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🎓 Top Research Universities in Bahrain

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

📅 2026📏 citations14 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
University of Bahrain9,648 papers
212,132
2
Arabian Gulf University4,508 papers
151,285
3
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain1,880 papers
47,660
4
Ahlia University2,007 papers
32,940
5
Applied Science University1,726 papers
21,222
6
Kingdom University825 papers
12,055
7
University of Technology Bahrain883 papers
10,011
8
Arab Open University767 papers
6,957
9
Bahrain Polytechnic897 papers
4,864
10
University College of Bahrain371 papers
3,499
11
Royal University for Women282 papers
1,405
12
American University of Bahrain217 papers
677
13
Delmon University for Science & Technology13 papers
64
14
Euro University of Bahrain11 papers
37

Highlights

Within Bahrain, University of Bahrain ranks first in 2026 with 212,132, followed by Arabian Gulf University (151,285) and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain (47,660).

Across 14 entries, values run from 212,132 (University of Bahrain) to 37 (Euro University of Bahrain), with a median of 8,484.

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.