Research in Beirut
Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Beirut. The largest by output are Institut français du Proche-Orient and The Arab Council for the Social Sciences.
- Research institutions
- 2
- Research works
- 620 ▼ 31% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 7.2% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Beirut?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Institut français du Proche-OrientResearch facility | 618 | #31,269 all time | |
| 2 | The Arab Council for the Social SciencesFunder | 2 | not ranked |
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.
Which keywords describe research in Beirut?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Migration, Politics, Islam, Culture, Middle East, History and North Africa.
- Medieval
- Christian-Muslim Relations
- Public Health
- Sectarianism
- Lebanon
- Philosophy
- Civil War
- Eritrea
- Cultural Exchange
- Family Law
- Archaeology
- Islamic reform
- Democracy
- Arabia
- Society
- Secularism
- North Africa
- Middle East
- Culture
- Migration
- Religion
- Politics
- Islam
- History
- Palestine
- Semitic Languages
- Urban Development
- Byzantine
- Hermeneutics
- Ottoman Empire
- Refugees
- Reform
- Identity
- Ethiopia
- Ethnicity
- Governance
- Literature
- Sociolinguistics
- Mediterranean
- Manuscripts
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
- Religion5▲ 43×7 topics
- Migration5▲ 54×5 topics
- Politics4▲ 58×6 topics
- Culture3▲ 22×4 topics
- Islam3▲ 57×3 topics
- Middle East3▲ 187×2 topics
- History3▲ 17×4 topics
- North Africa3▲ 273×2 topics
- Palestine3▲ 177×2 topics
- Secularism3▲ 98×3 topics
- Semitic Languages2▲ 222×2 topics
- Society2▲ 52×2 topics
- Urban Development2▲ 27×2 topics
- Arabia2▲ 306×1 topic
- Byzantine2▲ 306×1 topic
- Democracy2▲ 26×3 topics
- Hermeneutics2▲ 112×2 topics
- Islamic reform2▲ 205×1 topic
- Ottoman Empire2▲ 121×1 topic
- Archaeology2▲ 64×5 topics
- Refugees2▲ 65×3 topics
- Family Law2▲ 173×1 topic
- Reform2▲ 124×1 topic
- Cultural Exchange2▲ 54×4 topics
- Identity2▲ 9.8×5 topics
- Eritrea2▲ 424×1 topic
- Ethiopia2▲ 424×1 topic
- Civil War1▲ 174×2 topics
- Ethnicity1▲ 14×5 topics
- Philosophy1▲ 13×3 topics
- Governance1▲ 15×2 topics
- Lebanon1▲ 445×1 topic
- Literature1▲ 9.7×2 topics
- Sectarianism1▲ 445×1 topic
- Sociolinguistics1▲ 28×3 topics
- Public Health1▲ 3.2×2 topics
- Mediterranean1▲ 48×2 topics
- Christian-Muslim Relations1▲ 145×2 topics
- Manuscripts1▲ 180×1 topic
- Medieval1▲ 106×1 topic
What research is done in Beirut?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 2 works
- 2 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
- 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
- 4 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
- 5 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 6 Medieval Literature and History Classics 1 works
- 7 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 1 works
- 8 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 1 works
- 9 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
Research output over time
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