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Africa · 2 rankings that exist only inside Benin — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population14.8M#75 of 215💰 GDP$24.6B#122 of 185💎 GDP per capita$1,658#156 of 185❤️ Life expectancy61.0 yrs#207 of 215🗺️ Area112,760#99 of 214
Rankings inside Benin
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Benin
Universities and colleges in Benin ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Université d'Abomey-Calavi15,438 papers
367,389
2
Université de Parakou4,037 papers
47,958
3
Université Nationale d'Agriculture1,336 papers
16,110
4
National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics1,413 papers
14,208
5
Université d'Agriculture de Kétou533 papers
8,764
6
University of Science and Technology of Benin84 papers
2,919
7
Institut Universitaire du Bénin20 papers
324
8
Catholic University of West Africa144 papers
281
9
ESEP-LE BERGER University8 papers
53
10
Université Africaine de Technologie et de Management15 papers
47
11
École Supérieure de Génie Civil Véréchaguine AK8 papers
27
12
Université Protestante d'Afrique de l'Ouest23 papers
20
13
Haute École de Commerce et de Management14 papers
14
14
Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy17 papers
14
15
Espam Formation University10 papers
13
16
Edexcel University5 papers
9
17
International University & Polytechnic of Benin3 papers
7
18
Université Africaine de Développement Coopératif8 papers
2
19
Poma International Business University2 papers
1
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.