Sokoine University of Agriculture has been ranked among top 100 best Universities in Africa, covering more than 28,000 Higher Education Institutions worldwide.
According to the results released in 31th July 2023, Sokoine University of Agriculture is ranked 91 in Africa, 53 in Sub Saharan Africa region, 2 in Tanzania and 2709 worldwide.
On January 2023 results released by the same, Sokoine university of Agriculture was ranked 76 in Africa, 42 in Sub Saharan Africa region, 2 in Tanzania and 2514 worldwide.
Citations from the top 100 public profiles of each University have been collected from Google Scholar by July 2023.
| Position in the Country | INSTITUTION | Citations | Position World Wide |
| 1 | Sokoine University of Agriculture | 157,010 | 1,308 |
| 2 | University of Dar Es Salaam | 128,602 | 1,440 |
| 3 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. | 31,830 | 2,510 |
| 4 | Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology. | 18,870 | 2940 |