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🎓 Top Research Universities in Peru

Universities and colleges in Peru ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇵🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia17,822 papers
981,934
2
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú29,500 papers
351,965
3
National University of San Marcos38,751 papers
332,714
4
National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco3,617 papers
114,191
5
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina6,545 papers
103,723
6
Peruvian University of Applied Sciences8,640 papers
85,701
7
Universidad Científica del Sur8,022 papers
83,510
8
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola5,371 papers
67,954
9
Universidad César Vallejo16,693 papers
66,344
10
National University of Engineering4,712 papers
63,317
11
Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa5,506 papers
62,431
12
Universidad de San Martín de Porres6,283 papers
56,720
13
National University of Trujillo6,308 papers
43,546
14
Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana1,824 papers
39,408
15
University of the Pacific3,380 papers
34,802
16
National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza2,812 papers
33,305
17
Universidad de Lima5,058 papers
32,738
18
Universidad Nacional del Altiplano5,073 papers
29,400
19
Universidad Peruana Unión3,555 papers
28,566
20
Universidad Continental4,366 papers
27,601
21
Universidad Ricardo Palma4,529 papers
26,131
22
Private University of the North4,559 papers
25,480
23
Universidad Nacional de San Martín4,692 papers
24,368
24
Federico Villarreal National University5,199 papers
24,272
25
San Cristóbal of Huamanga University1,609 papers
23,119
26
Catholic University of Santa María2,439 papers
21,655
27
Universidad Tecnológica del Perú4,853 papers
19,394
28
Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú2,467 papers
18,890
29
University of Piura2,006 papers
17,672
30
Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista1,945 papers
15,327
31
Universidad Norbert Wiener2,308 papers
15,145
32
Universidad Señor de Sipán2,638 papers
14,259
33
Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología1,203 papers
12,893
34
Esan University1,457 papers
11,777
35
Amazon National University of Madre de Dios1,102 papers
11,613
36
Universidad Católica San Pablo1,739 papers
11,536
37
Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University2,430 papers
11,278
38
Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga1,662 papers
11,007
39
Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo1,510 papers
10,525
40
Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruíz Gallo2,151 papers
9,998
41
Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades1,215 papers
8,435
42
Antenor Orrego Private University2,531 papers
8,341
43
Universidad Nacional de Piura1,446 papers
8,298
44
Universidad Nacional José María Arguedas577 papers
8,023
45
Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica1,570 papers
7,458
46
Universidad Nacional de Moquegua895 papers
7,132
47
Universidad Nacional del Santa864 papers
6,744
48
National University of Cajamarca1,429 papers
6,455
49
Universidad Andina del Cusco966 papers
5,983
50
Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán1,493 papers
5,838

Highlights

Within Peru, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia ranks first in 2026 with 981,934, followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (351,965) and National University of San Marcos (332,714).

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia is 2.8 times higher than Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 981,934 (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) to 5,838 (Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán), with a median of 22,387.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.