Universities by Research h-index in Panama

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-index26 entries🇵🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 26

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Universidad de Panamá10,048 works

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Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá3,318 works

Florida State University-Panama292 works

Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí1,226 works

Columbus University26 works

Coiba Scientific Station (Coiba AIP)722 works

Universidad Interamericana de Panamá161 works

Latin University of Panama373 works

Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología2,209 works

International Maritime University of Panama98 works

Universidad de Santander176 works

Universidad del Istmo332 works

Universidad Especializada de las Américas1,589 works

Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua312 works

Universidad del Caribe Panamá81 works

Latin American University of Science and Technology262 works

Quality Leadership University Panama102 works

Universidad Cristiana de Panamá11 works

Universidad Tecnológica Oteima63 works

ISAE Universidad45 works

Universidad Abierta y a Distancia de Panamá7 works

Universidad Interamericana de Educación a Distancia de Panamá9 works

Universidad UNIDOS33 works

Breyer State Theology University4 works

Universidad Americana25 works

Universidad del Arte Ganexa3 works

Highlights

Within Panama, Universidad de Panamá ranks first in 2026 with 111, followed by Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (51) and Florida State University-Panama (37).

Universidad de Panamá is 2.2 times higher than Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, the runner-up.

Across 26 entries, values run from 111 (Universidad de Panamá) to 1 (Universidad del Arte Ganexa), 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.

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Highlights

Within Panama, Universidad de Panamá ranks first in 2026 with 111, followed by Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (51) and Florida State University-Panama (37).

Universidad de Panamá is 2.2 times higher than Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, the runner-up.

Across 26 entries, values run from 111 (Universidad de Panamá) to 1 (Universidad del Arte Ganexa), with a median of 12.

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