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🎓 Top Research Universities in Mali

Universities and colleges in Mali 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
University of Bamako2,376 papers
190,865
2
Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako3,996 papers
171,319
3
Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée389 papers
4,296
4
Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs – Abderhamane Baba Touré135 papers
1,678
5
Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de Bamako191 papers
459
6
Université des Sciences Juridiques et Politiques de Bamako92 papers
132
7
Centre d'Intelligence Artificielle et de Robotique du Mali13 papers
62
8
École normale d'Enseignement technique et professionnel25 papers
28
9
University of Timbuktu3 papers
14

Highlights

Within Mali, University of Bamako ranks first in 2026 with 190,865, followed by Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (171,319) and Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée (4,296).

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.