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🎓 Top Research Universities in Benin

Universities and colleges in Benin ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations19 entries🇧🇯 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
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

Highlights

Within Benin, Université d'Abomey-Calavi ranks first in 2026 with 367,389, followed by Université de Parakou (47,958) and Université Nationale d'Agriculture (16,110).

Université d'Abomey-Calavi is 7.7 times higher than Université de Parakou, the runner-up.

Across 19 entries, values run from 367,389 (Université d'Abomey-Calavi) to 1 (Poma International Business University), with a median of 47.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

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.