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Research in Tripoli

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Tripoli, Libya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Libyan Academy, Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies and University of Tripoli.

Research institutions
7
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.8k
▲ 74% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
5.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 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 TripoliUniversity 4,033 #11,330
2Libyan AcademyUniversity 914 #6,993
3Center for Solar Energy Research and StudiesResearch facility 552 #10,376
4Tripoli Central HospitalHospital / health system 261 #21,417
5Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific ResearchGovernment institution 28 not ranked
6University of Tripoli Al-ahliaUniversity 23 not ranked
7Libya Open UniversityUniversity 23 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 Tripoli: 69.1%Libyan Academy: 15.7%Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies: 9.5%Tripoli Central Hospital: 4.5%3 others listed: 1.3%69%largest
University of Tripoli4,033 · 69.1%Libyan Academy914 · 15.7%Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies552 · 9.5%Tripoli Central Hospital261 · 4.5%3 others listed74 · 1.3%

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

Which fields of science does Tripoli work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Tripoli is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Engineering (18%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,042 fractional works · 39.7% of its workEngineering: 471 fractional works · 18.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 115 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 54 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 42 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 220 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 71 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 46 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 40 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 131 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPollution: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 53 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 835 fractional works · 31.8% of its workMedicine: 668 fractional works · 25.5% of its workSurgery: 78 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 67 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 57 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 77 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOral Surgery: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 66 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 424 fractional works · 16.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 195 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 61 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 48 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychology: 64 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 61 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 47 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 322 fractional works · 12.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 133 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPlant Science: 49 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 120 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTripoli2,623fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering47118.0%
    2. Computer Science2208.4%
    3. Environmental Science1315.0%
    4. Materials Science532.0%
    5. Energy411.6%
    6. Chemistry361.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences331.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy261.0%
    9. Mathematics250.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.2%
    1. Medicine66825.5%
    2. Dentistry772.9%
    3. Health Professions662.5%
    4. Nursing170.7%
    5. Veterinary70.3%
    1. Social Sciences1957.5%
    2. Psychology642.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting612.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities471.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance311.2%
    6. Decision Sciences261.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1335.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1204.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology331.3%
    4. Neuroscience190.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics170.7%
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 Oral Surgery and Dentistry (6.7× the world share in Oral Surgery).

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 27.0 works6.7×
  2. DentistryField · 65.8 works6.5×
← 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: 1.09× its world share, 109 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 97 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.99× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 150 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.75× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 387 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 97 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.46× its world share, 66 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 570 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.21× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 142 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.46×66 works
  2. Veterinary2.21×6 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.99×15 works
  4. Energy1.75×34 works
  5. Medicine1.41×570 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.36×29 works
  7. Nursing1.36×14 works
  8. Engineering1.23×387 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.09×109 works
  10. Health Professions0.96×53 works
  11. Chemistry0.94×31 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.94×19 works
  13. Environmental Science0.93×97 works
  14. Computer Science0.92×150 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×97 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×26 works
  17. Psychology0.75×48 works
  18. Mathematics0.74×18 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×47 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.62×4 works
  21. Materials Science0.57×42 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.55×33 works
  23. Social Sciences0.54×142 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×23 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.48×22 works
  26. Neuroscience0.41×14 works

Which keywords describe research in Tripoli?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome and Elderly.

▲ 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. Epidemiology162▲ 1.55×123 topics
  2. Machine Learning118▲ 1.35×79 topics
  3. Deep Learning99◆ 1.10×66 topics
  4. Renewable Energy85▲ 2.2×41 topics
  5. Inflammation66▲ 1.19×73 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease59▲ 1.98×34 topics
  7. Environmental Impact57▲ 1.28×46 topics
  8. Climate Change57▼ 0.80×72 topics
  9. Sustainability51▼ 0.80×47 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress50▲ 1.17×55 topics
  11. COVID-1950▲ 1.45×27 topics
  12. Quality of Life47▲ 1.24×40 topics
  13. Treatment45▲ 1.40×47 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome45▲ 2.1×21 topics
  15. Public Health42◆ 1.11×42 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency42▲ 1.74×28 topics
  17. Risk Factors40▲ 1.37×31 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity37▲ 2.2×27 topics
  19. Diabetes36▲ 2.7×16 topics
  20. Antioxidant35▲ 1.93×44 topics
  21. Diagnosis34▲ 1.40×37 topics
  22. Optimization34▲ 2.9×20 topics
  23. Obesity32▲ 1.59×21 topics
  24. Clinical Trials30▲ 1.74×18 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance30▲ 2.6×9 topics
  26. Convolutional Neural Networks30▲ 1.56×14 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance29▲ 2.8×15 topics
  28. Elderly29▲ 4.5×5 topics
  29. Prevention29▲ 2.6×15 topics
  30. Solar Energy24▲ 2.9×5 topics
  31. Bone Regeneration20▲ 6.6×2 topics
  32. Strategic Planning17▲ 4.4×3 topics
  33. Infection Control17▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Inappropriate Medication Use16▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Polypharmacy16▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Dental Implants14▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Peri-implant Diseases14▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Aerosols14▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Dental Practice14▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Transmission Routes14▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Tripoli?

Pharmaceutical Practices…15Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 15 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…14Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 14 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 13 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …13Military Technology and Strategies: 13 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…13Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 13 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 12 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 10 fractional worksDental materials and res…9Dental materials and restorations: 9 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 9 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 9 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologySociology and Political ScienceOral SurgeryAerospace Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 15 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 13 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  5. 5 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 13 works
  6. 6 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 12 works
  7. 7 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 10 works
  8. 8 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 9 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 9 works
  10. 10 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 9 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Tripoli4.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.6% in 2012.

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