Research in Beirut
Science Explorer records 56 research institutions in Beirut, Lebanon. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Lebanese American University, American University of Beirut and Lebanese University.
- Research institutions
- 56 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 48k ▲ 60% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 20.3% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Beirut?
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
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What is Beirut strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Beirut is most concentrated in Modeling and Simulation, Orthodontics and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (4.7× the world share in Modeling and Simulation).
- Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 85.5 works4.7×
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 61.5 works4.2×
- Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 25.7 works3.9×
- Oral SurgerySubfield · 85.2 works3.4×
- DentistryField · 186.1 works2.9×
- Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 31.9 works2.9×
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.
Which keywords describe research in Beirut?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Politics, Refugees, Mental Health, COVID-19 and Healthcare.
- Middle East
- Panel Data Analysis
- Monetary Policy
- Lebanon
- Infectious Diseases
- Complications
- Mortality
- Governance
- Energy Efficiency
- Human Rights
- Diagnosis
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Artificial Intelligence
- Public Health
- Globalization
- Healthcare
- Quality of Life
- COVID-19
- Mental Health
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Deep Learning
- Inflammation
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Treatment
- Environmental Impact
- Pandemic
- Supply Chain Management
- Economic Growth
- Internet of Things
- Politics
- Depression
- Security
- Refugees
- Sovereignty
- Civil War
- Sectarianism
- Nonlinear Equations
- Financial Development
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
- Epidemiology796▲ 1.53×136 topics
- Machine Learning547▲ 1.27×95 topics
- Deep Learning536▲ 1.19×82 topics
- Mental Health314▲ 1.63×43 topics
- Inflammation302◆ 1.11×83 topics
- COVID-19293▲ 1.63×28 topics
- Sustainability285◆ 0.89×92 topics
- Quality of Life278▲ 1.47×56 topics
- Renewable Energy277▲ 1.47×47 topics
- Healthcare267▲ 1.80×32 topics
- Treatment245▲ 1.54×52 topics
- Globalization242◆ 0.94×111 topics
- Environmental Impact233◆ 1.04×60 topics
- Public Health226▲ 1.18×65 topics
- Pandemic222▲ 1.58×12 topics
- Artificial Intelligence207◆ 1.15×55 topics
- Supply Chain Management205▲ 1.67×22 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease198▲ 1.36×39 topics
- Economic Growth193▲ 1.73×29 topics
- Diagnosis186▲ 1.53×41 topics
- Internet of Things183▲ 1.60×29 topics
- Human Rights181▲ 1.34×63 topics
- Politics176▲ 4.9×18 topics
- Energy Efficiency173▲ 1.40×36 topics
- Depression172▲ 1.49×24 topics
- Governance171▲ 4.0×15 topics
- Security151▲ 1.76×28 topics
- Mortality147▲ 1.93×13 topics
- Refugees141▲ 8.4×9 topics
- Complications135▲ 2.1×17 topics
- Sovereignty124▲ 10×10 topics
- Infectious Diseases120▲ 2.8×9 topics
- Civil War115▲ 28×2 topics
- Lebanon107▲ 73×1 topic
- Sectarianism107▲ 73×1 topic
- Monetary Policy104▲ 3.3×9 topics
- Nonlinear Equations92▲ 5.4×5 topics
- Panel Data Analysis92▲ 4.4×3 topics
- Financial Development92▲ 4.5×3 topics
- Middle East68▲ 8.2×2 topics
What research is done in Beirut?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Middle East Politics and SocietySociology and Political Science 107 works
- 2 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 74 works
- 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityInformation Systems 61 works
- 4 Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics and Econometrics 55 works
- 5 Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsModeling and Simulation 52 works
- 6 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 52 works
- 7 Migration, Health and TraumaClinical Psychology 50 works
- 8 Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSociology and Political Science 48 works
- 9 COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics and Econometrics 46 works
- 10 Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Networks and Communications 44 works
Research output over time
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