Home / Education

🎓 Top Research Universities in Latvia

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

📅 2026📏 citations42 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 Latvia23,801 papers
609,568
2
Riga Technical University15,827 papers
336,750
3
Riga Stradiņš University8,651 papers
167,275
4
Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies4,225 papers
48,272
5
Daugavpils University4,612 papers
41,315
6
Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"985 papers
32,147
7
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga351 papers
10,450
8
Transport and Telecommunication Institute1,036 papers
7,925
9
University of Latvia FinTech Business School399 papers
7,546
10
Rezekne Academy of Technologies1,744 papers
5,994
11
Ventspils University of Applied Sciences709 papers
5,883
12
Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences496 papers
4,630
13
College of Business Administration454 papers
4,361
14
RISEBA University of Applied Sciences539 papers
3,974
15
Latvian Academy of Sport Education472 papers
3,135
16
University of Liepāja592 papers
2,906
17
Turība University586 papers
2,620
18
EKA University of Applied Sciences260 papers
2,116
19
Baltic International Academy528 papers
1,866
20
Latvian Maritime Academy122 papers
1,737
21
Rīgas Ziemeļvalstu augstskola399 papers
1,551
22
Rēzeknes Augstskola311 papers
1,380
23
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music107 papers
941
24
Latvian Academy of Culture376 papers
729
25
Riga Aeronautical Institute118 papers
718
26
Riga Technical College60 papers
554
27
College of Law132 papers
504
28
Riga High Tech University28 papers
378
29
Art Academy of Latvia154 papers
343
30
Riga Graduate School of Law124 papers
343
31
Alberta College25 papers
291
32
National Defence Academy of Latvia49 papers
208
33
Baltic Psychology and Management University College55 papers
199
34
Riga Building College3 papers
60
35
Higher School of Social Technologies3 papers
11
36
Latvian Christian Academy15 papers
10
37
State Police College25 papers
8
38
Latvia Business College6 papers
7
39
Daugavpils Medical College9 papers
5
40
International Cosmetology College6 papers
4
41
International Higher School of Practical Psychology18 papers
3
42
Riga College of Accounting and Finance3 papers
2

Highlights

Within Latvia, University of Latvia ranks first in 2026 with 609,568, followed by Riga Technical University (336,750) and Riga Stradiņš University (167,275).

University of Latvia is 1.8 times higher than Riga Technical University, the runner-up.

Across 42 entries, values run from 609,568 (University of Latvia) to 2 (Riga College of Accounting and Finance), with a median of 1,466.

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.