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Khalifa University ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, 1725th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 121 research topics. Khalifa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,267 academic publications and 360,865 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1725 of 14,131 In the World
#452 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 66 In the United Arab Emirates
#1 of 13 In Abu Dhabi
#157 of 1,002 For Database Administration
#242 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#286 of 1,003 For Aviation
#7551 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2314 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 118 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 950th in the World with 14,748 publications made and 299,660 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#327 of 2,841 In Asia
#950 of 6,795 In the World

Khalifa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2001 1 9
2002 0 13
2003 1 13
2004 1 20
2005 1 18
2006 3 25
2007 4 16
2008 19 35
2009 41 134
2010 76 259
2011 182 417
2012 221 701
2013 307 1145
2014 297 1702
2015 435 2662
2016 382 3673
2017 751 4995
2018 1098 8273
2019 1175 13542
2020 1408 20971
2021 1535 30430
2022 1800 40180
2023 2272 51764
2024 1885 59991
2025 1024 60289

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 1039th in the World with 12,891 publications made and 257,503 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#361 of 2,822 In Asia
#1039 of 6,729 In the World

Khalifa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2001 1 9
2002 0 14
2003 1 14
2004 1 22
2005 1 17
2006 4 21
2007 3 14
2008 12 28
2009 21 121
2010 42 216
2011 123 338
2012 188 566
2013 251 909
2014 254 1364
2015 359 2114
2016 337 3089
2017 652 4084
2018 966 6924
2019 1036 11504
2020 1276 17715
2021 1382 25747
2022 1616 34399
2023 2039 44428
2024 1615 51622
2025 853 52525

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 1 324 770
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 323 880
Materials Science 1 360 950
Quantum and Particle physics 2 338 994
Acoustical Engineering 1 332 1019
Optical Engineering 1 401 1104
Astrobiology 1 342 1151
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 379 1250
Theoretical Physics 4 479 1456
Nuclear Physics 3 571 1464
Condensed Matter Physics 2 641 1469
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 603 1602
Biophysics 3 670 1722

Chemistry rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 1302nd in the World with 10,533 publications made and 232,866 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#516 of 2,785 In Asia
#1302 of 6,561 In the World

Khalifa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2001 1 9
2002 0 14
2003 0 14
2004 0 21
2005 1 18
2006 2 20
2007 4 17
2008 8 31
2009 13 111
2010 31 201
2011 74 289
2012 119 464
2013 160 673
2014 182 1100
2015 252 1571
2016 222 2341
2017 509 3045
2018 801 5487
2019 835 9380
2020 1001 14907
2021 1211 22482
2022 1440 30983
2023 1735 40380
2024 1304 49887
2025 754 52636

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 1 147 517
Chemical Engineering 1 314 743
Nanotechnology 1 324 770
Physical chemistry 1 376 926
Materials Science 1 360 950
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 359 979
Radiochemistry 1 524 1039
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 325 1054
Computational Chemistry 2 447 1208
Inorganic Chemistry 2 569 1271
Organic Chemistry 2 536 1300
Biochemistry 3 638 1542
Environmental Chemistry 2 717 1666
Nutrition and Food Science 3 936 2065
Pharmacy 6 980 2165

Computer Science rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 984th in the World with 9,671 publications made and 166,673 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
#291 of 2,842 In Asia
#984 of 6,855 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 49
2010 72 97
2011 178 203
2012 227 457
2013 277 853
2014 252 1304
2015 379 2036
2016 324 2764
2017 471 3694
2018 597 5583
2019 689 8614
2020 809 12257
2021 886 17387
2022 1171 22197
2023 1432 28992
2024 1205 29670
2025 763 27736

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 37 157
Robotics 1 138 397
Cyber Security 1 106 406
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 171 550
Software Engineering 1 107 583
Data Science 1 120 641
Computer Networking 1 191 642
Computer Engineering 1 224 662
Game Design and Development 2 144 667
Telecommunications 1 217 677
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 288 920
Human-Computer Interaction 4 259 971
Computer Vision 1 347 987
Web Design and Development 3 345 988
Computer Graphics 1 310 994
Multimedia 4 279 1037
Computational Linguistics 4 388 1071
Machine Learning 3 409 1109
Cognitive Science 1 436 1268
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 562 1485
Management Information Systems 10 415 1486
Neuroscience 3 616 1798
Library and Information science 7 695 2441

Biology rankings

Khalifa University ranked 3rd for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 1587th in the World with 9,593 publications made and 209,783 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#620 of 2,838 In Asia
#1587 of 6,841 In the World

Khalifa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2001 1 7
2002 0 12
2003 0 11
2004 0 20
2005 1 13
2006 2 14
2007 4 17
2008 6 28
2009 10 113
2010 15 207
2011 46 279
2012 99 434
2013 110 625
2014 141 983
2015 220 1388
2016 215 1853
2017 430 2615
2018 665 4662
2019 740 8094
2020 921 13094
2021 1102 19824
2022 1372 27438
2023 1667 36253
2024 1191 41542
2025 762 43172

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 1 324 770
Astrobiology 1 342 1151
Biotechnology 3 583 1453
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 562 1485
Biochemistry 3 638 1542
Agricultural Science 2 620 1580
Genetics 3 648 1633
Paleontology 3 615 1668
Biophysics 3 670 1722
Neuroscience 3 616 1798
Evolutionary Biology 5 676 1915
Oncology and Cancer research 4 827 1931
Nutrition and Food Science 3 936 2065
Botany 3 867 2112
Virology 4 831 2160
Pharmacology 7 974 2194
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 850 2242
Immunology 3 950 2334
Microbiology 4 1090 2436
Zoology 3 871 2441
Forestry 3 931 2482
Molecular Biology 3 1133 2555
Horticulture 4 1291 2834

Environmental Science rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1290th in the World with 9,095 publications made and 190,017 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
#425 of 2,841 In Asia
#1290 of 6,888 In the World

Khalifa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
2001 1 6
2002 0 6
2003 1 8
2004 0 15
2005 1 11
2006 3 19
2007 6 13
2008 10 23
2009 23 46
2010 34 66
2011 81 135
2012 103 236
2013 130 419
2014 131 717
2015 198 1135
2016 177 1615
2017 440 2333
2018 693 4069
2019 782 7522
2020 945 12380
2021 1023 19038
2022 1210 25304
2023 1528 33332
2024 1085 37062
2025 588 36403

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 2 183 542
Environmental Management 3 214 670
Geotechnical Engineering 2 317 887
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 296 932
Oceanography 2 297 974
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 325 1054
Ecology 2 346 1130
Earth science and Geophysics 2 415 1190
Geography and Cartography 2 373 1279
Geology 2 425 1288
Agricultural Science 2 620 1580
Environmental Chemistry 2 717 1666
Paleontology 3 615 1668
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 850 2242
Forestry 3 931 2482

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Khalifa University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 1916th in the World with 5,956 publications made and 98,934 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#529 of 2,867 In Asia
#1916 of 7,088 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 143 456
2014 116 679
2015 217 1092
2016 188 1455
2017 276 1993
2018 358 2830
2019 442 4762
2020 565 7569
2021 594 11239
2022 823 14791
2023 941 19659
2024 666 20276
2025 403 19223

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 2 143 777
Military science 1 123 912
Journalism and Digital Media 8 448 1402
Law 5 368 1451
Archaeology 4 456 1472
History 4 456 1569
Anthropology 6 382 1616
Political Science 5 393 1667
Education Majors 8 478 1711
Aesthetics 5 501 1741
Linguistics 5 626 1755
Communications and Public Relations 11 536 1989
Sociology 5 589 2095
Philosophy 5 639 2243
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 650 2259
Library and Information science 7 695 2441
Demography 5 897 2491
Classics and Ancient History 7 802 2578

Mathematics rankings

Khalifa University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 1152nd in the World with 4,646 publications made and 80,962 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
#353 of 2,725 In Asia
#1152 of 6,434 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 149 415
2014 137 608
2015 239 1071
2016 159 1445
2017 238 2017
2018 301 2719
2019 357 4378
2020 394 6202
2021 446 8730
2022 575 10638
2023 666 13706
2024 498 11584
2025 234 9692

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 1 171 550
Operations Research 3 256 771
Statistics 3 358 1181
Applied Mathematics 4 466 1315
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 579 1699
Math Teachers 10 535 1798

Business rankings

Khalifa University ranked 4th for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 1190th in the World with 3,450 publications made and 66,289 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Project Management, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#325 of 2,654 In Asia
#1190 of 6,366 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 85 422
2015 126 627
2016 114 868
2017 182 1156
2018 249 1876
2019 265 3063
2020 363 4620
2021 344 6707
2022 428 8757
2023 499 11658
2024 366 10399
2025 190 8849

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 1 131 361
Operations Research 3 256 771
Project Management 6 192 924
Management 3 262 960
Construction Management 6 315 986
Engineering Management 5 354 1209
Marketing 5 363 1244
Management Information Systems 10 415 1486
Finance 6 485 1579
International Trade 5 442 1678
Accounting 8 517 1748
International Business 7 515 1851
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 721 1892
Advertising 9 661 2021

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Khalifa University

Speciality United Arab Emirates Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 3 112 386
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 162 886
Ophthalmology 2 452 1293
Cardiology 2 481 1382
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 521 1477
Sports Medicine 3 416 1481
Economics 5 423 1512
Development Studies 5 464 1586
Art & Design 5 461 1597
Audiology 3 549 1628
Fashion Design 5 529 1659
Critical Care Nursing 7 544 1687
Pathology 3 632 1693
Social Psychology 6 492 1695
Physical Therapy 3 560 1745
Psychology 4 620 1782
Health Science 7 517 1812
Anatomy and Physiology 3 697 1876
Psychiatry 3 661 1897
Medicine 3 700 1909
Surgery 4 697 1915
Dermatology 5 803 1944
Pediatrics 7 697 2077
Family medicine 8 687 2141
Literature 5 660 2151
Anesthesiology 3 808 2153
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 697 2188
Orthodontics 6 828 2188
Dentistry 6 953 2397
Public Health 5 867 2409
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 771 2447
Child Psychology 10 810 2455
Nursing 7 806 2462
Gerontology 6 790 2482
Clinical Psychology 10 1236 3279