Universities by Research i10-index in Tanzania
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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.
1Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences9,469 works
7,800
2University of Dar es Salaam15,808 works
6,521
3Sokoine University of Agriculture8,185 works
5,633
4Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology4,485 works
3,007
5Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences2,366 works
1,990
6The University of Dodoma5,369 works
1,899
7Aga Khan University1,631 works
609
8Tumaini University795 works
564
9Ardhi University1,589 works
463
10Mzumbe University1,969 works
367
11Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute581 works
245
12Open University of Tanzania2,027 works
216
13Mbeya University of Science and Technology1,045 works
200
14College of African Wildlife Management371 works
198
15Hubert Kairuki Memorial University267 works
168
16State University of Zanzibar991 works
157
17Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology647 works
145
18Institute of Rural Development Planning569 works
129
19College of Business Education901 works
118
20Moshi Co-operative University633 works
82
21St. John's University of Tanzania392 works
81
22St. Augustine University of Tanzania1,270 works
78
23St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences379 works
76
24Zanzibar University355 works
71
25Institute of Finance Management458 works
69
26Water Institute, Tanzania164 works
54
27Kampala International University in Tanzania433 works
53
28University of Arusha280 works
53
29KCMC University447 works
49
30Mount Meru University90 works
48
31St. Joseph University In Tanzania271 works
47
32Institute of Accountancy Arusha591 works
44
33Tanzania Institute of Accountancy504 works
28
34Local Government Training Institute218 works
27
35National Institute of Transport307 works
27
36Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University80 works
15
37Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University18 works
12
38Jordan University College351 works
11
39Muslim University of Morogoro247 works
11
40Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre136 works
10
41Teofilo Kisanji University67 works
10
42Ruaha Catholic University210 works
9
43Eastern and Southern African Management Institute48 works
7
44International Medical and Technological University22 works
6
45Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE)124 works
6
46Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Zanzibar41 works
5
47Karume Institute of Science and Technology24 works
5
48Fisheries Education and Training Agency17 works
4
49Tanzania Commission for Universities10 works
4
50Tengeru Institute of Community Development236 works
3
Highlights
Within Tanzania, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences ranks first in 2026 with 7,800, followed by University of Dar es Salaam (6,521) and Sokoine University of Agriculture (5,633).
Across 50 entries, values run from 7,800 (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences) to 3 (Tengeru Institute of Community Development), with a median of 62.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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