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Research in Sharjah

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Sharjah, American University of Sharjah and Skyline University College.

Research institutions
4
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▲ 77% vs 2018-21
Citations
303k
16.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Sharjah

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 Sharjah?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SharjahUniversity 11,213 #1,593
2American University of SharjahUniversity 6,572 #2,078
3Skyline University CollegeUniversity 543 #3,506
4Arab Science and Technology FoundationNonprofit 1 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.

University of Sharjah: 61.2%American University of Sharjah: 35.9%Skyline University College: 3.0%Arab Science and Technology Foundation: 0.0%61%largest
University of Sharjah11k · 61.2%American University of Sharjah6,572 · 35.9%Skyline University College543 · 3.0%Arab Science and Technology Foundation1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Sharjah work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Sharjah is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Computer Science (12%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4,543 fractional works · 52.6% of its workEngineering: 2,056 fractional works · 23.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 477 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 258 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 253 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 214 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 189 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 167 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 122 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 101 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1,059 fractional works · 12.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 412 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 162 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 157 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 157 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSignal Processing: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 452 fractional works · 5.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 88 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 293 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 167 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 225 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 174 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 134 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 115 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 114 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,114 fractional works · 24.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 840 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 316 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 150 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 91 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 513 fractional works · 5.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 150 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 107 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 223 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 188 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 132 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 184 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 166 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 89 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,359 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMedicine: 1,004 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 101 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 83 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 83 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 180 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 208 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 115 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 619 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 294 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 173 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 167 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 93 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSharjah8,635fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences24%

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. Engineering2,05623.8%
    2. Computer Science1,05912.3%
    3. Environmental Science4525.2%
    4. Materials Science2933.4%
    5. Energy2252.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1341.6%
    7. Mathematics1151.3%
    8. Chemistry1141.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences570.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering370.4%
  2. Social Sciences2,11424.5%
    1. Social Sciences8409.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting5135.9%
    3. Psychology2232.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1882.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities1842.1%
    6. Decision Sciences1661.9%
  3. Health Sciences1,35915.7%
    1. Medicine1,00411.6%
    2. Health Professions2082.4%
    3. Dentistry1151.3%
    4. Nursing280.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2943.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1671.9%
    3. Neuroscience931.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology390.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Sharjah strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sharjah is most concentrated in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Building and Construction and Health Informatics (4.9× the world share in Energy Engineering and Power Technology).

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 41.1 works4.9×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 200.2 works4.2×
  3. Health InformaticsSubfield · 27.1 works2.9×
  4. EnergyField · 202.6 works2.9×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 42.1 works2.8×
  6. DentistryField · 101.5 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: 0.40× its world share, 148 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 254 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 81 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 105 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.59× its world share, 952 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 52 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.85× its world share, 203 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.63× its world share, 1,888 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 404 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 263 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 104 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 122 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.71× its world share, 102 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 190 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 863 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 157 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 462 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 155 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 173 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 194 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 731 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.85×203 works
  2. Dentistry2.71×102 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.08×155 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.86×462 works
  5. Engineering1.63×1,888 works
  6. Computer Science1.59×952 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.22×33 works
  8. Mathematics1.14×104 works
  9. Environmental Science1.05×404 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×173 works
  11. Materials Science0.98×263 works
  12. Health Professions0.94×190 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.88×24 works
  14. Chemistry0.86×105 works
  15. Psychology0.82×194 works
  16. Social Sciences0.75×731 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.71×122 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.70×157 works
  19. Neuroscience0.65×81 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×254 works
  21. Nursing0.62×24 works
  22. Medicine0.58×863 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.44×34 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×52 works
  25. Veterinary0.43×4 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×148 works

Which keywords describe research in Sharjah?

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

▲ 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 Learning582▲ 2.0×92 topics
  2. Deep Learning535▲ 1.80×81 topics
  3. Sustainability367▲ 1.74×85 topics
  4. Renewable Energy344▲ 2.8×49 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management293▲ 3.8×22 topics
  6. Healthcare293▲ 3.0×23 topics
  7. Environmental Impact221▲ 1.50×57 topics
  8. Neural Networks206▲ 1.55×38 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence177▲ 1.44×46 topics
  10. Nanomaterials177▲ 1.96×20 topics
  11. Internet of Things170▲ 2.3×24 topics
  12. IoT164▲ 5.0×19 topics
  13. Risk Management161▲ 3.9×14 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency161▲ 2.0×36 topics
  15. Smart Cities155▲ 6.8×7 topics
  16. Social Media147▲ 1.23×33 topics
  17. Big Data144▲ 1.75×26 topics
  18. COVID-19140▲ 1.25×27 topics
  19. Convolutional Neural Networks134▲ 2.1×14 topics
  20. Energy Storage134▲ 2.4×12 topics
  21. Nanoparticles134▲ 1.23×42 topics
  22. Digital Transformation130▲ 2.8×23 topics
  23. Customer Satisfaction129▲ 4.7×9 topics
  24. Security124▲ 2.1×25 topics
  25. Artificial Neural Networks119▲ 3.0×10 topics
  26. Organizational Performance118▲ 5.3×11 topics
  27. Corporate Governance113▲ 1.79×24 topics
  28. Knowledge Management111▲ 2.3×21 topics
  29. Life Cycle Assessment92▲ 3.9×8 topics
  30. Social Media Marketing92▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Smart Grid90▲ 2.9×10 topics
  32. Solar Energy89▲ 3.3×5 topics
  33. Electric Vehicles86▲ 3.5×5 topics
  34. IoT Security84▲ 3.1×3 topics
  35. Construction82▲ 7.2×3 topics
  36. Human Resource Management71▲ 5.3×5 topics
  37. Durability Performance64▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Recycled Materials62▲ 6.4×2 topics
  39. Concrete Strengthening49▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites49▲ 9.3×1 topic

What research is done in Sharjah?

Organizational and Employee Performance: 85 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 46 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 46 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 45 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 44 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 40 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 36 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …35Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 35 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 34 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 34 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceBuilding and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringAccounting6 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 85 works
  2. 2 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 46 works
  3. 3 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 46 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 45 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 44 works
  6. 6 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 36 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 35 works
  9. 9 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 34 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 34 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%Sharjah24.6% 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 29.4% in 2021.

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