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Research in Muscat

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Muscat, Oman. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat College and Modern College of Business and Science.

Research institutions
16
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
339k
13.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Muscat

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 Muscat?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sultan Qaboos UniversityUniversity 16,741 #2,505
2Muscat CollegeUniversity 1,927 #4,342
3Royal HospitalHospital / health system 1,639 #13,871
4Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 932 #10,491
5Ministry of Agriculture and FisheriesGovernment institution 543 #14,625
6Modern College of Business and ScienceUniversity 515 #6,020
7German University of TechnologyUniversity 435 #11,512
8Arab Open UniversityUniversity 379 #7,847
9Khoula HospitalHospital / health system 346 #21,728
10The Research CouncilGovernment institution 291 #20,198 all time
11Al-Zahra College for WomenUniversity 232 #14,395
12Bayan CollegeUniversity 194 #13,353
13Al Nahdha HospitalHospital / health system 187 #32,641 all time
14Majan CollegeUniversity 145 #17,869
15Waljat Colleges of Applied SciencesUniversity 54 not ranked
16OQ (Oman)Company 34 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.

Sultan Qaboos University: 68.1%Muscat College: 7.8%Royal Hospital: 6.7%Ministry of Health: 3.8%12 others listed: 13.6%68%largest
Sultan Qaboos University17k · 68.1%Muscat College1,927 · 7.8%Royal Hospital1,639 · 6.7%Ministry of Health932 · 3.8%12 others listed3,355 · 13.6%

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

Which fields of science does Muscat work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Muscat is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (11%).

Physical Sciences: 3,254 fractional works · 39.4% of its workEngineering: 1,340 fractional works · 16.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 204 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 197 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 182 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 140 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 109 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 101 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 83 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 738 fractional works · 8.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 263 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 177 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 443 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 179 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 133 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 132 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 103 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 99 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 91 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,161 fractional works · 26.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 870 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 293 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 289 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 460 fractional works · 5.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 131 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 288 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 102 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 236 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 169 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 170 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 136 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,072 fractional works · 25.1% of its workMedicine: 1,766 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSurgery: 223 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 137 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 132 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 129 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 96 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 95 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 224 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 99 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 780 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 361 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 173 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 274 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 129 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMuscat8,266fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences26%

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. Engineering1,34016.2%
    2. Computer Science7388.9%
    3. Environmental Science4435.4%
    4. Materials Science1792.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1331.6%
    6. Energy1321.6%
    7. Mathematics991.2%
    8. Chemistry911.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy740.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering250.3%
  2. Social Sciences2,16126.1%
    1. Social Sciences87010.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4605.6%
    3. Psychology2883.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2362.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities1702.1%
    6. Decision Sciences1361.6%
  3. Health Sciences2,07225.1%
    1. Medicine1,76621.4%
    2. Health Professions2242.7%
    3. Nursing530.6%
    4. Dentistry200.2%
    5. Veterinary90.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3614.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2743.3%
    3. Neuroscience740.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology520.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Muscat strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Muscat is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering, Health Informatics and Energy Engineering and Power Technology (4.4× the world share in Ocean Engineering).

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 161.3 works4.4×
  2. Health InformaticsSubfield · 33.5 works4.0×
  3. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 21.7 works2.9×
  4. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 46.2 works2.7×
  5. UrologySubfield · 22.7 works2.7×
← 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: 0.95× its world share, 315 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 230 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 45 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 63 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 80 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 594 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 111 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 105 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 1,093 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 366 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 145 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 87 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 63 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 202 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 1,528 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 47 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 139 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 411 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 114 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 214 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 241 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 737 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting1.82×411 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.69×114 works
  3. Energy1.64×105 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.43×214 works
  5. Nursing1.38×47 works
  6. Medicine1.14×1,528 works
  7. Psychology1.13×241 works
  8. Computer Science1.09×594 works
  9. Health Professions1.09×202 works
  10. Mathematics1.06×87 works
  11. Environmental Science1.05×366 works
  12. Engineering1.04×1,093 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.01×111 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.95×315 works
  15. Veterinary0.84×8 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.83×20 works
  17. Social Sciences0.83×737 works
  18. Chemistry0.73×80 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.69×139 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×45 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×230 works
  22. Materials Science0.60×145 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×14 works
  24. Neuroscience0.55×63 works
  25. Dentistry0.47×16 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.41×63 works

Which keywords describe research in Muscat?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Healthcare, Supply Chain Management, Epidemiology, Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Sustainability and Smart Cities.

▲ 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 Learning508▲ 1.85×94 topics
  2. Epidemiology348◆ 1.06×133 topics
  3. Deep Learning317◆ 1.11×81 topics
  4. Sustainability274▲ 1.35×85 topics
  5. Healthcare231▲ 2.5×29 topics
  6. Renewable Energy226▲ 1.89×46 topics
  7. Climate Change216◆ 0.96×98 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management209▲ 2.8×23 topics
  9. Environmental Impact194▲ 1.38×58 topics
  10. Education187▲ 1.31×74 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence180▲ 1.53×51 topics
  12. Big Data142▲ 1.80×31 topics
  13. COVID-19139▲ 1.29×30 topics
  14. Internet of Things136▲ 1.92×29 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency119▲ 1.55×36 topics
  16. Digital Transformation117▲ 2.6×22 topics
  17. Online Learning117▲ 1.71×22 topics
  18. Optimization109▲ 2.9×23 topics
  19. Security108▲ 1.95×27 topics
  20. Risk Management107▲ 2.7×16 topics
  21. IoT102▲ 3.3×17 topics
  22. Smart Cities99▲ 4.5×8 topics
  23. Social Capital97▲ 2.3×16 topics
  24. Customer Satisfaction88▲ 3.4×9 topics
  25. Social Networks83▲ 3.7×11 topics
  26. Human Resource Management79▲ 6.2×5 topics
  27. Technology Integration79▲ 3.0×12 topics
  28. Organizational Performance77▲ 3.6×11 topics
  29. Data Assimilation69▲ 5.1×4 topics
  30. Localization69▲ 7.0×4 topics
  31. Guanxi64▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Wasta64▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Ensemble Kalman Filter63▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Uncertainty Quantification63▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Closed-Loop Control62▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Well Placement62▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Hydraulic Fracturing55▲ 6.2×2 topics
  38. Social Media Marketing53▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Fracture Propagation52▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Shale Gas Reservoirs52▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Muscat?

Socioeconomic Developmen…60Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 60 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…53Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 53 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…46Organizational and Employee Performance: 46 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…44Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 44 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 35 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 35 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…34Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 34 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 34 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 32 fractional worksOil and Gas Production T…30Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 30 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceOcean EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 60 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 53 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 46 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 44 works
  5. 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 35 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 35 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 34 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 34 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 32 works
  10. 10 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 30 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Muscat18.4% 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 20.2% in 2019.

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