Top research institutions in Mongolia
University of the Humanities ranks first in Mongolia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#4,979 worldwide), followed by National University of Mongolia and Mongolian Academy of Sciences.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the HumanitiesUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #4,979 | 16.5% | 603 | #1 |
| 2 | National University of MongoliaUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #6,111 | 8.1% | 1,217 | #2 |
| 3 | Mongolian Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Ulaanbaatar | #7,308 | 5.5% | 827 | #4 |
| 4 | Mongolian University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #8,868 | 6.7% | 721 | #3 |
| 5 | Mongolian National University of Medical SciencesUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #11,705 | 7.7% | 301 | #8 |
| 6 | University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #14,549 | 8.6% | 561 | #7 |
| 7 | Mongolian University of Life SciencesUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #15,687 | 10.2% | 284 | #9 |
| 8 | Mongolian National UniversityUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #15,948 | 6.6% | 291 | #10 |
| 9 | National Influenza CenterGovernment institution · Ulaanbaatar | #17,168 | 21.4% | 63 | #5 |
| 10 | Mongolian National University of EducationUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #18,143 | 8.3% | 232 | #12 |
| 11 | National Academy of GovernanceUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #19,265 | 10.1% | 375 | #13 |
| 12 | Research Institute of Animal HusbandryGovernment institution · Ulaanbaatar | #19,395 | 6.6% | 152 | #11 |
| 13 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Ulaanbaatar | #21,170 | 5.4% | 172 | #14 |
| 14 | National Center for Communicable DiseasesGovernment institution · Ulaanbaatar | #22,101 | 6.8% | 113 | #15 |
| 15 | Ider UniversityUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #22,912 | 6.4% | 187 | #16 |
| 16 | Mongolia International UniversityUniversity · Ulaanbaatar | #25,473 | 5.8% | 64 | #17 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Mongolia 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 Mongolia
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.