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Research in Zarqa

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Zarqa, Jordan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Zarqa University and Hashemite University.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.5k
▲ 144% vs 2018-21
Citations
107k
12.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1972-2026
55 years on the record
Zarqa

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 Zarqa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hashemite UniversityUniversity 5,657 #4,383
2Zarqa UniversityUniversity 2,810 #1,630

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 Zarqa work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Zarqa is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (15%), Medicine (14%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,740 fractional works · 40.8% of its workComputer Science: 652 fractional works · 15.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 256 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInformation Systems: 153 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 90 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 540 fractional works · 12.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 123 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 65 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 65 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 138 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 77 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 122 fractional works · 2.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 107 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 65 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 55 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,486 fractional works · 34.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 544 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 187 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 118 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 61 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 392 fractional works · 9.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 118 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 113 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 188 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 74 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 133 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 89 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 120 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 111 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 767 fractional works · 18.0% of its workMedicine: 591 fractional works · 13.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 55 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 101 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 124 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 272 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 105 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 76 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKZarqa4,265fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences35%

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 Science65215.3%
    2. Engineering54012.7%
    3. Materials Science1383.2%
    4. Mathematics1222.9%
    5. Environmental Science1072.5%
    6. Chemistry651.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy551.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences290.7%
    9. Energy230.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,48634.8%
    1. Social Sciences54412.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3929.2%
    3. Psychology1884.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1333.1%
    5. Decision Sciences1202.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities1112.6%
    1. Medicine59113.9%
    2. Health Professions1242.9%
    3. Nursing350.8%
    4. Dentistry160.4%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1052.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences761.8%
    3. Neuroscience461.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics230.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology220.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Zarqa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Zarqa is most concentrated in Numerical Analysis, Modeling and Simulation and Accounting (6.5× the world share in Numerical Analysis).

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 20.5 works6.5×
  2. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 31.6 works6.1×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 100.6 works4.5×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 41.0 works3.9×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 68 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 58 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.97× its world share, 565 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 490 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 86 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.70× its world share, 117 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 107 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 497 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 103 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.74× its world share, 325 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 99 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 117 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 166 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 448 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.77×99 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.74×325 works
  3. Mathematics2.70×117 works
  4. Computer Science1.97×565 works
  5. Nursing1.62×29 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.52×20 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.49×117 works
  8. Psychology1.47×166 works
  9. Health Professions1.10×107 works
  10. Chemistry1.00×58 works
  11. Materials Science0.99×127 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.97×103 works
  13. Social Sciences0.96×448 works
  14. Engineering0.89×490 works
  15. Dentistry0.79×14 works
  16. Medicine0.70×497 works
  17. Neuroscience0.69×41 works
  18. Energy0.60×20 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.58×48 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.50×6 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×18 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×27 works
  23. Environmental Science0.47×86 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×89 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×68 works
  26. Veterinary0.23×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Zarqa?

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

▲ 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 Learning386▲ 2.7×92 topics
  2. Deep Learning235▲ 1.59×79 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management204▲ 5.3×23 topics
  4. Healthcare201▲ 4.1×22 topics
  5. Digital Transformation154▲ 6.7×22 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence149▲ 2.5×53 topics
  7. Customer Satisfaction148▲ 11×8 topics
  8. Smart Cities138▲ 12×8 topics
  9. IoT137▲ 8.5×17 topics
  10. Corporate Governance134▲ 4.3×24 topics
  11. Organizational Performance126▲ 11×10 topics
  12. Knowledge Management122▲ 5.2×25 topics
  13. Social Media Marketing106▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Internet of Things97▲ 2.7×28 topics
  15. Mental Health90▲ 1.48×35 topics
  16. Big Data88▲ 2.2×30 topics
  17. Social Media85▲ 1.45×30 topics
  18. Risk Management84▲ 4.2×14 topics
  19. COVID-1982▲ 1.48×27 topics
  20. Innovation81▲ 1.83×51 topics
  21. Security76▲ 2.7×25 topics
  22. Data Mining70▲ 2.2×20 topics
  23. Leadership68▲ 3.3×20 topics
  24. IoT Security68▲ 5.2×3 topics
  25. Job Satisfaction60▲ 3.2×14 topics
  26. Cybersecurity54▲ 5.1×6 topics
  27. Nonlinear Equations48▲ 8.8×6 topics
  28. Finance48▲ 6.1×4 topics
  29. Financial Stability47▲ 5.8×7 topics
  30. Performance Measurement47▲ 4.1×7 topics
  31. Information Systems42▲ 5.7×8 topics
  32. Technology Acceptance Model42▲ 6.3×2 topics
  33. User Satisfaction42▲ 5.1×4 topics
  34. Employee Engagement41▲ 5.4×6 topics
  35. Human Resource Management40▲ 6.1×4 topics
  36. Global Financial Crisis39▲ 7.1×3 topics
  37. Ethical Identity39▲ 7.9×1 topic
  38. Shariah Supervision39▲ 7.9×1 topic
  39. Consumer Trust38▲ 9.2×1 topic
  40. Partial Least Squares38▲ 9.2×1 topic

What research is done in Zarqa?

Organizational and Emplo…95Organizational and Employee Performance: 95 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…38Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 38 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …35Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 35 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 27 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 27 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 26 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 25 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 22 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 20 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 20 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAccountingInformation Systems and ManagementComputer Networks and Communications6 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 95 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 38 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 35 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 27 works
  5. 5 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 27 works
  6. 6 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 26 works
  7. 7 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 22 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 20 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%Zarqa22.0% 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 28.7% in 2024.

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