Universities by Research h-index in United Arab Emirates
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1United Arab Emirates University37,748 works
344
2University of Sharjah28,619 works
318
3Khalifa University of Science and Technology34,401 works
284
4New York University Abu Dhabi14,877 works
257
5American University of Sharjah11,520 works
231
7Zayed University9,201 works
165
8Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence5,408 works
164
9Abu Dhabi University6,866 works
151
10Ajman University8,837 works
150
11Al Ain University6,058 works
128
12Skyline University College1,450 works
126
13Higher Colleges of Technology5,999 works
117
14British University in Dubai2,200 works
112
15Gulf Medical University3,813 works
101
16Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences3,304 works
101
17American University of Ras Al Khaimah1,831 works
98
18University of Dubai2,129 works
86
19University of Wollongong in Dubai2,066 works
86
20Amity University5,191 works
82
21Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University2,328 works
81
22Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Dubai Campus1,892 works
80
23University of Science and Technology of Fujairah1,006 works
79
24Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University935 works
77
25American University in the Emirates1,394 works
71
26Canadian University of Dubai1,890 works
70
27Middlesex University Dubai677 works
69
28Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai903 works
68
29Rabdan Academy1,600 works
64
30American University in Dubai1,407 works
63
31Heriot-Watt University Dubai935 works
60
32Liwa University1,220 works
57
33Emirates College for Advanced Education570 works
55
34Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi1,209 works
51
35Dubai Pharmacy College475 works
50
36Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai705 works
50
37Dubai Medical College931 works
49
38Abu Dhabi School of Management391 works
48
39Fujairah University585 works
47
40City University Ajman821 works
39
41European University College140 works
37
42Al Ghurair University319 works
36
43Alhosn University230 works
34
44MODUL University Dubai303 works
34
45Al Khawarizmi International College262 works
31
46Emirates Aviation University348 works
30
47Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government325 works
28
48University of Khorfakkan491 works
27
49Westford University College262 works
26
50Islamic Azad University, UAE Branch612 works
24
Highlights
Within United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates University ranks first in 2026 with 344, followed by University of Sharjah (318) and Khalifa University of Science and Technology (284).
Across 50 entries, values run from 344 (United Arab Emirates University) to 24 (Islamic Azad University, UAE Branch), with a median of 71.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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