Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Philippines
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.
1AMA School of Medicine90 works
33.00
2STI College Iligan3 works
25.50
3Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University-Vitali2 works
15.50
4Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Taguig8 works
14.00
5Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University-Malangas1 works
11.00
6St. Dominic Savio College9 works
10.14
7Colegio de Muntinlupa64 works
9.88
8Basilan State University63 works
9.28
9Technological University of the Philippines813 works
8.88
10Sultan Kudarat State University-Lutayan15 works
6.86
11International School of Asia and the Pacific17 works
5.83
12Jose Rizal Memorial State University-Katipunan Campus34 works
4.77
13San Pedro College of Business Administration19 works
4.14
14Mary the Queen College of Quezon City18 works
4.00
15Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Biñan3 works
4.00
16St. Luke's Medical Center College of Medicine-William H. Quasha Memorial115 works
3.74
17St. Paul University Iloilo22 works
3.68
18De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute364 works
3.64
19Cebu Institute of Medicine218 works
3.61
20Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University291 works
3.48
21Baliwag Polytechnic College18 works
3.42
22Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture70 works
3.35
23University of Makati298 works
2.95
24University of the Philippines Manila10,430 works
2.95
25Ateneo de Manila University6,087 works
2.79
26NU Fairview10 works
2.74
27Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology117 works
2.71
28Silliman University636 works
2.56
29Western Mindanao State University707 works
2.50
30Far Eastern University1,633 works
2.47
31Occidental Mindoro State University195 works
2.45
32Northern Bukidnon State College51 works
2.44
33FEU Institute of Technology649 works
2.38
34Western Philippines University-Puerto Princesa209 works
2.35
35Cebu Normal University1,031 works
2.32
36Diliman College19 works
2.25
37AMA Computer University239 works
2.21
38Batangas State University-Alangilan28 works
2.09
39Northwestern University4,993 works
2.02
40Bukidnon State University-Malitbog4 works
2.00
41Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Sta. Maria Bulacan7 works
2.00
42Saint Tonis College, Inc.4 works
2.00
43University of the Philippines Open University1,049 works
1.99
44University of the Philippines Diliman14,820 works
1.99
45University of the Philippines System5,499 works
1.96
46University of St. La Salle315 works
1.94
47University of San Agustin316 works
1.90
48Asian Institute of Management746 works
1.87
49University of the Philippines Tacloban College204 works
1.81
50San Agustin Institute of Technology10 works
1.80
Highlights
Within Philippines, AMA School of Medicine ranks first in 2026 with 33.00, followed by STI College Iligan (25.50) and Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University-Vitali (15.50).
Across 50 entries, values run from 33.00 (AMA School of Medicine) to 1.80 (San Agustin Institute of Technology), with a median of 2.76.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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