Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Oman
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.
1University of Nizwa5,502 works
9.24
2National University of Science and Technology1,830 works
7.80
3Dhofar University3,598 works
5.17
4University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Suhar359 works
4.76
5University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Salalah1,386 works
4.57
6Sohar University4,154 works
4.03
7Sultan Qaboos University29,018 works
3.87
8University of Buraimi1,226 works
3.67
9International Maritime College Oman336 works
3.63
10University of Technology and Applied Sciences — Ibri945 works
3.40
11German University of Technology1,050 works
3.17
12University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Ibra852 works
3.15
13Majan College269 works
2.63
14Arab Open University1,102 works
2.54
15University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Shinas802 works
2.52
16University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Nizwa633 works
2.45
17University of Technology and Applied Sciences3,311 works
2.27
18Al-Buraimi University College504 works
2.26
19Oman College of Health Sciences430 works
2.20
20University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat1,564 works
2.15
21Modern College of Business and Science937 works
2.02
22Military Technological College600 works
1.89
23University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Mussanah848 works
1.54
24Rustaq College of Education339 works
1.52
25Middle East College1,226 works
1.28
26Al-Zahra College for Women331 works
1.03
27Muscat College364 works
0.98
28College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa184 works
0.60
29Caledonian College of Engineering363 works
0.50
30College of Applied Sciences- Ibri116 works
0.29
31Sur University College238 works
0.20
32Bayan College79 works
0.16
33College of Sharia Sciences80 works
0.06
Highlights
Within Oman, University of Nizwa ranks first in 2026 with 9.24, followed by National University of Science and Technology (7.80) and Dhofar University (5.17).
Across 33 entries, values run from 9.24 (University of Nizwa) to 0.06 (College of Sharia Sciences), with a median of 2.27.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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