Top research institutions in Palestine
An-Najah National University ranks first in Palestine on research quality in 2022-now (#2,607 worldwide), followed by Arab American University and Al-Quds University.
PalestineRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An-Najah National UniversityUniversity · Nablus | #2,607 | 14.5% | 1,695 | #1 |
| 2 | Arab American UniversityUniversity · Jenin | #2,840 | 15.7% | 693 | #4 |
| 3 | Al-Quds UniversityUniversity · East Jerusalem | #4,245 | 8.2% | 834 | #2 |
| 4 | Birzeit UniversityUniversity · Bīr Zayt | #4,433 | 11.7% | 504 | #3 |
| 5 | Islamic University of GazaUniversity · Gaza | #4,909 | 16.1% | 463 | #8 |
| 6 | University College of Applied ScienceUniversity · Gaza | #5,228 | 11.1% | 166 | #5 |
| 7 | Palestine Technical University - KadoorieUniversity · Tulkarm | #5,686 | 15.4% | 446 | #6 |
| 8 | Palestine Polytechnic UniversityUniversity · Hebron | #7,069 | 8.5% | 397 | #7 |
| 9 | University of PalestineUniversity · Gaza | #7,861 | 12.8% | 191 | #9 |
| 10 | Al-Aqsa UniversityUniversity · Gaza | #9,413 | 13.9% | 179 | #14 |
| 11 | Palestine Ahliya UniversityUniversity · Bethlehem | #9,642 | 15.8% | 194 | #13 |
| 12 | Al-Azhar University – GazaUniversity · Gaza | #9,735 | 11.3% | 276 | #12 |
| 13 | Hebron UniversityUniversity · Hebron | #10,416 | 7.4% | 183 | #10 |
| 14 | Bethlehem UniversityUniversity · Bethlehem | #11,992 | 10.8% | 107 | #11 |
| 15 | Al-Quds Open UniversityUniversity · Ramallah | #12,194 | 7.4% | 143 | #15 |
| 16 | Dar Al-Shifa HospitalHospital / health system · Gaza | #14,119 | 4.4% | 229 | #17 |
| 17 | Palestinian Hydrology GroupNonprofit · Ramallah | #16,618 | 8.8% | 96 | #16 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Palestine on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Palestine
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%.
One dot per institution in the table above.
Questions people ask
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An-Najah National University ranks first in Palestine on research quality in 2022-now (#2,607 worldwide), followed by Arab American University and Al-Quds University.