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🎓 Top Research Universities in Uganda

Universities and colleges in Uganda 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, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Makerere University38,590 papers
1,879,445
2
Mbarara University of Science and Technology6,426 papers
232,922
3
Kampala International University7,633 papers
86,880
4
Gulu University2,929 papers
57,346
5
Busitema University2,654 papers
34,746
6
Kyambogo University2,968 papers
33,087
7
Uganda Martyrs University1,115 papers
13,462
8
Kabale University1,609 papers
12,997
9
Mountains of the Moon University607 papers
8,739
10
Islamic University in Uganda1,191 papers
8,116
11
Lira University719 papers
7,879
12
Muni University779 papers
7,215
13
Clarke International University349 papers
7,149
14
Uganda Christian University1,343 papers
6,544
15
Victoria University452 papers
6,443
16
St. Lawrence University1,015 papers
6,119
17
Bishop Stuart University696 papers
3,642
18
Soroti University447 papers
2,885
19
Equator University of Science and Technology132 papers
2,760
20
Uganda Management Institute521 papers
2,588
21
Ndejje University295 papers
2,410
22
Nkumba University385 papers
2,306
23
Ernest Cook University142 papers
1,970
24
King Ceasor University212 papers
1,578
25
Busoga University52 papers
1,559
26
Cavendish University Uganda230 papers
1,376
27
ISBAT University77 papers
1,319
28
St. Augustine International University44 papers
1,251
29
Nile University96 papers
1,130
30
Bugema University251 papers
994
31
Kampala University286 papers
801
32
International University of East Africa127 papers
654
33
Universal Technology and Management University217 papers
448
34
University of Kisubi143 papers
253
35
Uganda Institute of Information & Communications Technology25 papers
230
36
Virtual University of Uganda11 papers
218
37
Inter-University Council for East Africa26 papers
214
38
African Rural University29 papers
203
39
Team University493 papers
190
40
Afya na Haki Institute37 papers
153
41
Muteesa I Royal University83 papers
124
42
Ankole Western University24 papers
94
43
Kumi University47 papers
78
44
Bukalasa Agricultural College5 papers
68
45
Stafford University8 papers
58
46
University of the Sacred Heart Gulu6 papers
42
47
LivingStone International University57 papers
36
48
Fins Medical University20 papers
33
49
Metropolitan International University33 papers
28
50
All Saints University Lango5 papers
8

Highlights

Within Uganda, Makerere University ranks first in 2026 with 1,879,445, followed by Mbarara University of Science and Technology (232,922) and Kampala International University (86,880).

Makerere University is 8.1 times higher than Mbarara University of Science and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,879,445 (Makerere University) to 8 (All Saints University Lango), with a median of 1,468.

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.