Universities by Research i10-index in Lebanon
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
35,572
2Lebanese University18,182 works
11,685
3Lebanese American University15,090 works
10,176
4Saint Joseph University9,812 works
7,617
5Beirut Arab University5,483 works
3,257
6University of Balamand4,826 works
2,709
7Holy Spirit University of Kaslik3,569 works
1,957
8Lebanese International University3,367 works
1,711
9Notre Dame University – Louaize1,876 works
889
10Rafik Hariri University700 works
361
11International University of Beirut646 works
334
12American University of Science and Technology470 works
247
13Islamic University of Lebanon682 works
133
14Antonine University427 works
130
15Jinan University525 works
122
16Modern University for Business and Science269 works
119
17Global University446 works
104
18Haigazian University266 works
84
19Arab Open University373 works
81
20Al Maaref University346 works
74
21Middle East University263 works
64
22Lebanese German University234 works
62
23American University of Culture and Education164 works
60
24Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon243 works
50
25Phoenicia University126 works
32
26École Supérieure des Affaires74 works
24
27Université La Sagesse168 works
24
28University of Tripoli Lebanon79 works
23
29Université de Technologie et de Sciences Appliquées Libano-Française68 works
20
30University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon157 works
20
31City University87 works
18
32Makassed University31 works
18
33American University of Technology63 works
12
34Near East School of Theology55 works
7
35Beirut Islamic University80 works
4
36Lebanese Canadian University34 works
4
37Al-Kafaàt University26 works
2
Highlights
Within Lebanon, American University of Beirut ranks first in 2026 with 35,572, followed by Lebanese University (11,685) and Lebanese American University (10,176).
American University of Beirut is 3 times higher than Lebanese University, the runner-up.
Across 37 entries, values run from 35,572 (American University of Beirut) to 2 (Al-Kafaàt University), with a median of 81.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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