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Research in Muscat

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Muscat, Oman. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat College and Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.

Research institutions
18
14 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.5%
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 Muscat?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sultan Qaboos UniversityUniversity 14,676 #1,199
2Sultan Qaboos University HospitalHospital / health system 2,065 #8,598
3Muscat CollegeUniversity 1,927 #5,816
4Royal HospitalHospital / health system 1,639 #14,585
5Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 932 #12,580
6Middle East CollegeUniversity 793 #20,463
7Ministry of Agriculture and FisheriesGovernment institution 543 #22,785
8Modern College of Business and ScienceUniversity 515 #9,461
9German University of TechnologyUniversity 435 #14,212
10Arab Open UniversityUniversity 379 #21,215
11Khoula HospitalHospital / health system 346 #25,345
12The Research CouncilGovernment institution 291 #31,263 all time
13Al-Zahra College for WomenUniversity 232 #23,436
14Bayan CollegeUniversity 194 #20,574
15Al Nahdha HospitalHospital / health system 187 #36,536 all time
16Majan CollegeUniversity 145 #24,032
17Waljat Colleges of Applied SciencesUniversity 54 not ranked
18OQ (Oman)Company 34 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.

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: 57.8%Sultan Qaboos University Hospital: 8.1%Muscat College: 7.6%Royal Hospital: 6.5%14 others listed: 20.0%58%largest
Sultan Qaboos University15k · 57.8%Sultan Qaboos University Hospital2,065 · 8.1%Muscat College1,927 · 7.6%Royal Hospital1,639 · 6.5%14 others listed5,080 · 20.0%

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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×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Muscat?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Deep Learning and Human Resource 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 2022–2025 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
  1. Machine Learning404▲ 1.76×90 topics
  2. Epidemiology308◆ 1.11×132 topics
  3. Deep Learning255◆ 1.07×79 topics
  4. Sustainability229▲ 1.35×79 topics
  5. Healthcare193▲ 2.4×28 topics
  6. Renewable Energy182▲ 1.81×42 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management181▲ 2.8×23 topics
  8. Climate Change179◆ 0.95×92 topics
  9. Education164▲ 1.37×65 topics
  10. Environmental Impact156▲ 1.31×57 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence137▲ 1.43×48 topics
  12. COVID-19131▲ 1.37×29 topics
  13. Internet of Things111▲ 1.83×27 topics
  14. Big Data110▲ 1.74×29 topics
  15. Online Learning108▲ 1.84×22 topics
  16. Digital Transformation101▲ 2.7×20 topics
  17. Risk Management99▲ 2.9×16 topics
  18. Depression99▲ 1.61×21 topics
  19. Optimization89▲ 2.8×23 topics
  20. Social Capital85▲ 2.3×15 topics
  21. IoT84▲ 3.2×17 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior84▲ 1.89×18 topics
  23. Smart Cities82▲ 4.5×8 topics
  24. Customer Satisfaction79▲ 3.5×9 topics
  25. Student Engagement74▲ 2.7×16 topics
  26. Human Resource Management74▲ 6.8×5 topics
  27. Social Networks73▲ 3.9×11 topics
  28. Organizational Performance65▲ 3.8×10 topics
  29. Localization64▲ 7.6×4 topics
  30. Guanxi60▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Wasta60▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Data Assimilation57▲ 5.2×4 topics
  33. Student Satisfaction55▲ 4.2×3 topics
  34. Ensemble Kalman Filter55▲ 7.8×2 topics
  35. Uncertainty Quantification54▲ 9.5×2 topics
  36. Closed-Loop Control53▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Well Placement53▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Social Media Marketing46▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Fracture Propagation44▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Shale Gas Reservoirs44▲ 10×1 topic

What research is done in Muscat?

  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

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