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🎓 Top Research Universities in Kazakhstan

Universities and colleges in Kazakhstan 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
Nazarbayev University15,490 papers
463,368
2
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University27,614 papers
278,525
3
L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University16,108 papers
161,317
4
Satbayev University7,375 papers
77,773
5
Kazakh National Medical University4,170 papers
74,310
6
Karaganda Buketov University4,670 papers
33,816
7
Kazakh-British Technical University2,702 papers
30,712
8
S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University4,263 papers
28,798
9
M.Auezov South Kazakhstan State University3,616 papers
26,402
10
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University6,410 papers
22,565
11
Astana Medical University3,259 papers
22,472
12
KIMEP University1,368 papers
21,445
13
Semey Medical University1,857 papers
21,065
14
Suleyman Demirel University1,654 papers
20,211
15
Kazakh National Agrarian Research University3,069 papers
18,952
16
Karaganda Medical University2,043 papers
18,326
17
D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan State Technical University2,267 papers
17,448
18
West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov State Medical University1,521 papers
17,203
19
Toraighyrov University2,864 papers
16,749
20
Ahmet Yesevi University3,695 papers
16,664
21
Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University2,752 papers
14,832
22
International Information Technologies University1,715 papers
14,251
23
Shakarim University1,931 papers
12,929
24
Astana IT University2,316 papers
12,033
25
Aktobe Regional State University named after K.Zhubanov2,297 papers
9,896
26
Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications1,955 papers
9,201
27
Kostanay State University A Baitursynov776 papers
8,523
28
Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University1,296 papers
7,928
29
Almaty Technological University2,138 papers
7,870
30
Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda State University1,569 papers
7,828
31
South Kazakhstan Medical Academy748 papers
7,450
32
Kazakhstan Medical University753 papers
7,116
33
Zhangir Khan West Kazakhstan Agrarian Technical University1,574 papers
6,352
34
Kokshetau State University1,465 papers
6,083
35
M. Kh Dulati Taraz State University1,490 papers
5,810
36
Karaganda State Industrial University1,039 papers
5,513
37
Narxoz University1,632 papers
5,344
38
Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University1,978 papers
4,967
39
Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University1,391 papers
4,914
40
Khalel Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University1,205 papers
4,302
41
Zhetysu University named after Ilyas Zhansugurov1,381 papers
3,949
42
Rudny Industrial Institute486 papers
3,739
43
Turan University2,260 papers
3,553
44
Almaty Management University760 papers
3,528
45
Maqsut Narikbayev University536 papers
3,165
46
University of International Business687 papers
2,849
47
Private Institution “Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz”933 papers
2,771
48
Yessenov University659 papers
2,552
49
Caspian University733 papers
2,228
50
Kazakh-Russian International University157 papers
2,030

Highlights

Within Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev University ranks first in 2026 with 463,368, followed by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (278,525) and L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (161,317).

Nazarbayev University is 1.7 times higher than Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 463,368 (Nazarbayev University) to 2,030 (Kazakh-Russian International University), with a median of 9,549.

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.