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🎓 Top Research Universities in Yemen

Universities and colleges in Yemen ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇾🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Sana'a University8,935 papers
169,440
2
Ibb University3,169 papers
61,920
3
Taiz University3,542 papers
57,308
4
Thamar University2,726 papers
49,036
5
University of Science and Technology, Sana’a1,144 papers
40,029
6
University of Aden3,111 papers
38,836
7
Amran University1,079 papers
27,282
8
Hodeidah University1,603 papers
22,938
9
Hadhramout University1,866 papers
21,185
10
University of Science and Technology1,958 papers
20,920
11
Albaydha University857 papers
8,251
12
Azal University for Human Development647 papers
7,920
13
Sana'a Community College236 papers
6,777
14
Al-Razi University548 papers
6,394
15
Hajjah University472 papers
5,908
16
Seiyun University387 papers
4,003
17
Sa'ada University129 papers
2,611
18
Lebanese International University272 papers
2,551
19
21 September University for Medical and Applied Sciences416 papers
2,500
20
University of Modern Sciences163 papers
2,027
21
University of Saba Region246 papers
1,890
22
Emirates International University129 papers
1,451
23
Saba University259 papers
1,314
24
University of Lahej279 papers
1,002
25
Al-Rowad University30 papers
943
26
Queen Arwa University196 papers
672
27
Al-Qalam University for Humanities and Applied Sciences113 papers
627
28
Jiblah University for Medical and Health Sciences108 papers
497
29
Genius University for Sciences & Technology62 papers
421
30
Al Jazeera University94 papers
377
31
Yemen University87 papers
370
32
International University of Technology Twintech55 papers
342
33
National University65 papers
337
34
Al-Ahgaff University186 papers
288
35
Al-Nasser University57 papers
287
36
University of Abyan124 papers
224
37
Iman University46 papers
220
38
University of Science and Technology – Hodeidah Branch26 papers
196
39
Yemeni Jordanian University8 papers
152
40
Mahrah University77 papers
124
41
Future University71 papers
108
42
National Institute of Administrative Sciences25 papers
102
43
Al-Saeeda University90 papers
96
44
Al-Manar College for Science and Technology6 papers
80
45
University of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Sciences116 papers
72
46
Ar-Rasheed Smart University53 papers
68
47
Mahweet University43 papers
34
48
Alandalus University For Science & Technology7 papers
19
49
Yemenia University54 papers
15
50
Yemen and Gulf University for Science and Technology3 papers
14

Highlights

Within Yemen, Sana'a University ranks first in 2026 with 169,440, followed by Ibb University (61,920) and Taiz University (57,308).

Sana'a University is 2.7 times higher than Ibb University, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 169,440 (Sana'a University) to 14 (Yemen and Gulf University for Science and Technology), with a median of 808.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.