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Americas · 2 rankings that exist only inside Panama — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population4.6M#128 of 215💰 GDP$90.5B#81 of 185💎 GDP per capita$19,790#57 of 185❤️ Life expectancy79.8 yrs#54 of 215🗺️ Area74,180#115 of 214
Rankings inside Panama
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Panama
Universities and colleges in Panama ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Universidad de Panamá10,035 papers
81,591
2
Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá3,312 papers
23,076
3
Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí1,228 papers
8,366
4
Florida State University-Panama292 papers
5,012
5
Coiba Scientific Station (Coiba AIP)723 papers
3,556
6
Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología2,201 papers
3,402
7
Universidad Interamericana de Panamá160 papers
3,228
8
Latin University of Panama372 papers
2,566
9
Universidad Especializada de las Américas1,555 papers
1,638
10
International Maritime University of Panama101 papers
1,390
11
Columbus University26 papers
1,245
12
Universidad del Istmo330 papers
637
13
Universidad de Santander177 papers
630
14
Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua312 papers
620
15
Universidad del Caribe Panamá80 papers
377
16
Latin American University of Science and Technology262 papers
341
17
Quality Leadership University Panama77 papers
155
18
Universidad Cristiana de Panamá10 papers
150
19
Universidad Tecnológica Oteima63 papers
92
20
ISAE Universidad45 papers
49
21
Breyer State Theology University4 papers
20
22
Universidad UNIDOS33 papers
18
23
Universidad Interamericana de Educación a Distancia de Panamá9 papers
15
24
Universidad Abierta y a Distancia de Panamá7 papers
6
25
Universidad Americana25 papers
2
26
Universidad del Arte Ganexa3 papers
2
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.