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Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 7th in the United Arab Emirates, 3104th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 31 research topics. Higher Colleges of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,289 academic publications and 41,508 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3104 of 14,131 In the World
#1007 of 5,830 In Asia
#7 of 66 In the United Arab Emirates
#2 of 3 In Al Ain
#713 of 1,000 For Entrepreneurship
#737 of 1,052 For Aviation
#898 of 1,009 For Information Technology
#6661 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3454 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 28 other topics

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Computer Science rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 8th for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 2685th in the World with 2,594 publications made and 25,081 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Computer Networking, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 30 In the United Arab Emirates
#1145 of 2,840 In Asia
#2685 of 6,845 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 1
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 80
2011 20 117
2012 20 177
2013 63 201
2014 37 231
2015 83 325
2016 114 428
2017 111 596
2018 231 831
2019 293 1139
2020 298 1836
2021 270 2769
2022 378 3693
2023 329 5312
2024 244 5047

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 7 272 898
Management Information Systems 7 202 970
Game Design and Development 4 290 989
Multimedia 6 425 1395
Human-Computer Interaction 7 495 1497
Data Science 8 494 1584
Cyber Security 8 662 1694
Software Engineering 8 644 1901
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 920 2014
Computer Networking 8 946 2160
Computational Linguistics 8 982 2213
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 1077 2445
Telecommunications 10 1146 2526
Machine Learning 9 1195 2629
Library and Information science 8 801 2737
Cognitive Science 9 1295 2990
Computer Vision 9 1467 3146
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 1549 3389
Neuroscience 11 1449 3634

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 3294th in the World with 2,429 publications made and 22,349 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#1134 of 2,864 In Asia
#3294 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
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 80
2009 16 80
2010 23 126
2011 25 142
2012 30 212
2013 67 271
2014 49 281
2015 57 402
2016 90 428
2017 94 550
2018 201 753
2019 235 953
2020 302 1560
2021 253 2402
2022 366 3352
2023 338 5002
2024 207 4927

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 6 265 1261
Education Majors 4 327 1362
Journalism and Digital Media 9 529 1567
Anthropology 7 472 1851
Law 9 810 2476
Sociology 6 770 2543
Political Science 9 804 2707
Aesthetics 7 954 2710
Library and Information science 8 801 2737
Archaeology 8 1073 2775
History 8 1083 2943
Linguistics 9 1245 3032
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 1007 3099
Philosophy 10 1236 3533
Demography 11 1635 4101

Engineering rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 10th for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 3224th in the World with 2,412 publications made and 24,398 citations received. Main research topics: Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#1466 of 2,835 In Asia
#3224 of 6,782 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 3
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 59
2011 19 57
2012 15 96
2013 44 117
2014 43 149
2015 86 241
2016 121 369
2017 108 584
2018 259 866
2019 298 1265
2020 284 2160
2021 232 2950
2022 340 4020
2023 287 5071
2024 182 4968

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 5 183 737
Engineering Management 7 404 1304
Human-Computer Interaction 7 495 1497
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 700 1639
Automation and Control engineering 6 806 1774
Transportation Engineering 8 772 1836
Automotive Engineering 6 877 1973
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 876 2011
Computer Networking 8 946 2160
Operations Research 8 984 2182
Electronic Engineering 8 1063 2302
Systems Engineering 10 888 2306
Electrical Engineering 7 1152 2506
Telecommunications 10 1146 2526
Structural Engineering 7 1241 2803
Aerospace Engineering 7 1262 2880
Civil Engineering 10 1240 2883
Mechanical Engineering 8 1253 2911
Environmental Engineering 9 1364 2914
Geotechnical Engineering 8 1400 3126
Nanotechnology 9 1614 3266
Chemical Engineering 10 1681 3377
Acoustical Engineering 9 1523 3506
Materials Science 10 1685 3554
Metallurgical Engineering 8 1809 3844
Optical Engineering 11 1769 3858

Environmental Science rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 9th for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 3482nd in the World with 2,048 publications made and 22,455 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
#1464 of 2,838 In Asia
#3482 of 6,876 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 55
2011 11 79
2012 16 116
2013 41 135
2014 50 165
2015 74 241
2016 116 323
2017 98 530
2018 192 689
2019 225 1034
2020 255 1790
2021 216 2616
2022 284 3395
2023 252 4635
2024 140 4329

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
Environmental Engineering 9 1364 2914
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 1311 2961
Environmental Management 9 1335 3058
Geography and Cartography 8 1198 3074
Geotechnical Engineering 8 1400 3126
Ecology 8 1420 3349
Agricultural Science 6 1561 3536
Geology 9 1520 3559
Oceanography 8 1515 3573
Paleontology 10 1532 3591
Earth science and Geophysics 8 1633 3716
Environmental Chemistry 9 1780 3732

Physics rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 10th for Physics in the United Arab Emirates and 3525th in the World with 1,801 publications made and 18,159 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
#1599 of 2,817 In Asia
#3525 of 6,713 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 3
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 90
2013 32 96
2014 44 116
2015 66 201
2016 87 289
2017 88 458
2018 201 681
2019 226 1022
2020 211 1721
2021 172 2311
2022 256 3157
2023 203 3914
2024 119 3740

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 1575 3177
Nanotechnology 9 1614 3266
Quantum and Particle physics 9 1495 3305
Acoustical Engineering 9 1523 3506
Materials Science 10 1685 3554
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 1495 3577
Optical Engineering 11 1769 3858

Business rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 7th for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 2127th in the World with 1,641 publications made and 15,810 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#753 of 2,646 In Asia
#2127 of 6,339 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 88
2011 21 100
2012 20 161
2013 41 193
2014 24 187
2015 42 274
2016 62 264
2017 77 369
2018 152 520
2019 201 632
2020 190 1045
2021 169 1540
2022 232 2092
2023 215 3253
2024 112 2871

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 2 109 713
Supply Chain Management 8 378 969
Management Information Systems 7 202 970
Human Resource Management 5 290 1201
Engineering Management 7 404 1304
Hospitality and Hotel Management 7 490 1325
Project Management 9 394 1530
Accounting 7 471 1652
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 588 1665
International Business 6 527 1873
Marketing 8 647 1915
Management 7 751 2042
Operations Research 8 984 2182
Finance 9 853 2353
Advertising 11 908 2544

Mathematics rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 9th for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 2624th in the World with 1,543 publications made and 17,011 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
#1089 of 2,718 In Asia
#2624 of 6,418 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 11 80
2012 23 111
2013 34 145
2014 36 160
2015 58 248
2016 63 313
2017 74 411
2018 128 562
2019 167 790
2020 175 1185
2021 158 1728
2022 239 2350
2023 204 3181
2024 109 2753

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 4 306 1203
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 920 2014
Operations Research 8 984 2182
Applied Mathematics 7 986 2258
Statistics 11 1270 2971
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 1239 3021

Biology rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 12th for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 4125th in the World with 1,511 publications made and 17,487 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#1807 of 2,834 In Asia
#4125 of 6,833 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 8 66
2012 12 103
2013 31 126
2014 38 138
2015 26 175
2016 52 212
2017 51 316
2018 127 408
2019 139 649
2020 178 1266
2021 178 1995
2022 257 2793
2023 222 3834
2024 139 3747

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 6 1343 2949
Virology 11 1327 3209
Nanotechnology 9 1614 3266
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 1549 3389
Agricultural Science 6 1561 3536
Paleontology 10 1532 3591
Neuroscience 11 1449 3634
Nutrition and Food Science 6 1762 3648
Botany 9 1699 3871
Biochemistry 11 1927 4255
Immunology 12 1911 4335
Genetics 12 1949 4421

Chemistry rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 10th for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 3999th in the World with 1,177 publications made and 14,743 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#1832 of 2,781 In Asia
#3999 of 6,545 In the World

Higher Colleges of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 3
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 68
2015 27 100
2016 46 155
2017 48 227
2018 131 338
2019 130 596
2020 146 1225
2021 124 1799
2022 196 2586
2023 153 3144
2024 88 3438

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
Nanotechnology 9 1614 3266
Chemical Engineering 10 1681 3377
Physical chemistry 7 1664 3498
Materials Science 10 1685 3554
Nutrition and Food Science 6 1762 3648
Environmental Chemistry 9 1780 3732
Organic Chemistry 9 1876 3989
Biochemistry 11 1927 4255

Psychology rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 10th for Psychology in the United Arab Emirates and 2829th in the World with 1,127 publications made and 11,968 citations received. Main research topics: Education Majors, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#1093 of 2,755 In Asia
#2829 of 6,645 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 6
2005 7 13
2006 3 21
2007 6 33
2008 6 51
2009 7 62
2010 18 76
2011 13 104
2012 15 144
2013 34 177
2014 25 176
2015 20 230
2016 26 214
2017 45 271
2018 99 320
2019 98 417
2020 131 661
2021 122 1047
2022 159 1466
2023 152 2310
2024 116 2288

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 4 327 1362
Social Psychology 7 736 2261
Child Psychology 9 839 2561
Cognitive Science 9 1295 2990
Clinical Psychology 11 1245 3295
Neuroscience 11 1449 3634
Psychiatry 13 1891 4626

Economics rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 9th for Economics in the United Arab Emirates and 2298th in the World with 1,092 publications made and 10,132 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
#783 of 2,553 In Asia
#2298 of 6,167 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 2
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 26 106
2014 17 98
2015 28 160
2016 33 175
2017 45 236
2018 102 285
2019 101 372
2020 137 607
2021 114 926
2022 175 1357
2023 148 2144
2024 82 1819

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 7 529 1412
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 588 1665
Development Studies 7 607 1955
Finance 9 853 2353
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 1239 3021

Medicine rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 12th for Medicine in the United Arab Emirates and 4080th in the World with 1,084 publications made and 10,073 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Health Science, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 24 In the United Arab Emirates
#1687 of 2,809 In Asia
#4080 of 6,775 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 36
2010 12 37
2011 13 52
2012 8 71
2013 20 94
2014 19 105
2015 23 121
2016 24 159
2017 37 208
2018 77 251
2019 73 354
2020 118 625
2021 135 1162
2022 206 1732
2023 169 2408
2024 115 2367

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 7 524 1853
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 876 2593
Virology 11 1327 3209
Clinical Psychology 11 1245 3295
Nursing 11 1260 3504
Pathology 12 1598 3774
Public Health 12 1668 4143
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 1839 4223
Surgery 13 1778 4302
Immunology 12 1911 4335
Psychiatry 13 1891 4626

Art & Design rankings

Higher Colleges of Technology ranked 8th for Art & Design in the United Arab Emirates and 3028th in the World with 481 publications made and 3,071 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 20 In the United Arab Emirates
#1116 of 2,428 In Asia
#3028 of 5,966 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 4 22
2012 6 47
2013 17 54
2014 10 64
2015 10 113
2016 18 77
2017 21 106
2018 47 181
2019 56 173
2020 50 286
2021 48 421
2022 67 596
2023 56 816
2024 41 795

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 4 290 989
Multimedia 6 425 1395
Aesthetics 7 954 2710
Fashion Design 9 1196 3104
Literature 9 1396 3761