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Research in Nizwá

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Nizwá, Oman. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa and University of Nizwa.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 88% vs 2018-21
Citations
47k
14.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Nizwá

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 Nizwá?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of NizwaUniversity 2,044 #4,418
2College of Applied Sciences, NizwaUniversity 1,179 #3,929

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 Nizwá work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Nizwá is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Computer Science (13%), Social Sciences (10%).

Physical Sciences: 828 fractional works · 48.3% of its workEngineering: 256 fractional works · 14.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 59 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 227 fractional works · 13.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 76 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 53 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 89 fractional works · 5.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 75 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 44 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 56 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 53 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 25 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 460 fractional works · 26.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 175 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 72 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 58 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 140 fractional works · 8.2% of its workAccounting: 40 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 23 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 36 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 27 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 217 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 97 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 54 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 81 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 209 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMedicine: 174 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNizwá1,714fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences27%

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. Engineering25614.9%
    2. Computer Science22713.2%
    3. Environmental Science895.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy754.4%
    5. Chemistry563.3%
    6. Materials Science533.1%
    7. Energy261.5%
    8. Mathematics251.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences150.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.4%
    1. Social Sciences17510.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1408.2%
    3. Psychology402.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance362.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities352.1%
    6. Decision Sciences331.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences975.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology814.7%
    3. Neuroscience150.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.8%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology100.6%
    1. Medicine17410.2%
    2. Health Professions261.5%
    3. Nursing60.4%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nizwá strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nizwá is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Accounting and Management Information Systems (5.3× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 40.6 works5.3×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 37.4 works4.2×
  3. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 21.2 works3.5×
← 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: 1.25× its world share, 87 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 71 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.40× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.23× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 184 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 221 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 78 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 43 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.06× its world share, 67 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 140 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.61× its world share, 123 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 154 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.61×123 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.40×12 works
  3. Chemistry2.23×51 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.06×67 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.93×27 works
  6. Computer Science1.62×184 works
  7. Energy1.61×22 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.33×7 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.25×87 works
  10. Mathematics1.16×20 works
  11. Environmental Science1.07×78 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×33 works
  13. Engineering1.00×221 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×71 works
  15. Materials Science0.84×43 works
  16. Social Sciences0.83×154 works
  17. Psychology0.75×34 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.72×30 works
  19. Nursing0.67×5 works
  20. Veterinary0.67×1 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×8 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×13 works
  23. Neuroscience0.55×13 works
  24. Health Professions0.50×19 works
  25. Medicine0.50×140 works
  26. Dentistry0.13×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Nizwá?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Supply Chain Management, IoT, Healthcare, Smart Cities, Organizational Performance and Customer Satisfaction.

▲ 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 Learning159▲ 2.8×77 topics
  2. Deep Learning103▲ 1.74×71 topics
  3. Healthcare65▲ 3.3×16 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management62▲ 4.0×17 topics
  5. Sustainability55▲ 1.32×52 topics
  6. Renewable Energy51▲ 2.0×33 topics
  7. Internet of Things48▲ 3.3×23 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence48▲ 1.95×29 topics
  9. IoT46▲ 7.1×16 topics
  10. Smart Cities42▲ 9.2×8 topics
  11. Corporate Governance41▲ 3.3×16 topics
  12. Online Learning38▲ 2.7×15 topics
  13. Digital Transformation38▲ 4.1×15 topics
  14. Organizational Performance37▲ 8.4×9 topics
  15. Big Data37▲ 2.3×18 topics
  16. Risk Management36▲ 4.4×11 topics
  17. Customer Satisfaction35▲ 6.4×7 topics
  18. Social Capital32▲ 3.6×11 topics
  19. Security32▲ 2.8×19 topics
  20. Knowledge Management32▲ 3.4×16 topics
  21. Human Resource Management30▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Medicinal Plants27▲ 4.1×14 topics
  23. Social Networks27▲ 5.8×7 topics
  24. Social Media Marketing24▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Anti-inflammatory24▲ 4.9×25 topics
  26. Localization24▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Guanxi23▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Wasta23▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Finance23▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. General Relativity23▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Financial Stability22▲ 6.8×5 topics
  32. Student Satisfaction22▲ 6.9×2 topics
  33. Global Financial Crisis21▲ 9.4×2 topics
  34. Supernovae21▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Ethical Identity21▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Shariah Supervision21▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Dark Energy20▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Cosmic Microwave Background20▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Cosmological Parameters20▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Black Holes19▲ 12×3 topics

What research is done in Nizwá?

Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 23 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 20 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…20Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 20 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…18Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 18 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 13 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 12 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …10Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 10 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 10 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 9 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceAccountingAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  2. 2 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 20 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 20 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  5. 5 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 12 works
  7. 7 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 10 works
  8. 8 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 10 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 9 works
  10. 10 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 9 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%Nizwá23.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.5% in 2024.

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