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Research in Damascus

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Damascus, Syria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Damascus University, Syrian Private University and Atomic Energy Commission of Syria.

Research institutions
17
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.1k
▲ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
73k
9.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Damascus

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 Damascus?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Damascus UniversityUniversity 4,033 #6,861
2Atomic Energy Commission of SyriaInstitution 1,939 #12,251
3Syrian Private UniversityUniversity 505 #10,390
4Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and TechnologyUniversity 376 #17,679
5Damascus HospitalHospital / health system 327 #19,226
6Al Assad University HospitalHospital / health system 263 #20,660
7Higher Institute of Business AdministrationUniversity 151 #32,428 all time
8National Institute of Public AdministrationUniversity 137 #19,842
9Syrian Virtual UniversityUniversity 127 #16,987
10Yarmouk Private UniversityUniversity 76 not ranked
11Arab Board Of Health SpecializationsUniversity 49 not ranked
12Wadi International UniversityUniversity 35 not ranked
13Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian ReformGovernment institution 33 not ranked
14Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry LandsResearch facility 27 not ranked
15Ministry of CultureGovernment institution 11 not ranked
16Ministry of Communications and TechnologyGovernment institution 4 not ranked
17Directorate-General of Antiquities and MuseumsArchive 4 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.

Damascus University: 49.8%Atomic Energy Commission of Syria: 23.9%Syrian Private University: 6.2%Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology: 4.6%13 others listed: 15.4%50%largest
Damascus University4,033 · 49.8%Atomic Energy Commission of Syria1,939 · 23.9%Syrian Private University505 · 6.2%Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology376 · 4.6%13 others listed1,244 · 15.4%

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

Which fields of science does Damascus work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Damascus is in Health Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Dentistry (8%), Engineering (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,735 fractional works · 52.6% of its workMedicine: 1,324 fractional works · 40.1% of its workSurgery: 241 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 124 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 74 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 71 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 68 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 68 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 53 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 276 fractional works · 8.4% of its workOral Surgery: 112 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrthodontics: 102 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPeriodontics: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 113 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 748 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEngineering: 267 fractional works · 8.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 56 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 139 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 56 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 94 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 92 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 52 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 423 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 192 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 90 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 143 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPlant Science: 71 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 392 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 184 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 63 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 58 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 51 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKDamascus3,298fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences12%

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. Health Sciences1,73552.6%
    1. Medicine1,32440.1%
    2. Dentistry2768.4%
    3. Health Professions1133.4%
    4. Nursing180.5%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Engineering2678.1%
    2. Computer Science1394.2%
    3. Materials Science942.8%
    4. Environmental Science922.8%
    5. Chemistry521.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy381.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences270.8%
    8. Mathematics240.7%
    9. Energy100.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1925.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1434.3%
    3. Neuroscience321.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology321.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics230.7%
    1. Social Sciences1845.6%
    2. Psychology581.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting511.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance401.2%
    5. Decision Sciences300.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities290.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Damascus strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Damascus is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry (26.4× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 82.6 works26×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 101.1 works19×
  3. DentistryField · 237.9 works18×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 39.1 works10×
  5. UrologySubfield · 25.9 works7.7×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 130 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 169 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.67× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 114 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 238 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 81 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 17.66× its world share, 238 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 95 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 1,106 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 141 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 17.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry17.66×238 works
  2. Medicine2.07×1,106 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.67×16 works
  4. Health Professions1.30×95 works
  5. Nursing1.25×17 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×169 works
  7. Chemistry1.06×46 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×130 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.94×25 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.88×25 works
  11. Materials Science0.83×81 works
  12. Veterinary0.77×3 works
  13. Mathematics0.63×21 works
  14. Neuroscience0.59×26 works
  15. Psychology0.58×49 works
  16. Engineering0.57×238 works
  17. Environmental Science0.55×76 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×24 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×32 works
  20. Computer Science0.53×114 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.51×31 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×41 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.43×4 works
  24. Social Sciences0.40×141 works
  25. Energy0.34×9 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.25×20 works

Which keywords describe research in Damascus?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Treatment, Surgical Management, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Orthognathic Surgery and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology300▲ 2.3×122 topics
  2. Quality of Life166▲ 3.5×46 topics
  3. Inflammation117▲ 1.67×72 topics
  4. Treatment117▲ 2.9×46 topics
  5. Diagnosis101▲ 3.3×41 topics
  6. Machine Learning84▼ 0.77×71 topics
  7. Surgical Management79▲ 5.9×20 topics
  8. Management73▲ 2.8×34 topics
  9. Risk Factors71▲ 1.95×32 topics
  10. Chemotherapy64▲ 2.7×24 topics
  11. Clinical Trials64▲ 2.9×17 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors63▲ 4.4×14 topics
  13. COVID-1963▲ 1.46×28 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations52▲ 3.6×23 topics
  15. Complications51▲ 3.1×17 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines50▲ 2.8×14 topics
  17. Genetics50▲ 2.1×23 topics
  18. Orthognathic Surgery49▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Pathogenesis48▲ 2.9×24 topics
  20. Diagnostic Criteria48▲ 6.3×10 topics
  21. Dental Esthetics48▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Orthodontic Tooth Movement48▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Wound Healing46▲ 5.2×11 topics
  24. Psychological Factors45▲ 6.6×5 topics
  25. Prevention43▲ 3.1×16 topics
  26. Prenatal Diagnosis42▲ 8.7×7 topics
  27. Dental Materials41▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Restorative Dentistry41▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Revascularization39▲ 7.6×4 topics
  30. Dental Caries33▲ 9.9×2 topics
  31. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate32▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Root Canal Irrigants32▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Treatment Guidelines30▲ 4.1×7 topics
  34. Fetal Surgery27▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Bone Regeneration26▲ 6.8×2 topics
  36. Genomic Characterization25▲ 6.0×3 topics
  37. Osteoporosis25▲ 9.0×3 topics
  38. Periodontal Disease25▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Cone-Beam CT23▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Dental Imaging23▲ 14×1 topic

What research is done in Damascus?

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 38 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 33 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…28Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 28 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…21Dental Radiography and Imaging: 21 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 19 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 18 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration…18Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 18 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 17 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 17 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…17Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 17 fractional works
OrthodonticsOral SurgeryComplementary and Manual TherapyUrology2 others

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

  1. 1 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 38 works
  2. 2 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 33 works
  3. 3 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 28 works
  4. 4 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 21 works
  5. 5 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 19 works
  6. 6 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 18 works
  7. 7 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 18 works
  8. 8 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 17 works
  9. 9 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 17 works
  10. 10 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 17 works

Research output over time

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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%Damascus11.6% 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 18.1% in 2009.

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