Regional profile · 2026

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

34,374

Partnerships mapped

Widest partner-country reach

#	University	Partners	Countries
#98	King Saud University	1185	80
#158	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	1092	80
#239	King Abdulaziz University	1130	79
#257	United Arab Emirates University	1062	80
#282	Qatar University	1061	78
#308	University of Sharjah	1017	80
#330	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	1037	77
#444	King Khalid University	1025	75
#465	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University	970	76
#478	University of Tehran	1081	78
#488	American University of Beirut	878	77
#520	Tehran University of Medical Sciences	999	79
#524	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	952	76
#525	Islamic Azad University, Tehran	1119	78
#560	Taif University	944	74
#568	Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	923	71
#611	University of Jordan	948	75
#674	Umm al-Qura University	904	73
#728	Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences	901	75
#749	Iran University of Medical Sciences	892	76
#763	Tabriz University of Medical Sciences	898	73
#771	Qassim University	879	71
#790	Tarbiat Modares University	912	74
#861	Kuwait University	817	73
#881	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences	802	77