AAfriranks

Universities

Publication output, citations and citation impact for every indexed African research institution.

Research Organization Registry · last successful retrieval 28 September 2026Report an error
1,649 of 1,753 catalogued institutions carry a retrieved publication count5.40M publications indexed
RankInstitutionCountryPublicationsCitationsTwo year mean citednessh-index
1University of Cape Town

Rondebosch

South Africa347.0k8.48M1.05789
2Cairo University

Giza

Egypt144.6k3.94M2.81576
3University of Johannesburg

Johannesburg

South Africa114.1k1.99M3.78362
4University of the Witwatersrand

Johannesburg

South Africa109.0k6.03M4.00686
5Ain Shams University

Cairo

Egypt101.4k2.11M2.34317
6University of Pretoria

Pretoria

South Africa100.3k3.31M3.23441
7Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch

South Africa90.7k4.38M3.35600
8University of KwaZulu-Natal

Durban

South Africa86.0k4.19M4.09606
9Mansoura University

Al Mansurah

Egypt79.8k2.09M3.58299
10Alexandria University

Alexandria

Egypt74.8k1.95M3.00316
11Al-Azhar University

Cairo

Egypt61.1k1.27M3.07222
12Zagazig University

Zagazig

Egypt56.8k1.41M3.49256
13Mohammed V University

Rabat

Morocco56.7k1.57M2.01316
14University of Ibadan

Ibadan

Nigeria53.9k1.55M3.00336
15Assiut University

Asyut

Egypt52.9k1.20M2.74253
16University of South Africa

Pretoria

South Africa51.7k948.5k3.07250
17North-West University

Potchefstroom

South Africa49.7k1.61M2.92362
18Makerere University

Kampala

Uganda45.6k1.94M2.12322
19Addis Ababa University

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia45.5k1.34M2.80296
20University of Sfax

Sfax

Tunisia45.5k1.70M2.87284
21Tanta University

Tanta

Egypt45.4k1.11M3.56253
22University of the Free State

Bloemfontein

South Africa43.4k977.0k2.02247
23Tunis El Manar University

Tunis

Tunisia42.4k1.04M1.58211
24University of Ghana

Accra

Ghana40.5k1.24M2.43283
25Menoufia University

Shibīn al Kawm

Egypt39.9k825.9k2.62222
26University of Nigeria

Nsukka

Nigeria39.5k787.5k2.23201
27Benha University

Banhā

Egypt38.4k659.6k2.65197
28Helwan University

Cairo

Egypt37.5k483.4k2.59172
29Tunis University

Tunis

Tunisia35.1k863.5k1.84211
30University of Nairobi

Nairobi

Kenya34.4k974.7k2.52276
31University of Hassan II Casablanca

Casablanca

Morocco34.3k1.20M2.61297
32Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kumasi

Ghana32.1k1.07M2.36374
33Minia University

Minya

Egypt30.6k700.8k2.94222
34Cadi Ayyad University

Marrakesh

Morocco30.5k1.05M2.42287
35Obafemi Awolowo University

Ile-Ife

Nigeria30.3k659.7k1.97203
36Suez Canal University

Ismailia

Egypt30.0k656.5k2.88212
37Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Abidjan

Côte d'Ivoire28.9k217.5k0.60140
38University of the Western Cape

Cape Town

South Africa28.9k981.3k3.25295
39Université de Yaoundé I

Yaoundé

Cameroon28.8k889.9k1.64230
40University of Monastir

Monastir

Tunisia28.6k1.02M2.55205
41University of Lagos

Lagos

Nigeria28.4k525.0k2.28193
42Ahmadu Bello University

Zaria

Nigeria28.3k578.4k2.73199
43Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Fes

Morocco28.1k658.8k2.80178
44Beni-Suef University

Banī Suwayf

Egypt26.7k639.7k3.53199
45Rhodes University

Grahamstown

South Africa24.5k811.5k2.52251
46Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Awka

Nigeria24.2k279.8k1.21155
47University of Ilorin

Ilorin

Nigeria24.1k446.9k2.72176
48University of Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt

Nigeria23.5k251.5k0.83141
49University of Carthage

Tunis

Tunisia23.2k525.3k2.36172
50University of Benin

Benin City

Nigeria21.4k280.0k1.63157