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Research in Manama

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Manama, Bahrain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University College of Bahrain, Ahlia University and Arabian Gulf University.

Research institutions
9
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.3k
▲ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
63k
10.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Manama

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 Manama?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Arabian Gulf UniversityUniversity 1,788 #7,794
2University College of BahrainUniversity 1,353 #3,924
3Ahlia UniversityUniversity 1,105 #4,737
4Salmaniya Medical ComplexHospital / health system 913 #17,189
5Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 440 #15,023
6Bahrain Center for Strategic International and Energy StudiesInstitution 298 #13,633
7International Hospital of BahrainHospital / health system 201 #18,782
8Arab Open UniversityUniversity 171 #17,258
9Delmon University for Science & TechnologyUniversity 12 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.

Arabian Gulf University: 28.5%University College of Bahrain: 21.5%Ahlia University: 17.6%Salmaniya Medical Complex: 14.5%5 others listed: 17.9%28%largest
Arabian Gulf University1,788 · 28.5%University College of Bahrain1,353 · 21.5%Ahlia University1,105 · 17.6%Salmaniya Medical Complex913 · 14.5%5 others listed1,122 · 17.9%

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

Which fields of science does Manama work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Manama is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Computer Science (13%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 916 fractional works · 33.3% of its workMedicine: 805 fractional works · 29.3% of its workSurgery: 104 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 58 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 57 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 45 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 75 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 900 fractional works · 32.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 326 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 108 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 98 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCommunication: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 272 fractional works · 9.9% of its workAccounting: 68 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 59 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 52 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 113 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 47 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 75 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 68 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 51 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 45 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 708 fractional works · 25.7% of its workComputer Science: 359 fractional works · 13.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 130 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 105 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 60 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 192 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 74 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 228 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 124 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKManama2,752fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences33%

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. Medicine80529.3%
    2. Health Professions752.7%
    3. Dentistry180.7%
    4. Nursing140.5%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Social Sciences32611.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2729.9%
    3. Psychology1134.1%
    4. Decision Sciences752.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance682.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities451.6%
    1. Computer Science35913.0%
    2. Engineering1927.0%
    3. Environmental Science742.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy170.6%
    5. Energy160.6%
    6. Mathematics160.6%
    7. Materials Science160.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences100.4%
    9. Chemistry70.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1244.5%
    2. Neuroscience381.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology291.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences250.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Manama strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Manama is most concentrated in Management Information Systems, Accounting and Information Systems and Management (5.0× the world share in Management Information Systems).

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 49.4 works5.0×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 62.4 works4.3×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 26.4 works3.9×
  4. GeneticsSubfield · 21.1 works3.2×
  5. MarketingSubfield · 32.5 works3.2×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 108 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 318 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 170 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 64 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.53× its world share, 705 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.16× its world share, 244 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 67 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 98 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 260 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.16×244 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.90×67 works
  3. Computer Science1.71×318 works
  4. Medicine1.53×705 works
  5. Psychology1.34×98 works
  6. Dentistry1.33×15 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.19×61 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.15×10 works
  9. Nursing1.14×13 works
  10. Health Professions1.04×66 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×25 works
  12. Veterinary1.00×3 works
  13. Neuroscience0.87×34 works
  14. Social Sciences0.86×260 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×108 works
  16. Energy0.71×16 works
  17. Environmental Science0.54×64 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.54×37 works
  19. Engineering0.47×170 works
  20. Mathematics0.46×13 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.28×15 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×10 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×21 works
  24. Materials Science0.17×14 works
  25. Chemistry0.16×6 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Manama?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Epidemiology, Smart Cities, Internet of Things, Corporate Governance and Organizational Performance.

▲ 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 Learning212▲ 2.3×85 topics
  2. Epidemiology174▲ 1.58×122 topics
  3. Healthcare132▲ 4.2×19 topics
  4. Deep Learning132▲ 1.39×77 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management128▲ 5.2×19 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence98▲ 2.5×38 topics
  7. Internet of Things93▲ 3.9×19 topics
  8. Corporate Governance85▲ 4.2×20 topics
  9. Sustainability82▲ 1.23×59 topics
  10. Big Data80▲ 3.1×26 topics
  11. Social Media80▲ 2.1×27 topics
  12. Inflammation78▲ 1.34×74 topics
  13. Digital Transformation68▲ 4.5×18 topics
  14. Smart Cities68▲ 9.3×7 topics
  15. Security66▲ 3.6×25 topics
  16. COVID-1965▲ 1.83×27 topics
  17. Treatment59▲ 1.77×49 topics
  18. Organizational Performance59▲ 8.2×9 topics
  19. IoT58▲ 5.6×14 topics
  20. Risk Management56▲ 4.3×13 topics
  21. Customer Satisfaction54▲ 6.2×7 topics
  22. Knowledge Management54▲ 3.5×20 topics
  23. Social Capital52▲ 3.6×13 topics
  24. Financial Performance45▲ 2.9×11 topics
  25. Higher Education44▲ 3.0×23 topics
  26. Privacy44▲ 5.5×7 topics
  27. Social Media Marketing40▲ 30×1 topic
  28. IoT Security38▲ 4.5×3 topics
  29. Blockchain37▲ 5.9×2 topics
  30. Decentralization36▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Smart Contracts35▲ 8.2×2 topics
  32. Cryptocurrencies35▲ 9.5×1 topic
  33. Energy Sector35▲ 9.5×1 topic
  34. Finance34▲ 6.7×4 topics
  35. Financial Stability33▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Performance Analysis32▲ 5.7×3 topics
  37. Global Financial Crisis30▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Ethical Identity30▲ 9.4×1 topic
  39. Shariah Supervision30▲ 9.4×1 topic
  40. Human Resource Management29▲ 6.8×4 topics

What research is done in Manama?

Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 34 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 30 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…29Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 29 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …22Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 22 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 19 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 17 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…16Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 16 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 16 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 16 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…16Big Data and Business Intelligence: 16 fractional works
Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceAccountingInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 34 works
  2. 2 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 30 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 29 works
  4. 4 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 22 works
  5. 5 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 19 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 16 works
  8. 8 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 16 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 16 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%30%Manama15.9% 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 23.3% in 2021.

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