Universities by Research i10-index in Zimbabwe

Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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📏 i10-index21 entries🇿🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 21

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (i10-index, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Zimbabwe15,232 works

11,150

National University of Science and Technology4,051 works

1,291

Midlands State University3,995 works

1,131

Chinhoyi University of Technology1,909 works

920

Bindura University of Science Education1,934 works

888

Great Zimbabwe University2,200 works

420

Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology501 works

213

Lupane State University662 works

195

Zimbabwe Open University2,343 works

187

Africa University1,040 works

170

Harare Institute of Technology693 works

158

Women's University in Africa465 works

Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences325 works

Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University396 works

Gwanda State University127 works

Catholic University of Zimbabwe201 works

Reformed Church University173 works

Solusi University105 works

Hillside Teachers' College18 works

Mutare Polytechnic17 works

Zimbabwe National Defence University24 works

Highlights

Within Zimbabwe, University of Zimbabwe ranks first in 2026 with 11,150, followed by National University of Science and Technology (1,291) and Midlands State University (1,131).

University of Zimbabwe is 8.6 times higher than National University of Science and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 21 entries, values run from 11,150 (University of Zimbabwe) to 1 (Zimbabwe National Defence University), with a median of 158.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-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 11,150, followed by National University of Science and Technology (1,291) and Midlands State University (1,131).

University of Zimbabwe is 8.6 times higher than National University of Science and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 21 entries, values run from 11,150 (University of Zimbabwe) to 1 (Zimbabwe National Defence University), with a median of 158.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.