Universities by Research Publications in Zambia

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.

📅 2026📏 works30 entries🇿🇲 See all of this country’s rankings →

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

University of Zambia418,520 citations

15,486

Copperbelt University55,837 citations

2,553

Mulungushi University10,717 citations

1,084

Information and Communications University5,508 citations

721

University of Lusaka2,425 citations

566

Levy Mwanawasa Medical University5,717 citations

476

Kwame Nkrumah University1,229 citations

430

South Valley University2,652 citations

427

DMI St. Eugene University1,181 citations

416

Lusaka Apex Medical University5,988 citations

339

University of Africa453 citations

290

Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies833 citations

288

National Institute of Public Administration805 citations

216

Eden University2,257 citations

215

Mukuba University2,390 citations

206

Unicaf University Zambia748 citations

203

Rusangu University359 citations

139

Texila American University Zambia282 citations

132

Cavendish University Zambia647 citations

118

Zambian Open University293 citations

Chalimbana University1,039 citations

Kapasa Makasa University2,574 citations

Northrise University410 citations

Zambia Forestry College425 citations

Evelyn Hone College271 citations

Justo Mwale University200 citations

Copperstone University91 citations

Zambia Catholic University0 citations

Supershine University1 citations

Examinations Council of Zambia116 citations

Highlights

Within Zambia, University of Zambia ranks first in 2026 with 15,486, followed by Copperbelt University (2,553) and Mulungushi University (1,084).

University of Zambia is 6.1 times higher than Copperbelt University, the runner-up.

Across 30 entries, values run from 15,486 (University of Zambia) to 4 (Examinations Council of Zambia), with a median of 205.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · 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 15,486, followed by Copperbelt University (2,553) and Mulungushi University (1,084).

University of Zambia is 6.1 times higher than Copperbelt University, the runner-up.

Across 30 entries, values run from 15,486 (University of Zambia) to 4 (Examinations Council of Zambia), with a median of 205.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.