Regional profile · 2027

Middle East

38 universities across 8 countries, led by King Saud University. Middle East's collaboration leaders, on the evidence.

Ranked universities

Countries

Research funding analysed

3,659

Partnerships mapped

Widest partner-country reach

Provisional order; global ranks reveal at the 1 September 2026 launch.

University	Partners	Countries
King Saud University	233	45
University of Sharjah	193	49
United Arab Emirates University	196	52
King Abdulaziz University	151	38
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	153	29
Khalifa University of Science and Technology	152	39
Qatar University	149	37
Isfahan University of Technology	129	34
Sharif University of Technology	117	32
Islamic Azad University, Tehran	85	25
Tehran University of Medical Sciences	84	26
University of Jordan	97	34
King Khalid University	86	23
Kuwait University	114	37
University of Tehran	76	23
University of Baghdad	77	24
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	86	26
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	77	23
American University of Beirut	107	27
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences	73	20
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences	71	29
Iran University of Science and Technology	85	29
University of Tabriz	76	23
Amirkabir University of Technology	81	27
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University	67	21