Universities by Research Publications in Lebanon
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.
1American University of Beirut2,179,287 citations
34,254
2Lebanese University518,822 citations
18,182
3Lebanese American University469,602 citations
15,090
4Saint Joseph University348,460 citations
9,812
5Beirut Arab University130,896 citations
5,483
6University of Balamand174,312 citations
4,826
7Holy Spirit University of Kaslik105,159 citations
3,569
8Lebanese International University72,192 citations
3,367
9Notre Dame University – Louaize58,119 citations
1,876
10Rafik Hariri University15,739 citations
700
11Islamic University of Lebanon6,586 citations
682
12International University of Beirut20,224 citations
646
13Jinan University6,713 citations
525
14American University of Science and Technology11,418 citations
470
15Global University3,821 citations
446
16Antonine University5,102 citations
427
17Arab Open University5,559 citations
373
18Al Maaref University2,979 citations
346
19Modern University for Business and Science3,471 citations
269
20Haigazian University3,460 citations
266
21Middle East University2,240 citations
263
22Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon2,365 citations
243
23Lebanese German University2,311 citations
234
24Université La Sagesse736 citations
168
25American University of Culture and Education2,661 citations
164
26University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon1,989 citations
157
27Phoenicia University1,227 citations
126
28City University922 citations
87
29Beirut Islamic University140 citations
80
30University of Tripoli Lebanon979 citations
79
31École Supérieure des Affaires754 citations
74
32Université de Technologie et de Sciences Appliquées Libano-Française663 citations
68
33American University of Technology365 citations
63
34Near East School of Theology327 citations
55
35Lebanese Canadian University220 citations
34
36Makassed University647 citations
31
37Al-Kafaàt University96 citations
26
38Al Imam Al Ouzai University0 citations
5
Highlights
Within Lebanon, American University of Beirut ranks first in 2026 with 34,254, followed by Lebanese University (18,182) and Lebanese American University (15,090).
American University of Beirut is 1.9 times higher than Lebanese University, the runner-up.
Across 38 entries, values run from 34,254 (American University of Beirut) to 5 (Al Imam Al Ouzai University), with a median of 268.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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