Khalifa University: Rankings

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Khalifa University ranked 4th in the United Arab Emirates, 2019th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 119 research topics. Khalifa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,897 academic publications and 299,162 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2019 of 14,131 In the World
#608 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 66 In the United Arab Emirates
#1 of 13 In Abu Dhabi
#172 of 1,008 For Database Administration
#265 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#295 of 1,052 For Aviation
#7761 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2761 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 116 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 993rd in the World with 13,858 publications made and 249,967 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#343 of 2,835 In Asia
#993 of 6,782 In the World

Khalifa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2001 1 8
2002 0 13
2003 1 13
2004 1 19
2005 1 18
2006 3 25
2007 4 16
2008 19 35
2009 41 133
2010 76 259
2011 183 417
2012 221 701
2013 307 1145
2014 297 1701
2015 434 2665
2016 382 3668
2017 754 5003
2018 1098 8271
2019 1178 13543
2020 1406 20983
2021 1540 30452
2022 1801 40205
2023 2276 51853
2024 1758 59289

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Physics in the United Arab Emirates and 1082nd in the World with 12,150 publications made and 214,378 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#377 of 2,817 In Asia
#1082 of 6,713 In the World

Khalifa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2001 1 8
2002 0 14
2003 1 14
2004 1 21
2005 1 17
2006 4 21
2007 3 14
2008 12 28
2009 21 120
2010 42 216
2011 123 338
2012 188 566
2013 251 909
2014 254 1364
2015 357 2110
2016 337 3091
2017 655 4088
2018 966 6923
2019 1038 11526
2020 1275 17722
2021 1386 25779
2022 1616 34446
2023 2037 44521
2024 1514 51078

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 339 813
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 330 910
Materials Science 2 383 1010
Quantum and Particle physics 2 357 1048
Acoustical Engineering 2 361 1087
Optical Engineering 1 428 1153
Astrobiology 1 363 1200
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 407 1304
Condensed Matter Physics 2 666 1518
Theoretical Physics 4 507 1530
Nuclear Physics 3 600 1542
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 626 1656
Biophysics 3 674 1737

Chemistry rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 1371st in the World with 9,930 publications made and 190,806 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#541 of 2,781 In Asia
#1371 of 6,545 In the World

Khalifa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2001 1 8
2002 0 14
2003 0 14
2004 0 20
2005 1 18
2006 2 20
2007 4 17
2008 8 31
2009 13 110
2010 31 201
2011 74 289
2012 119 464
2013 161 672
2014 182 1102
2015 251 1573
2016 222 2340
2017 514 3046
2018 801 5486
2019 835 9383
2020 1003 14936
2021 1214 22521
2022 1442 31000
2023 1734 40423
2024 1260 49511

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 1 151 569
Chemical Engineering 1 330 790
Nanotechnology 1 339 813
Physical chemistry 2 389 968
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 365 1000
Materials Science 2 383 1010
Radiochemistry 2 550 1095
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 345 1110
Computational Chemistry 2 472 1258
Inorganic Chemistry 2 596 1339
Organic Chemistry 2 562 1365
Biochemistry 3 672 1615
Environmental Chemistry 2 746 1729
Nutrition and Food Science 3 980 2153
Pharmacy 6 1011 2219

Computer Science rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1025th in the World with 8,989 publications made and 141,284 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 30 In the United Arab Emirates
#301 of 2,840 In Asia
#1025 of 6,845 In the World

Khalifa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2004 1 3
2005 0 2
2006 2 3
2007 1 6
2008 19 19
2009 43 50
2010 72 97
2011 178 203
2012 227 456
2013 278 852
2014 253 1306
2015 380 2038
2016 324 2760
2017 471 3694
2018 593 5585
2019 689 8615
2020 816 12309
2021 886 17432
2022 1168 22214
2023 1434 28966
2024 1096 29044

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Database Administration 1 38 172
Cyber Security 1 108 423
Robotics 1 147 427
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 179 574
Software Engineering 1 114 605
Computer Networking 1 196 661
Data Science 2 123 664
Computer Engineering 1 231 686
Telecommunications 1 221 697
Game Design and Development 2 152 697
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 302 964
Web Design and Development 3 343 983
Human-Computer Interaction 4 268 1009
Computer Vision 1 355 1022
Computer Graphics 1 315 1032
Multimedia 4 272 1034
Computational Linguistics 4 388 1089
Machine Learning 3 427 1177
Cognitive Science 1 446 1298
Management Information Systems 10 446 1564
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 627 1631
Neuroscience 3 654 1910
Library and Information science 7 707 2506

Biology rankings

Khalifa University ranked 3rd for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 1654th in the World with 8,981 publications made and 171,518 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#646 of 2,834 In Asia
#1654 of 6,833 In the World

Khalifa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2001 1 6
2002 0 12
2003 0 11
2004 0 19
2005 1 13
2006 2 14
2007 4 17
2008 6 28
2009 10 112
2010 15 207
2011 46 279
2012 99 434
2013 110 625
2014 141 983
2015 218 1388
2016 216 1854
2017 432 2611
2018 668 4658
2019 745 8089
2020 926 13122
2021 1100 19859
2022 1370 27438
2023 1670 36273
2024 1148 41006

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 339 813
Astrobiology 1 363 1200
Biotechnology 3 629 1555
Biochemistry 3 672 1615
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 627 1631
Agricultural Science 2 658 1659
Genetics 3 679 1698
Biophysics 3 674 1737
Paleontology 3 648 1745
Neuroscience 3 654 1910
Oncology and Cancer research 4 824 1946
Evolutionary Biology 5 771 2105
Nutrition and Food Science 3 980 2153
Botany 3 918 2216
Virology 4 858 2227
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 886 2328
Pharmacology 8 1057 2344
Forestry 3 946 2514
Microbiology 3 1124 2536
Immunology 3 1033 2536
Zoology 3 925 2553
Molecular Biology 3 1142 2566
Horticulture 3 1377 3010

Environmental Science rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1344th in the World with 8,594 publications made and 156,476 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#448 of 2,838 In Asia
#1344 of 6,876 In the World

Khalifa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
2001 1 5
2002 0 6
2003 1 8
2004 0 14
2005 1 11
2006 3 19
2007 6 13
2008 10 23
2009 23 46
2010 34 66
2011 81 135
2012 103 235
2013 129 420
2014 131 716
2015 195 1139
2016 177 1616
2017 443 2330
2018 691 4047
2019 785 7523
2020 945 12420
2021 1025 19033
2022 1208 25333
2023 1525 33377
2024 1024 36640

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 2 201 596
Environmental Management 3 229 714
Geotechnical Engineering 2 333 932
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 309 974
Oceanography 2 313 1020
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 345 1110
Ecology 2 360 1177
Earth science and Geophysics 2 442 1257
Geology 2 440 1335
Geography and Cartography 2 394 1337
Agricultural Science 2 658 1659
Environmental Chemistry 2 746 1729
Paleontology 3 648 1745
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 886 2328
Forestry 3 946 2514

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Khalifa University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 2011th in the World with 5,611 publications made and 82,494 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#551 of 2,864 In Asia
#2011 of 7,081 In the World

Khalifa University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 2
2000 0 3
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 1 1
2004 0 3
2005 0 0
2006 1 0
2007 2 2
2008 5 9
2009 16 26
2010 40 44
2011 101 113
2012 124 235
2013 144 455
2014 115 676
2015 216 1090
2016 188 1453
2017 273 2001
2018 357 2820
2019 442 4764
2020 565 7576
2021 596 11250
2022 826 14842
2023 943 19646
2024 620 19973

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 144 790
Military science 1 137 948
Journalism and Digital Media 8 458 1430
Law 5 378 1486
Archaeology 4 476 1531
History 4 476 1631
Anthropology 6 407 1694
Political Science 5 400 1718
Education Majors 8 500 1787
Aesthetics 5 518 1788
Linguistics 5 652 1809
Communications and Public Relations 11 554 2055
Sociology 5 616 2184
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 661 2305
Philosophy 5 677 2347
Library and Information science 7 707 2506
Classics and Ancient History 5 788 2567
Demography 6 931 2584

Mathematics rankings

Khalifa University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 1181st in the World with 4,460 publications made and 70,227 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#365 of 2,718 In Asia
#1181 of 6,418 In the World

Khalifa University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2005 1 2
2006 1 2
2007 2 5
2008 7 7
2009 25 19
2010 34 30
2011 107 93
2012 115 210
2013 151 416
2014 137 611
2015 239 1072
2016 160 1451
2017 240 2025
2018 302 2734
2019 354 4393
2020 401 6250
2021 450 8777
2022 578 10674
2023 668 13701
2024 466 11280

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 179 574
Operations Research 3 264 797
Statistics 3 370 1206
Applied Mathematics 4 478 1354
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 584 1722
Math Teachers 9 539 1841

Business rankings

Khalifa University ranked 4th for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 1247th in the World with 3,275 publications made and 56,382 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#341 of 2,646 In Asia
#1247 of 6,339 In the World

Khalifa University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2004 1 2
2005 0 1
2006 0 2
2007 1 1
2008 4 4
2009 15 12
2010 26 25
2011 58 55
2012 79 135
2013 87 282
2014 85 423
2015 127 626
2016 114 865
2017 183 1162
2018 247 1872
2019 269 3058
2020 369 4647
2021 349 6752
2022 427 8741
2023 496 11651
2024 314 10134

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 1 136 380
Operations Research 3 264 797
Management 3 277 998
Project Management 6 209 1002
Construction Management 6 329 1017
Engineering Management 5 361 1221
Marketing 5 369 1276
Management Information Systems 10 446 1564
Finance 6 500 1620
International Trade 5 466 1709
Accounting 8 532 1785
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 718 1883
International Business 7 540 1898
Advertising 9 690 2101

Economics rankings

Khalifa University ranked 5th for Economics in the United Arab Emirates and 1564th in the World with 1,644 publications made and 26,575 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#438 of 2,553 In Asia
#1564 of 6,167 In the World

Khalifa University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2007 1 0
2008 2 1
2009 8 4
2010 11 7
2011 30 32
2012 35 51
2013 37 106
2014 34 187
2015 44 238
2016 49 328
2017 79 429
2018 114 768
2019 154 1385
2020 170 2091
2021 180 3248
2022 235 4386
2023 279 6123
2024 173 5558

The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 114 397
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 144 790
Finance 6 500 1620
Development Studies 5 476 1656
International Trade 5 466 1709
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 584 1722
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 718 1883

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Khalifa University

Speciality United Arab Emirates Asia World Rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 171 953
Ophthalmology 2 476 1357
Cardiology 2 480 1395
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 543 1537
Sports Medicine 3 491 1636
Art & Design 5 482 1653
Fashion Design 5 558 1741
Pathology 3 658 1764
Critical Care Nursing 7 572 1772
Social Psychology 6 527 1794
Physical Therapy 3 607 1856
Psychology 5 643 1869
Health Science 8 548 1914
Psychiatry 3 664 1931
Anatomy and Physiology 3 734 1972
Medicine 3 734 1995
Surgery 4 725 2002
Pediatrics 7 718 2114
Orthodontics 6 809 2152
Anesthesiology 3 820 2196
Family medicine 8 712 2201
Literature 5 679 2211
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 711 2217
Dentistry 6 932 2371
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 769 2438
Public Health 7 911 2527
Child Psychology 10 862 2610
Nursing 8 878 2640
Clinical Psychology 10 1229 3268