AE
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates ranks between 4th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Small satellites
5–7tied, of 474.4 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%3rdIT11.5%4thKR6.7%5–7AE3.5%5–7NO3.1%5–7LU2.8%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology2.3% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
9thof 103
1stCN20.6%7thIT2.7%8thKR2.6%9thAE2.3%10thCA2.2%11–12PK2.1%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology1.1% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
13thof 86
1stCN46.3%9–11GB1.3%12thTR1.2%13thAE0.9%14–15MY0.8%14–15JP0.8%
United Arab Emirates University0.4% of the top 10%
Electronic warfare
4–19tied, of 230.6 papers of credit
1stCN81.0%4–19IT0.8%4–19IN0.7%4–19AE0.5%4–19AU0.5%4–19HK0.4%
Technology Innovation Institute0.3% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
14–15tied, of 81
1stCN52.2%12–13IR1.2%12–13IT1.2%14–15AE1.1%14–15TW1.1%16–18MY0.9%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
14–17tied, of 64
1stCN43.3%12–13PL0.8%12–13IR0.8%14–17AE0.7%14–17JP0.7%14–17SA0.6%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.6% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
14–15tied, of 80
1stCN39.9%12–13FR1.7%14–15IT1.4%14–15AE1.4%16–17TW1.3%16–17GR1.3%
New York University Abu Dhabi0.4% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
15thof 104
1stCN14.8%13thEG2.0%14thMY1.9%15thAE1.6%16thIR1.5%17thMA1.3%
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Dubai Campus0.2% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
17–19tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%15–16FR1.1%15–16PT1.0%17–19AE0.9%17–19HK0.9%17–19SA0.9%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.6% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
16–29tied, of 401.2 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%12–15EG0.6%16–29BR0.4%16–29AE0.4%16–29TW0.4%16–29GR0.3%
American University of Sharjah0.3% of the top 10%
Large language models
18thof 96
1stCN27.4%15–16CH1.0%17thTR0.9%18thAE0.8%19–20FR0.7%19–20SE0.7%
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence0.1% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
15–23tied, of 371.1 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%15–23BR0.4%15–23IQ0.3%15–23AE0.3%15–23UA0.3%15–23DK0.3%
Higher Colleges of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
16–20tied, of 73
1stCN55.5%16–20CH0.5%16–20PK0.5%16–20AE0.5%16–20JP0.5%16–20DK0.5%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.3% of the top 10%
AI chips
17–19tied, of 463.6 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%17–19CA0.7%17–19JP0.6%17–19AE0.5%20–22BE0.4%20–22RU0.4%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.4% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
19–21tied, of 543.6 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%13–18IR0.5%19–21KR0.5%19–21AE0.4%19–21PK0.4%22–26SA0.3%
American University of Sharjah0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 391.2 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%13–20IT0.4%13–20NO0.4%21–33AE0.3%21–33PT0.3%21–33BD0.3%
New York University Abu Dhabi0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
19–21tied, of 68
1stCN50.8%19–21IR0.7%19–21SG0.7%19–21AE0.7%22–23TW0.6%22–23EG0.6%
United Arab Emirates University0.3% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
24–25tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%21–23DK0.6%21–23MY0.6%24–25AE0.5%24–25MA0.5%26–30FI0.4%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
22–25tied, of 71
1stUS34.9%22–25SA0.4%22–25TW0.4%22–25AE0.4%26–29BE0.3%26–29EG0.3%
Technology Innovation Institute0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
18–25tied, of 543.8 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%18–25PL0.6%18–25SE0.5%18–25AE0.5%26–30EG0.5%26–30IL0.5%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.5% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
22–25tied, of 684.7 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%22–25NZ0.6%22–25JO0.5%22–25AE0.5%26–31BR0.4%26–31ZA0.4%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
21–31tied, of 441.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%21–31PL0.3%21–31UA0.3%21–31AE0.3%21–31MO0.3%21–31MY0.2%
United Arab Emirates University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
26–36tied, of 480.8 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%26–36IR0.2%26–36SI0.2%26–36AE0.2%26–36ET0.1%26–36IE0.1%
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
25–30tied, of 551.7 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%25–30HK0.3%25–30IL0.3%25–30AE0.3%31–40ZA0.2%31–40CO0.2%
Abu Dhabi University0.2% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%28–40BD0.1%28–40NO0.1%28–40AE0.1%28–40EG0.1%28–40ZA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Abu Dhabi University0.1% of the top 10%
Gene editing
30–35tied, of 773.1 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%30–35LT0.3%30–35EG0.3%30–35AE0.3%30–35ZA0.3%30–35IE0.2%
Outside the top 30
United Arab Emirates University0.2% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
27–39tied, of 591.5 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%27–39MX0.5%27–39NG0.5%27–39AE0.4%27–39CZ0.4%27–39TW0.4%
Outside the top 30
Canadian University of Dubai0.1% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
33–40tied, of 762.6 papers of credit
1stCN53.9%29–32RU0.2%33–40MX0.1%33–40AE0.1%33–40ZA0.1%33–40QA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Khalifa University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
34–40tied, of 581.4 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%23–33VN0.4%34–40IE0.4%34–40AE0.3%34–40GR0.3%34–40TH0.2%
Outside the top 30
American University of Sharjah0.2% of the top 10%
Optical communication
33–36tied, of 542.1 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%33–36FI0.4%33–36NL0.3%33–36AE0.3%33–36PK0.3%37–40NZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
New York University Abu Dhabi0.3% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
31–37tied, of 701.3 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%31–37MO0.2%31–37HU0.1%31–37AE0.1%38–40EE0.1%38–40CL0.1%
Outside the top 30
Abu Dhabi Health Services0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 470.2 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39PT0.1%20–39JO0.1%20–39BR0.1%20–39SG0.1%20–39AE0.1%
Outside the top 30
New York University Abu Dhabi0.1% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
30–40tied, of 561.0 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%30–40BG0.1%30–40QA0.1%30–40BR0.1%30–40IL0.1%30–40AE0.1%
Outside the top 30
United Arab Emirates University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method