Universities by Research Publications in Vietnam
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.
1Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City621,057 citations
25,571
2Hanoi University of Science and Technology389,281 citations
17,941
3Vietnam National University, Hanoi384,168 citations
16,507
4Trường Đại học Khoa học và Công nghệ Hà Nội308,001 citations
15,907
5Ton Duc Thang University618,253 citations
15,902
6Duy Tan University576,017 citations
14,938
7Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology303,621 citations
14,183
8Hanoi Medical University194,763 citations
12,971
9Can Tho University177,661 citations
11,392
10Ho Chi Minh City University of Science251,068 citations
10,177
11University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City180,751 citations
9,237
12Graduate University of Science and Technology123,903 citations
8,921
13VNU University of Science249,590 citations
7,765
14Hue University109,372 citations
7,548
15Trường ĐH Nguyễn Tất Thành222,044 citations
6,996
16Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City91,703 citations
6,758
17University of Da Nang107,379 citations
6,413
18Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering63,612 citations
5,759
19Phenikaa University114,928 citations
5,550
20University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City164,286 citations
5,526
21Hanoi National University of Education74,993 citations
5,409
22Le Quy Don Technical University85,621 citations
4,988
23FPT University51,217 citations
4,800
24Van Lang University60,707 citations
4,567
25VNU University of Engineering and Technology93,247 citations
4,248
26Thai Nguyen University35,514 citations
4,230
27National Economics University77,875 citations
4,170
28Huế University of Medicine and Pharmacy54,057 citations
4,034
29Hanoi University of Industry46,982 citations
3,874
30Ho Chi Minh City Open University61,694 citations
3,822
31Vietnam National University of Agriculture76,610 citations
3,668
32University of Transport and Communications37,361 citations
3,508
33Thuyloi University49,302 citations
3,127
34Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine39,388 citations
3,002
35VinUniversity38,542 citations
2,994
36Hanoi University of Mining and Geology65,392 citations
2,982
37Hanoi University of Civil Engineering48,854 citations
2,945
38Nong Lam University Ho Chi Minh City62,042 citations
2,876
39Vinh University45,146 citations
2,869
40Ho Chi Minh City University of Education24,379 citations
2,843
41Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade39,212 citations
2,843
42RMIT Vietnam48,789 citations
2,492
43VNU University of Medicine and Pharmacy21,443 citations
2,412
44Saigon University19,831 citations
2,283
45Tra Vinh University14,301 citations
2,098
46Hue University of Education25,430 citations
2,070
47Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities8,634 citations
2,012
48Nha Trang University37,841 citations
1,998
49Electric Power University10,815 citations
1,983
50Ho Chi Minh University of Banking15,431 citations
1,971
Highlights
Within Vietnam, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City ranks first in 2026 with 25,571, followed by Hanoi University of Science and Technology (17,941) and Vietnam National University, Hanoi (16,507).
Across 50 entries, values run from 25,571 (Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City) to 1,971 (Ho Chi Minh University of Banking), with a median of 4,239.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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