Universities by Research h-index in Zambia

Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

📅 2026📏 h-index29 entries🇿🇲 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Zambia15,486 works

191

Copperbelt University2,553 works

Mulungushi University1,084 works

Information and Communications University721 works

Levy Mwanawasa Medical University476 works

Lusaka Apex Medical University339 works

Eden University215 works

South Valley University427 works

Kapasa Makasa University81 works

University of Lusaka566 works

Mukuba University206 works

DMI St. Eugene University416 works

National Institute of Public Administration216 works

Northrise University61 works

Kwame Nkrumah University430 works

Unicaf University Zambia203 works

Cavendish University Zambia118 works

Rusangu University139 works

Zambia Forestry College58 works

Evelyn Hone College48 works

Texila American University Zambia132 works

Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies288 works

Chalimbana University82 works

University of Africa290 works

Zambian Open University99 works

Examinations Council of Zambia4 works

Justo Mwale University28 works

Copperstone University17 works

Supershine University7 works

Highlights

Within Zambia, University of Zambia ranks first in 2026 with 191, followed by Copperbelt University (95) and Mulungushi University (43).

University of Zambia is 2 times higher than Copperbelt University, the runner-up.

Across 29 entries, values run from 191 (University of Zambia) to 1 (Supershine University), with a median of 13.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Zambia, University of Zambia ranks first in 2026 with 191, followed by Copperbelt University (95) and Mulungushi University (43).

University of Zambia is 2 times higher than Copperbelt University, the runner-up.

Across 29 entries, values run from 191 (University of Zambia) to 1 (Supershine University), with a median of 13.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.