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Universities by Research h-index in Bahrain

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.

📅 2026📏 h-index14 entries🇧🇭 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Bahrain9,661 works
161
2
Arabian Gulf University4,521 works
124
3
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain1,882 works
91
4
Ahlia University2,013 works
81
5
Applied Science University1,727 works
58
6
Kingdom University826 works
55
7
University of Technology Bahrain885 works
43
8
Arab Open University769 works
37
9
University College of Bahrain369 works
31
10
Bahrain Polytechnic907 works
30
11
Royal University for Women283 works
18
12
American University of Bahrain217 works
12
13
Delmon University for Science & Technology15 works
4
14
Euro University of Bahrain11 works
3

Highlights

Within Bahrain, University of Bahrain ranks first in 2026 with 161, followed by Arabian Gulf University (124) and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain (91).

Across 14 entries, values run from 161 (University of Bahrain) to 3 (Euro University of Bahrain), with a median of 40.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.