Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Uganda
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.
1Equator University of Science and Technology132 works
19.52
2Busoga University51 works
4.45
3Muni University783 works
4.37
4ISBAT University78 works
3.18
5University of Military Science and Technology1 works
3.00
6University of the Sacred Heart Gulu6 works
3.00
7Kampala International University7,671 works
2.80
8Ndejje University296 works
2.77
9Makerere University38,671 works
2.52
10Gulu University2,935 works
2.35
11Afya na Haki Institute38 works
2.04
12International University of East Africa128 works
1.90
13Mbarara University of Science and Technology6,439 works
1.89
14Lira University724 works
1.87
15Busitema University2,662 works
1.73
16Mountains of the Moon University610 works
1.67
17Kyambogo University2,972 works
1.57
18Uganda Martyrs University1,119 works
1.54
19Kabale University1,621 works
1.47
20Victoria University457 works
1.40
21Nkumba University385 works
1.20
22Uganda Christian University1,347 works
1.18
23Soroti University452 works
1.13
24Metropolitan International University33 works
1.12
25Clarke International University348 works
1.09
26Nile University96 works
1.01
27African Bible University2 works
1.00
28Cavendish University Uganda233 works
0.95
29Islamic University in Uganda1,192 works
0.94
30Fins Medical University19 works
0.85
31King Ceasor University212 works
0.79
32Uganda Management Institute524 works
0.73
33Ernest Cook University142 works
0.62
34Bugema University253 works
0.60
35Muteesa I Royal University84 works
0.51
36Seeta University8 works
0.50
37St. Lawrence University1,016 works
0.39
38Bishop Stuart University700 works
0.27
39Universal Technology and Management University218 works
0.26
40Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery13 works
0.25
41Kampala University287 works
0.23
42African Rural University29 works
0.22
43Uganda Pentecostal University7 works
0.14
44University of Kisubi144 works
0.10
45Team University494 works
0.06
46Kumi University48 works
0.05
Highlights
Within Uganda, Equator University of Science and Technology ranks first in 2026 with 19.52, followed by Busoga University (4.45) and Muni University (4.37).
Equator University of Science and Technology is 4.4 times higher than Busoga University, the runner-up.
Across 46 entries, values run from 19.52 (Equator University of Science and Technology) to 0.05 (Kumi University), with a median of 1.12.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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