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Research in Salt

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Salt, Jordan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Al-Balqa Applied University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6k
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
76k
12.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1983-2026
44 years on the record
Salt

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 Salt?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Al-Balqa Applied UniversityUniversity 6,037 #2,681

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 Salt work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Salt is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (17%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,126 fractional works · 46.2% of its workComputer Science: 416 fractional works · 17.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 163 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 75 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 75 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 50 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 321 fractional works · 13.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 58 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 57 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 114 fractional works · 4.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 87 fractional works · 3.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 58 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 799 fractional works · 32.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 368 fractional works · 15.1% of its workEducation: 149 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 124 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 148 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAccounting: 49 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 36 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 134 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 63 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 58 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 48 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 44 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 340 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMedicine: 270 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Professions: 52 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 171 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 70 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSalt2,436fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences14%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. Computer Science41617.1%
    2. Engineering32113.2%
    3. Mathematics1144.7%
    4. Environmental Science873.6%
    5. Materials Science582.4%
    6. Chemistry411.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy401.7%
    8. Energy321.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences120.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.3%
    1. Social Sciences36815.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1486.1%
    3. Psychology1345.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities582.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance482.0%
    6. Decision Sciences441.8%
    1. Medicine27011.1%
    2. Health Professions522.2%
    3. Nursing140.6%
    4. Dentistry30.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences702.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology582.4%
    3. Neuroscience241.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology70.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Salt strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Salt is most concentrated in Numerical Analysis, Modeling and Simulation and Applied Mathematics (10.8× the world share in Numerical Analysis).

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 20.4 works11×
  2. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 29.7 works9.6×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 27.1 works4.3×
  4. MathematicsField · 101.6 works3.9×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 46.3 works3.4×
  6. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 27.9 works3.1×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.22× its world share, 381 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 292 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 82 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 51 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.91× its world share, 102 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 228 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 51 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.94× its world share, 138 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 124 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 341 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics3.91×102 works
  2. Computer Science2.22×381 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.94×138 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.84×39 works
  5. Psychology1.84×124 works
  6. Energy1.46×30 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.26×10 works
  8. Social Sciences1.22×341 works
  9. Chemistry1.13×39 works
  10. Nursing1.09×12 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×43 works
  12. Engineering0.88×292 works
  13. Health Professions0.85×50 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.80×51 works
  15. Environmental Science0.75×82 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.71×6 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.71×35 works
  18. Materials Science0.66×51 works
  19. Neuroscience0.62×22 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×64 works
  21. Medicine0.54×228 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×52 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×10 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×6 works
  25. Dentistry0.19×2 works
  26. Veterinary0.10×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Salt?

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

▲ 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 Learning211▲ 2.6×82 topics
  2. Deep Learning143▲ 1.71×73 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management113▲ 5.2×17 topics
  4. Healthcare107▲ 3.9×17 topics
  5. Digital Transformation101▲ 7.7×18 topics
  6. Customer Satisfaction88▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Education85▲ 2.0×45 topics
  8. IoT85▲ 9.2×12 topics
  9. Smart Cities83▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Knowledge Management80▲ 5.9×23 topics
  11. Organizational Performance79▲ 12×10 topics
  12. Mental Health76▲ 2.2×34 topics
  13. Social Media Marketing72▲ 61×1 topic
  14. Educational Technology71▲ 2.5×30 topics
  15. Online Learning61▲ 3.0×19 topics
  16. E-Learning60▲ 2.5×15 topics
  17. Depression55▲ 2.6×22 topics
  18. Risk Management54▲ 4.7×11 topics
  19. Security Analysis50▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Corporate Governance49▲ 2.7×16 topics
  21. Nonlinear Equations45▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Technology Integration43▲ 5.6×10 topics
  23. Social Networks40▲ 6.0×8 topics
  24. Stress38▲ 4.3×10 topics
  25. Human Resource Management38▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Cryptanalysis37▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Student Satisfaction35▲ 7.8×2 topics
  28. Localization35▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Chaos34▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Self-Efficacy34▲ 5.4×9 topics
  31. Financial Stability34▲ 7.2×5 topics
  32. Guanxi34▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Wasta34▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Fractional Calculus33▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Chaotic Maps33▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Image Encryption33▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Anomalous Diffusion31▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Homotopy Analysis Method30▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Random Walk30▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Global Financial Crisis28▲ 9.0×2 topics

What research is done in Salt?

Organizational and Emplo…68Organizational and Employee Performance: 68 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 33 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal…32Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 32 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…28Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 28 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 27 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 24 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…22Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 22 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 21 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 18 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 15 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 68 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  3. 3 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 32 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 28 works
  5. 5 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 27 works
  6. 6 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 24 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 22 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 21 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 18 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 15 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%30%Salt21.1% 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 26.1% in 2006.

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