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Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 7th in the United Arab Emirates, 3240th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 33 research topics. Higher Colleges of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,543 academic publications and 48,924 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3240 of 14,131 In the World
#1000 of 5,830 In Asia
#7 of 66 In the United Arab Emirates
#2 of 3 In Al Ain
#688 of 1,007 For Entrepreneurship
#740 of 1,003 For Aviation
#912 of 1,014 For Information Technology
#7212 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3640 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 30 other topics

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Computer Science rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 9th for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 2625th in the World with 2,734 publications made and 29,230 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Computer Networking, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 30 In the United Arab Emirates
#1128 of 2,842 In Asia
#2625 of 6,855 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 2
1997 2 1
1998 3 2
1999 0 2
2000 5 7
2001 5 5
2002 2 8
2003 4 13
2004 3 6
2005 7 25
2006 5 23
2007 10 48
2008 11 57
2009 17 73
2010 21 79
2011 20 117
2012 20 178
2013 63 198
2014 37 231
2015 83 327
2016 114 429
2017 111 595
2018 232 833
2019 293 1135
2020 298 1838
2021 267 2772
2022 377 3701
2023 329 5326
2024 262 5156
2025 158 4409

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Information Technology 7 282 912
Management Information Systems 7 200 951
Game Design and Development 5 283 976
Multimedia 6 404 1328
Data Science 9 485 1540
Cyber Security 7 626 1622
Human-Computer Interaction 8 580 1645
Software Engineering 8 628 1856
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 926 2006
Computational Linguistics 8 898 2043
Computer Networking 8 939 2149
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 1064 2405
Telecommunications 10 1151 2505
Machine Learning 9 1190 2602
Library and Information science 8 813 2746
Cognitive Science 9 1276 2953
Computer Vision 9 1455 3105
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 1574 3430
Neuroscience 11 1444 3577

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 3248th in the World with 2,537 publications made and 26,446 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#1127 of 2,867 In Asia
#3248 of 7,088 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 1
1997 2 1
1998 4 2
1999 0 0
2000 3 6
2001 3 8
2002 4 6
2003 5 14
2004 3 9
2005 8 30
2006 7 33
2007 11 52
2008 16 79
2009 16 79
2010 23 125
2011 26 142
2012 30 213
2013 67 269
2014 49 282
2015 57 401
2016 90 427
2017 94 550
2018 203 754
2019 237 961
2020 302 1556
2021 254 2407
2022 365 3364
2023 337 5032
2024 218 5041
2025 121 4085

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 6 267 1270
Education Majors 4 323 1322
Journalism and Digital Media 9 534 1565
Anthropology 7 468 1824
Law 9 802 2439
Sociology 7 774 2535
Political Science 9 795 2668
Aesthetics 7 956 2713
Archaeology 8 1062 2730
Library and Information science 8 813 2746
History 8 1082 2906
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 947 2941
Linguistics 10 1218 2968
Philosophy 10 1217 3464
Demography 11 1615 4049

Engineering rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 10th for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 3194th in the World with 2,526 publications made and 28,525 citations received. Main research topics: Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#1464 of 2,841 In Asia
#3194 of 6,795 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 1 2
1999 0 3
2000 5 7
2001 2 6
2002 3 4
2003 4 5
2004 4 5
2005 6 16
2006 4 14
2007 11 29
2008 7 38
2009 18 35
2010 17 58
2011 19 57
2012 15 97
2013 44 116
2014 43 149
2015 86 241
2016 121 369
2017 108 587
2018 261 867
2019 298 1266
2020 284 2158
2021 232 2954
2022 341 4032
2023 286 5068
2024 193 5038
2025 133 4447

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aviation 5 186 740
Engineering Management 6 400 1298
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 696 1620
Human-Computer Interaction 8 580 1645
Automation and Control engineering 6 814 1792
Transportation Engineering 8 786 1869
Automotive Engineering 6 882 1984
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 888 2040
Computer Networking 8 939 2149
Operations Research 8 983 2181
Systems Engineering 10 873 2267
Electronic Engineering 9 1063 2293
Electrical Engineering 7 1140 2479
Telecommunications 10 1151 2505
Structural Engineering 7 1256 2820
Aerospace Engineering 7 1261 2861
Mechanical Engineering 8 1249 2882
Civil Engineering 10 1263 2921
Environmental Engineering 9 1383 2948
Geotechnical Engineering 8 1424 3163
Biotechnology 11 1516 3246
Nanotechnology 9 1621 3260
Chemical Engineering 10 1681 3369
Acoustical Engineering 9 1528 3500
Materials Science 10 1682 3525
Metallurgical Engineering 9 1804 3823
Optical Engineering 11 1767 3825

Environmental Science rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 9th for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 3430th in the World with 2,141 publications made and 26,646 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#1454 of 2,841 In Asia
#3430 of 6,888 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1997 1 0
1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 2 5
2001 2 5
2002 2 3
2003 1 5
2004 1 6
2005 6 21
2006 4 13
2007 5 28
2008 11 46
2009 11 32
2010 21 54
2011 12 79
2012 16 117
2013 41 135
2014 50 165
2015 74 240
2016 116 322
2017 98 532
2018 193 690
2019 225 1039
2020 253 1784
2021 217 2609
2022 288 3389
2023 250 4635
2024 146 4399
2025 113 3985

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 1216 2865
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 1293 2913
Environmental Engineering 9 1383 2948
Geography and Cartography 8 1197 3036
Environmental Management 9 1348 3058
Geotechnical Engineering 8 1424 3163
Ecology 8 1402 3303
Agricultural Science 6 1555 3504
Geology 9 1507 3512
Paleontology 10 1511 3521
Oceanography 8 1519 3551
Earth science and Geophysics 9 1660 3761
Environmental Chemistry 9 1794 3763

Physics rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 10th for Physics in the United Arab Emirates and 3489th in the World with 1,875 publications made and 20,984 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#1595 of 2,822 In Asia
#3489 of 6,729 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 2 0
1998 1 2
1999 0 3
2000 3 7
2001 1 7
2002 2 7
2003 4 9
2004 2 5
2005 5 16
2006 3 13
2007 7 27
2008 5 32
2009 10 33
2010 12 57
2011 15 47
2012 15 91
2013 32 96
2014 44 115
2015 66 202
2016 87 288
2017 88 459
2018 203 680
2019 226 1022
2020 211 1718
2021 172 2310
2022 258 3168
2023 203 3916
2024 126 3783
2025 84 3392

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 8 1589 3196
Nanotechnology 9 1621 3260
Quantum and Particle physics 9 1489 3271
Acoustical Engineering 9 1528 3500
Materials Science 10 1682 3525
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 1485 3539
Optical Engineering 11 1767 3825

Business rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 7th for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 2105th in the World with 1,704 publications made and 18,523 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#745 of 2,654 In Asia
#2105 of 6,366 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1997 2 0
1998 3 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 2 6
2002 3 4
2003 6 10
2004 3 8
2005 8 34
2006 5 26
2007 6 49
2008 11 71
2009 9 62
2010 18 87
2011 21 100
2012 20 162
2013 41 193
2014 24 186
2015 42 275
2016 62 264
2017 77 368
2018 153 520
2019 202 632
2020 189 1041
2021 169 1539
2022 231 2098
2023 215 3265
2024 116 2922
2025 79 2354

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 2 106 688
Management Information Systems 7 200 951
Supply Chain Management 8 382 976
Human Resource Management 5 309 1234
Engineering Management 6 400 1298
Hospitality and Hotel Management 7 496 1338
Project Management 9 385 1508
Accounting 7 461 1614
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 582 1647
Marketing 8 648 1897
Management 7 748 2022
Operations Research 8 983 2181
Finance 9 841 2308
Advertising 11 933 2582

Biology rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 12th for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 4062nd in the World with 1,599 publications made and 21,058 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#1790 of 2,838 In Asia
#4062 of 6,841 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 2 6
2001 3 5
2002 0 4
2003 2 4
2004 0 2
2005 4 15
2006 1 7
2007 3 20
2008 8 32
2009 12 41
2010 10 42
2011 9 66
2012 12 103
2013 31 126
2014 38 138
2015 26 172
2016 52 212
2017 51 314
2018 129 408
2019 139 648
2020 176 1263
2021 179 1996
2022 257 2783
2023 221 3837
2024 145 3800
2025 106 3614

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Microbiology 7 1311 2883
Virology 11 1329 3211
Biotechnology 11 1516 3246
Nanotechnology 9 1621 3260
Oncology and Cancer research 12 1502 3306
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 1574 3430
Agricultural Science 6 1555 3504
Paleontology 10 1511 3521
Nutrition and Food Science 6 1724 3573
Neuroscience 11 1444 3577
Botany 9 1688 3810
Biochemistry 11 1903 4187
Immunology 12 1908 4334
Genetics 12 1929 4355

Mathematics rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 9th for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 2588th in the World with 1,583 publications made and 19,636 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#1077 of 2,725 In Asia
#2588 of 6,434 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1999 0 1
2000 1 4
2001 1 3
2002 3 0
2003 4 4
2004 0 4
2005 4 6
2006 4 9
2007 7 24
2008 7 29
2009 10 41
2010 17 63
2011 12 80
2012 23 112
2013 34 142
2014 36 159
2015 58 248
2016 63 313
2017 74 414
2018 127 562
2019 167 787
2020 175 1184
2021 154 1729
2022 238 2343
2023 206 3189
2024 113 2814
2025 52 2212

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 4 303 1160
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 926 2006
Operations Research 8 983 2181
Applied Mathematics 7 962 2208
Statistics 11 1261 2943
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 1238 3003

Chemistry rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 10th for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 3943rd in the World with 1,261 publications made and 17,746 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#1818 of 2,785 In Asia
#3943 of 6,561 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 3
2000 4 5
2001 1 4
2002 0 4
2003 2 3
2004 1 2
2005 1 10
2006 2 2
2007 4 11
2008 5 16
2009 9 18
2010 6 30
2011 6 34
2012 7 54
2013 18 55
2014 18 67
2015 27 97
2016 46 154
2017 48 228
2018 133 339
2019 130 596
2020 146 1222
2021 125 1799
2022 196 2586
2023 153 3150
2024 91 3470
2025 97 3485

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 1216 2865
Nanotechnology 9 1621 3260
Chemical Engineering 10 1681 3369
Physical chemistry 9 1668 3481
Materials Science 10 1682 3525
Nutrition and Food Science 6 1724 3573
Environmental Chemistry 9 1794 3763
Organic Chemistry 9 1863 3947
Biochemistry 11 1903 4187

Psychology rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 10th for Psychology in the United Arab Emirates and 2793rd in the World with 1,187 publications made and 14,198 citations received. Main research topics: Education Majors, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 25 In the United Arab Emirates
#1081 of 2,766 In Asia
#2793 of 6,663 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1998 3 1
1999 0 0
2000 2 3
2001 3 1
2002 2 3
2003 5 12
2004 3 5
2005 7 13
2006 3 21
2007 6 33
2008 6 51
2009 7 62
2010 18 76
2011 14 104
2012 15 144
2013 34 176
2014 25 175
2015 20 231
2016 26 214
2017 45 271
2018 99 321
2019 99 415
2020 130 662
2021 123 1048
2022 159 1467
2023 153 2331
2024 122 2356
2025 66 1958

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 4 323 1322
Social Psychology 7 739 2243
Child Psychology 9 803 2439
Cognitive Science 9 1276 2953
Clinical Psychology 11 1250 3299
Neuroscience 11 1444 3577
Psychiatry 13 1854 4532

Medicine rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 12th for Medicine in the United Arab Emirates and 4020th in the World with 1,164 publications made and 12,269 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Health Science, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 24 In the United Arab Emirates
#1669 of 2,817 In Asia
#4020 of 6,793 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1996 0 1
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 4
2001 2 0
2002 1 3
2003 0 1
2004 1 1
2005 1 2
2006 1 8
2007 4 7
2008 7 26
2009 10 35
2010 12 37
2011 13 52
2012 8 71
2013 20 92
2014 19 105
2015 23 121
2016 24 159
2017 37 209
2018 77 252
2019 73 351
2020 118 625
2021 136 1164
2022 206 1736
2023 169 2418
2024 121 2415
2025 92 2310

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Health Science 8 530 1849
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 859 2547
Virology 11 1329 3211
Clinical Psychology 11 1250 3299
Oncology and Cancer research 12 1502 3306
Nursing 12 1251 3455
Pathology 12 1581 3708
Public Health 12 1670 4124
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 1834 4204
Surgery 13 1763 4253
Immunology 12 1908 4334
Anatomy and Physiology 12 1931 4435
Psychiatry 13 1854 4532

Economics rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 9th for Economics in the United Arab Emirates and 2240th in the World with 1,125 publications made and 12,222 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#765 of 2,559 In Asia
#2240 of 6,188 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1996 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 3 2
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 4
2002 2 2
2003 2 7
2004 1 1
2005 6 17
2006 3 8
2007 1 17
2008 7 26
2009 6 32
2010 14 32
2011 16 53
2012 14 87
2013 26 105
2014 17 98
2015 28 159
2016 33 175
2017 45 238
2018 102 285
2019 101 378
2020 136 606
2021 115 929
2022 174 1356
2023 148 2150
2024 86 1853
2025 44 1559

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 7 536 1419
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 582 1647
Development Studies 7 586 1894
Finance 9 841 2308
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 1238 3003

Art & Design rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 8th for Art & Design in the United Arab Emirates and 2962nd in the World with 508 publications made and 3,648 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Aesthetics, Literature, Game Design and Development.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#8 of 21 In the United Arab Emirates
#1085 of 2,450 In Asia
#2962 of 6,010 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2000 1 2
2001 0 0
2002 2 0
2003 0 2
2004 1 2
2005 2 2
2006 3 2
2007 2 16
2008 0 15
2009 7 9
2010 4 26
2011 5 22
2012 6 47
2013 17 54
2014 10 65
2015 10 113
2016 18 77
2017 21 106
2018 49 179
2019 57 174
2020 50 284
2021 47 421
2022 67 595
2023 56 821
2024 43 805
2025 31 658

The following table provides academic rankings for Higher Colleges of Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 5 283 976
Photography 2 231 978
Multimedia 6 404 1328
Aesthetics 7 956 2713
Fashion Design 9 1175 3036
Literature 9 1388 3721