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🎓 Top Research Universities in Vietnam

Universities and colleges in Vietnam 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
Ton Duc Thang University15,871 papers
616,118
2
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City25,509 papers
615,824
3
Duy Tan University14,967 papers
573,865
4
Hanoi University of Science and Technology17,878 papers
385,912
5
Vietnam National University, Hanoi16,477 papers
382,415
6
Trường Đại học Khoa học và Công nghệ Hà Nội15,848 papers
304,968
7
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology14,144 papers
301,606
8
Ho Chi Minh City University of Science10,156 papers
249,244
9
VNU University of Science7,769 papers
248,696
10
Trường ĐH Nguyễn Tất Thành6,986 papers
221,063
11
Hanoi Medical University12,931 papers
194,199
12
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City9,218 papers
179,777
13
Can Tho University11,362 papers
176,587
14
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City5,504 papers
163,366
15
Graduate University of Science and Technology8,973 papers
123,351
16
Phenikaa University5,531 papers
114,330
17
Hue University7,528 papers
108,972
18
University of Da Nang6,391 papers
106,802
19
VNU University of Engineering and Technology4,239 papers
92,530
20
Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City6,738 papers
91,206
21
Le Quy Don Technical University4,979 papers
85,068
22
National Economics University4,146 papers
77,420
23
Vietnam National University of Agriculture3,667 papers
76,290
24
Hanoi National University of Education5,389 papers
74,588
25
Hanoi University of Mining and Geology2,978 papers
65,102
26
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering5,680 papers
62,833
27
Nong Lam University Ho Chi Minh City2,871 papers
61,672
28
Ho Chi Minh City Open University3,810 papers
61,360
29
Van Lang University4,552 papers
60,192
30
University Of Transport Technology1,860 papers
58,851
31
Huế University of Medicine and Pharmacy4,009 papers
53,844
32
FPT University4,764 papers
50,480
33
Thuyloi University3,118 papers
49,032
34
Hanoi University of Civil Engineering2,949 papers
48,575
35
RMIT Vietnam2,482 papers
48,361
36
Hanoi University of Industry3,857 papers
46,653
37
Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport1,785 papers
46,002
38
Vinh University2,866 papers
44,974
39
Hanoi School Of Public Health1,729 papers
41,053
40
Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine2,996 papers
39,246
41
Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade2,835 papers
38,991
42
Vietnam Military Medical University1,669 papers
37,973
43
VinUniversity2,976 papers
37,830
44
Nha Trang University1,989 papers
37,653
45
University of Transport and Communications3,488 papers
37,094
46
Hanoi University of Pharmacy1,869 papers
37,016
47
Thai Nguyen University4,124 papers
35,371
48
Ho Chi Minh City International University1,832 papers
33,800
49
Quy Nhon University1,617 papers
32,876
50
VNU International School1,688 papers
30,453

Highlights

Within Vietnam, Ton Duc Thang University ranks first in 2026 with 616,118, followed by Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (615,824) and Duy Tan University (573,865).

The top two are virtually level: Ton Duc Thang University and Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City differ by less than 1%.

Across 50 entries, values run from 616,118 (Ton Duc Thang University) to 30,453 (VNU International School), with a median of 63,968.

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.