Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Lebanon
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Lebanese American University15,090 works
9.05
2International University of Beirut646 works
6.44
3École Supérieure des Affaires74 works
5.15
4Middle East University263 works
4.69
5Notre Dame University – Louaize1,876 works
4.32
6Modern University for Business and Science269 works
4.29
7Lebanese International University3,367 works
4.19
8City University87 works
4.18
9Antonine University427 works
4.01
10Islamic University of Lebanon682 works
3.64
11Beirut Arab University5,483 works
3.19
12American University of Beirut34,254 works
3.07
13Holy Spirit University of Kaslik3,569 works
3.02
14Al Maaref University346 works
2.92
15University of Balamand4,826 works
2.88
16Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon243 works
2.81
17Lebanese University18,182 works
2.77
18Arab Open University373 works
2.74
19Rafik Hariri University700 works
2.42
20Saint Joseph University9,812 works
2.06
21American University of Culture and Education164 works
2.03
22Al-Kafaàt University26 works
1.50
23Haigazian University266 works
1.46
24Lebanese German University234 works
1.27
25Jinan University525 works
1.15
26American University of Science and Technology470 works
1.14
27Université La Sagesse168 works
0.98
28University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon157 works
0.91
29Phoenicia University126 works
0.80
30University of Tripoli Lebanon79 works
0.64
31American University of Technology63 works
0.23
32Global University446 works
0.15
33Beirut Islamic University80 works
0.13
34Lebanese Canadian University34 works
0.08
Highlights
Within Lebanon, Lebanese American University ranks first in 2026 with 9.05, followed by International University of Beirut (6.44) and École Supérieure des Affaires (5.15).
Across 34 entries, values run from 9.05 (Lebanese American University) to 0.08 (Lebanese Canadian University), with a median of 2.76.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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