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🎓 Top Research Universities in Niger

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

📅 2026📏 citations10 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
Université Abdou Moumouni4,050 papers
51,087
2
Université de Maradi960 papers
7,769
3
Université André Salifou759 papers
2,881
4
Université de Diffa314 papers
1,501
5
Maryam Abacha American University of Niger169 papers
732
6
Université Djibo Hamani225 papers
287
7
Higher Institute of Mining, Industry and Geology99 papers
256
8
École Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile21 papers
228
9
École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature9 papers
9
10
Islamic University of Niger117 papers
6

Highlights

Within Niger, Université Abdou Moumouni ranks first in 2026 with 51,087, followed by Université de Maradi (7,769) and Université André Salifou (2,881).

Université Abdou Moumouni is 6.6 times higher than Université de Maradi, the runner-up.

Across 10 entries, values run from 51,087 (Université Abdou Moumouni) to 6 (Islamic University of Niger), with a median of 510.

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.