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Research in Al Khums

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Al Khums, Libya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University Elmergib.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
794
▲ 88% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
3.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1984-2026
43 years on the record
Al Khums

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Al Khums?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University ElmergibUniversity 794 #6,645

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Al Khums work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Al Khums is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (10%).

Physical Sciences: 220 fractional works · 48.4% of its workEngineering: 100 fractional works · 22.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 25 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 43 fractional works · 9.6% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 5.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 90 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 88 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMedicine: 67 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrthodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 57 fractional works · 12.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 32 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAl Khums455fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10022.0%
    2. Computer Science439.6%
    3. Environmental Science265.8%
    4. Materials Science153.3%
    5. Mathematics102.1%
    6. Chemistry92.0%
    7. Energy71.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy40.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences459.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities153.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting102.2%
    4. Decision Sciences71.5%
    5. Psychology71.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.3%
    1. Medicine6714.6%
    2. Dentistry91.9%
    3. Health Professions81.7%
    4. Nursing51.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences327.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology143.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics51.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.7%
    5. Neuroscience20.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Al Khums strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Al Khums is most concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering (5.0× the world share in Civil and Structural Engineering).

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 21.5 works5.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.63× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.49× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.61× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.61×8 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.63×5 works
  3. Nursing1.72×3 works
  4. Mathematics1.71×7 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.62×28 works
  6. Energy1.62×6 works
  7. Engineering1.49×82 works
  8. Chemistry1.42×8 works
  9. Computer Science1.24×35 works
  10. Environmental Science1.22×22 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.22×4 works
  12. Arts and Humanities1.16×12 works
  13. Materials Science0.86×11 works
  14. Social Sciences0.80×37 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.79×5 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×8 works
  17. Medicine0.71×50 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×6 works
  19. Health Professions0.56×5 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×11 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×2 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.44×1 works
  23. Psychology0.44×5 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.37×3 works
  25. Veterinary0.33×0 works
  26. Neuroscience0.24×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Al Khums?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Recycled Materials, Language Teaching, Antioxidant Activity, Mechanical Properties, Artificial Neural Networks, Antioxidant and Geopolymer.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact20▲ 2.6×29 topics
  2. Machine Learning18▲ 1.19×45 topics
  3. Epidemiology16◆ 0.89×57 topics
  4. Deep Learning15◆ 0.95×31 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties14▲ 3.2×15 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity12▲ 4.3×18 topics
  7. Antioxidant12▲ 3.9×28 topics
  8. Sustainability11◆ 1.01×23 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks11▲ 5.3×7 topics
  10. Renewable Energy11▲ 1.61×21 topics
  11. Recycled Materials10▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Language Teaching10▲ 8.0×4 topics
  13. Education10▲ 1.23×16 topics
  14. Educational Technology10▲ 1.76×18 topics
  15. Geopolymer8▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Online Learning8▲ 2.2×12 topics
  17. Fiber Reinforced Concrete8▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Ultra-High Performance Concrete8▲ 22×1 topic
  19. Anti-inflammatory8▲ 6.0×14 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants7▲ 3.8×7 topics
  21. Second Language Acquisition7▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Corrective Feedback6▲ 18×1 topic
  23. L2 Motivation6▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Rheology6▲ 6.9×3 topics
  25. CO2 Sequestration6▲ 6.4×2 topics
  26. Nanotechnology6▲ 6.8×5 topics
  27. Phenolic Compounds6▲ 6.7×7 topics
  28. Corpus Linguistics5▲ 5.6×5 topics
  29. Bioactive Compounds5▲ 4.6×10 topics
  30. Sustainable Concrete5▲ 7.6×2 topics
  31. Antimicrobial Activity5▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Durability Performance5▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Technology Integration5▲ 3.5×5 topics
  34. Bioavailability5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  35. Carbon Emissions5▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Cementitious Materials5▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Flavonoids5▲ 4.1×7 topics
  38. Fly Ash5▲ 9.4×1 topic
  39. Principal Component Analysis4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  40. Digital Fabrication4▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Al Khums?

Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 6 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 5 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…4Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 4 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…4Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 3 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 3 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 2 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Res…2Healthcare and Venom Research: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringLanguage and LinguisticsWater Science and TechnologyBuilding and Construction4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 5 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 4 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 3 works
  6. 6 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 3 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  8. 8 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 3 works
  9. 9 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 2 works
  10. 10 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Al Khums8.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 2015.

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