Universities by Research Publications in Philippines
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.
1University of the Philippines Diliman375,665 citations
14,820
2De La Salle University257,935 citations
12,134
3University of the Philippines Manila468,898 citations
10,430
4University of the Philippines Los Baños222,993 citations
8,453
5University of Santo Tomas149,228 citations
7,948
6Ateneo de Manila University111,459 citations
6,087
7Xavier University7,728 citations
5,948
8University of the Philippines System113,695 citations
5,499
9Northwestern University247,386 citations
4,993
10Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology38,854 citations
4,812
11National University25,233 citations
3,625
12Cebu Technological University27,117 citations
2,905
13Mindanao State University12,685 citations
2,492
14University of Mindanao7,717 citations
2,191
15Polytechnic University of the Philippines10,658 citations
2,178
16University of San Carlos104,262 citations
2,162
17Central Luzon State University27,222 citations
2,049
18Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology8,417 citations
1,882
19Bulacan State University6,316 citations
1,811
20Visayas State University20,775 citations
1,794
21University of the Philippines Visayas25,339 citations
1,775
22Central Mindanao University10,386 citations
1,709
23Caraga State University9,076 citations
1,652
24Far Eastern University20,623 citations
1,633
25Adamson University12,389 citations
1,415
26Isabela State University4,606 citations
1,374
27Philippine Normal University8,670 citations
1,353
28Laguna State Polytechnic University3,485 citations
1,341
29Philippine Christian University2,313 citations
1,174
30University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines11,228 citations
1,159
31University of Perpetual Help System DALTA3,888 citations
1,134
32Batangas State University5,317 citations
1,071
33University of the Philippines Open University6,927 citations
1,049
34Cebu Normal University7,073 citations
1,031
35Pangasinan State University3,478 citations
1,023
36Cagayan State University3,666 citations
1,007
37University of the Cordilleras3,992 citations
994
38Angeles University Foundation10,297 citations
965
39Davao Oriental State University5,279 citations
946
40Liceo de Cagayan University1,085 citations
942
41Bukidnon State University1,584 citations
939
42University of Southeastern Philippines2,495 citations
923
43Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies1,127 citations
904
44University of Southern Mindanao8,496 citations
888
45Cavite State University5,289 citations
870
46Lyceum of the Philippines University3,937 citations
869
47West Visayas State University7,564 citations
864
48De La Salle University – Dasmariñas6,172 citations
861
49Technological Institute of the Philippines7,159 citations
838
50Mariano Marcos State University3,359 citations
825
Highlights
Within Philippines, University of the Philippines Diliman ranks first in 2026 with 14,820, followed by De La Salle University (12,134) and University of the Philippines Manila (10,430).
Across 50 entries, values run from 14,820 (University of the Philippines Diliman) to 825 (Mariano Marcos State University), with a median of 1,395.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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