Top research institutions in Yemen
Sana'a University ranks first in Yemen on research quality in 2022–2025 (#2,974 worldwide), followed by University of Science and Technology and Ibb University.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sana'a UniversityUniversity · Sanaa | #2,974 | 13.2% | 1,665 | #2 |
| 2 | University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Aden | #3,408 | 10.7% | 2,080 | #1 |
| 3 | Ibb UniversityUniversity · Ibb | #4,270 | 22.6% | 445 | #3 |
| 4 | Thamar UniversityUniversity · Dhamār | #5,263 | 18.3% | 474 | #6 |
| 5 | Taiz UniversityUniversity · Ta‘izz | #5,280 | 22.2% | 445 | #4 |
| 6 | University of AdenUniversity · Aden | #7,293 | 9.6% | 551 | #8 |
| 7 | Hodeidah UniversityUniversity · Al Hudaydah | #8,174 | 19.6% | 242 | #9 |
| 8 | Amran UniversityUniversity · ‘Amrān | #8,947 | 25.1% | 152 | #7 |
| 9 | Hadhramout UniversityUniversity · Mukalla | #11,348 | 15.4% | 264 | #5 |
| 10 | Saba UniversityUniversity · Sanaa | #12,418 | 12.9% | 117 | #10 |
| 11 | Al-Razi UniversityUniversity · Sanaa | #14,109 | 28.1% | 116 | #11 |
| 12 | University of Modern SciencesUniversity · Sanaa | #15,408 | 17.7% | 103 | #13 |
| 13 | Yemenia UniversityUniversity · Sanaa | #19,378 | 8.9% | 137 | #12 |
| 14 | Al-Nasser UniversityUniversity · Sanaa | #23,840 | 5.7% | 67 | — |
| 15 | Albaydha UniversityUniversity · Al Bayda | #24,045 | 6.9% | 134 | #16 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Yemen 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 Yemen
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.