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Engineering research in United Arab Emirates

Khalifa University of Science and Technology ranks first in United Arab Emirates for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#95 worldwide), followed by University of Sharjah and United Arab Emirates University.

United Arab Emirates's world rank
#29
of 134 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
9.5k
Top-10% rate
20.3%
Ranked institutions
22

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Engineering in United Arab Emirates?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyAbu Dhabi #9548.226.9%2,033
2University of SharjahSharjah #25037.323.1%1,122
3United Arab Emirates UniversityAl Ain #33533.924.5%1,058
4American University of SharjahSharjah #47829.921.9%733
5New York University Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi #72525.229.6%314
6Technology Innovation InstituteAbu Dhabi #85223.323.7%322
7Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial IntelligenceAbu Dhabi #1,03821.136.0%154
8Ajman UniversityAjman #1,34218.222.7%242
9Abu Dhabi UniversityAbu Dhabi #1,37317.921.6%298
10Amity UniversityDubai #1,92514.19.9%432
11University of DubaiDubai #2,15412.821.0%153
12Al Ain UniversityAl Ain #2,17512.724.2%161
13Higher Colleges of TechnologyAbu Dhabi #2,7649.99.9%209
14Zayed UniversityAbu Dhabi #2,7949.822.1%116
15Abu Dhabi National Oil (United Arab Emirates)Abu Dhabi #3,3387.82.1%872
16Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Dubai CampusDubai #3,4127.614.3%111
17American University of Ras Al KhaimahRas al-Khaimah #3,7186.617.3%89
18Dubai Health AuthorityDubai #3,9975.88.5%135
19University of Wollongong in DubaiDubai #4,8963.515.1%60
20Rochester Institute of Technology - DubaiDubai #5,0393.19.6%88
21Emirates FoundationAbu Dhabi #5,3842.410.9%85
22Synergy University DubaiDubai #5,4962.111.3%66

Institutions in United Arab Emirates above the floor of 40 fractional works in Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Engineering researchers in United Arab Emirates?

A.G. Olabi, Hussain Shareef and Ahmed S. Elwakil rank highest among researchers based in United Arab Emirates.

  1. 1A.G. Olabi#81,831 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 145 works
  2. 2Hussain Shareef#234,510 worldwide overall491 citations · 111 works
  3. 3Ahmed S. Elwakil#280,795 worldwide overall548 citations · 114 works
  4. 4Sami Muhaidat#600,705 worldwide overall371 citations · 122 works

How United Arab Emirates compares with other countries in Engineering