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🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
Asia · 2 rankings that exist only inside Turkmenistan — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population7.6M#103 of 215💰 GDP$49.8B#96 of 185💎 GDP per capita$6,540#105 of 185❤️ Life expectancy70.2 yrs#151 of 215🗺️ Area469,930#53 of 214
Rankings inside Turkmenistan
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Turkmenistan
Universities and colleges in Turkmenistan ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Magtymguly Turkmen State University118 papers
4,706
2
International Turkmen-Turkish University133 papers
2,241
3
Turkmen State Medical University100 papers
546
4
Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University of Turkmenistan128 papers
178
5
Turkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. Niyazov34 papers
174
6
Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction74 papers
134
7
National Institute of Sports and Tourism of Turkmenistan6 papers
125
8
International Oil and Gas University122 papers
70
9
Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management41 papers
41
10
Turkmen State Institute of Culture2 papers
18
11
Turkmen National Institute of Foreign Languages named after D. Azadi20 papers
4
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.
Turkmenistan in world rankings
🔥 Energy & Industry
Largest Natural Gas Reserves
- 5 Turkmenistan10.0 tn m³
🗺️ World Records
Largest Countries by Land Area
- 53 Turkmenistan469,930
🔌 Energy & Industry
Electricity Use per Person
- 64 Turkmenistan3,397 kWh
⚡ Energy & Industry
Largest Electricity Producers
- 72 Turkmenistan33 TWh
❤️ Society & Health
Life Expectancy at Birth
- 151 Turkmenistan70.2 yrs