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🎓 Top Research Universities in Cambodia

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

📅 2026📏 citations50 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
Royal University of Phnom Penh1,137 papers
16,077
2
Institute of Technology of Cambodia977 papers
15,203
3
University of Puthisastra746 papers
14,206
4
University of Health Science686 papers
10,307
5
Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia596 papers
8,630
6
Western University130 papers
4,586
7
International University327 papers
3,930
8
National University of Battambang277 papers
2,179
9
Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia491 papers
1,902
10
IIC University of Technology176 papers
1,873
11
Paragon International University129 papers
1,798
12
University of Battambang129 papers
1,767
13
National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia157 papers
1,629
14
National Institute of Education164 papers
1,211
15
CamEd Business School232 papers
1,056
16
Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear147 papers
812
17
Royal University of Fine Arts44 papers
650
18
Life University37 papers
480
19
Cambodian Mekong University52 papers
461
20
University of Cambodia176 papers
414
21
Svay Rieng University161 papers
408
22
CADT - Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology66 papers
400
23
National University of Management129 papers
377
24
Royal Academy of Cambodia80 papers
364
25
American University of Phnom Penh99 papers
305
26
City University125 papers
292
27
National Technical Training Institute20 papers
259
28
Vanda Institute23 papers
248
29
National Meanchey University119 papers
236
30
Dewey International University14 papers
173
31
Phnom Penh International University117 papers
173
32
Build Bright University60 papers
164
33
Royal University of Law and Economics55 papers
158
34
Prek Leap National College of Agriculture16 papers
153
35
University of Kratie82 papers
135
36
Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace25 papers
126
37
Khemarak University27 papers
121
38
Angkor University15 papers
114
39
ACLEDA University of Business39 papers
109
40
Kampong Speu Institute of Technology56 papers
105
41
National Defense University37 papers
69
42
Norton University15 papers
55
43
National Institute of Business27 papers
44
44
Phnom Penh Teacher Education College40 papers
37
45
Beltei International University67 papers
35
46
University of Economics and Finance24 papers
29
47
Asia Euro University18 papers
20
48
Preah Kossomak Polytechnic Institute3 papers
18
49
University of Management and Economics19 papers
18
50
Human Resources University13 papers
12

Highlights

Within Cambodia, Royal University of Phnom Penh ranks first in 2026 with 16,077, followed by Institute of Technology of Cambodia (15,203) and University of Puthisastra (14,206).

Across 50 entries, values run from 16,077 (Royal University of Phnom Penh) to 12 (Human Resources University), with a median of 299.

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.