Top research institutions in Burkina Faso
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo ranks first in Burkina Faso on research quality in 2022–2025 (#3,680 worldwide), followed by Nazi Boni University and Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Université Joseph Ki-ZerboUniversity · Ouagadougou | #3,680 | 8.9% | 1,210 | #1 |
| 2 | Nazi Boni UniversityUniversity · Bobo-Dioulasso | #8,268 | 10.1% | 494 | #5 |
| 3 | Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéResearch facility · Ouagadougou | #10,498 | 13.0% | 311 | #4 |
| 4 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et TechnologiqueResearch facility · Ouagadougou | #11,085 | 7.5% | 308 | #3 |
| 5 | Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches AgricolesResearch facility · Ouagadougou | #11,304 | 11.4% | 202 | #2 |
| 6 | University of KoudougouUniversity · Koudougou | #11,349 | 10.0% | 323 | #9 |
| 7 | International Institute for Water and Environmental EngineeringUniversity · Ouagadougou | #14,846 | 19.4% | 105 | #8 |
| 8 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado OuédraogoHospital / health system · Ouagadougou | #18,767 | 2.1% | 295 | #12 |
| 9 | Université Ouaga IIUniversity · Ouagadougou | #20,339 | 10.1% | 141 | #11 |
| 10 | West African Health OrganisationGovernment institution · Bobo-Dioulasso | #21,164 | 8.8% | 129 | #14 |
| 11 | Institut Supérieur Privé PolytechniqueUniversity · Ouagadougou | #23,633 | 0.0% | 221 | #20 |
| 12 | Centre MurazInstitution · Bobo-Dioulasso | #24,267 | 12.5% | 61 | #6 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Burkina Faso on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Burkina Faso
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.