Universities by Research h-index in Lebanon
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.
1American University of Beirut34,254 works
406
2Lebanese American University15,090 works
204
3Lebanese University18,182 works
201
4Saint Joseph University9,812 works
183
5University of Balamand4,826 works
135
6Beirut Arab University5,483 works
121
7Holy Spirit University of Kaslik3,569 works
112
8Lebanese International University3,367 works
97
9Notre Dame University – Louaize1,876 works
96
10International University of Beirut646 works
65
11Rafik Hariri University700 works
52
12American University of Science and Technology470 works
50
13Jinan University525 works
41
14Islamic University of Lebanon682 works
40
15Haigazian University266 works
37
16Global University446 works
32
17Antonine University427 works
30
18Arab Open University373 works
29
19American University of Culture and Education164 works
27
20Modern University for Business and Science269 works
27
21Al Maaref University346 works
24
22Lebanese German University234 works
24
23Middle East University263 works
22
24Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon243 works
20
25Phoenicia University126 works
17
26École Supérieure des Affaires74 works
16
27University of Tripoli Lebanon79 works
16
28Université La Sagesse168 works
15
29University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon157 works
15
30City University87 works
13
31Université de Technologie et de Sciences Appliquées Libano-Française68 works
13
32Makassed University31 works
12
33American University of Technology63 works
11
34Lebanese Canadian University34 works
8
35Near East School of Theology55 works
7
36Beirut Islamic University80 works
5
37Al-Kafaàt University26 works
4
Highlights
Within Lebanon, American University of Beirut ranks first in 2026 with 406, followed by Lebanese American University (204) and Lebanese University (201).
American University of Beirut is 2 times higher than Lebanese American University, the runner-up.
Across 37 entries, values run from 406 (American University of Beirut) to 4 (Al-Kafaàt University), with a median of 27.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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