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🎓 Top Research Universities in Philippines

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

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇵🇭 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of the Philippines Manila10,421 papers
467,147
2
University of the Philippines Diliman14,805 papers
373,796
3
De La Salle University12,119 papers
255,430
4
Northwestern University4,998 papers
244,035
5
University of the Philippines Los Baños8,450 papers
221,972
6
University of Santo Tomas7,940 papers
148,622
7
University of the Philippines System5,494 papers
113,134
8
Ateneo de Manila University6,084 papers
110,541
9
University of San Carlos2,161 papers
104,163
10
Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology4,801 papers
38,568
11
University of the East616 papers
27,139
12
Central Luzon State University2,042 papers
27,123
13
Cebu Technological University2,888 papers
26,890
14
University of the Philippines Visayas1,776 papers
25,199
15
National University3,622 papers
24,992
16
Silliman University636 papers
20,837
17
Visayas State University1,793 papers
20,638
18
Far Eastern University1,606 papers
20,443
19
Asian Institute of Management745 papers
16,700
20
Technological University of the Philippines811 papers
16,065
21
Saint Louis University833 papers
12,707
22
Mindanao State University2,484 papers
12,611
23
Adamson University1,413 papers
12,218
24
University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines1,154 papers
11,135
25
Polytechnic University of the Philippines2,174 papers
10,522
26
FEU Institute of Technology648 papers
10,500
27
Central Mindanao University1,708 papers
10,313
28
Angeles University Foundation963 papers
10,259
29
University of the Philippines Baguio656 papers
9,965
30
De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute362 papers
9,324
31
Caraga State University1,648 papers
8,976
32
Philippine Normal University1,326 papers
8,610
33
University of Southern Mindanao879 papers
8,426
34
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology1,879 papers
8,375
35
Our Lady of Fatima University653 papers
8,024
36
University of the Philippines Mindanao626 papers
7,838
37
Xavier University5,948 papers
7,685
38
University of Mindanao2,195 papers
7,674
39
West Visayas State University863 papers
7,474
40
University of the Philippines Cebu594 papers
7,313
41
Ateneo de Davao University555 papers
7,296
42
Bataan Peninsula State University468 papers
7,278
43
Cebu Normal University1,032 papers
7,032
44
Technological Institute of the Philippines842 papers
6,980
45
University of the Philippines Open University1,049 papers
6,877
46
Capiz State University413 papers
6,367
47
Bulacan State University1,811 papers
6,238
48
Northern Iloilo State University259 papers
6,150
49
Technological Institute of the Philippines-Quezon City525 papers
6,129
50
De La Salle University – Dasmariñas853 papers
6,119

Highlights

Within Philippines, University of the Philippines Manila ranks first in 2026 with 467,147, followed by University of the Philippines Diliman (373,796) and De La Salle University (255,430).

Across 50 entries, values run from 467,147 (University of the Philippines Manila) to 6,119 (De La Salle University – Dasmariñas), with a median of 10,511.

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.