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Top 25 universities in Indonesia

The 25 leading universities and higher education institutions in Indonesia, ordered by the citations their research has received. Part of the WAC University Directory.

25 institutions listed · data October 2026

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  1. 1

    University of Indonesia (UI)

    Depok, West Java, Indonesia

    • 95,538 research works
    • 1.5 million citations
    • h-index 268
  2. 2

    Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM)

    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    • 86,233 research works
    • 1.1 million citations
    • h-index 208
  3. 3

    Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)

    Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

    • 50,119 research works
    • 787 thousand citations
    • h-index 195
  4. 4

    IPB University

    Bogor, Indonesia

    • 58,698 research works
    • 775 thousand citations
    • h-index 180
  5. 5

    Padjadjaran University (UNPAD)

    Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

    • 62,288 research works
    • 755 thousand citations
    • h-index 183
  6. 6

    Universitas Airlangga (UA)

    Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

    • 68,207 research works
    • 714 thousand citations
    • h-index 162
  7. 7

    Diponegoro University (UNDIP)

    Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

    • 75,216 research works
    • 666 thousand citations
    • h-index 143
  8. 8

    University of Brawijaya (UB)

    Malang, East Java, Indonesia

    • 63,097 research works
    • 531 thousand citations
    • h-index 152
  9. 9

    Sebelas Maret University (UNS)

    Surakarta, Indonesia

    • 67,043 research works
    • 503 thousand citations
    • h-index 134
  10. 10

    Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)

    Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

    • 40,015 research works
    • 458 thousand citations
    • h-index 141
  11. 11

    Indonesia University of Education (UPI)

    Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

    • 62,027 research works
    • 427 thousand citations
    • h-index 133
  12. 12

    Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK)

    Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia

    • 36,038 research works
    • 406 thousand citations
    • h-index 161
  13. 13

    State University of Malang (UM)

    Malang, East Java, Indonesia

    • 47,498 research works
    • 401 thousand citations
    • h-index 132
  14. 14

    Hasanuddin University

    Makassar, Indonesia

    • 44,048 research works
    • 394 thousand citations
    • h-index 129
  15. 15

    Udayana University

    Denpasar, Indonesia

    • 47,685 research works
    • 348 thousand citations
    • h-index 124
  16. 16

    Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU)

    Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

    • 46,410 research works
    • 313 thousand citations
    • h-index 114
  17. 17

    State University of Padang (UNP)

    Padang, Indonesia

    • 61,476 research works
    • 308 thousand citations
    • h-index 110
  18. 18

    Yogyakarta State University (UNY)

    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    • 39,046 research works
    • 282 thousand citations
    • h-index 127
  19. 19

    Andalas University

    Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia

    • 36,590 research works
    • 281 thousand citations
    • h-index 116
  20. 20

    State University of Semarang (UNNES)

    Semarang, Indonesia

    • 51,071 research works
    • 273 thousand citations
    • h-index 93
  21. 21

    Binus University

    Jakarta, Indonesia

    • 33,962 research works
    • 270 thousand citations
    • h-index 128
  22. 22

    Sriwijaya University

    Palembang, Indonesia

    • 32,575 research works
    • 233 thousand citations
    • h-index 94
  23. 23

    Telkom University (Tel-U)

    Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

    • 46,473 research works
    • 221 thousand citations
    • h-index 100
  24. 24

    Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA)

    Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

    • 57,258 research works
    • 210 thousand citations
    • h-index 98
  25. 25

    University of Mataram

    Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

    • 40,703 research works
    • 204 thousand citations
    • h-index 106

Ordered by total research citations recorded in OpenAlex (October 2026). Works, citations and h-index are OpenAlex figures for the institution. How the list is made.

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The directory lists 1436 universities, colleges and higher education institutions in 199 countries and territories. In countries with 200 or more higher education institutions recorded in OpenAlex it lists the top 25; everywhere else, the top 5.

Institutions are ordered by the total number of citations their research has received, as recorded in OpenAlex, the open catalogue of the world’s research, with data taken in October 2026. This is a transparent, research-based order: it favours large research institutions and does not measure teaching quality, student experience or graduate outcomes. University systems are left out in favour of their campuses, and faculties or institutes are left out when their parent university is already listed. Names, cities and websites come from OpenAlex and the Research Organization Registry (ROR).

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