Universities by Research h-index in Philippines
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. 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.
1University of the Philippines Manila10,430 works
258
2Northwestern University4,993 works
214
3University of the Philippines Diliman14,820 works
186
4University of the Philippines Los Baños8,453 works
166
5De La Salle University12,134 works
153
6University of Santo Tomas7,948 works
141
7University of the Philippines System5,499 works
123
8Ateneo de Manila University6,087 works
116
9University of San Carlos2,162 works
116
10Silliman University636 works
75
11Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology4,812 works
68
12Central Luzon State University2,049 works
66
13Cebu Technological University2,905 works
60
14University of the Philippines Visayas1,775 works
59
15Visayas State University1,794 works
59
16Asian Institute of Management746 works
58
17National University3,625 works
57
18Far Eastern University1,633 works
51
19Central Mindanao University1,709 works
50
20University of the Philippines Baguio651 works
50
21Saint Louis University819 works
47
22University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines1,159 works
47
23De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute364 works
44
24Mindanao State University2,492 works
42
25Angeles University Foundation965 works
41
26University of Southern Mindanao888 works
41
27University of the Philippines Open University1,049 works
41
28Adamson University1,415 works
40
29FEU Institute of Technology649 works
40
30Polytechnic University of the Philippines2,178 works
40
31Palawan State University422 works
39
32Bataan Peninsula State University468 works
38
33Technological University of the Philippines813 works
38
34Xavier University5,948 works
38
35Davao Oriental State University946 works
37
36Our Lady of Fatima University655 works
37
37University of the East619 works
37
38University of the Philippines Cebu593 works
36
39West Visayas State University864 works
36
40De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde324 works
35
41Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology1,882 works
35
42Philippine Normal University1,353 works
35
43Ateneo de Davao University556 works
34
44Caraga State University1,652 works
34
45De La Salle University – Dasmariñas861 works
34
46Centro Escolar University689 works
33
47Davao Medical School Foundation259 works
33
48University of San Agustin316 works
33
49University of the Philippines Mindanao615 works
33
50Western Philippines University-Puerto Princesa209 works
33
Highlights
Within Philippines, University of the Philippines Manila ranks first in 2026 with 258, followed by Northwestern University (214) and University of the Philippines Diliman (186).
Across 50 entries, values run from 258 (University of the Philippines Manila) to 33 (Western Philippines University-Puerto Princesa), with a median of 41.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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