Top research institutions in Mali
Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako ranks first in Mali on research quality in 2022–2025 (#10,163 worldwide), followed by University of Bamako and Mali-Folkecenter.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de BamakoUniversity · Bamako | #10,163 | 10.6% | 328 | #4 |
| 2 | University of BamakoUniversity · Bamako | #14,831 | 5.0% | 385 | #2 |
| 3 | Mali-FolkecenterInstitution · Bamako | #15,064 | 3.3% | 477 | #6 |
| 4 | Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche AppliquéeUniversity · Koulikoro | #19,308 | 6.4% | 83 | #9 |
| 5 | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsResearch facility · Bamako | #19,786 | 23.1% | 60 | #3 |
| 6 | Institut d'Économie RuraleGovernment institution · Bamako | #20,145 | 13.8% | 64 | #5 |
| 7 | Institut National de Recherche en Santé PubliqueGovernment institution · Bamako | #21,512 | 9.2% | 71 | #1 |
| 8 | Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de BamakoUniversity · Bamako | #26,468 | 4.1% | 176 | #11 |
| 9 | Ministry of Economy and FinanceGovernment institution · Bamako | #26,930 | 9.9% | 71 | #12 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Mali 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 Mali
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.