Universities by Research h-index in Syria

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.

📅 2026📏 h-index28 entries🇸🇾 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Damascus University9,576 works

113

University of Aleppo3,976 works

Latakia University3,669 works

Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology620 works

Homs University1,464 works

Syrian Private University1,058 works

Arab International University1,575 works

University of Tartus609 works

Al Andalus University577 works

International University for Science and Technology277 works

Al-Sham Private University406 works

Syrian Virtual University302 works

University of Kalamoon289 works

Hama University612 works

Al Furat University237 works

Al Wataniya Private University260 works

Higher Institute of Business Administration75 works

Aljazeera University15 works

Arab Board Of Health Specializations73 works

National Institute of Public Administration152 works

Maaref University of Applied Sciences233 works

Wadi International University60 works

Al-Shamal Private University42 works

Ittihad Private University32 works

Mari Private University9 works

Yarmouk Private University33 works

Cordoba Private University128 works

Al-Shahbaa University32 works

Highlights

Within Syria, Damascus University ranks first in 2026 with 113, followed by University of Aleppo (98) and Latakia University (87).

Across 28 entries, values run from 113 (Damascus University) to 1 (Al-Shahbaa University), with a median of 19.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index · 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, Damascus University ranks first in 2026 with 113, followed by University of Aleppo (98) and Latakia University (87).

Across 28 entries, values run from 113 (Damascus University) to 1 (Al-Shahbaa University), with a median of 19.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.