Sana’a University Achieves Global Milestone with 2,648-Position Leap in World Ranking
Sana’a, Yemen – October 16, 2024
Sana’a University has made a significant leap in the global research and publication landscape, climbing 2624 positions in the prestigious AD Scientific Index for 2025, and ranking first among Yemeni universities. This remarkable achievement propels the University from position 6707 in the 2024 ranking to 4059 in 2025.
This achievement marks the third consecutive year that Sana’a University has secured the top position among all Yemeni universities, significantly ahead of its nearest competitor, Taiz University, which ranked 6,358. Then, Dhamar University followed in third rank at 6,461, while Al-Razi University ranked fourth at 6,731, and Queen Arwa University scored the fifth rank at 7,993.
On this occasion, the University Rector, Prof. Al-Kasem Mohammed Abass, attributed this success to the University’s exceptional faculty members and researchers, emphasizing their role in achieving such advanced rankings in global classifications, despite the challenging conditions Yemenis face due to the ongoing aggression against the country. He highlighted that this advancement in the AD Scientific Index ranking reflects the significant strides Sana’a University has made in research and publication, highlighting the achievements made across various fields, particularly in the specifications of academic programs and study courses in all its faculties and research centers and the successful implementation of a university-wide automation system for its operations and services as well as the publication of high-quality research in renowned international journals.
Prof. Abass extended his congratulations to the entire university community, acknowledging their collective efforts in achieving this outstanding feat. This accomplishment further solidifies Sana’a University’s position as a leading academic institution in Yemen, with consistent top rankings in the prestigious AD Scientific Index for research and scientific publications for three consecutive years.
AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) is the only university/institution ranking system that analyzes the distribution of scientists in an institution according to the top % 10, %20, %40, %60, % 80, 90% percentiles, and total scientists. In addition to the country, continent, and world ranking of all institutions (24,367), the “Type of Institution” section provides the ranking of universities separately among All Universities (18,551), Private Universities (8,282) and Public Universities (10,269) is given separately. You can also find the rankings of institutions (3,420), companies (1,994), and hospitals (343). “AD Scientific Index” is the only source where you can evaluate all these institutions according to the Total H Index, Last 6 Years H Index, Total i10 Index, Last 6 Years i10 Index, Total Citations, and Last 6 Years Citations and analyze the latest developments of the institution.
It is noteworthy that AD Scientific Index in its 2025 version has expanded its academic data coverage, enhanced data analysis tools, and added numerous new features to improve the user’s experience. It has also added seven new rankings: Social Sciences & Humanities Rankings and Art & Humanities Rankings, both at institutional and individual (H-Index, i10 Index, Citations) levels, along with Under 30 Years Young University/Institution Rankings. AD Scientific Index for 2025 includes 24,367 institutions and 2,399,934 scientists across 220 countries in 13 major academic fields and 197 disciplines.
This ranking system is a crucial tool for assessing universities based on their scientists’ performance and the added value of the scientific research produced by the participating researchers. It considers the scientific contributions of researchers affiliated with educational institutions, based on their research productivity and scholarly influence which enable their institutions to advance in global ranking.
The AD Scientific Index measures research impact using the Google Scholar platform and metrics like H-index, i10-index, and the number of citations for researchers’ publications. It is one of the most significant systems that considers research impact, and individual researcher contributions.
Links to the rankings:
• Sana’a University Ranking:
https://www.adscientificindex.com/university/Sana%27a+University/
• Yemeni Universities Ranking:
https://www.adscientificindex.com/university-ranking/?country_code=ye
