Top research institutions in Palestine
An-Najah National University ranks first in Palestine on research quality in 2022–2025 (#1,799 worldwide), followed by Arab American University and Islamic University of Gaza.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An-Najah National UniversityUniversity · Nablus | #1,799 | 24.6% | 1,695 | #1 |
| 2 | Arab American UniversityUniversity · Jenin | #2,601 | 24.0% | 693 | #3 |
| 3 | Islamic University of GazaUniversity · Gaza | #3,107 | 22.6% | 463 | #2 |
| 4 | Palestine Technical University - KadoorieUniversity · Tulkarm | #5,399 | 27.7% | 446 | #8 |
| 5 | Palestine Ahliya UniversityUniversity · Bethlehem | #6,413 | 24.1% | 194 | #10 |
| 6 | Al-Quds UniversityUniversity · East Jerusalem | #6,573 | 12.8% | 834 | #4 |
| 7 | Palestine Polytechnic UniversityUniversity · Hebron | #6,702 | 13.6% | 397 | #5 |
| 8 | Birzeit UniversityUniversity · Bīr Zayt | #8,081 | 20.8% | 504 | #6 |
| 9 | Al-Azhar University – GazaUniversity · Gaza | #8,243 | 13.9% | 276 | #7 |
| 10 | University of PalestineUniversity · Gaza | #11,030 | 19.0% | 191 | #11 |
| 11 | University College of Applied ScienceUniversity · Gaza | #11,100 | 27.6% | 166 | #13 |
| 12 | Al-Aqsa UniversityUniversity · Gaza | #13,204 | 19.5% | 179 | #9 |
| 13 | Bethlehem UniversityUniversity · Bethlehem | #17,560 | 21.1% | 107 | #12 |
| 14 | Dar Al-Shifa HospitalHospital / health system · Gaza | #19,736 | 3.6% | 229 | #15 |
| 15 | Palestinian Hydrology GroupNonprofit · Ramallah | #21,759 | 11.0% | 96 | #16 |
| 16 | Hebron UniversityUniversity · Hebron | #22,312 | 9.1% | 183 | #14 |
| 17 | Al-Quds Open UniversityUniversity · Ramallah | #24,134 | 14.8% | 143 | #18 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Palestine 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 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%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.