Universities by Research h-index in Zimbabwe

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-index24 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 Zimbabwe15,232 works

221

Chinhoyi University of Technology1,909 works

National University of Science and Technology4,051 works

Bindura University of Science Education1,934 works

Midlands State University3,995 works

Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology501 works

Great Zimbabwe University2,200 works

Africa University1,040 works

Harare Institute of Technology693 works

Lupane State University662 works

Zimbabwe Open University2,343 works

Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences325 works

Women's University in Africa465 works

Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University396 works

Gwanda State University127 works

Reformed Church University173 works

Catholic University of Zimbabwe201 works

Solusi University105 works

Arrupe Jesuit University81 works

Hillside Teachers' College18 works

Zimbabwe National Defence University24 works

Gweru Polytechnic Institute10 works

Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic17 works

Mutare Polytechnic17 works

Highlights

Within Zimbabwe, University of Zimbabwe ranks first in 2026 with 221, followed by Chinhoyi University of Technology (85) and National University of Science and Technology (83).

University of Zimbabwe is 2.6 times higher than Chinhoyi University of Technology, the runner-up.

Across 24 entries, values run from 221 (University of Zimbabwe) to 2 (Mutare Polytechnic), with a median of 22.

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 Zimbabwe, University of Zimbabwe ranks first in 2026 with 221, followed by Chinhoyi University of Technology (85) and National University of Science and Technology (83).

University of Zimbabwe is 2.6 times higher than Chinhoyi University of Technology, the runner-up.

Across 24 entries, values run from 221 (University of Zimbabwe) to 2 (Mutare Polytechnic), with a median of 22.

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