Top research institutions in Qatar
Qatar University ranks first in Qatar on research quality in 2022-now (#767 worldwide), followed by Hamad bin Khalifa University and Qatar Foundation.
QatarRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar UniversityUniversity · Doha | #767 | 19.2% | 5,964 | #2 |
| 2 | Hamad bin Khalifa UniversityUniversity · Doha | #876 | 18.5% | 2,431 | #1 |
| 3 | Qatar FoundationFunder · Doha | #1,975 | 22.2% | 667 | #3 |
| 4 | Primary Health CareGovernment institution · Doha | #5,332 | 6.4% | 961 | #5 |
| 5 | Qatar Science and Technology ParkArchive · Doha | #5,375 | 20.0% | 359 | #10 |
| 6 | Doha Institute for Graduate StudiesUniversity · Doha | #5,400 | 24.6% | 321 | #11 |
| 7 | Qatar Airways (Qatar)Company · Doha | #5,692 | 11.3% | 431 | #4 |
| 8 | Hamad Medical CorporationNonprofit · Doha | #5,767 | 8.1% | 2,491 | #8 |
| 9 | Al Azhar UniversityUniversity · Doha | #8,387 | 4.0% | 504 | #16 |
| 10 | Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine HospitalHospital / health system · Doha | #9,840 | 19.4% | 147 | #6 |
| 11 | Hamad General HospitalHospital / health system · Doha | #11,338 | 8.2% | 425 | #13 |
| 12 | Ministry of Public HealthGovernment institution · Doha | #14,951 | 11.7% | 72 | #12 |
| 13 | Child Development CenterInstitution · Doha | #15,691 | 6.1% | 128 | #7 |
| 14 | Construction Development (Qatar)Company · Doha | #16,701 | 6.8% | 111 | #18 |
| 15 | National Center for Cancer Care and ResearchHospital / health system · Doha | #17,148 | 8.2% | 158 | #19 |
| 16 | Sidra Medical and Research CenterHospital / health system · Doha | #17,245 | 11.2% | 116 | #9 |
| 17 | Community College of QatarUniversity · Doha | #18,302 | 16.6% | 75 | #23 |
| 18 | Ministry of Environment and Climate ChangeGovernment institution · Doha | #19,874 | 10.6% | 66 | #22 |
| 19 | University of Calgary in QatarUniversity · Doha | #20,279 | 9.7% | 62 | #21 |
| 20 | Al-Ahli HospitalHospital / health system · Doha | #20,792 | 3.0% | 120 | #28 |
| 21 | North Oil Company (Qatar)Company · Doha | #21,502 | 3.4% | 64 | #26 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Qatar 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 Qatar
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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Qatar University ranks first in Qatar on research quality in 2022-now (#767 worldwide), followed by Hamad bin Khalifa University and Qatar Foundation.