Top research institutions in Dominican Republic
Universidad Iberoamericana ranks first in Dominican Republic on research quality in 2022–2025 (#7,651 worldwide), followed by Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña and Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad IberoamericanaUniversity · Santo Domingo | #7,651 | 14.5% | 294 | #1 |
| 2 | Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé UreñaUniversity · Santo Domingo | #10,935 | 13.7% | 201 | #6 |
| 3 | Instituto Tecnológico de Santo DomingoUniversity · Santo Domingo | #11,246 | 7.8% | 303 | #2 |
| 4 | Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y MaestraUniversity · Santiago | #14,904 | 13.5% | 193 | #4 |
| 5 | Universidad Autónoma de Santo DomingoUniversity · Santo Domingo | #18,655 | 7.9% | 247 | #5 |
| 6 | Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez UreñaUniversity · Santo Domingo | #19,442 | 15.3% | 85 | #7 |
| 7 | Universidad Católica NordestanaUniversity · San Francisco de Macorís | #24,630 | 15.4% | 60 | — |
| 8 | Universidad Católica del CibaoUniversity · Concepción de la Vega | #25,179 | 22.1% | 76 | #11 |
| 9 | Universidad Católica Santo DomingoUniversity · Santo Domingo | #26,214 | 7.3% | 108 | #3 |
| 10 | Universidad Abierta Para AdultosUniversity · Santiago de los Caballeros | #27,887 | 4.2% | 90 | #15 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic
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.