14 works
0.13
48Prek Leap National College of Agriculture16 works
0.13
Highlights
Within Cambodia, University of Puthisastra ranks first in 2026 with 11.43, followed by Angkor University (6.20) and Cambodian Mekong University (3.96).
University of Puthisastra is 1.8 times higher than Angkor University, the runner-up.
Across 48 entries, values run from 11.43 (University of Puthisastra) to 0.13 (Prek Leap National College of Agriculture), with a median of 0.82.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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