Top research institutions in Senegal
Cheikh Anta Diop University ranks first in Senegal on research quality in 2022–2025 (#4,854 worldwide), followed by Université Gaston Berger and Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheikh Anta Diop UniversityUniversity · Dakar | #4,854 | 7.0% | 2,230 | #1 |
| 2 | Université Gaston BergerUniversity · Saint-Louis | #11,245 | 7.4% | 520 | #6 |
| 3 | Institut Sénégalais de Recherches AgricolesResearch facility · Dakar | #12,543 | 16.5% | 113 | #3 |
| 4 | Ziguinchor UniversityUniversity · Ziguinchor | #13,809 | 6.4% | 302 | #4 |
| 5 | Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement DurableGovernment institution · Dakar | #17,577 | 9.6% | 168 | #9 |
| 6 | Institut Pasteur de DakarNonprofit · Dakar | #18,723 | 15.6% | 118 | #2 |
| 7 | Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de FannHospital / health system · Dakar | #21,024 | 1.6% | 262 | #8 |
| 8 | Université Alioune Diop de BambeyUniversity · Diourbel | #21,298 | 4.7% | 254 | #11 |
| 9 | Université de ThièsUniversity · Thiès | #21,699 | 3.5% | 243 | #10 |
| 10 | Hôpital Principal de DakarHospital / health system · Dakar | #23,963 | 1.4% | 190 | #12 |
| 11 | Hôpital Aristide Le DantecHospital / health system · Dakar | #25,008 | 0.8% | 164 | #7 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Senegal 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 Senegal
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.