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Rankings inside Syria
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Syria
Universities and colleges in Syria ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Damascus University9,557 papers
137,080
2
University of Aleppo3,960 papers
62,726
3
Latakia University3,667 papers
48,892
4
Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology618 papers
18,513
5
Homs University1,462 papers
17,450
6
Syrian Private University1,054 papers
12,568
7
Arab International University1,573 papers
6,532
8
University of Tartus608 papers
6,487
9
Al Andalus University574 papers
5,641
10
International University for Science and Technology275 papers
4,023
11
University of Kalamoon289 papers
3,741
12
Hama University608 papers
3,253
13
Syrian Virtual University302 papers
2,194
14
Al-Sham Private University406 papers
2,162
15
Al Wataniya Private University259 papers
1,110
16
Al Furat University237 papers
1,083
17
Higher Institute of Business Administration75 papers
615
18
National Institute of Public Administration152 papers
348
19
Al-Shamal Private University42 papers
309
20
Wadi International University60 papers
266
21
Aljazeera University15 papers
232
22
Maaref University of Applied Sciences231 papers
222
23
Yarmouk Private University32 papers
191
24
Mari Private University9 papers
187
25
Arab Board Of Health Specializations72 papers
118
26
Cordoba Private University127 papers
87
27
Ittihad Private University32 papers
66
28
Al-Shahbaa University29 papers
11
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.