Universities by Research Publications in Tanzania
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Dar es Salaam308,377 citations
15,808
2Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences413,039 citations
9,469
3Sokoine University of Agriculture239,138 citations
8,185
4The University of Dodoma65,205 citations
5,369
5Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology121,412 citations
4,485
6Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences91,567 citations
2,366
7Open University of Tanzania10,549 citations
2,027
8Mzumbe University14,513 citations
1,969
9Aga Khan University27,646 citations
1,631
10Ardhi University17,549 citations
1,589
11St. Augustine University of Tanzania3,720 citations
1,270
12Mbeya University of Science and Technology7,866 citations
1,045
13State University of Zanzibar6,739 citations
991
14College of Business Education5,396 citations
901
15Tumaini University39,824 citations
795
16Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology5,024 citations
647
17Moshi Co-operative University2,603 citations
633
18Institute of Accountancy Arusha1,871 citations
591
19Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute8,053 citations
581
20Institute of Rural Development Planning4,671 citations
569
21Tanzania Institute of Accountancy1,176 citations
504
22Institute of Finance Management3,229 citations
458
23KCMC University2,645 citations
447
24Kampala International University in Tanzania2,163 citations
433
25St. John's University of Tanzania8,530 citations
392
26St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences4,039 citations
379
27College of African Wildlife Management13,519 citations
371
28Zanzibar University2,177 citations
355
29Jordan University College751 citations
351
30National Institute of Transport1,078 citations
307
31University of Arusha2,041 citations
280
32St. Joseph University In Tanzania2,455 citations
271
33Hubert Kairuki Memorial University7,593 citations
267
34Muslim University of Morogoro432 citations
247
35Tengeru Institute of Community Development340 citations
236
36Local Government Training Institute958 citations
218
37Ruaha Catholic University526 citations
210
38Water Institute, Tanzania1,452 citations
164
39Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre386 citations
136
40Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE)250 citations
124
41Mount Meru University2,549 citations
90
42Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University935 citations
80
43Teofilo Kisanji University301 citations
67
44Institute of Tax Administration102 citations
62
45Eastern and Southern African Management Institute150 citations
48
46Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Zanzibar143 citations
41
47Karume Institute of Science and Technology152 citations
24
48International Medical and Technological University236 citations
22
49Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University445 citations
18
50Fisheries Education and Training Agency114 citations
17
Highlights
Within Tanzania, University of Dar es Salaam ranks first in 2026 with 15,808, followed by Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (9,469) and Sokoine University of Agriculture (8,185).
University of Dar es Salaam is 1.7 times higher than Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 15,808 (University of Dar es Salaam) to 17 (Fisheries Education and Training Agency), with a median of 386.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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