Universities by Research Publications in Jordan
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.
1University of Jordan1,122,516 citations
38,028
2Jordan University of Science and Technology1,058,603 citations
25,891
3Yarmouk University282,744 citations
15,816
4Al-Balqa Applied University266,657 citations
13,875
5Hashemite University318,248 citations
13,080
6Applied Science Private University172,331 citations
9,443
7Al-Ahliyya Amman University150,341 citations
8,301
8Mutah University136,012 citations
7,682
9Zarqa University100,362 citations
7,527
10Al al-Bayt University109,838 citations
5,716
11Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan107,311 citations
5,545
12Middle East University84,306 citations
4,565
13Jadara University53,722 citations
4,363
14Isra University71,599 citations
4,081
15Petra University57,990 citations
3,761
16German Jordanian University83,603 citations
3,533
17Princess Sumaya University for Technology77,068 citations
3,409
18Al-Hussein Bin Talal University68,805 citations
3,346
19Amman Arab University66,789 citations
2,893
20Tafila Technical University40,783 citations
2,639
21Philadelphia University160,263 citations
2,265
22World Islamic Sciences and Education University17,040 citations
2,176
23Jerash University18,669 citations
2,024
24Irbid National University21,050 citations
1,571
25Ajloun National University6,925 citations
1,204
26American University of Madaba17,343 citations
891
27Aqaba University of Technology11,462 citations
674
28Al Hussein Technical University9,410 citations
549
29Arab Open University3,234 citations
462
30Ibn Sina University for Medical Sciences862 citations
134
31Khawarizmi University Technical College582 citations
81
Highlights
Within Jordan, University of Jordan ranks first in 2026 with 38,028, followed by Jordan University of Science and Technology (25,891) and Yarmouk University (15,816).
Across 31 entries, values run from 38,028 (University of Jordan) to 81 (Khawarizmi University Technical College), with a median of 3,533.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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