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Research in Latakia

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Latakia, Syria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Latakia University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.7k
▲ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
6.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1977-2026
50 years on the record
Latakia

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 Latakia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Latakia UniversityUniversity 1,700 #11,636

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 Latakia work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Latakia is in Health Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Engineering (11%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 447 fractional works · 48.8% of its workMedicine: 374 fractional works · 40.8% of its workSurgery: 68 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 26 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 40 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOral Surgery: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrthodontics: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 260 fractional works · 28.3% of its workEngineering: 98 fractional works · 10.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 60 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 33 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 155 fractional works · 16.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 74 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPlant Science: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAquatic Science: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 55 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLatakia917fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences49%Social Sciences6%

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. Medicine37440.8%
    2. Dentistry404.3%
    3. Health Professions232.5%
    4. Nursing101.0%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Engineering9810.7%
    2. Environmental Science606.5%
    3. Computer Science333.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences181.9%
    5. Chemistry161.8%
    6. Materials Science151.6%
    7. Mathematics101.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy50.6%
    9. Energy50.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences748.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology576.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology91.0%
    4. Neuroscience91.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.8%
    1. Social Sciences192.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting111.2%
    3. Decision Sciences101.1%
    4. Psychology70.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance60.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Latakia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Latakia is most concentrated in Oral Surgery and Dentistry (13.4× the world share in Oral Surgery).

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 21.6 works13×
  2. DentistryField · 34.2 works8.4×
← 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: 1.73× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.22× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 92 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.43× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.12× its world share, 341 worksMedicineNursing: 2.29× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry8.43×34 works
  2. Nursing2.29×9 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.22×6 works
  4. Medicine2.12×341 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.73×69 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.29×17 works
  7. Environmental Science1.29×54 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.20×10 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×52 works
  10. Chemistry1.11×15 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.92×8 works
  12. Health Professions0.85×19 works
  13. Mathematics0.84×8 works
  14. Veterinary0.83×1 works
  15. Engineering0.74×92 works
  16. Neuroscience0.59×8 works
  17. Energy0.57×4 works
  18. Materials Science0.47×14 works
  19. Computer Science0.44×28 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×11 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.37×1 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×5 works
  23. Psychology0.24×6 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.22×4 works
  25. Social Sciences0.16×17 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.07×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Latakia?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology79▲ 2.2×99 topics
  2. Inflammation36▲ 1.86×48 topics
  3. Quality of Life33▲ 2.5×40 topics
  4. Climate Change31▲ 1.24×48 topics
  5. Diagnosis30▲ 3.5×33 topics
  6. Biodiversity28▲ 4.0×11 topics
  7. Machine Learning26▼ 0.86×41 topics
  8. Management24▲ 3.3×26 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress23▲ 1.50×33 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 2.1×26 topics
  11. Treatment22▲ 1.94×34 topics
  12. Cancer21▲ 1.68×34 topics
  13. Chemotherapy20▲ 3.1×21 topics
  14. Surgical Management19▲ 5.2×20 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity19▲ 4.7×12 topics
  16. Conservation18▲ 4.5×9 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome18▲ 2.4×17 topics
  18. Biogeography17▲ 6.7×8 topics
  19. Complications17▲ 3.7×16 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors17▲ 4.2×14 topics
  21. Antioxidant16▲ 2.6×28 topics
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis15▲ 5.3×9 topics
  23. Obesity15▲ 2.1×17 topics
  24. Morphology15▲ 9.1×4 topics
  25. Freshwater15▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Invasive Species15▲ 3.8×12 topics
  27. Fish14▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Length-Weight Relationships14▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Clinical Trials14▲ 2.2×13 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations13▲ 3.2×20 topics
  31. Risk Management13▲ 2.9×8 topics
  32. Bone Regeneration12▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Dental Implants10▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Peri-implant Diseases10▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Children10▲ 4.6×6 topics
  36. Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 4.9×4 topics
  37. Biological Invasions8▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Endoscopic Surgery8▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. Marine Invasions8▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Mediterranean Sea8▲ 54×1 topic

What research is done in Latakia?

Fish Biology and Ecology…14Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 14 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invas…8Marine Ecology and Invasive Species: 8 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…6Dental Radiography and Imaging: 6 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 6 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 6 fractional worksIdentification and Quant…5Identification and Quantification in Food: 5 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 4 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 4 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceOral SurgeryGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography5 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 14 works
  2. 2 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  4. 4 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 6 works
  5. 5 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 6 works
  6. 6 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 6 works
  7. 7 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 5 works
  8. 8 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 4 works
  9. 9 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Latakia6.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2017.

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