Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Syria

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.

📅 2026📏 mean citations per work27 entries🇸🇾 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (mean citations per work, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Mari Private University9 works

16.73

Al-Shamal Private University42 works

5.40

International University for Science and Technology277 works

4.23

University of Tartus609 works

3.21

Al Andalus University577 works

2.65

Al-Sham Private University406 works

2.60

University of Aleppo3,976 works

2.38

Latakia University3,669 works

2.21

Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology620 works

2.04

University of Kalamoon289 works

1.54

Syrian Virtual University302 works

1.53

Damascus University9,576 works

1.51

Homs University1,464 works

1.47

Higher Institute of Business Administration75 works

1.44

Al Furat University237 works

1.33

Arab Board Of Health Specializations73 works

1.33

Al Wataniya Private University260 works

1.29

Syrian Private University1,058 works

1.29

Yarmouk Private University33 works

0.95

Maaref University of Applied Sciences233 works

0.83

Hama University612 works

0.78

Wadi International University60 works

0.62

Arab International University1,575 works

0.47

National Institute of Public Administration152 works

0.43

Cordoba Private University128 works

0.36

Al-Shahbaa University32 works

0.27

Ittihad Private University32 works

0.07

Highlights

Within Syria, Mari Private University ranks first in 2026 with 16.73, followed by Al-Shamal Private University (5.40) and International University for Science and Technology (4.23).

Mari Private University is 3.1 times higher than Al-Shamal Private University, the runner-up.

Across 27 entries, values run from 16.73 (Mari Private University) to 0.07 (Ittihad Private University), with a median of 1.44.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Syria, Mari Private University ranks first in 2026 with 16.73, followed by Al-Shamal Private University (5.40) and International University for Science and Technology (4.23).

Mari Private University is 3.1 times higher than Al-Shamal Private University, the runner-up.

Across 27 entries, values run from 16.73 (Mari Private University) to 0.07 (Ittihad Private University), with a median of 1.44.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.