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🎓 Top Research Universities in Jordan

Universities and colleges in Jordan ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations31 entries🇯🇴 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Jordan37,966 papers
1,116,768
2
Jordan University of Science and Technology25,844 papers
1,054,133
3
Hashemite University13,060 papers
316,766
4
Yarmouk University15,789 papers
281,083
5
Al-Balqa Applied University13,849 papers
265,532
6
Applied Science Private University9,414 papers
171,080
7
Philadelphia University2,265 papers
158,657
8
Al-Ahliyya Amman University8,257 papers
149,296
9
Mutah University7,664 papers
135,373
10
Al al-Bayt University5,708 papers
109,272
11
Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan5,527 papers
106,449
12
Zarqa University7,513 papers
99,688
13
Middle East University4,565 papers
83,757
14
German Jordanian University3,528 papers
83,042
15
Princess Sumaya University for Technology3,403 papers
76,231
16
Isra University4,077 papers
71,261
17
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University3,341 papers
68,487
18
Amman Arab University2,887 papers
66,283
19
Petra University3,746 papers
57,701
20
Jadara University4,347 papers
53,300
21
Tafila Technical University2,637 papers
40,563
22
Irbid National University1,570 papers
20,941
23
Jerash University2,017 papers
18,580
24
American University of Madaba891 papers
17,199
25
World Islamic Sciences and Education University2,150 papers
16,925
26
Aqaba University of Technology672 papers
11,404
27
Al Hussein Technical University547 papers
9,340
28
Ajloun National University1,202 papers
6,873
29
Arab Open University462 papers
3,207
30
Ibn Sina University for Medical Sciences134 papers
850
31
Khawarizmi University Technical College81 papers
555

Highlights

Within Jordan, University of Jordan ranks first in 2026 with 1,116,768, followed by Jordan University of Science and Technology (1,054,133) and Hashemite University (316,766).

Across 31 entries, values run from 1,116,768 (University of Jordan) to 555 (Khawarizmi University Technical College), with a median of 71,261.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.