Universities by Research Publications in Uzbekistan
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.
1National University of Uzbekistan80,595 citations
16,073
2Tashkent State University of Economics37,571 citations
13,485
3Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov32,122 citations
9,482
4Bukhara State University11,094 citations
9,347
5Ferghana State University5,557 citations
8,481
6Termez State University3,430 citations
7,563
7Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers74,886 citations
7,460
8Uzbek State University of World Languages1,357 citations
7,202
9Urgench State University18,106 citations
7,016
10Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov44,826 citations
6,899
11National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan named after Nizami14,071 citations
6,556
12Tashkent Medical Academy7,925 citations
5,980
13Tashkent University of Information Technology27,826 citations
5,876
14Tashkent State Transport University20,371 citations
5,818
15Karshi State University4,697 citations
5,429
16Namangan State University3,841 citations
5,411
17Tashkent State University of Law4,233 citations
5,377
18Termez University of Economics and Service1,896 citations
5,056
19Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages674 citations
4,951
20Jizzakh State Pedagogical University3,106 citations
4,775
21Asia International University497 citations
4,421
22Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service758 citations
4,269
23Andijan State University4,673 citations
4,121
24Karakalpak State University7,973 citations
4,116
25Ferghana Polytechnical Institute11,975 citations
4,004
26Tashkent State Medical University452 citations
3,978
27Tashkent State Agrarian University13,347 citations
3,738
28Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies2,050 citations
3,662
29Gulistan State University2,215 citations
3,633
30Karshi State Technical University9,095 citations
3,574
31University of Tashkent for Applied Sciences8,015 citations
3,336
32Navoi State University1,004 citations
3,082
33Termez State Pedagogical Institute199 citations
3,023
34Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after Ajiniyaz726 citations
3,021
35Chirchik State Pedagogical University2,009 citations
2,900
36Kokand State Pedagogical Institute named after Mukimi1,052 citations
2,827
37Tashkent Chemical-Technological Institute7,088 citations
2,757
38Alfraganus University2,413 citations
2,534
39Mamun University4,497 citations
2,423
40Alisher Navo'i Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature1,082 citations
2,229
41Russian Economic University after G.V. Plekhanov2,071 citations
2,211
42Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute2,997 citations
2,203
43Namangan Institute of Engineering and Technology4,899 citations
2,084
44Denau Institute of Entrepreneurship and Pedagogy200 citations
2,011
45New Uzbekistan University20,611 citations
1,984
46Tashkent Financial Institute3,444 citations
1,941
47Buxoro davlat pedagogika instituti1,599 citations
1,877
48Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies5,129 citations
1,859
49Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering2,478 citations
1,747
50International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan1,166 citations
1,667
Highlights
Within Uzbekistan, National University of Uzbekistan ranks first in 2026 with 16,073, followed by Tashkent State University of Economics (13,485) and Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov (9,482).
Across 50 entries, values run from 16,073 (National University of Uzbekistan) to 1,667 (International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan), with a median of 3,991.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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