Universities by Research Publications in Peru
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 University of San Marcos334,172 citations
38,765
2Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú354,291 citations
29,519
3Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia984,237 citations
17,837
4Universidad César Vallejo66,945 citations
16,725
5Peruvian University of Applied Sciences86,155 citations
8,652
6Universidad Científica del Sur83,981 citations
8,036
7Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina104,212 citations
6,549
8National University of Trujillo43,814 citations
6,322
9Universidad de San Martín de Porres57,020 citations
6,286
10Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa62,864 citations
5,514
11Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola68,362 citations
5,380
12Federico Villarreal National University24,400 citations
5,211
13Universidad Nacional del Altiplano29,593 citations
5,085
14Universidad de Lima32,892 citations
5,061
15Universidad Tecnológica del Perú19,542 citations
4,870
16National University of Engineering63,647 citations
4,715
17Universidad Nacional de San Martín24,693 citations
4,693
18Private University of the North25,637 citations
4,572
19Universidad Ricardo Palma26,314 citations
4,533
20Universidad Continental27,799 citations
4,374
21National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco114,549 citations
3,626
22Universidad Peruana Unión28,792 citations
3,569
23University of the Pacific35,031 citations
3,383
24National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza33,726 citations
2,822
25Universidad Señor de Sipán14,382 citations
2,642
26Antenor Orrego Private University8,448 citations
2,543
27Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú19,034 citations
2,472
28Catholic University of Santa María21,792 citations
2,452
29Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University11,365 citations
2,444
30Universidad Norbert Wiener15,241 citations
2,319
31Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruíz Gallo10,106 citations
2,155
32University of Piura17,795 citations
2,012
33Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista15,479 citations
1,958
34Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana39,569 citations
1,832
35Universidad Católica San Pablo11,621 citations
1,744
36Universidad Alas Peruanas3,387 citations
1,736
37Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga11,099 citations
1,675
38San Cristóbal of Huamanga University23,258 citations
1,615
39Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica7,526 citations
1,577
40National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle5,284 citations
1,513
41Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo10,582 citations
1,511
42Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán5,879 citations
1,495
43Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón2,961 citations
1,476
44Esan University11,849 citations
1,460
45Universidad Nacional de Piura8,336 citations
1,458
46National University of Cajamarca6,481 citations
1,434
47Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo3,796 citations
1,285
48Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión4,586 citations
1,222
49Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades8,505 citations
1,214
50Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología12,983 citations
1,203
Highlights
Within Peru, National University of San Marcos ranks first in 2026 with 38,765, followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (29,519) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (17,837).
Across 50 entries, values run from 38,765 (National University of San Marcos) to 1,203 (Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología), with a median of 2,593.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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