ITS Research Intelligence

Vietnam University Research Rankings

Compare Vietnam universities using recent research output, citation impact, growth and a transparent research-performance score.

Research landscape

The current ITS Research Intelligence dataset contains 132 index-ready universities in Vietnam. Across those institutions, the average five-year research output is approximately 1,815 works and the average five-year citation count is approximately 11,869. The average publication-growth signal is 85.5%. These figures describe the institutions that pass the public quality gate; they are not intended to represent every tertiary institution in the country.

Country rankings are useful for benchmarking because they reduce some of the structural differences that make global comparisons difficult. They still should not be treated as a complete assessment of institutional quality: teaching, student outcomes, funding levels, research field mix and institutional mission are outside this research-performance score. The value of the page is in seeing who is producing research, how that activity is changing, and where citation visibility is concentrated.

Top research universities in Vietnam

Rank	University	Country	Score	5-year works	5-year citations	Growth
#1	Duy Tan University	Vietnam	73.6	8,633	109,878	13.1%
#2	Ton Duc Thang University	Vietnam	70.0	5,573	68,547	-26.1%
#3	Trường ĐH Nguyễn Tất Thành	Vietnam	69.7	4,877	63,893	61.6%
#4	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology	Vietnam	68.8	9,876	91,418	4.1%
#5	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	68.7	5,308	62,993	25.4%
#6	Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	68.1	17,306	106,383	26.8%
#7	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Vietnam	66.0	9,446	59,627	32.7%
#8	Nong Lam University Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	64.6	1,883	22,900	48.7%
#9	Van Lang University	Vietnam	64.6	4,017	39,224	-1.2%
#10	VinUniversity	Vietnam	64.3	1,974	18,186	145.9%
#11	University of Da Nang	Vietnam	63.9	4,846	35,574	34.0%
#12	RMIT Vietnam	Vietnam	63.8	1,497	15,259	117.4%
#13	Phenikaa University	Vietnam	63.7	4,027	32,064	34.3%
#14	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Vietnam	63.7	11,944	61,734	-5.7%
#15	University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	63.5	4,909	31,481	52.4%
#16	Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport	Vietnam	62.3	1,105	17,881	23.3%
#17	Ho Chi Minh City Open University	Vietnam	62.1	1,940	20,002	23.8%
#18	Can Tho University	Vietnam	61.4	8,841	37,338	43.9%
#19	Thuyloi University	Vietnam	61.4	1,940	15,840	24.1%
#20	Ho Chi Minh City University of Science	Vietnam	61.1	4,432	25,597	36.0%
#21	Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	60.8	4,728	28,683	37.6%
#22	VNU University of Science	Vietnam	60.7	5,050	25,471	13.4%
#23	National Economics University	Vietnam	60.7	2,933	21,429	37.0%
#24	Hanoi Medical University	Vietnam	60.5	4,750	23,422	19.4%
#25	Lac Hong University	Vietnam	59.7	1,320	11,377	76.5%
#26	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering	Vietnam	59.7	3,765	22,316	45.2%
#27	Electric Power University	Vietnam	59.3	2,843	11,520	176.4%
#28	FPT University	Vietnam	59.2	3,344	19,104	98.7%
#29	Thai Nguyen University	Vietnam	59.2	4,965	23,663	37.4%
#30	Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade	Vietnam	58.9	1,821	15,206	18.5%
#31	University Of Transport Technology	Vietnam	58.9	1,057	10,128	-4.2%
#32	Hue University	Vietnam	58.8	5,284	22,748	14.5%
#33	Hanoi University	Vietnam	58.4	2,702	14,726	19.8%
#34	Ho Chi Minh City International University	Vietnam	58.3	1,653	11,569	54.9%
#35	Hanoi University of Civil Engineering	Vietnam	58.3	1,527	12,311	-8.4%
#36	Vietnam National University of Agriculture	Vietnam	58.2	2,015	12,200	0.0%
#37	Le Quy Don Technical University	Vietnam	58.1	2,823	16,982	11.5%
#38	Hanoi University of Industry	Vietnam	57.5	2,681	13,444	118.1%
#39	Thuongmai University	Vietnam	57.5	1,504	8,408	205.3%
#40	Foreign Trade University	Vietnam	56.4	1,508	9,218	64.0%
#41	University of Science and Technology - The University of Da Nang	Vietnam	56.2	1,008	7,453	40.1%
#42	Nha Trang University	Vietnam	56.1	1,307	7,398	37.2%
#43	Tân Tạo University	Vietnam	56.0	1,603	6,960	52.5%
#44	Hanoi School Of Public Health	Vietnam	55.8	456	4,825	-14.3%
#45	Bình Dương University	Vietnam	55.8	1,136	8,649	35.1%
#46	Dalat University	Vietnam	55.6	2,379	12,056	27.6%
#47	Ho Chi Minh University of Banking	Vietnam	55.6	1,152	8,471	26.3%
#48	Hanoi University of Mining and Geology	Vietnam	55.4	1,664	9,086	-17.3%
#49	Hung Yen University of Technology and Education	Vietnam	55.3	835	6,579	9.3%
#50	Vietnamese-German University	Vietnam	55.2	600	4,769	52.3%
#51	Vinh University	Vietnam	55.1	1,760	8,246	90.5%
#52	Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine	Vietnam	55.0	1,617	8,219	56.3%
#53	Vietnam Maritime University	Vietnam	54.7	881	5,828	63.3%
#54	An Giang University	Vietnam	54.4	1,603	7,111	120.3%
#55	Hanoi National University of Education	Vietnam	54.3	3,517	9,832	94.7%
#56	University of Transport and Communications	Vietnam	54.2	1,847	9,136	21.5%
#57	Hanoi University of Pharmacy	Vietnam	53.9	1,136	6,068	34.7%
#58	Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture	Vietnam	53.6	626	4,361	77.8%
#59	Quy Nhon University	Vietnam	53.5	858	5,119	20.3%
#60	Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment	Vietnam	53.4	1,059	6,156	16.6%
#61	University of Finance - Marketing	Vietnam	53.4	1,062	6,548	72.3%
#62	Hai phong University Of Medicine and Pharmacy	Vietnam	52.7	1,126	5,010	66.0%
#63	Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry	Vietnam	52.6	603	3,624	55.0%
#64	Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy	Vietnam	52.2	634	4,191	32.6%
#65	Saigon University	Vietnam	51.8	1,291	5,814	56.4%
#66	Vietnam Military Medical University	Vietnam	51.7	1,492	5,362	56.3%
#67	Hong Bang International University	Vietnam	51.7	571	3,387	142.9%
#68	Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance	Vietnam	51.6	358	4,987	60.4%
#69	Hanoi Open University	Vietnam	51.1	497	2,008	266.3%
#70	Ho Chi Minh City University of Education	Vietnam	50.9	1,502	5,772	45.0%
#71	Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences	Vietnam	50.7	1,328	4,184	61.8%
#72	Tra Vinh University	Vietnam	50.1	1,250	4,940	60.1%
#73	VNU Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies	Vietnam	49.9	489	2,784	-22.3%
#74	Dong Thap University	Vietnam	49.8	959	3,506	106.6%
#75	Vietnam National University of Forestry	Vietnam	49.5	1,310	3,686	35.4%
#76	University of Khanh Hoa	Vietnam	49.4	834	3,069	161.9%
#77	Hai Phong University	Vietnam	49.2	769	2,608	105.7%
#78	University of Languages and International Studies	Vietnam	49.1	826	3,264	29.3%
#79	Nam Can Tho University	Vietnam	49.0	512	2,684	975.7%
#80	Thai Nguyen University of Information and Communication Technology	Vietnam	48.6	412	2,813	103.6%
#81	Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry	Vietnam	48.6	642	2,686	33.7%
#82	Hồng Đức University	Vietnam	48.3	932	2,714	166.4%
#83	Thang Long University	Vietnam	48.1	944	3,085	26.5%
#84	Hue University of Education	Vietnam	47.9	494	2,453	24.9%
#85	Tay Nguyen University	Vietnam	47.4	867	3,244	-23.6%
#86	British University Vietnam	Vietnam	47.3	202	2,468	275.0%
#87	Eastern International University	Vietnam	46.8	413	2,318	46.0%
#88	Hanoi Architectural University	Vietnam	46.5	681	2,298	81.7%
#89	Hanoi Pedagogical University 2	Vietnam	46.5	833	2,578	64.3%
#90	Vinh Long University of Technology Education	Vietnam	46.4	892	2,778	83.6%
#91	Kien Giang University	Vietnam	46.2	303	2,470	125.4%
#92	Academy Of Finance	Vietnam	46.0	584	1,783	113.6%
#93	Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted	Vietnam	45.7	832	1,981	139.8%
#94	Viet Tri University of Industry	Vietnam	45.5	323	1,521	200.0%
#95	Văn Hiến University	Vietnam	45.3	468	2,147	10.9%
#96	Viet Nam University Of Traditional Medicine	Vietnam	45.0	523	1,368	102.1%
#97	Ho Chi Minh City University of Law	Vietnam	45.0	458	1,819	112.3%
#98	Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages - Information Technology	Vietnam	44.5	333	1,904	68.0%
#99	Phu Yen University	Vietnam	44.3	340	1,055	268.4%
#100	Fulbright University Vietnam	Vietnam	43.9	251	1,809	10.3%

Research fields where Vietnam universities rank

Number of Vietnam universities in the top 100 of each ITS research-field ranking.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (1)Chemical Engineering (1)

Transparent methodology

How ITS Research Score v3 is constructed

One formula applies to every index-ready institution, using the five most recent complete calendar years: 25% research output, 25% citations, 20% h-index and 5% i10-index (log-normalized so the largest universities do not dominate linearly), 15% citation impact (the institution’s percentile on citations per work, reduced below 500 works so small samples cannot win by chance), 5% publication growth and 5% international-collaboration share. When collaboration data is not yet available, the other weights are rescaled.

Data-quality controls: the unfinished current year is never counted, and a year in which recorded output jumps to more than three times the institution’s usual level while being at least 90% open access is treated as a bulk dataset or repository deposit and scored at the usual level. An affiliation check also removes institutions whose papers mostly do not name them in the author address (OpenAlex sometimes assigns a large university’s papers to a namesake school or college). Raw data are kept and every adjustment is logged. Open-access share and topic diversity are published as separate rankings and do not affect the main score. Citation impact is not field-normalized.

These indicators assess research activity only. They do not measure teaching quality, student experience, employability, reputation, finances or accreditation. Missing data are left missing rather than fabricated.