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Universities by Research h-index in Niger

Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. 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.

📅 2026📏 h-index10 entries🇳🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Université Abdou Moumouni4,058 works
88
2
Université de Maradi963 works
34
3
Université André Salifou761 works
25
4
Université de Diffa314 works
16
5
Maryam Abacha American University of Niger174 works
13
6
Higher Institute of Mining, Industry and Geology99 works
10
7
Université Djibo Hamani226 works
8
8
École Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile21 works
7
9
École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature9 works
2
10
Islamic University of Niger119 works
1

Highlights

Within Niger, Université Abdou Moumouni ranks first in 2026 with 88, followed by Université de Maradi (34) and Université André Salifou (25).

Université Abdou Moumouni is 2.6 times higher than Université de Maradi, the runner-up.

Across 10 entries, values run from 88 (Université Abdou Moumouni) to 1 (Islamic University of Niger), with a median of 12.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.