Universities by Research Publications in Israel
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Tel Aviv University18,875,779 citations
209,303
2Hebrew University of Jerusalem13,079,212 citations
163,915
3Technion – Israel Institute of Technology9,388,765 citations
122,353
4Ben-Gurion University of the Negev5,507,852 citations
96,598
5Weizmann Institute of Science13,902,654 citations
77,712
6Bar-Ilan University3,581,129 citations
60,092
7University of Haifa2,016,346 citations
48,888
8Ariel University365,329 citations
15,380
9Reichman University233,959 citations
7,123
10Open University of Israel170,126 citations
5,443
11Holon Institute of Technology91,993 citations
4,099
12Tel Hai Academic College116,727 citations
3,679
13Jerusalem College of Technology57,038 citations
2,816
14Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo68,863 citations
2,478
15Sami Shamoon College of Engineering39,712 citations
2,346
16Ruppin Academic Center57,822 citations
2,328
17The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College47,770 citations
2,324
18Braude College of Engineering Karmiel48,308 citations
2,142
19Ono Academic College29,596 citations
1,851
20Oranim Academic College of Education45,635 citations
1,814
21Sapir College32,336 citations
1,689
22Beit Berl College29,191 citations
1,630
23College of Management Academic Studies28,388 citations
1,377
24Ashkelon Academic College24,882 citations
1,363
25Achva Academic College22,155 citations
1,288
26Western Galilee College11,670 citations
1,262
27Zefat Academic College13,003 citations
1,165
28Netanya Academic College19,848 citations
1,091
29Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat70,778 citations
1,053
30Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts14,203 citations
1,045
31Afeka College of Engineering15,887 citations
946
32Shenkar College of Engineering and Design20,375 citations
941
33Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College19,453 citations
886
34Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem12,167 citations
863
35Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee16,863 citations
791
36Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education14,663 citations
754
37Gordon Academic College of Education15,022 citations
721
38Kaye Academic College of Education7,286 citations
571
39Peres Academic Center10,007 citations
562
40David Yellin College of Education6,545 citations
523
41Levinsky College of Education7,967 citations
514
42Sakhnin College5,084 citations
482
43The Arab Academic College for Education in Israel4,870 citations
443
44Van Leer Jerusalem Institute2,930 citations
436
45Levinsky-Wingate Academic College2,317 citations
415
46Academic College at Wingate9,985 citations
406
47Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design2,286 citations
293
48The Mofet Institute3,106 citations
262
49Talpiot College of Education1,800 citations
180
50Herzog College867 citations
177
Highlights
Within Israel, Tel Aviv University ranks first in 2026 with 209,303, followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (163,915) and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (122,353).
Across 50 entries, values run from 209,303 (Tel Aviv University) to 177 (Herzog College), with a median of 1,275.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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