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Science in Bahrain

Bahrain ranks #92 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#104 all time), with 5.7k research works and 19.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#92
of 192 · #104 all time
Works, 2022–2025
5.7k
▲ 135% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
47%
world 63%

What is Bahrain strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Bahrain ranks highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#67 of 113), Medicine (#95 of 155) and Social Sciences (#94 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Management Information Systems and Health Informatics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Business, Management and AccountingField #67 of 113 31.6%615 Institutions
MedicineField #95 of 155 10.7%1,261 Institutions
Social SciencesField #94 of 151 22.3%723 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #83 of 131 20.9%761 Institutions
EngineeringField #93 of 134 12.6%602 Institutions
Information SystemsSubfield #68 of 93 29.1%216 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #81 of 110 30.9%258 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #91 of 122 25.8%219
EducationSubfield #87 of 115 20.5%239 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #80 of 101 31.1%202 Institutions
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #82 of 90 18.3%268 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 174.9 works5.0×
  2. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 113.6 works4.9×
  3. Health InformaticsSubfield · 27.7 works4.0×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 59.5 works3.7×
  5. MicrobiologySubfield · 1.2 works3.5×
  6. Business, Management and AccountingField · 614.5 works3.4×
  7. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 90.0 works3.2×
  8. MarketingSubfield · 75.6 works3.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 81 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 183 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 62 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 761 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 57 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 602 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 198 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 80 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 129 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 1,261 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 110 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.35× its world share, 614 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 157 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.12× its world share, 258 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 172 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 723 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Bahrain?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Internet of Things, Deep Learning and Smart Cities.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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 Learning469▲ 2.5×90 topics
  2. Deep Learning309▲ 1.59×81 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management254▲ 4.8×23 topics
  4. Healthcare246▲ 3.8×24 topics
  5. Epidemiology245◆ 1.09×122 topics
  6. Sustainability242▲ 1.74×71 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence193▲ 2.5×52 topics
  8. Corporate Governance192▲ 4.6×24 topics
  9. Internet of Things189▲ 3.8×29 topics
  10. Big Data182▲ 3.5×32 topics
  11. Risk Management168▲ 6.1×13 topics
  12. Renewable Energy161▲ 1.96×44 topics
  13. Smart Cities131▲ 8.9×8 topics
  14. Digital Transformation130▲ 4.3×24 topics
  15. Security129▲ 3.5×25 topics
  16. IoT127▲ 6.0×18 topics
  17. Organizational Performance121▲ 8.6×9 topics
  18. Social Capital115▲ 3.8×15 topics
  19. Data Mining114▲ 2.7×20 topics
  20. Customer Satisfaction108▲ 5.9×9 topics
  21. Finance105▲ 9.5×4 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship104▲ 4.7×15 topics
  23. Financial Stability102▲ 9.0×5 topics
  24. Islamic Banking101▲ 4.3×3 topics
  25. Knowledge Management99▲ 3.1×25 topics
  26. Performance Analysis96▲ 7.8×5 topics
  27. Global Financial Crisis93▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Ethical Identity93▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Shariah Supervision93▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Language Teaching81▲ 5.6×8 topics
  31. Critical Thinking73▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Social Media Marketing73▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Tourism Development72▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Teaching Methods72▲ 8.9×7 topics
  35. Human Resource Management72▲ 8.2×5 topics
  36. Digital Education72▲ 9.7×5 topics
  37. Formative Assessment71▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Educational Technologies69▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Artistic Education68▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Student Competencies68▲ 24×1 topic

Which universities in Bahrain lead research?

University of Bahrain, Ahlia University and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain rank highest in Bahrain on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 17.4286%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Bahrain: 1,402, 18.9%Ahlia University: 485, 37.7%Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain: 335, 23.2%Arabian Gulf University: 557, 18.6%Applied Science University: 533, 23.0%University College of Bahrain: 592, 19.1%Kingdom University: 468, 14.3%Salmaniya Medical Complex: 353, 5.5%Bahrain Polytechnic: 203, 22.4%Bahrain Center for Strategic International and Energy Studies: 94, 12.7%Ministry of Health: 129, 13.0%King Hamad University Hospital: 246, 3.7%International Hospital of Bahrain: 98, 10.4%Arab Open University: 86, 21.5%Ahlia UniversityRoyal College of Sur…University of BahrainArabian Gulf Univers…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of BahrainUniversity · Madīnat ‘Īsá · #3,666 worldwide18.9% top 10% · 1.4k works
  2. 2Ahlia UniversityUniversity · Manama · #3,763 worldwide37.7% top 10% · 485 works
  3. 3Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - BahrainUniversity · Al Muharraq · #5,139 worldwide23.2% top 10% · 335 works
  4. 4Arabian Gulf UniversityUniversity · Manama · #5,396 worldwide18.6% top 10% · 557 works
  5. 5Applied Science UniversityUniversity · Sitrah · #5,936 worldwide23.0% top 10% · 533 works
  6. 6University College of BahrainUniversity · Manama · #7,048 worldwide19.1% top 10% · 592 works
  7. 7Kingdom UniversityUniversity · Ar Rifā‘ · #12,479 worldwide14.3% top 10% · 468 works
  8. 8Salmaniya Medical ComplexHospital / health system · Manama · #16,284 worldwide5.5% top 10% · 353 works
  9. 9Bahrain PolytechnicUniversity · Madīnat ‘Īsá · #16,335 worldwide22.4% top 10% · 203 works
  10. 10Bahrain Center for Strategic International and Energy StudiesInstitution · Manama · #19,003 worldwide12.7% top 10% · 94 works
  11. 11Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Manama · #20,170 worldwide13.0% top 10% · 129 works
  12. 12King Hamad University HospitalHospital / health system · Al Muharraq · #20,980 worldwide3.7% top 10% · 246 works
  13. 13International Hospital of BahrainHospital / health system · Manama · #23,825 worldwide10.4% top 10% · 98 works
  14. 14Arab Open UniversityUniversity · Manama · #24,935 worldwide21.5% top 10% · 86 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Bahrain

Who are the top researchers in Bahrain?

Randah R Hamadeh, Haitham Jahrami and Abdalmuttaleb Al-Sartawi rank highest among researchers based in Bahrain.

  1. 1 Randah R Hamadeh · #21,078 worldwide 5.3k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Haitham Jahrami · #39,510 worldwide 573 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Abdalmuttaleb Al-Sartawi · #53,016 worldwide 309 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Alexandra E. Butler · #62,981 worldwide 247 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Zbys Fedorowicz · #85,432 worldwide 232 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Mona Nasser · #101,986 worldwide 233 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 M.P. Saka · #137,756 worldwide 201 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 A. Bannari · #224,961 worldwide 316 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Abdulrahman O. Musaiger · #351,561 worldwide 108 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Anjum Razzaque · #369,158 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
Top researchers in Bahrain

How open and international is Bahrain's research?

47% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 35% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.5%domestic only64.5%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Bahrain's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 135% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Bahrain