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Research in Sohar

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Sohar, Oman. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Sohar University, Oman Medical College and University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Suhar.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 96% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
9.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1967-2026
60 years on the record
Sohar

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 Sohar?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sohar UniversityUniversity 1,790 #2,270
2Oman Medical CollegeHospital / health system 1,169 #7,719
3University of Technology and Applied Sciences-SuharUniversity 227 #9,195

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 Sohar work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Sohar is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 690 fractional works · 39.7% of its workEngineering: 234 fractional works · 13.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 45 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 219 fractional works · 12.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 86 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 53 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 77 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 45 fractional works · 2.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 36 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 546 fractional works · 31.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 225 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEducation: 93 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 74 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 133 fractional works · 7.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 32 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 65 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 48 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 35 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 46 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 29 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 385 fractional works · 22.2% of its workMedicine: 309 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSurgery: 45 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 53 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 115 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 47 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSohar1,736fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences31%

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. Engineering23413.5%
    2. Computer Science21912.6%
    3. Environmental Science774.4%
    4. Mathematics452.6%
    5. Energy412.4%
    6. Materials Science362.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy130.8%
    8. Chemistry130.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences80.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.3%
    1. Social Sciences22513.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1337.6%
    3. Psychology653.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance482.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities462.6%
    6. Decision Sciences291.7%
    1. Medicine30917.8%
    2. Health Professions533.1%
    3. Dentistry140.8%
    4. Nursing90.5%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology472.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences352.0%
    3. Neuroscience201.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology90.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Sohar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Healthcare, Technology Integration, Online Learning, Deep Learning, Supply Chain Management and Educational Technology.

▲ 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 Learning124▲ 2.1×76 topics
  2. Deep Learning78▲ 1.29×74 topics
  3. Renewable Energy70▲ 2.8×35 topics
  4. Epidemiology67◆ 0.97×113 topics
  5. Healthcare56▲ 2.8×20 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence50▲ 2.0×35 topics
  7. Educational Technology50▲ 2.4×28 topics
  8. Sustainability49◆ 1.14×59 topics
  9. Online Learning47▲ 3.2×14 topics
  10. Education46▲ 1.55×38 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management45▲ 2.9×20 topics
  12. E-Learning43▲ 2.6×15 topics
  13. Technology Integration36▲ 6.5×10 topics
  14. Internet of Things36▲ 2.4×21 topics
  15. Social Media35▲ 1.46×27 topics
  16. Digital Transformation31▲ 3.3×13 topics
  17. Big Data31▲ 1.86×22 topics
  18. Student Engagement28▲ 4.1×14 topics
  19. Corporate Governance28▲ 2.2×19 topics
  20. Student Satisfaction28▲ 8.8×2 topics
  21. Higher Education27▲ 3.0×19 topics
  22. Smart Cities27▲ 5.8×5 topics
  23. Customer Satisfaction27▲ 4.8×8 topics
  24. Security26▲ 2.2×19 topics
  25. IoT26▲ 4.0×14 topics
  26. Knowledge Management26▲ 2.7×17 topics
  27. Mobile Learning25▲ 4.2×5 topics
  28. Solar Energy24▲ 4.4×5 topics
  29. Organizational Performance24▲ 5.2×8 topics
  30. Social Capital23▲ 2.6×13 topics
  31. Human Resource Management23▲ 8.6×5 topics
  32. Social Networks20▲ 4.3×10 topics
  33. Google Classroom20▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Teacher Perception20▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Customer Experience19▲ 6.6×4 topics
  36. Corpus Linguistics17▲ 4.7×5 topics
  37. Localization16▲ 7.6×4 topics
  38. Social Media Marketing16▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Guanxi15▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Wasta15▲ 40×1 topic

What research is done in Sohar?

Technology-Enhanced Educ…16Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 16 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…14Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 14 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 12 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 11 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 10 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 10 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 9 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Opti…9Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 8 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceComputer Science Applications4 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 16 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  4. 4 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  5. 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 10 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 works
  8. 8 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 8 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 8 works

Research output over time

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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%Sohar17.7% 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 24.6% in 2024.

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