Most Cited Universities

Citation data comes from OpenAlex, an open-source index of scholarly works. The cited_by_count metric represents the total number of times a university's publications have been cited by other scholarly works. This includes journal articles, conference papers, books, and other academic publications.

High citation counts indicate significant research impact and influence in the academic community. However, citation patterns vary by field (biomedical sciences tend to have higher citation rates than humanities), so cross-field comparisons should be interpreted with caution.

Citation data from OpenAlex is updated regularly. The counts reflect cumulative citations across all indexed publications. Individual citation metrics like h-index, i10-index, and mean citedness provide different perspectives on research impact.