Universities by Research Publications in Syria
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.
1Damascus University137,741 citations
9,576
2University of Aleppo63,038 citations
3,976
3Latakia University49,097 citations
3,669
4Arab International University6,646 citations
1,575
5Homs University17,502 citations
1,464
6Syrian Private University12,649 citations
1,058
7Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology18,720 citations
620
8Hama University3,289 citations
612
9University of Tartus6,536 citations
609
10Al Andalus University5,691 citations
577
11Al-Sham Private University2,181 citations
406
12Syrian Virtual University2,224 citations
302
13University of Kalamoon3,760 citations
289
14International University for Science and Technology4,043 citations
277
15Al Wataniya Private University1,113 citations
260
16Al Furat University1,086 citations
237
17Maaref University of Applied Sciences224 citations
233
18National Institute of Public Administration349 citations
152
19Cordoba Private University87 citations
128
20Higher Institute of Business Administration623 citations
75
21Arab Board Of Health Specializations118 citations
73
22Wadi International University269 citations
60
23Al-Shamal Private University311 citations
42
24Yarmouk Private University191 citations
33
25Al-Shahbaa University11 citations
32
26Ittihad Private University66 citations
32
27Aljazeera University232 citations
15
28Mari Private University188 citations
9
29International University of Science and Renaissance0 citations
2
Highlights
Within Syria, Damascus University ranks first in 2026 with 9,576, followed by University of Aleppo (3,976) and Latakia University (3,669).
Damascus University is 2.4 times higher than University of Aleppo, the runner-up.
Across 29 entries, values run from 9,576 (Damascus University) to 2 (International University of Science and Renaissance), with a median of 260.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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