Universities by Research h-index in Rwanda

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.

📅 2026📏 h-index20 entries🇷🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Rwanda10,904 works

126

College of Science and Technology - University of Rwanda1,428 works

University of Global Health Equity1,269 works

University of Lay Adventists of Kigali568 works

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences571 works

Carnegie Mellon University Africa476 works

Rwanda Polytechnic386 works

INES-Ruhengeri508 works

Mahatma Gandhi University231 works

African Leadership University1,215 works

University of Kigali693 works

Africa Health Sciences University112 works

AIMS Research and Innovation Centre114 works

Kigali Independent University241 works

Adventist University of Central Africa106 works

Catholic University of Kabgayi60 works

Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Gitwe20 works

Institute of Legal Practice and Development6 works

North Gate University1 works

University of Medical Sciences and Technology Rwanda18 works

Highlights

Within Rwanda, University of Rwanda ranks first in 2026 with 126, followed by College of Science and Technology - University of Rwanda (68) and University of Global Health Equity (57).

University of Rwanda is 1.9 times higher than College of Science and Technology - University of Rwanda, the runner-up.

Across 20 entries, values run from 126 (University of Rwanda) to 1 (University of Medical Sciences and Technology Rwanda), with a median of 20.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Rwanda, University of Rwanda ranks first in 2026 with 126, followed by College of Science and Technology - University of Rwanda (68) and University of Global Health Equity (57).

University of Rwanda is 1.9 times higher than College of Science and Technology - University of Rwanda, the runner-up.

Across 20 entries, values run from 126 (University of Rwanda) to 1 (University of Medical Sciences and Technology Rwanda), with a median of 20.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.