Universities by Research Publications in Nicaragua
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.
1National Autonomous University of Nicaragua29,665 citations
3,751
2Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León40,528 citations
1,396
3Universidad del Valle8,014 citations
1,251
4National Agrarian University6,713 citations
1,123
5National University of Engineering4,923 citations
987
6Universidad Americana3,247 citations
834
7Central American University8,477 citations
832
8University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast1,473 citations
792
9Universidad de las Américas1,876 citations
458
10Polytechnic University of Nicaragua330 citations
380
11Universidad de Tecnología y Comercio3,493 citations
305
12Central University of Nicaragua2,189 citations
249
13Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University541 citations
214
14Universidad Hispanoamericana456 citations
196
15Universidad Católica Redemptoris Mater127 citations
82
16Universidad de Managua259 citations
53
17Universidad Metropolitana26 citations
38
18Catholic University of Dry Tropic Farming and Livestock90 citations
30
19Keiser University Latin American Campus4 citations
30
20Instituto Latinoamericano de Computación28 citations
26
21Universidad del Norte de Nicaragua304 citations
25
22Universidad Evangelica Nicaraguense39 citations
23
23Universidad Tecnológica Nicaragüense48 citations
19
24Thomas More Universitas51 citations
17
25Universidad Cristiana Autónoma de Nicaragua15 citations
17
26Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencias y Tecnología8 citations
17
27University of Commercial Sciences177 citations
16
28Universidad Tecnológica La Salle25 citations
15
29Universidad Internacional de la Integración de América Latina12 citations
14
30Universidad Internacional Para el Desarrollo Sostenible12 citations
14
31Universidad American College9 citations
11
32Universidad Jean-Jacques Rousseau2 citations
9
33Universidad Técnica de Comercio35 citations
8
34Universidad Centroamericana de Ciencias Empresariales2 citations
3
35Universidad Santo Tomas de Oriente y Medio Día201 citations
3
36Nicaraguan University of Science and Technology0 citations
2
37Popular University of Nicaragua4 citations
2
38Universidad Nicaragüense de Estudios Humanisticos0 citations
1
Highlights
Within Nicaragua, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua ranks first in 2026 with 3,751, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León (1,396) and Universidad del Valle (1,251).
National Autonomous University of Nicaragua is 2.7 times higher than Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León, the runner-up.
Across 38 entries, values run from 3,751 (National Autonomous University of Nicaragua) to 1 (Universidad Nicaragüense de Estudios Humanisticos), with a median of 28.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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