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🎓 Top Research Universities in Kyrgyzstan

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

📅 2026📏 citations35 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
Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity3,104 papers
24,569
2
University of Central Asia936 papers
16,733
3
Central-Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences233 papers
8,902
4
Osh State University5,048 papers
8,356
5
Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. Yeltsin1,555 papers
7,310
6
Kyrgyz National University1,760 papers
6,042
7
American University of Central Asia510 papers
5,081
8
Ala-Too International University664 papers
2,682
9
Kyrgyz State Technical University963 papers
2,570
10
Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. Skryabin488 papers
1,943
11
Kyrgyz State National University2,269 papers
1,841
12
International University of Kyrgyzstan787 papers
1,631
13
OSCE Academy133 papers
974
14
Kyrgyz Economic University395 papers
850
15
Osh Technological University828 papers
651
16
Issyk-Kul State University199 papers
537
17
Jalalabad State University400 papers
508
18
Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture named after N. Isanov343 papers
476
19
S. Tentishev Asian Medical Institute190 papers
394
20
Kyrgyz-Uzbek International University named after Batyraly Sydykov375 papers
343
21
Batken State University247 papers
278
22
Bishkek Humanities University132 papers
237
23
Naryn State University named after Satybaldy Naamatov80 papers
173
24
Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic78 papers
151
25
Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economics98 papers
124
26
International University named after K.Sh.Toktomamatov110 papers
60
27
Talas State University39 papers
55
28
International University of Central Asia25 papers
54
29
Osh State Pedagogical University named after A. Myrsabekov392 papers
50
30
Kyrgyz State Law Academy15 papers
46
31
Kyrgyz Aviation Institute named after I. Abdraimov37 papers
40
32
Kyrgyzskaya State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports35 papers
16
33
Eurasian Institute of Osteopathic Medicine6 papers
11
34
Bishkek International Medical Institute9 papers
5
35
Royal Metropolitan University12 papers
4

Highlights

Within Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity ranks first in 2026 with 24,569, followed by University of Central Asia (16,733) and Central-Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences (8,902).

Across 35 entries, values run from 24,569 (Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity) to 4 (Royal Metropolitan University), with a median of 476.

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.