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🎓 Top Research Universities in Ukraine

Universities and colleges in Ukraine ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇺🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv55,340 papers
625,287
2
Sumy State University14,360 papers
278,609
3
Lviv Polytechnic National University36,022 papers
261,441
4
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University29,101 papers
232,208
5
Lviv University34,387 papers
211,649
6
National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”39,941 papers
211,033
7
Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University6,192 papers
110,002
8
National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"20,903 papers
108,891
9
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine18,930 papers
97,701
10
Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University13,796 papers
92,649
11
Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University11,771 papers
91,073
12
Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University14,540 papers
88,842
13
Uzhhorod National University14,496 papers
78,689
14
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University9,568 papers
77,863
15
Bogomolets National Medical University14,259 papers
76,988
16
National University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"19,121 papers
75,408
17
Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics10,690 papers
66,064
18
Oles Honchar Dnipro National University14,520 papers
64,540
19
National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation Institute6,565 papers
59,365
20
I.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University10,697 papers
49,341
21
V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University7,941 papers
45,299
22
West Ukrainian National University10,392 papers
43,600
23
Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture9,696 papers
42,747
24
Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology2,834 papers
41,123
25
Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University7,723 papers
38,646
26
Sumy National Agrarian University5,804 papers
36,991
27
Dnipro University of Technology6,184 papers
36,284
28
State University of Trade and Economics9,621 papers
34,031
29
National University of Pharmacy5,531 papers
33,968
30
National University of Water and Environmental Engineering6,348 papers
32,463
31
Kharkiv National Medical University8,632 papers
31,368
32
Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas6,180 papers
31,282
33
Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine7,889 papers
31,062
34
Odesа Polytechnic National University8,940 papers
29,332
35
Cherkasy National University4,658 papers
29,214
36
Donetsk National Medical University3,839 papers
28,204
37
Khmelnytskyi National University7,557 papers
27,599
38
Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman8,413 papers
26,557
39
Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University6,647 papers
26,552
40
Ternopil Ivan Pului National Technical University3,827 papers
26,538
41
National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya6,441 papers
26,496
42
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy5,280 papers
26,202
43
Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv3,909 papers
25,844
44
Vinnytsia National Technical University13,267 papers
25,597
45
National University of Food Technologies6,934 papers
25,059
46
Bukovinian State Medical University7,895 papers
24,440
47
Odessa National Medical University5,077 papers
24,316
48
O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv6,664 papers
23,761
49
Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding4,479 papers
23,595
50
Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University4,194 papers
23,349

Highlights

Within Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ranks first in 2026 with 625,287, followed by Sumy State University (278,609) and Lviv Polytechnic National University (261,441).

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv is 2.2 times higher than Sumy State University, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 625,287 (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) to 23,349 (Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University), with a median of 37,819.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.