Universities by Research h-index in Oman
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.
1Sultan Qaboos University29,018 works
283
2University of Nizwa5,502 works
172
3Dhofar University3,598 works
110
4Sohar University4,154 works
98
5National University of Science and Technology1,830 works
72
6University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Salalah1,386 works
65
7Al-Buraimi University College504 works
64
8University of Buraimi1,226 works
64
9German University of Technology1,050 works
58
10University of Technology and Applied Sciences3,311 works
56
11Middle East College1,226 works
53
12Caledonian College of Engineering363 works
44
13International Maritime College Oman336 works
43
14Modern College of Business and Science937 works
43
15University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Suhar359 works
42
16Arab Open University1,102 works
41
17University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat1,564 works
40
18University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Shinas802 works
39
19Military Technological College600 works
37
20University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Ibra852 works
37
21Oman College of Health Sciences430 works
34
22University of Technology and Applied Sciences — Ibri945 works
34
23Muscat College364 works
33
24Rustaq College of Education339 works
32
25University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Mussanah848 works
30
26Al-Zahra College for Women331 works
29
27Sur University College238 works
26
28University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Nizwa633 works
26
29Majan College269 works
25
30College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa184 works
23
31College of Applied Sciences- Ibri116 works
20
32Waljat Colleges of Applied Sciences100 works
16
34College of Sharia Sciences80 works
1
35Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences40 works
1
Highlights
Within Oman, Sultan Qaboos University ranks first in 2026 with 283, followed by University of Nizwa (172) and Dhofar University (110).
Sultan Qaboos University is 1.6 times higher than University of Nizwa, the runner-up.
Across 35 entries, values run from 283 (Sultan Qaboos University) to 1 (Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences), with a median of 39.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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