Universities by Recent Research Citedness in United Arab Emirates
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Skyline University College1,450 works
10.38
2University of Science and Technology of Fujairah1,006 works
8.78
3Ajman University8,837 works
8.31
4Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University2,328 works
7.53
5University of Sharjah28,619 works
7.29
6Rabdan Academy1,600 works
7.04
7American University of Sharjah11,520 works
6.75
8Al Ain University6,058 works
6.42
9Abu Dhabi University6,866 works
6.34
10United Arab Emirates University37,748 works
6.32
11University of Dubai2,129 works
5.58
12Middlesex University Dubai677 works
5.39
13Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University935 works
4.99
14Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence5,408 works
4.90
15American University in the Emirates1,394 works
4.84
16Abu Dhabi School of Management391 works
4.76
17American University of Ras Al Khaimah1,831 works
4.71
18New York University Abu Dhabi14,877 works
4.71
19British University in Dubai2,200 works
4.65
20Zayed University9,201 works
4.37
21Khalifa University of Science and Technology34,401 works
3.99
22MODUL University Dubai303 works
3.98
23Liwa University1,220 works
3.93
24Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Dubai Campus1,892 works
3.75
25Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi1,209 works
3.68
26Canadian University of Dubai1,890 works
3.52
27Emirates Aviation University348 works
3.40
28Gulf Medical University3,813 works
3.39
29University of Khorfakkan491 works
3.20
30Dubai Pharmacy College475 works
3.14
31Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences3,304 works
3.12
32Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Abu Dhabi173 works
3.07
33Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai705 works
3.04
34Emirates College for Advanced Education570 works
3.04
35City University Ajman821 works
2.90
36Higher Colleges of Technology5,999 works
2.90
37Fujairah University585 works
2.70
38Westford University College262 works
2.66
39University of Wollongong in Dubai2,066 works
2.66
40Islamic Azad University, UAE Branch612 works
2.59
41Heriot-Watt University Dubai935 works
2.46
42Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai903 works
2.45
43Synergy University Dubai61 works
2.27
44European University College140 works
2.25
45Dubai Medical College931 works
2.23
46Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government325 works
2.19
47American University in Dubai1,407 works
1.99
49Amity University5,191 works
1.87
50Ministry of Education165 works
1.60
Highlights
Within United Arab Emirates, Skyline University College ranks first in 2026 with 10.38, followed by University of Science and Technology of Fujairah (8.78) and Ajman University (8.31).
Across 50 entries, values run from 10.38 (Skyline University College) to 1.60 (Ministry of Education), with a median of 3.60.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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