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Research in Amman

Science Explorer records 39 research institutions in Amman, Jordan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Applied Science Private University, Al-Ahliyya Amman University and Amman Arab University.

Research institutions
39
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
44k
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
560k
12.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Amman?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of JordanUniversity 18,330 #3,382
2Applied Science Private UniversityUniversity 3,210 #1,360
3Al-Zaytoonah University of JordanUniversity 2,409 #2,786
4Al-Ahliyya Amman UniversityUniversity 2,275 #1,807
5Princess Sumaya University for TechnologyUniversity 1,870 #2,870
6German Jordanian UniversityUniversity 1,782 #4,209
7Petra UniversityUniversity 1,500 #4,454
8Middle East UniversityUniversity 1,401 #2,676
9Jordan HospitalHospital / health system 1,376 #7,947
10Amman Arab UniversityUniversity 1,329 #2,494
11Isra UniversityUniversity 1,326 #3,855
12King Hussein Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,291 #14,396
13Islamic HospitalHospital / health system 1,087 #5,069
14Philadelphia UniversityUniversity 1,028 #5,583
15World Islamic Sciences and Education UniversityUniversity 931 #7,514
16Water Authority of JordanGovernment institution 514 #11,732
17Arab Foundations ForumNonprofit 492 #13,984 all time
18Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 464 #10,379
19National Energy Research CenterGovernment institution 321 #15,402
20United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastNonprofit 291 #16,334
21Royal Scientific SocietyNonprofit 217 #21,944 all time
22Arab Open UniversityUniversity 200 #13,539
23The Farah HospitalHospital / health system 130 #30,783 all time
24Eastern Mediterranean Public Health NetworkHospital / health system 65 not ranked
25Arab Academy for Management, Banking and Financial SciencesUniversity 60 not ranked
26TQ Pharma (Jordan)Company 19 not ranked
27King Hussein FoundationNonprofit 15 not ranked
28Jordan Radio and Television CorporationInstitution 5 not ranked
29Royal Health Awareness SocietyNonprofit 4 not ranked
30Arab Education ForumNonprofit 3 not ranked
31Royal Institute for Inter-Faith StudiesNonprofit 3 not ranked
32Applied Scientific Research FundNonprofit 2 not ranked
33Jordanian Universities Network (Jordan)Company 2 not ranked
34Royal Film CommissionGovernment institution 2 not ranked
35Akilah HospitalHospital / health system 2 not ranked
36Scientific Research Support FundNonprofit 1 not ranked
37Jordan National Gallery of Fine ArtsArchive 1 not ranked
38Arab Medical Association Against CancerInstitution 1 not ranked
39West Asia-North Africa InstituteNonprofit 1 not ranked

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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Jordan: 41.7%Applied Science Private University: 7.3%Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan: 5.5%Al-Ahliyya Amman University: 5.2%35 others listed: 40.3%42%largest
University of Jordan18k · 41.7%Applied Science Private University3,210 · 7.3%Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan2,409 · 5.5%Al-Ahliyya Amman University2,275 · 5.2%35 others listed18k · 40.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Amman work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Amman is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Computer Science (15%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 6,993 fractional works · 36.5% of its workComputer Science: 2,782 fractional works · 14.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,170 fractional works · 6.1% of its workInformation Systems: 583 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 380 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 228 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 139 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 118 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2,107 fractional works · 11.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 524 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 249 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 196 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 192 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 184 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 174 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 159 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 109 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 549 fractional works · 2.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 108 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 68 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 486 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 291 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 397 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 125 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 95 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 238 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 139 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 179 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 144 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 143 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,943 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,356 fractional works · 12.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 886 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 627 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 195 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 87 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 161 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,455 fractional works · 7.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 382 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 366 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 316 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 142 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 136 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 90 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 751 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 301 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 195 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 98 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 522 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 213 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 431 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 325 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 428 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 202 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 198 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4,659 fractional works · 24.3% of its workMedicine: 3,817 fractional works · 19.9% of its workSurgery: 439 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 284 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 284 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 274 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 252 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 184 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 179 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 155 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 155 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 147 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 130 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 335 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 584 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 247 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 136 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 111 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,563 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 657 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 326 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 115 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 459 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 188 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 106 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 166 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 194 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 131 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAmman19kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences31%

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. Computer Science2,78214.5%
    2. Engineering2,10711.0%
    3. Environmental Science5492.9%
    4. Materials Science4862.5%
    5. Mathematics3972.1%
    6. Chemistry2381.2%
    7. Energy1790.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy1430.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences760.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering350.2%
  1. Social Sciences5,94331.0%
    1. Social Sciences2,35612.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1,4557.6%
    3. Psychology7513.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities5222.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4312.3%
    6. Decision Sciences4282.2%
  2. Health Sciences4,65924.3%
    1. Medicine3,81719.9%
    2. Health Professions5843.0%
    3. Dentistry1360.7%
    4. Nursing1110.6%
    5. Veterinary100.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,5638.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6573.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4592.4%
    3. Neuroscience1941.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1310.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology1230.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Amman strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Amman is most concentrated in Management Information Systems, Information Systems and Management and Modeling and Simulation (4.0× the world share in Management Information Systems).

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 274.9 works4.0×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 180.8 works3.8×
  3. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 84.4 works3.6×
  4. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 27.7 works3.3×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 331.5 works3.3×
  6. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 55.2 works3.1×
  7. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 43.5 works3.1×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 409 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 558 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 106 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 166 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.92× its world share, 113 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 28 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 206 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.86× its world share, 2,406 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 66 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 154 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 1,822 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 484 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 415 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.83× its world share, 359 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 119 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.41× its world share, 114 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 518 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 3,256 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 95 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 462 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.38× its world share, 1,278 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 375 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 394 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 655 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 2,108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.38×1,278 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.33×375 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.92×113 works
  4. Computer Science1.86×2,406 works
  5. Mathematics1.83×359 works
  6. Dentistry1.41×114 works
  7. Psychology1.29×655 works
  8. Health Professions1.18×518 works
  9. Nursing1.16×95 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×394 works
  11. Medicine1.02×3,256 works
  12. Energy1.01×154 works
  13. Social Sciences1.00×2,108 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.96×462 works
  15. Chemistry0.79×206 works
  16. Engineering0.73×1,822 works
  17. Materials Science0.71×415 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×558 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.63×106 works
  20. Neuroscience0.61×166 works
  21. Environmental Science0.58×484 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.52×409 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.48×28 works
  24. Veterinary0.38×9 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.32×119 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×66 works

Which keywords describe research in Amman?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Customer Satisfaction, Smart Cities, IoT, Organizational Performance and Digital Transformation.

▲ 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. Machine Learning1,594▲ 2.5×94 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management989▲ 5.8×26 topics
  3. Deep Learning966▲ 1.46×84 topics
  4. Healthcare884▲ 4.0×30 topics
  5. Epidemiology756◆ 0.99×136 topics
  6. Customer Satisfaction614▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Digital Transformation605▲ 5.8×26 topics
  8. Smart Cities587▲ 12×8 topics
  9. IoT567▲ 7.9×19 topics
  10. Knowledge Management538▲ 5.1×30 topics
  11. Organizational Performance535▲ 11×11 topics
  12. Sustainability502◆ 1.07×100 topics
  13. Social Media Marketing469▲ 50×1 topic
  14. Artificial Intelligence454▲ 1.66×57 topics
  15. Social Media400▲ 1.51×35 topics
  16. Internet of Things394▲ 2.4×28 topics
  17. Corporate Governance389▲ 2.8×27 topics
  18. Big Data380▲ 2.1×31 topics
  19. Mental Health380▲ 1.39×44 topics
  20. COVID-19374▲ 1.50×29 topics
  21. Renewable Energy373▲ 1.34×50 topics
  22. Risk Management356▲ 3.9×14 topics
  23. Security297▲ 2.3×30 topics
  24. Data Mining294▲ 2.1×22 topics
  25. IoT Security271▲ 4.6×3 topics
  26. User Satisfaction201▲ 5.5×4 topics
  27. Performance Measurement196▲ 3.8×7 topics
  28. Cybersecurity190▲ 4.0×6 topics
  29. Technology Acceptance Model186▲ 6.3×2 topics
  30. Information Systems184▲ 5.5×7 topics
  31. Structural Equation Modeling181▲ 4.8×6 topics
  32. Online Shopping180▲ 5.3×2 topics
  33. Finance180▲ 5.1×4 topics
  34. Financial Stability177▲ 4.8×7 topics
  35. Consumer Trust174▲ 9.6×1 topic
  36. Partial Least Squares174▲ 9.6×1 topic
  37. Human Resource Management172▲ 5.8×7 topics
  38. Global Financial Crisis154▲ 6.2×2 topics
  39. Ethical Identity153▲ 6.9×1 topic
  40. Shariah Supervision153▲ 6.9×1 topic

What research is done in Amman?

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 416 works
  2. 2 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 161 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 146 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 127 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 105 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 105 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 91 works
  8. 8 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 85 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 84 works
  10. 10 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 78 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%30%Amman23.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.6% in 2024.

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