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🎓 Top Research Universities in Botswana

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

📅 2026📏 citations12 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
University of Botswana12,856 papers
315,447
2
Botswana International University of Science and Technology3,812 papers
94,029
3
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources978 papers
11,676
4
Botho University610 papers
7,346
5
Boitekanelo College257 papers
1,911
6
Botswana Open University199 papers
1,239
7
Ba Isago University244 papers
1,061
8
Botswana Accountancy College163 papers
773
9
Institute of Development Management37 papers
578
10
Gaborone University College Of Law and Professional Studies37 papers
217
11
New Era College51 papers
136
12
ABM University College3 papers
30

Highlights

Within Botswana, University of Botswana ranks first in 2026 with 315,447, followed by Botswana International University of Science and Technology (94,029) and Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (11,676).

University of Botswana is 3.4 times higher than Botswana International University of Science and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 12 entries, values run from 315,447 (University of Botswana) to 30 (ABM University College), with a median of 1,150.

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.