Universities by Research Publications in Yemen
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.
1Sana'a University170,206 citations
8,959
2Taiz University57,649 citations
3,552
3Ibb University62,190 citations
3,174
4University of Aden38,997 citations
3,111
5Thamar University49,255 citations
2,735
6University of Science and Technology20,772 citations
1,965
7Hadhramout University21,294 citations
1,869
8Hodeidah University23,094 citations
1,610
9University of Science and Technology, Sana’a40,309 citations
1,144
10Amran University27,397 citations
1,082
11Albaydha University8,311 citations
862
12Azal University for Human Development8,019 citations
648
13Al-Razi University6,450 citations
551
14Hajjah University5,937 citations
481
1521 September University for Medical and Applied Sciences2,511 citations
419
16Seiyun University4,007 citations
389
17University of Lahej1,010 citations
283
18Lebanese International University2,572 citations
274
19Saba University1,318 citations
261
20University of Saba Region1,901 citations
246
21Sana'a Community College6,822 citations
239
22Queen Arwa University675 citations
196
23Al-Ahgaff University291 citations
186
24University of Modern Sciences2,055 citations
163
25University of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Sciences72 citations
132
26Emirates International University1,463 citations
131
27Sa'ada University2,620 citations
130
28University of Abyan224 citations
124
29Al-Qalam University for Humanities and Applied Sciences639 citations
116
30Jiblah University for Medical and Health Sciences500 citations
108
31Al Jazeera University378 citations
97
32Al-Saeeda University96 citations
90
33Yemen University371 citations
87
34Mahrah University126 citations
80
35Future University108 citations
71
36National University343 citations
66
37Genius University for Sciences & Technology422 citations
62
38Al-Nasser University290 citations
57
39International University of Technology Twintech348 citations
55
40Ar-Rasheed Smart University70 citations
54
41Yemenia University15 citations
51
42Iman University228 citations
46
43Mahweet University35 citations
43
44Al-Rowad University944 citations
30
45University of Science and Technology – Hodeidah Branch196 citations
26
46National Institute of Administrative Sciences102 citations
25
47Al-Awael Modern University0 citations
15
48Yemeni Jordanian University152 citations
8
49Alandalus University For Science & Technology19 citations
7
50Al-Manar College for Science and Technology80 citations
6
Highlights
Within Yemen, Sana'a University ranks first in 2026 with 8,959, followed by Taiz University (3,552) and Ibb University (3,174).
Sana'a University is 2.5 times higher than Taiz University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 8,959 (Sana'a University) to 6 (Al-Manar College for Science and Technology), with a median of 132.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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