Top research institutions in Lebanon
Lebanese American University ranks first in Lebanon on research quality in 2022–2025 (#459 worldwide), followed by American University of Beirut and Lebanese University.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanese American UniversityUniversity · Beirut | #459 | 41.3% | 2,294 | #2 |
| 2 | American University of BeirutUniversity · Beirut | #2,130 | 19.4% | 2,227 | #1 |
| 3 | Lebanese UniversityUniversity · Beirut | #2,685 | 14.9% | 1,701 | #3 |
| 4 | American University of Beirut Medical CenterHospital / health system · Beirut | #4,182 | 14.1% | 975 | #4 |
| 5 | Global UniversityUniversity · Beirut | #4,847 | 10.4% | 1,171 | #9 |
| 6 | Beirut Arab UniversityUniversity · Beirut | #4,941 | 16.8% | 858 | #5 |
| 7 | University of BalamandUniversity · Tripoli | #5,019 | 15.9% | 657 | #8 |
| 8 | Holy Spirit University of KaslikUniversity · Beirut | #5,825 | 27.4% | 509 | #6 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph UniversityUniversity · Beirut | #5,916 | 14.2% | 1,016 | #7 |
| 10 | Lebanese International UniversityUniversity · Beirut | #7,217 | 20.8% | 432 | #10 |
| 11 | Islamic University of LebanonUniversity · Beirut | #13,069 | 15.4% | 120 | #19 |
| 12 | Nini HospitalHospital / health system · Tripoli | #15,726 | 14.6% | 146 | #13 |
| 13 | Notre Dame University – LouaizeUniversity · Zouk Mosbeh | #16,471 | 19.2% | 248 | #11 |
| 14 | National Council for Scientific ResearchFunder · Beirut | #16,637 | 11.8% | 179 | #12 |
| 15 | Jinan UniversityUniversity · Tripoli | #17,666 | 17.7% | 139 | #20 |
| 16 | University Medical Center Rizk HospitalHospital / health system · Beirut | #18,512 | 11.1% | 137 | #16 |
| 17 | Hôtel-Dieu de FranceHospital / health system · Beirut | #18,989 | 11.8% | 210 | #14 |
| 18 | International University of BeirutUniversity · Beirut | #19,086 | 17.2% | 80 | #18 |
| 19 | Ministry of Public HealthGovernment institution · Beirut | #19,452 | 22.9% | 81 | #21 |
| 20 | Saint George HospitalHospital / health system · Beirut | #21,532 | 5.9% | 169 | #15 |
| 21 | Modern University for Business and ScienceUniversity · Beirut | #22,381 | 25.0% | 70 | — |
| 22 | American University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Beirut | #24,709 | 9.9% | 73 | #26 |
| 23 | Arts, Sciences and Technology University in LebanonUniversity · Beirut | #24,923 | 22.8% | 65 | #33 |
| 24 | Al-Salam HospitalHospital / health system · Tripoli | #25,865 | 7.1% | 70 | #31 |
| 25 | Rafik Hariri University HospitalHospital / health system · Beirut | #26,302 | 6.4% | 118 | #22 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Lebanon on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Lebanon
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.