New York University Abu Dhabi: Rankings

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New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 8th in the United Arab Emirates, 3515th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 64 research topics. New York University Abu Dhabi ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,170 academic publications and 164,240 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3515 of 14,131 In the World
#1113 of 5,830 In Asia
#8 of 66 In the United Arab Emirates
#2 of 13 In Abu Dhabi
#1131 of 1,852 For Biomedical Engineering
#1139 of 1,882 For Transportation Engineering
#1179 of 2,166 For Computer Engineering
#4916 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#6208 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 61 other topics

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Engineering rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 6th for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 2282nd in the World with 3,412 publications made and 98,290 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#1007 of 2,841 In Asia
#2282 of 6,795 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2003 2 5
2004 1 3
2005 0 6
2006 3 17
2007 2 17
2008 3 29
2009 1 43
2010 10 38
2011 24 86
2012 41 178
2013 88 225
2014 110 539
2015 144 1112
2016 153 1835
2017 217 2752
2018 286 3969
2019 300 5900
2020 343 8518
2021 347 11766
2022 349 12943
2023 437 15237
2024 376 15760
2025 210 14843

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 2 420 1131
Transportation Engineering 5 391 1139
Computer Engineering 5 477 1179
Systems Engineering 6 383 1257
Robotics 5 529 1277
Operations Research 6 654 1583
Human-Computer Interaction 9 612 1715
Nanotechnology 6 882 1788
Electronic Engineering 6 820 1795
Structural Engineering 5 773 1841
Aerospace Engineering 5 741 1858
Computer Networking 6 823 1931
Electrical Engineering 6 912 2003
Acoustical Engineering 5 861 2088
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 927 2100
Materials Science 6 965 2102
Telecommunications 6 944 2103
Environmental Engineering 5 953 2123
Remote Sensing 5 883 2140
Civil Engineering 7 936 2234
Optical Engineering 5 1030 2276
Chemical Engineering 6 1172 2341
Mechanical Engineering 5 1007 2399
Geotechnical Engineering 5 1062 2423
Metallurgical Engineering 5 1169 2468
Biotechnology 10 1352 2929

Physics rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 6th for Physics in the United Arab Emirates and 2178th in the World with 3,349 publications made and 93,296 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#944 of 2,822 In Asia
#2178 of 6,729 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2002 2 2
2003 0 3
2004 1 3
2005 0 14
2006 3 17
2007 1 34
2008 2 34
2009 2 48
2010 8 46
2011 22 80
2012 39 152
2013 85 219
2014 108 556
2015 137 1049
2016 159 1891
2017 206 2873
2018 279 4322
2019 304 6214
2020 319 8468
2021 344 11436
2022 360 12381
2023 438 14372
2024 364 15417
2025 199 14423

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 2 437 1263
Theoretical Physics 2 412 1309
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 475 1443
Astrobiology 4 498 1464
Nanotechnology 6 882 1788
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 770 1915
Condensed Matter Physics 4 950 2004
Acoustical Engineering 5 861 2088
Materials Science 6 965 2102
Quantum and Particle physics 5 934 2142
Nuclear Physics 5 999 2275
Optical Engineering 5 1030 2276

Computer Science rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 6th for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 2113th in the World with 3,161 publications made and 81,149 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 30 In the United Arab Emirates
#871 of 2,842 In Asia
#2113 of 6,855 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2003 2 4
2004 2 5
2005 0 10
2006 2 14
2007 1 24
2008 3 29
2009 0 28
2010 8 46
2011 22 149
2012 45 253
2013 83 272
2014 102 558
2015 129 1083
2016 160 1768
2017 198 2637
2018 245 3916
2019 271 5617
2020 303 7325
2021 337 9841
2022 320 10553
2023 399 12335
2024 346 11723
2025 220 10306

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 5 477 1179
Computational Linguistics 5 457 1213
Robotics 5 529 1277
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 556 1349
Data Science 7 463 1496
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 597 1562
Cognitive Science 5 604 1581
Cyber Security 8 650 1663
Human-Computer Interaction 9 612 1715
Computer Vision 5 738 1718
Software Engineering 6 582 1769
Computer Graphics 4 701 1784
Neuroscience 5 659 1893
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 798 1915
Computer Networking 6 823 1931
Library and Information science 4 560 2096
Telecommunications 6 944 2103
Multimedia 10 869 2204
Machine Learning 8 1097 2410

Biology rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 5th for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 2611th in the World with 2,981 publications made and 93,712 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#1157 of 2,838 In Asia
#2611 of 6,841 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2002 1 3
2003 1 2
2004 0 2
2005 1 9
2006 1 7
2007 1 4
2008 0 15
2009 2 8
2010 9 37
2011 14 172
2012 26 296
2013 72 320
2014 99 639
2015 121 1230
2016 149 1816
2017 180 2768
2018 250 3788
2019 249 5399
2020 302 8251
2021 314 11149
2022 320 12637
2023 375 14246
2024 334 14681
2025 192 14171

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 2 437 1263
Astrobiology 4 498 1464
Evolutionary Biology 3 458 1478
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 597 1562
Nanotechnology 6 882 1788
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 646 1818
Neuroscience 5 659 1893
Genetics 4 878 2049
Oncology and Cancer research 5 975 2235
Biochemistry 4 1035 2272
Zoology 2 859 2419
Virology 7 1008 2549
Horticulture 3 1245 2743
Paleontology 6 1182 2811
Biotechnology 10 1352 2929
Immunology 7 1252 2968
Botany 5 1316 3019
Agricultural Science 5 1339 3042
Pharmacology 11 1535 3287

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 2728th in the World with 2,762 publications made and 69,151 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#883 of 2,867 In Asia
#2728 of 7,088 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2002 2 10
2003 3 12
2004 0 18
2005 1 32
2006 5 40
2007 1 48
2008 7 74
2009 5 87
2010 5 98
2011 15 116
2012 32 196
2013 70 233
2014 86 460
2015 117 867
2016 137 1188
2017 161 1904
2018 235 2668
2019 220 4079
2020 302 5711
2021 308 8282
2022 289 9227
2023 360 10597
2024 262 9627
2025 167 8532

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Gender Studies 5 301 1756
Aesthetics 6 636 2028
Library and Information science 4 560 2096
Linguistics 6 838 2187
Archaeology 7 803 2198
Law 7 703 2240
History 7 777 2274
Classics and Ancient History 5 669 2285
Demography 4 804 2294
Political Science 7 723 2492
Philosophy 6 832 2664
Sociology 9 863 2715
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 856 2740
Anthropology 12 914 2881
Education Majors 13 1062 3044
Communications and Public Relations 19 1129 3298

Chemistry rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 6th for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 2428th in the World with 2,649 publications made and 85,721 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#1115 of 2,785 In Asia
#2428 of 6,561 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2006 3 11
2007 1 9
2008 2 17
2009 1 22
2010 10 36
2011 17 158
2012 23 256
2013 67 297
2014 86 599
2015 93 1050
2016 125 1774
2017 171 2604
2018 234 3595
2019 241 5162
2020 258 7550
2021 261 10428
2022 284 11671
2023 306 13205
2024 310 14481
2025 187 13876

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 882 1788
Computational Chemistry 4 836 1933
Materials Science 6 965 2102
Biochemistry 4 1035 2272
Chemical Engineering 6 1172 2341
Physical chemistry 5 1213 2507
Organic Chemistry 5 1251 2622
Inorganic Chemistry 5 1282 2631
Environmental Chemistry 6 1452 3102

Environmental Science rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 6th for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 2478th in the World with 2,521 publications made and 82,839 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#1005 of 2,841 In Asia
#2478 of 6,888 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
2002 1 4
2003 2 12
2004 2 8
2005 1 24
2006 3 17
2007 2 25
2008 1 43
2009 2 37
2010 8 43
2011 14 81
2012 25 164
2013 66 220
2014 77 380
2015 117 865
2016 102 1162
2017 165 2039
2018 205 2864
2019 231 4403
2020 276 6336
2021 273 8952
2022 252 10299
2023 322 11830
2024 257 11638
2025 140 11437

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 640 1619
Oceanography 5 597 1634
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 646 1818
Environmental Management 7 878 2058
Environmental Engineering 5 953 2123
Geography and Cartography 5 803 2209
Ecology 5 960 2399
Geology 5 987 2408
Geotechnical Engineering 5 1062 2423
Earth science and Geophysics 5 1157 2724
Paleontology 6 1182 2811
Agricultural Science 5 1339 3042
Environmental Chemistry 6 1452 3102

Medicine rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 8th for Medicine in the United Arab Emirates and 3027th in the World with 1,697 publications made and 42,625 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 24 In the United Arab Emirates
#1222 of 2,817 In Asia
#3027 of 6,793 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2003 1 2
2004 1 2
2005 0 8
2006 4 11
2007 0 7
2008 0 19
2009 1 27
2010 1 26
2011 6 67
2012 10 78
2013 42 103
2014 48 262
2015 60 600
2016 81 880
2017 112 1315
2018 126 1817
2019 100 2387
2020 195 3869
2021 195 5764
2022 187 6829
2023 229 7428
2024 188 6915
2025 132 6485

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 2 420 1131
Oncology and Cancer research 5 975 2235
Psychiatry 8 922 2493
Public Health 7 917 2510
Sports Medicine 5 951 2521
Virology 7 1008 2549
Clinical Psychology 6 950 2744
Pathology 8 1226 2901
Anatomy and Physiology 7 1177 2905
Immunology 7 1252 2968
Nursing 10 1141 3207
Pharmacology 11 1535 3287
Physical Therapy 7 1320 3288
Surgery 8 1312 3332
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 1493 3506
Health Science 15 1336 3745

Mathematics rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 7th for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 2488th in the World with 1,445 publications made and 29,192 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#1026 of 2,725 In Asia
#2488 of 6,434 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2002 3 5
2003 4 4
2004 2 9
2005 1 29
2006 5 30
2007 2 44
2008 3 55
2009 3 61
2010 3 68
2011 14 69
2012 22 103
2013 30 118
2014 45 232
2015 57 378
2016 77 626
2017 83 955
2018 128 1242
2019 107 1853
2020 175 2905
2021 170 4060
2022 161 4575
2023 183 5007
2024 126 3860
2025 49 3274

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 556 1349
Operations Research 6 654 1583
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 654 1846
Applied Mathematics 6 849 2019
Statistics 7 1065 2549
Math Teachers 12 975 2736

Psychology rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 8th for Psychology in the United Arab Emirates and 2577th in the World with 1,297 publications made and 28,163 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 25 In the United Arab Emirates
#982 of 2,766 In Asia
#2577 of 6,663 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2003 1 1
2004 1 3
2005 1 6
2006 1 4
2007 0 10
2008 1 17
2009 1 20
2010 1 13
2011 4 30
2012 10 38
2013 32 67
2014 51 190
2015 62 449
2016 70 612
2017 72 898
2018 88 1260
2019 100 1807
2020 138 2578
2021 149 3731
2022 132 4192
2023 176 4702
2024 135 4436
2025 85 4309

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 5 604 1581
Neuroscience 5 659 1893
Child Psychology 7 696 2222
Social Psychology 8 745 2257
Psychiatry 8 922 2493
Clinical Psychology 6 950 2744
Education Majors 13 1062 3044

Business rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 11th for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 2499th in the World with 1,036 publications made and 22,193 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#938 of 2,654 In Asia
#2499 of 6,366 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2001 1 1
2002 3 6
2003 6 10
2004 2 14
2005 1 24
2006 3 36
2007 0 54
2008 5 49
2009 2 56
2010 3 88
2011 9 81
2012 10 99
2013 22 112
2014 21 170
2015 28 264
2016 57 448
2017 61 599
2018 112 848
2019 86 1425
2020 128 2046
2021 118 2786
2022 100 3207
2023 123 3954
2024 91 3339
2025 53 2718

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 6 654 1583
Finance 8 732 2088
Management 10 966 2443
Accounting 15 902 2547
Marketing 14 981 2556

Economics rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 10th for Economics in the United Arab Emirates and 2294th in the World with 820 publications made and 20,222 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#794 of 2,559 In Asia
#2294 of 6,188 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2002 4 8
2003 8 12
2004 3 18
2005 2 37
2006 7 48
2007 1 72
2008 7 83
2009 5 96
2010 3 119
2011 9 106
2012 7 114
2013 16 120
2014 21 153
2015 22 224
2016 45 343
2017 54 411
2018 70 548
2019 70 884
2020 105 1351
2021 77 1897
2022 92 2390
2023 102 2745
2024 63 2157
2025 32 1769

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 654 1846
Finance 8 732 2088
Development Studies 10 707 2156

Art & Design rankings

New York University Abu Dhabi ranked 6th for Art & Design in the United Arab Emirates and 2203rd in the World with 604 publications made and 12,452 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

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
#6 of 21 In the United Arab Emirates
#709 of 2,450 In Asia
#2203 of 6,010 In the World

New York University Abu Dhabi
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2008 1 9
2009 0 12
2010 2 14
2011 7 19
2012 14 46
2013 18 69
2014 35 73
2015 36 268
2016 33 269
2017 44 520
2018 50 652
2019 43 938
2020 57 1223
2021 60 1461
2022 53 1635
2023 68 1741
2024 55 1781
2025 34 1828

The following table provides academic rankings for New York University Abu Dhabi in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 4 701 1784
Aesthetics 6 636 2028
Fashion Design 6 743 2141
Multimedia 10 869 2204
Literature 6 691 2223