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🎓 Top Research Universities in South Sudan

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

📅 2026📏 citations8 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
Bridge University461 papers
12,540
2
University of Juba1,543 papers
12,398
3
University of Bahr El-Ghazal248 papers
1,526
4
Upper Nile University235 papers
527
5
Rumbek University38 papers
273
6
John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology35 papers
106
7
Akobo Heritage and Memorial University2 papers
1
8
Catholic University of South Sudan116 papers
1

Highlights

Within South Sudan, Bridge University ranks first in 2026 with 12,540, followed by University of Juba (12,398) and University of Bahr El-Ghazal (1,526).

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.