Universities by Research i10-index in Oman
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.
1Sultan Qaboos University29,018 works
20,881
2University of Nizwa5,502 works
4,551
3Dhofar University3,598 works
1,543
4Sohar University4,154 works
1,322
5National University of Science and Technology1,830 works
661
6University of Technology and Applied Sciences3,311 works
603
7University of Buraimi1,226 works
487
8University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Salalah1,386 works
464
9German University of Technology1,050 works
426
10Middle East College1,226 works
423
11Al-Buraimi University College504 works
351
12University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat1,564 works
300
13University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Shinas802 works
238
14Caledonian College of Engineering363 works
216
15Modern College of Business and Science937 works
206
16University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Ibra852 works
194
17Arab Open University1,102 works
191
18University of Technology and Applied Sciences — Ibri945 works
190
19International Maritime College Oman336 works
152
20Military Technological College600 works
141
21University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Mussanah848 works
121
22University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Nizwa633 works
115
23University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Suhar359 works
105
24Muscat College364 works
104
25Oman College of Health Sciences430 works
101
26Rustaq College of Education339 works
93
27Sur University College238 works
76
28Al-Zahra College for Women331 works
72
29College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa184 works
59
30Majan College269 works
58
31College of Applied Sciences- Ibri116 works
34
32Waljat Colleges of Applied Sciences100 works
28
Highlights
Within Oman, Sultan Qaboos University ranks first in 2026 with 20,881, followed by University of Nizwa (4,551) and Dhofar University (1,543).
Sultan Qaboos University is 4.6 times higher than University of Nizwa, the runner-up.
Across 33 entries, values run from 20,881 (Sultan Qaboos University) to 1 (Bayan College), with a median of 191.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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