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🎓 Top Research Universities in Liberia

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

📅 2026📏 citations6 entries🇱🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →
  1. University of Liberia17,993
  2. William V. S. Tubman University1,891
  3. Cuttington University584
  4. United Methodist University165
  5. African Methodist Episcopal University155
  6. Stella Maris Polytechnic116
Stems start at zero, so the length of each stem is the entry’s value.
1
University of Liberia890 papers
17,993
2
William V. S. Tubman University244 papers
1,891
3
Cuttington University168 papers
584
4
United Methodist University29 papers
165
5
African Methodist Episcopal University58 papers
155
6
Stella Maris Polytechnic80 papers
116

Highlights

Within Liberia, University of Liberia ranks first in 2026 with 17,993, followed by William V. S. Tubman University (1,891) and Cuttington University (584).

University of Liberia is 9.5 times higher than William V. S. Tubman University, the runner-up.

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.