Universities by Research h-index in Turkmenistan
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.
Highlights
Within Turkmenistan, International Turkmen-Turkish University ranks first in 2026 with 23, followed by Magtymguly Turkmen State University (23) and Turkmen State Medical University (12).
The top two are virtually level: International Turkmen-Turkish University and Magtymguly Turkmen State University differ by less than 1%.
Across 11 entries, values run from 23 (International Turkmen-Turkish University) to 1 (Turkmen National Institute of Foreign Languages named after D. Azadi), with a median of 4.
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.