Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Peru
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.
1Digital Health Research Center22 works
45.88
2Universidad Nacional José María Arguedas577 works
4.59
3Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola5,380 works
3.05
4Universidad Señor de Sipán2,642 works
2.78
5University of Sciences and Arts of Latin America126 works
2.74
6Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia17,837 works
2.71
7National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza2,822 works
2.65
8Escuela Nacional Superior de Ballet13 works
2.55
9Esan University1,460 works
2.43
10National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco3,626 works
2.34
11Universidad Nacional de San Martín4,693 works
2.17
12Universidad Científica del Sur8,036 works
1.98
13National University of Engineering4,715 works
1.97
14Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina6,549 works
1.93
15Universidad Nacional de Moquegua897 works
1.92
16Universidad Ricardo Palma4,533 works
1.80
17Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú29,519 works
1.76
18Universidad Peruana Unión3,569 works
1.71
19Universidad de San Martín de Porres6,286 works
1.62
20Amazon National University of Madre de Dios1,102 works
1.57
21Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa5,514 works
1.54
22Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana1,832 works
1.54
23Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología1,203 works
1.48
24Catholic University of Santa María2,452 works
1.48
25Universidad Nacional del Callao1,075 works
1.42
26Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista1,958 works
1.37
27Universidad Marcelino Champagnat214 works
1.33
28Universidad Tecnológica del Perú4,870 works
1.31
29Universidad Católica San Pablo1,744 works
1.27
30National University of Trujillo6,322 works
1.26
31Universidad Nacional Tecnológica de Lima Sur680 works
1.24
32Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega740 works
1.21
33Universidad Andina Néstor Cáceres Velásquez457 works
1.17
34Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruíz Gallo2,155 works
1.17
35Los Andes Peruvian University832 works
1.15
36Universidad Privada de Tacna1,160 works
1.15
37Catholic University Los Angeles of Chimbote795 works
1.14
38Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón1,476 works
1.10
39Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University2,444 works
1.07
40Universidad Continental4,374 works
1.07
41Universidad Nacional del Santa866 works
1.05
42Universidad César Vallejo16,725 works
1.04
43University of Piura2,012 works
1.03
44Escuela de Negocios Zegel39 works
1.00
45University of the Pacific3,383 works
0.99
46National University of San Marcos38,765 works
0.97
47Peruvian University of Applied Sciences8,652 works
0.94
48Universidad Andina del Cusco970 works
0.88
49Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga1,675 works
0.87
50Private University of the North4,572 works
0.87
Highlights
Within Peru, Digital Health Research Center ranks first in 2026 with 45.88, followed by Universidad Nacional José María Arguedas (4.59) and Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (3.05).
Digital Health Research Center is 10 times higher than Universidad Nacional José María Arguedas, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 45.88 (Digital Health Research Center) to 0.87 (Private University of the North), with a median of 1.40.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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