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🎓 Top Research Universities in Senegal

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

📅 2026📏 citations23 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
Cheikh Anta Diop University18,963 papers
439,782
2
Université Gaston Berger5,087 papers
35,247
3
Ziguinchor University1,966 papers
15,818
4
Université de Thiès1,649 papers
11,142
5
Université Alioune Diop de Bambey1,695 papers
9,534
6
École Inter-États des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires de Dakar418 papers
7,711
7
École Polytechnique de Thiès406 papers
4,337
8
École Nationale Supérieure d'Agriculture257 papers
2,967
9
École Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications134 papers
944
10
Université du Sine Saloum El-Hâdj Ibrahima NIASS224 papers
881
11
Ecole Supérieure d’Economie Appliquée34 papers
672
12
Université Amadou Mahtar Mbow247 papers
587
13
Centre Africain d'Études Supérieures en Gestion62 papers
132
14
Groupe AFI12 papers
72
15
International School of Dakar21 papers
70
16
Université Amadou Hampaté Ba12 papers
61
17
Institut International des Sciences et de Technologie9 papers
59
18
St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine30 papers
51
19
École Nationale d'Administration26 papers
39
20
Groupe École Supérieure de Commerce de Dakar28 papers
38
21
Université Dakar-Bourguiba4 papers
12
22
National Archives of Senegal8 papers
6
23
Université du Sahel6 papers
5

Highlights

Within Senegal, Cheikh Anta Diop University ranks first in 2026 with 439,782, followed by Université Gaston Berger (35,247) and Ziguinchor University (15,818).

Cheikh Anta Diop University is 12 times higher than Université Gaston Berger, the runner-up.

Across 23 entries, values run from 439,782 (Cheikh Anta Diop University) to 5 (Université du Sahel), with a median of 587.

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.