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🎓 Top Research Universities in United Arab Emirates

Universities and colleges in United Arab Emirates ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇦🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
United Arab Emirates University37,673 papers
1,698,816
2
Khalifa University of Science and Technology34,365 papers
1,110,388
3
University of Sharjah28,570 papers
1,080,142
4
New York University Abu Dhabi14,868 papers
576,139
5
American University of Sharjah11,502 papers
440,464
6
Zayed University9,195 papers
216,087
7
Ajman University8,814 papers
207,350
8
INSEAD3,781 papers
198,619
9
Abu Dhabi University6,847 papers
165,354
10
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence5,384 papers
154,565
11
Al Ain University6,049 papers
122,085
12
Higher Colleges of Technology5,975 papers
94,881
13
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences3,299 papers
83,412
14
Gulf Medical University3,801 papers
76,332
15
British University in Dubai2,196 papers
66,867
16
Skyline University College1,445 papers
57,988
17
American University of Ras Al Khaimah1,826 papers
48,251
18
Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University2,322 papers
47,740
19
Amity University5,184 papers
45,012
20
University of Dubai2,125 papers
43,148
21
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Dubai Campus1,884 papers
39,947
22
University of Wollongong in Dubai2,064 papers
39,167
23
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University933 papers
33,802
24
Canadian University of Dubai1,879 papers
31,918
25
University of Science and Technology of Fujairah1,005 papers
30,099
26
American University in the Emirates1,388 papers
27,090
27
Dubai Medical College930 papers
21,649
28
Middlesex University Dubai676 papers
21,441
29
Rabdan Academy1,594 papers
20,897
30
American University in Dubai1,405 papers
18,635
31
Heriot-Watt University Dubai934 papers
18,350
32
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai901 papers
18,327
33
Liwa University1,220 papers
15,026
34
Emirates College for Advanced Education566 papers
14,297
35
Dubai Pharmacy College473 papers
12,995
36
Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai705 papers
11,879
37
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi1,206 papers
9,935
38
Fujairah University583 papers
7,741
39
Abu Dhabi School of Management389 papers
7,561
40
European University College139 papers
6,980
41
City University Ajman817 papers
6,402
42
Al Ghurair University320 papers
5,146
43
Alhosn University230 papers
4,725
44
MODUL University Dubai302 papers
4,642
45
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government325 papers
4,266
46
Emirates Aviation University348 papers
4,237
47
Al Khawarizmi International College263 papers
4,019
48
University of Khorfakkan489 papers
2,605
49
Ministry of Education165 papers
2,325
50
Westford University College261 papers
2,289

Highlights

Within United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates University ranks first in 2026 with 1,698,816, followed by Khalifa University of Science and Technology (1,110,388) and University of Sharjah (1,080,142).

United Arab Emirates University is 1.5 times higher than Khalifa University of Science and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,698,816 (United Arab Emirates University) to 2,289 (Westford University College), with a median of 28,595.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

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.