Universities by Research Publications in Oman
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.
1Sultan Qaboos University1,042,737 citations
29,018
2University of Nizwa230,845 citations
5,502
3Sohar University61,576 citations
4,154
4Dhofar University73,167 citations
3,598
5University of Technology and Applied Sciences25,022 citations
3,311
6National University of Science and Technology35,675 citations
1,830
7University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat11,604 citations
1,564
8University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Salalah22,535 citations
1,386
9Middle East College18,691 citations
1,226
10University of Buraimi20,721 citations
1,226
11Arab Open University8,944 citations
1,102
12German University of Technology17,157 citations
1,050
13University of Technology and Applied Sciences — Ibri7,772 citations
945
14Modern College of Business and Science8,844 citations
937
15University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Ibra7,992 citations
852
16University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Mussanah5,499 citations
848
17University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Shinas8,133 citations
802
18University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Nizwa4,205 citations
633
19Military Technological College6,285 citations
600
20Al-Buraimi University College17,165 citations
504
21Oman College of Health Sciences3,888 citations
430
22Muscat College4,115 citations
364
23Caledonian College of Engineering8,362 citations
363
24University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Suhar7,240 citations
359
25Rustaq College of Education3,833 citations
339
26International Maritime College Oman7,184 citations
336
27Al-Zahra College for Women2,453 citations
331
28Majan College2,045 citations
269
29Sur University College3,417 citations
238
30College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa2,141 citations
184
31College of Applied Sciences- Ibri2,413 citations
116
32Waljat Colleges of Applied Sciences971 citations
100
33College of Sharia Sciences5 citations
80
34Bayan College36 citations
79
35Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences2 citations
40
Highlights
Within Oman, Sultan Qaboos University ranks first in 2026 with 29,018, followed by University of Nizwa (5,502) and Sohar University (4,154).
Sultan Qaboos University is 5.3 times higher than University of Nizwa, the runner-up.
Across 35 entries, values run from 29,018 (Sultan Qaboos University) to 40 (Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences), with a median of 633.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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