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Research in Tripoli

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Tripoli, Lebanon. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Balamand, Jinan University and Nini Hospital.

Research institutions
7
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.3k
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
11.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Tripoli

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 Tripoli?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BalamandUniversity 1,984 #6,124
2Nini HospitalHospital / health system 648 #14,002
3Jinan UniversityUniversity 447 #10,984
4Al-Salam HospitalHospital / health system 142 #19,377
5University of Tripoli LebanonUniversity 44 not ranked
6City UniversityUniversity 38 not ranked
7Université de Technologie et de Sciences Appliquées Libano-FrançaiseUniversity 31 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 Balamand: 59.5%Nini Hospital: 19.4%Jinan University: 13.4%Al-Salam Hospital: 4.3%3 others listed: 3.4%60%largest
University of Balamand1,984 · 59.5%Nini Hospital648 · 19.4%Jinan University447 · 13.4%Al-Salam Hospital142 · 4.3%3 others listed113 · 3.4%

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

Which fields of science does Tripoli work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Tripoli is in Health Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Engineering (12%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 586 fractional works · 45.7% of its workMedicine: 547 fractional works · 42.6% of its workSurgery: 116 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 49 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 41 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 35 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 29 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 301 fractional works · 23.4% of its workEngineering: 148 fractional works · 11.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 40 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 55 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 48 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 256 fractional works · 20.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 96 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 31 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 69 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAccounting: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 32 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 140 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 69 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 33 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTripoli1,282fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences20%

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. Medicine54742.6%
    2. Health Professions292.2%
    3. Nursing60.5%
    4. Dentistry50.4%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Engineering14811.5%
    2. Computer Science554.3%
    3. Environmental Science483.8%
    4. Materials Science151.2%
    5. Energy80.6%
    6. Chemistry70.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering40.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy40.3%
    10. Mathematics40.3%
    1. Social Sciences967.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting695.4%
    3. Psychology322.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance231.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities211.6%
    6. Decision Sciences151.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology695.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences332.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology181.4%
    4. Neuroscience161.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Tripoli strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tripoli is most concentrated in Building and Construction and Surgery (3.7× the world share in Building and Construction).

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 24.1 works3.7×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 89.7 works3.7×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 425 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 57 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.11×425 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.70×57 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.31×14 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.20×4 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.14×12 works
  6. Nursing1.07×6 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×54 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.89×20 works
  9. Health Professions0.87×24 works
  10. Engineering0.81×128 works
  11. Environmental Science0.81×42 works
  12. Dentistry0.78×4 works
  13. Neuroscience0.77×13 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×3 works
  15. Psychology0.77×25 works
  16. Energy0.68×6 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.68×21 works
  18. Social Sciences0.64×85 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×28 works
  20. Computer Science0.55×45 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×6 works
  22. Materials Science0.34×12 works
  23. Chemistry0.33×6 works
  24. Mathematics0.31×4 works
  25. Veterinary0.24×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.14×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Tripoli?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Surgical Management, Management, Inflammation and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology115▲ 2.2×120 topics
  2. Treatment51▲ 3.2×50 topics
  3. Diagnosis50▲ 4.2×39 topics
  4. Inflammation44▲ 1.61×69 topics
  5. Complications31▲ 4.9×17 topics
  6. Environmental Impact31▲ 1.42×35 topics
  7. Management31▲ 3.0×32 topics
  8. Quality of Life28▲ 1.53×47 topics
  9. Surgical Management27▲ 5.2×20 topics
  10. COVID-1925▲ 1.49×24 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management25▲ 2.1×16 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors23▲ 4.2×14 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties22▲ 1.74×18 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 1.48×34 topics
  15. Chemotherapy21▲ 2.3×24 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Networks20▲ 3.3×6 topics
  17. Corporate Governance19▲ 2.0×16 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines19▲ 2.7×14 topics
  19. Obesity19▲ 1.89×24 topics
  20. Pathogenesis18▲ 2.8×24 topics
  21. Guidelines18▲ 2.9×12 topics
  22. Children17▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Recycled Materials17▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Surgery16▲ 3.7×10 topics
  25. Geopolymer16▲ 8.9×2 topics
  26. Leadership16▲ 2.6×13 topics
  27. Organizational Performance16▲ 4.8×9 topics
  28. Heart Failure15▲ 2.7×12 topics
  29. Customer Satisfaction15▲ 3.7×5 topics
  30. Fiber Reinforced Concrete15▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Ultra-High Performance Concrete15▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Smart Cities13▲ 3.8×5 topics
  33. Carbon Emissions13▲ 8.6×2 topics
  34. Adults11▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Sustainable Concrete11▲ 5.7×2 topics
  36. Cementitious Materials11▲ 9.3×1 topic
  37. Durability Performance11▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. Fly Ash11▲ 7.8×1 topic
  39. Review11▲ 7.0×4 topics
  40. Social Media Marketing10▲ 16×1 topic

What research is done in Tripoli?

Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 14 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 10 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…9Organizational and Employee Performance: 9 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…7Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 6 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 6 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete …5Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 5 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 4 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceSurgeryAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 7 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 6 works
  6. 6 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 6 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 5 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 4 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%Tripoli15.0% 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 25.7% in 2011.

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