Universities by Research Publications in Ukraine
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.
1Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv630,032 citations
55,419
2National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”213,859 citations
40,018
3Lviv Polytechnic National University263,051 citations
36,118
4Lviv University212,665 citations
34,435
5V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University233,481 citations
29,125
6National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"109,442 citations
20,923
7National University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"75,913 citations
19,140
8National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine98,238 citations
18,963
9Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University89,357 citations
14,572
10Oles Honchar Dnipro National University64,786 citations
14,532
11Uzhhorod National University79,017 citations
14,531
12Sumy State University279,581 citations
14,376
13Bogomolets National Medical University77,315 citations
14,279
14Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University93,513 citations
13,819
15Vinnytsia National Technical University27,168 citations
13,318
16Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University91,558 citations
11,794
17I.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University49,537 citations
10,720
18Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics66,881 citations
10,703
19West Ukrainian National University44,095 citations
10,420
20Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture43,138 citations
9,708
21State University of Trade and Economics34,268 citations
9,665
22Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University78,087 citations
9,585
23Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University22,547 citations
9,550
24Odesа Polytechnic National University29,563 citations
9,020
25Kharkiv National Medical University31,731 citations
8,644
26Zaporizhzhia National University17,293 citations
8,579
27Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman26,719 citations
8,442
28Dragomanov Ukrainian State University15,300 citations
8,236
29V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University45,588 citations
7,958
30Bukovinian State Medical University24,741 citations
7,913
31Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine31,149 citations
7,898
32Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University38,768 citations
7,741
33Khmelnytskyi National University27,798 citations
7,566
34Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University12,536 citations
7,394
35National University of Food Technologies25,230 citations
6,944
36Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University26,681 citations
6,681
37O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv23,892 citations
6,673
38National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation Institute59,894 citations
6,573
39National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya26,786 citations
6,456
40National University of Water and Environmental Engineering32,640 citations
6,363
41Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University15,127 citations
6,249
42Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University110,222 citations
6,203
43Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas31,434 citations
6,200
44Dnipro University of Technology36,452 citations
6,197
45Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design20,879 citations
6,191
46Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University17,211 citations
6,011
47National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic22,763 citations
5,944
48Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics19,310 citations
5,825
49Sumy National Agrarian University37,107 citations
5,813
50National University of Pharmacy34,071 citations
5,538
Highlights
Within Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ranks first in 2026 with 55,419, followed by National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (40,018) and Lviv Polytechnic National University (36,118).
Across 50 entries, values run from 55,419 (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) to 5,538 (National University of Pharmacy), with a median of 8,612.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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