Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Tanzania
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Tanzania Commission for Universities10 works
4.83
2College of African Wildlife Management371 works
3.89
3Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology4,485 works
3.54
4Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute581 works
3.33
5United African University of Tanzania15 works
3.11
6University of Arusha280 works
2.74
7The University of Dodoma5,369 works
2.55
8Local Government Training Institute218 works
2.37
9State University of Zanzibar991 works
2.32
10Kampala International University in Tanzania433 works
2.26
11Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences9,469 works
2.14
12Water Institute, Tanzania164 works
2.02
13University of Dar es Salaam15,808 works
1.96
14Mbeya University of Science and Technology1,045 works
1.96
15Ardhi University1,589 works
1.89
16Sokoine University of Agriculture8,185 works
1.89
17Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Zanzibar41 works
1.85
18Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences2,366 works
1.85
19Mzumbe University1,969 works
1.65
20Hubert Kairuki Memorial University267 works
1.53
21Mount Meru University90 works
1.50
22Ruaha Catholic University210 works
1.47
23Institute of Finance Management458 works
1.41
24Institute of Rural Development Planning569 works
1.29
25College of Business Education901 works
1.29
26Zanzibar University355 works
1.18
27Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology647 works
1.15
28Fisheries Education and Training Agency17 works
1.14
29National Institute of Transport307 works
1.06
30Aga Khan University1,631 works
1.04
31St. John's University of Tanzania392 works
0.95
32Moshi Co-operative University633 works
0.95
33Tanzania Institute of Accountancy504 works
0.91
34Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University80 works
0.88
35Teofilo Kisanji University67 works
0.84
36Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE)124 works
0.72
37St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences379 works
0.68
38Jordan University College351 works
0.67
39Tengeru Institute of Community Development236 works
0.67
40KCMC University447 works
0.66
41St. Joseph University In Tanzania271 works
0.64
42Karume Institute of Science and Technology24 works
0.64
43Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre136 works
0.62
44Institute of Accountancy Arusha591 works
0.58
45Eastern and Southern African Management Institute48 works
0.54
46Open University of Tanzania2,027 works
0.47
47Tumaini University795 works
0.47
48Institute of Tax Administration62 works
0.45
49St. Augustine University of Tanzania1,270 works
0.38
50Muslim University of Morogoro247 works
0.36
Highlights
Within Tanzania, Tanzania Commission for Universities ranks first in 2026 with 4.83, followed by College of African Wildlife Management (3.89) and Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (3.54).
Across 50 entries, values run from 4.83 (Tanzania Commission for Universities) to 0.36 (Muslim University of Morogoro), with a median of 1.24.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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