University of Balamand: Rankings

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The University of Balamand ranked 5th in Lebanon, 3264th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 18 research topics. The University of Balamand ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,597 academic publications and 77,955 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3264 of 14,131 In the World
#1013 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 35 In Lebanon
#983 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#1009 of 1,449 For Epidemiology
#1055 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#3022 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#4782 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 15 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 5th for Medicine in Lebanon and 1967th in the World with 2,149 publications made and 61,731 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 15 In Lebanon
#725 of 2,817 In Asia
#1967 of 6,793 In the World

University of Balamand
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 2 1
2000 2 7
2001 2 10
2002 4 14
2003 5 26
2004 14 36
2005 13 55
2006 32 97
2007 34 175
2008 31 270
2009 31 354
2010 37 461
2011 47 585
2012 50 720
2013 57 820
2014 64 1242
2015 59 2044
2016 75 2730
2017 101 3281
2018 135 3614
2019 134 4253
2020 153 5106
2021 204 5995
2022 190 6865
2023 192 7164
2024 262 6865
2025 260 6360

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Balamand in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 378 983
Epidemiology 4 296 1009
Plastic Surgery 5 386 1055
Oncology and Cancer research 4 488 1212
Immunology 4 552 1445
Pediatrics 5 468 1459
Dermatology 5 569 1480
Critical Care Nursing 5 478 1514
Pathology 4 630 1688
Pharmacology 4 746 1716
Surgery 5 627 1752
Family medicine 6 599 1904
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 740 1957
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 601 1979
Nursing 6 600 2009
Clinical Psychology 6 603 2015
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 666 2107
Psychiatry 5 746 2109
Public Health 5 744 2136
Gerontology 7 616 2156
Health Science 5 643 2159
Orthodontics 6 818 2174
Sports Medicine 4 747 2188
Physical Therapy 4 776 2206
Cardiology 5 840 2217
Anatomy and Physiology 4 877 2247
Anesthesiology 6 866 2303
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 773 2341
Virology 6 1045 2623

Biology rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 5th for Biology in Lebanon and 2781st in the World with 2,088 publications made and 50,615 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 16 In Lebanon
#1237 of 2,838 In Asia
#2781 of 6,841 In the World

University of Balamand
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 2 1
2000 2 6
2001 2 12
2002 2 15
2003 7 31
2004 12 34
2005 15 61
2006 33 114
2007 25 157
2008 24 243
2009 26 326
2010 33 401
2011 49 442
2012 43 594
2013 60 643
2014 67 1001
2015 67 1766
2016 81 2490
2017 82 3032
2018 142 3407
2019 139 3998
2020 167 4677
2021 180 5704
2022 189 6444
2023 200 6837
2024 257 6388
2025 217 5716

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

Biology subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 4 488 1212
Immunology 4 552 1445
Pharmacology 4 746 1716
Microbiology 5 756 1785
Genetics 5 989 2289
Biotechnology 6 1194 2605
Virology 6 1045 2623
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 1241 2784
Biochemistry 5 1396 3028
Nutrition and Food Science 7 1434 3032
Paleontology 5 1325 3119
Neuroscience 7 1317 3331
Zoology 6 1403 3489
Nanotechnology 6 1768 3580
Botany 7 1713 3875
Agricultural Science 7 1867 4165

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Lebanon and 3693rd in the World with 1,571 publications made and 36,477 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 16 In Lebanon
#1330 of 2,867 In Asia
#3693 of 7,088 In the World

University of Balamand
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 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 2 3
2001 6 3
2002 8 3
2003 7 13
2004 9 23
2005 9 20
2006 19 51
2007 32 97
2008 31 191
2009 29 279
2010 50 264
2011 35 394
2012 40 460
2013 49 612
2014 55 799
2015 57 1163
2016 65 1366
2017 83 1558
2018 94 1698
2019 100 2273
2020 117 2978
2021 130 3451
2022 148 3958
2023 154 4381
2024 134 4148
2025 126 3850

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 5 822 2336
Anthropology 6 958 2985
Communications and Public Relations 8 1019 3087
Archaeology 6 1225 3110
History 6 1197 3171
Sociology 5 1194 3444
Law 8 1356 3616
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 1305 3702
Education Majors 7 1369 3737
Political Science 9 1322 3804
Linguistics 8 1655 3911
Philosophy 8 1511 4067

Chemistry rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 6th for Chemistry in Lebanon and 3312th in the World with 1,490 publications made and 26,581 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 15 In Lebanon
#1551 of 2,785 In Asia
#3312 of 6,561 In the World

University of Balamand
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 2 0
2000 2 6
2001 4 10
2002 1 15
2003 4 28
2004 10 36
2005 10 46
2006 25 98
2007 23 126
2008 17 164
2009 20 252
2010 25 310
2011 39 327
2012 29 409
2013 39 411
2014 51 646
2015 63 1068
2016 68 1531
2017 68 1869
2018 119 2072
2019 103 2521
2020 102 2984
2021 112 3732
2022 133 4324
2023 150 4677
2024 150 4578
2025 143 4342

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

Chemistry subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 4 1340 2562
Inorganic Chemistry 4 1372 2793
Biochemistry 5 1396 3028
Nutrition and Food Science 7 1434 3032
Organic Chemistry 6 1573 3295
Chemical Engineering 5 1697 3400
Materials Science 6 1643 3442
Nanotechnology 6 1768 3580
Environmental Chemistry 6 1720 3609
Physical chemistry 6 1731 3663

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Lebanon and 3596th in the World with 1,388 publications made and 24,627 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 16 In Lebanon
#1526 of 2,841 In Asia
#3596 of 6,888 In the World

University of Balamand
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 2 4
2001 1 4
2002 2 8
2003 4 12
2004 9 14
2005 7 31
2006 24 55
2007 13 57
2008 16 127
2009 17 186
2010 31 161
2011 34 261
2012 33 362
2013 44 392
2014 53 517
2015 48 707
2016 71 860
2017 71 1063
2018 105 1241
2019 95 1637
2020 100 2213
2021 113 2816
2022 132 3118
2023 137 3369
2024 126 3254
2025 114 3168

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

Environmental Science subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 6 1272 2838
Environmental Management 5 1350 3064
Paleontology 5 1325 3119
Geology 5 1387 3259
Oceanography 4 1385 3266
Earth science and Geophysics 7 1528 3507
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 1609 3581
Environmental Chemistry 6 1720 3609
Geography and Cartography 7 1458 3614
Ecology 7 1655 3826
Agricultural Science 7 1867 4165

Engineering rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 7th for Engineering in Lebanon and 3714th in the World with 1,376 publications made and 20,004 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 16 In Lebanon
#1709 of 2,841 In Asia
#3714 of 6,795 In the World

University of Balamand
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 3 0
2000 2 0
2001 4 4
2002 7 6
2003 7 18
2004 12 23
2005 12 29
2006 28 53
2007 36 77
2008 31 117
2009 25 164
2010 27 157
2011 39 203
2012 34 277
2013 32 310
2014 58 391
2015 64 537
2016 69 735
2017 55 878
2018 98 1030
2019 101 1366
2020 87 1732
2021 97 2208
2022 105 2523
2023 138 2929
2024 114 3138
2025 106 3070

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

Engineering subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Civil Engineering 5 1013 2397
Structural Engineering 6 1102 2483
Biotechnology 6 1194 2605
Geotechnical Engineering 6 1272 2838
Electronic Engineering 7 1408 2950
Metallurgical Engineering 6 1452 3030
Chemical Engineering 5 1697 3400
Materials Science 6 1643 3442
Electrical Engineering 8 1627 3465
Computer Networking 8 1585 3518
Nanotechnology 6 1768 3580
Telecommunications 9 1667 3612
Mechanical Engineering 8 1573 3638
Aerospace Engineering 8 1764 4007
Optical Engineering 6 1852 4029
Acoustical Engineering 7 1824 4176

Computer Science rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 8th for Computer Science in Lebanon and 3853rd in the World with 1,131 publications made and 17,257 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 16 In Lebanon
#1703 of 2,842 In Asia
#3853 of 6,855 In the World

University of Balamand
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2000 1 3
2001 3 2
2002 8 4
2003 8 12
2004 12 25
2005 14 22
2006 28 55
2007 39 98
2008 28 155
2009 27 204
2010 31 187
2011 36 304
2012 27 356
2013 30 468
2014 46 522
2015 44 814
2016 38 972
2017 47 1248
2018 66 1423
2019 71 1752
2020 85 2239
2021 93 2745
2022 95 3086
2023 87 3483
2024 98 3193
2025 83 3098

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

Computer Science subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 4 1178 2548
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 1241 2784
Cognitive Science 4 1217 2810
Computer Vision 5 1336 2884
Neuroscience 7 1317 3331
Computer Networking 8 1585 3518
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 1610 3550
Machine Learning 8 1666 3596
Cyber Security 10 1589 3609
Telecommunications 9 1667 3612

Physics rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 7th for Physics in Lebanon and 3805th in the World with 1,130 publications made and 16,828 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 16 In Lebanon
#1730 of 2,822 In Asia
#3805 of 6,729 In the World

University of Balamand
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 3
2001 5 3
2002 2 7
2003 3 10
2004 7 14
2005 10 23
2006 23 41
2007 21 69
2008 23 113
2009 15 129
2010 23 157
2011 42 168
2012 25 228
2013 32 259
2014 50 324
2015 53 439
2016 58 647
2017 38 792
2018 93 938
2019 89 1154
2020 76 1588
2021 86 1975
2022 85 2237
2023 104 2470
2024 88 2741
2025 90 2747

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

Physics subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 6 1643 3442
Nanotechnology 6 1768 3580
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 1682 3982
Quantum and Particle physics 8 1825 4022
Optical Engineering 6 1852 4029
Acoustical Engineering 7 1824 4176

Psychology rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 5th for Psychology in Lebanon and 2783rd in the World with 1,050 publications made and 28,115 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 15 In Lebanon
#1075 of 2,766 In Asia
#2783 of 6,663 In the World

University of Balamand
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 1 3
2001 3 3
2002 2 3
2003 4 12
2004 5 13
2005 9 21
2006 19 48
2007 29 85
2008 18 144
2009 15 234
2010 25 284
2011 30 356
2012 33 455
2013 30 543
2014 26 661
2015 36 800
2016 30 899
2017 54 1189
2018 67 1430
2019 64 1845
2020 82 2605
2021 100 3131
2022 89 3435
2023 90 3824
2024 106 3594
2025 97 3678

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Balamand in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 6 603 2015
Psychiatry 5 746 2109
Cognitive Science 4 1217 2810
Neuroscience 7 1317 3331
Child Psychology 6 1238 3351
Social Psychology 7 1257 3359
Education Majors 7 1369 3737

Mathematics rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 8th for Mathematics in Lebanon and 3492nd in the World with 667 publications made and 13,517 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 15 In Lebanon
#1521 of 2,725 In Asia
#3492 of 6,434 In the World

University of Balamand
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 2 1
2002 3 3
2003 4 6
2004 8 7
2005 12 11
2006 16 29
2007 20 45
2008 15 74
2009 15 90
2010 18 91
2011 25 157
2012 19 184
2013 22 281
2014 21 285
2015 19 481
2016 28 523
2017 30 719
2018 46 827
2019 37 1074
2020 42 1399
2021 53 1709
2022 68 2057
2023 59 2127
2024 44 1699
2025 48 1546

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

Mathematics subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 4 1226 3321
Statistics 8 1466 3335
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 1454 3393

Business rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 9th for Business in Lebanon and 3932nd in the World with 419 publications made and 7,160 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 15 In Lebanon
#1594 of 2,654 In Asia
#3932 of 6,366 In the World

University of Balamand
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2002 1 0
2003 3 0
2004 1 3
2005 3 5
2006 8 10
2007 8 24
2008 10 32
2009 10 52
2010 12 56
2011 11 77
2012 3 92
2013 13 117
2014 10 146
2015 23 241
2016 15 236
2017 15 293
2018 33 352
2019 28 499
2020 33 639
2021 35 764
2022 45 867
2023 40 991
2024 31 950
2025 34 872

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

Business subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Marketing 8 1445 3578
Management 8 1501 3604
Finance 9 1653 4000

Economics rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 9th for Economics in Lebanon and 3848th in the World with 359 publications made and 8,649 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 13 In Lebanon
#1523 of 2,559 In Asia
#3848 of 6,188 In the World

University of Balamand
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2003 1 1
2004 1 1
2005 2 3
2006 4 3
2007 8 15
2008 4 32
2009 5 46
2010 6 57
2011 6 63
2012 8 93
2013 10 113
2014 9 212
2015 16 289
2016 11 329
2017 15 366
2018 27 404
2019 19 484
2020 36 670
2021 46 807
2022 46 921
2023 29 1023
2024 27 876
2025 28 832

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

Economics subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Development Studies 6 1271 3337
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 1454 3393
Finance 9 1653 4000

Art & Design rankings

The University of Balamand ranked 7th for Art & Design in Lebanon and 4233rd in the World with 213 publications made and 1,820 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design.

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
#7 of 11 In Lebanon
#1663 of 2,450 In Asia
#4233 of 6,010 In the World

University of Balamand
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 2 0
2002 1 1
2003 1 2
2004 2 9
2005 2 3
2006 8 13
2007 5 11
2008 2 18
2009 9 44
2010 15 26
2011 8 45
2012 4 45
2013 3 57
2014 7 66
2015 10 77
2016 9 87
2017 7 119
2018 16 110
2019 23 168
2020 7 226
2021 15 250
2022 15 312
2023 13 339
2024 16 391
2025 13 395

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Balamand in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Lebanon ranking Asia ranking World rank
Literature 6 1399 3739
Fashion Design 9 1749 4284