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🎓 Top Research Universities in Malawi

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

📅 2026📏 citations12 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 Malawi8,585 papers
473,600
2
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences2,454 papers
42,185
3
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources2,055 papers
41,512
4
Mzuzu University1,422 papers
20,920
5
Malawi University of Science and Technology1,055 papers
14,785
6
University of Livingstonia190 papers
1,423
7
DMI-St. John the Baptist University279 papers
1,024
8
The Catholic University of Malawi133 papers
902
9
Malawi School of Government19 papers
429
10
Unicaf University163 papers
392
11
Malawi Adventist University48 papers
230
12
Nalikule College of Education35 papers
117

Highlights

Within Malawi, University of Malawi ranks first in 2026 with 473,600, followed by Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (42,185) and Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (41,512).

University of Malawi is 11 times higher than Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, the runner-up.

Across 12 entries, values run from 473,600 (University of Malawi) to 117 (Nalikule College of Education), with a median of 1,224.

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.