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Asia · 2 rankings that exist only inside Qatar — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population3.0M#138 of 215💰 GDP$215.6B#55 of 185💎 GDP per capita$72,525#11 of 185❤️ Life expectancy82.5 yrs#27 of 215🗺️ Area11,490#158 of 214
Rankings inside Qatar
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Qatar
Universities and colleges in Qatar ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Qatar University40,569 papers
1,794,408
2
Hamad bin Khalifa University13,806 papers
742,129
3
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar8,100 papers
486,344
4
Texas A&M University at Qatar8,680 papers
359,032
5
Aspire Academy508 papers
49,563
6
Carnegie Mellon University Qatar1,028 papers
33,778
7
Al Azhar University12,217 papers
31,705
8
University of Doha for Science and Technology1,834 papers
25,353
9
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies933 papers
8,572
10
Georgetown University in Qatar802 papers
7,523
11
Northwestern University in Qatar535 papers
6,555
12
Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College264 papers
6,513
13
Community College of Qatar441 papers
6,461
14
University of Calgary in Qatar291 papers
5,700
15
University College London Qatar217 papers
5,267
16
Academic Bridge Program49 papers
3,416
17
VCUQatar284 papers
2,374
18
HEC Paris in Qatar64 papers
1,044
19
FIKRA21 papers
925
20
Stenden University Qatar57 papers
655
21
American School of Doha26 papers
613
22
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies50 papers
312
23
Joaan Bin Jassim Academy for Defence Studies86 papers
307
24
Philippine School Doha80 papers
180
25
Center for International Policy Research36 papers
88
26
Awsaj Academy1 papers
60
27
Gulf English School11 papers
18
28
The National University of Malaysia-Qatar15 papers
16
29
Al Kawther Secondary Independent School for Girls1 papers
14
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.