Universities by Research i10-index in Peru
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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.
1Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia17,837 works
14,284
2National University of San Marcos38,765 works
6,781
3Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú29,519 works
6,210
4Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina6,549 works
2,165
5Peruvian University of Applied Sciences8,652 works
1,921
6Universidad Científica del Sur8,036 works
1,837
7Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa5,514 works
1,688
8Universidad César Vallejo16,725 works
1,623
9Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola5,380 works
1,421
10National University of Engineering4,715 works
1,412
11National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco3,626 works
1,254
12Universidad de San Martín de Porres6,286 works
1,247
13National University of Trujillo6,322 works
990
14National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza2,822 works
976
15University of the Pacific3,383 works
854
16Universidad de Lima5,061 works
774
17Universidad Peruana Unión3,569 works
744
18Private University of the North4,572 works
663
19Universidad Nacional del Altiplano5,085 works
663
20Universidad Continental4,374 works
640
21Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana1,832 works
630
22Universidad Ricardo Palma4,533 works
584
23Federico Villarreal National University5,211 works
573
24Catholic University of Santa María2,452 works
530
25Universidad Tecnológica del Perú4,870 works
514
26University of Piura2,012 works
429
27Universidad Norbert Wiener2,319 works
421
28Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista1,958 works
408
29Universidad Señor de Sipán2,642 works
407
30Universidad Nacional de San Martín4,693 works
400
31Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú2,472 works
400
32Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología1,203 works
385
33Amazon National University of Madre de Dios1,102 works
314
34Universidad Católica San Pablo1,744 works
295
35Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga1,675 works
276
36Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University2,444 works
274
37Universidad Nacional José María Arguedas577 works
268
38Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruíz Gallo2,155 works
251
39Esan University1,460 works
247
40Antenor Orrego Private University2,543 works
227
41Universidad Nacional de Moquegua897 works
225
42Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo1,511 works
220
43Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades1,214 works
206
44Universidad Nacional de Piura1,458 works
205
45Universidad Nacional del Santa866 works
200
46Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica1,577 works
188
47Universidad Nacional del Callao1,075 works
168
48Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán1,495 works
160
49National University of Cajamarca1,434 works
155
50San Cristóbal of Huamanga University1,615 works
149
Highlights
Within Peru, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia ranks first in 2026 with 14,284, followed by National University of San Marcos (6,781) and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (6,210).
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia is 2.1 times higher than National University of San Marcos, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 14,284 (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) to 149 (San Cristóbal of Huamanga University), with a median of 472.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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