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🎓 Top Research Universities in Nicaragua

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

📅 2026📏 citations36 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
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León1,395 papers
40,433
2
National Autonomous University of Nicaragua3,745 papers
29,463
3
Central American University831 papers
8,449
4
Universidad del Valle1,251 papers
7,991
5
National Agrarian University1,128 papers
6,691
6
National University of Engineering986 papers
4,890
7
Universidad de Tecnología y Comercio305 papers
3,468
8
Universidad Americana835 papers
3,215
9
Central University of Nicaragua249 papers
2,153
10
Universidad de las Américas447 papers
1,861
11
University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast792 papers
1,469
12
Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University214 papers
541
13
Universidad Hispanoamericana198 papers
454
14
Polytechnic University of Nicaragua380 papers
328
15
Universidad del Norte de Nicaragua25 papers
303
16
Universidad de Managua53 papers
258
17
Universidad Santo Tomas de Oriente y Medio Día3 papers
201
18
University of Commercial Sciences16 papers
177
19
Universidad Católica Redemptoris Mater82 papers
127
20
Catholic University of Dry Tropic Farming and Livestock30 papers
90
21
Thomas More Universitas17 papers
51
22
Universidad Tecnológica Nicaragüense28 papers
47
23
Universidad Evangelica Nicaraguense23 papers
39
24
Universidad Técnica de Comercio9 papers
34
25
Instituto Latinoamericano de Computación27 papers
28
26
Universidad Metropolitana40 papers
26
27
Universidad Tecnológica La Salle15 papers
24
28
Universidad Cristiana Autónoma de Nicaragua19 papers
15
29
Universidad Internacional de la Integración de América Latina14 papers
12
30
Universidad Internacional Para el Desarrollo Sostenible15 papers
12
31
Universidad American College11 papers
9
32
Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencias y Tecnología17 papers
8
33
Keiser University Latin American Campus30 papers
4
34
Popular University of Nicaragua2 papers
4
35
Universidad Centroamericana de Ciencias Empresariales3 papers
2
36
Universidad Jean-Jacques Rousseau9 papers
2

Highlights

Within Nicaragua, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León ranks first in 2026 with 40,433, followed by National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (29,463) and Central American University (8,449).

Across 36 entries, values run from 40,433 (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León) to 2 (Universidad Jean-Jacques Rousseau), with a median of 152.

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.