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🎓 Top Research Universities in Laos

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

📅 2026📏 citations9 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
National University of Laos2,818 papers
31,858
2
University of Health Sciences Vientiane631 papers
22,359
3
Souphanouvong University700 papers
1,227
4
Savannakhet University189 papers
1,026
5
Champasack University159 papers
389
6
Savannakhet Teacher Training College15 papers
387
7
Pakse Teacher Training College14 papers
59
8
Luangnamtha Teacher Training College18 papers
58
9
Rattana Institute of Business Administration5 papers
4

Highlights

Within Laos, National University of Laos ranks first in 2026 with 31,858, followed by University of Health Sciences Vientiane (22,359) and Souphanouvong University (1,227).

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.