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Science in Jordan

Jordan ranks #49 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#58 all time), with 33k research works and 22.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#49
of 192 · #58 all time
Works, 2022–2025
33k
▲ 87% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
22.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
2 in the top 1,000
Open access
53%
world 63%

What is Jordan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Jordan ranks highest in Accounting (#8 of 66), Business, Management and Accounting (#15 of 113) and Management Information Systems (#8 of 59). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Research and Theory, Modeling and Simulation and Numerical Analysis.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
AccountingSubfield #8 of 66 37.9%707 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #15 of 113 39.1%2,413 Institutions
Management Information SystemsSubfield #8 of 59 43.3%471
Information Systems and ManagementSubfield #7 of 45 54.8%331
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #15 of 80 36.7%646 Institutions
Information SystemsSubfield #18 of 93 33.0%961 Institutions
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #18 of 90 31.7%1,954 Institutions
Decision SciencesField #17 of 79 39.2%772 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #29 of 131 29.9%4,722 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #35 of 122 24.2%1,588 Institutions
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #21 of 71 28.2%643 Institutions
MathematicsField #26 of 82 21.0%944 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. Research and TheorySubfield · 51.1 works5.9×
  2. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 208.1 works4.4×
  3. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 124.9 works4.4×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 331.3 works3.5×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 706.6 works3.5×
  6. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 470.6 works3.4×
  7. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 22.9 works3.3×
  8. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 48.4 works2.9×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 834 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 1,070 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 206 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 351 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.81× its world share, 213 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 58 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 428 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.81× its world share, 4,722 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 160 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 326 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 4,089 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 1,021 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 859 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.40× its world share, 944 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 369 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.32× its world share, 214 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 1,008 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 5,796 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 214 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 20 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 930 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.24× its world share, 2,413 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 772 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 787 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 1,416 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 4,266 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Jordan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Customer Satisfaction, Healthcare, Smart Cities, IoT, Digital Transformation 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 2022–2025 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 Learning2,670▲ 2.4×96 topics
  2. Deep Learning1,688▲ 1.47×83 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management1,605▲ 5.1×26 topics
  4. Healthcare1,457▲ 3.9×33 topics
  5. Epidemiology1,202◆ 0.91×136 topics
  6. Customer Satisfaction1,087▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Digital Transformation1,073▲ 6.0×27 topics
  8. Smart Cities1,008▲ 12×8 topics
  9. IoT987▲ 7.9×19 topics
  10. Knowledge Management928▲ 5.0×34 topics
  11. Organizational Performance915▲ 11×11 topics
  12. Social Media Marketing822▲ 52×1 topic
  13. Mental Health758▲ 1.54×45 topics
  14. Education745▲ 1.30×100 topics
  15. Corporate Governance730▲ 3.0×26 topics
  16. COVID-19679▲ 1.48×30 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence666▲ 1.45×60 topics
  18. Risk Management656▲ 4.0×17 topics
  19. Renewable Energy652▲ 1.35×54 topics
  20. Internet of Things611▲ 2.1×30 topics
  21. Depression572▲ 1.94×25 topics
  22. Big Data552▲ 1.82×33 topics
  23. IoT Security457▲ 4.2×3 topics
  24. Financial Stability380▲ 5.7×7 topics
  25. Finance379▲ 5.8×4 topics
  26. Social Networks365▲ 4.1×13 topics
  27. Performance Analysis364▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. User Satisfaction341▲ 5.2×4 topics
  29. Global Financial Crisis336▲ 7.3×3 topics
  30. Human Resource Management335▲ 6.5×8 topics
  31. Ethical Identity334▲ 7.9×1 topic
  32. Shariah Supervision334▲ 7.9×1 topic
  33. Technology Acceptance Model320▲ 6.3×2 topics
  34. Information Systems317▲ 5.6×7 topics
  35. Online Shopping309▲ 5.0×2 topics
  36. Consumer Trust299▲ 9.2×1 topic
  37. Partial Least Squares299▲ 9.2×1 topic
  38. Localization287▲ 7.1×4 topics
  39. Guanxi269▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Wasta269▲ 36×1 topic

How many world-class institutions does Jordan hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

501st to 1,000th2

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 2 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Jordan lead research?

Zarqa University, University of Jordan and Al-Ahliyya Amman University rank highest in Jordan on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 27.06%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Zarqa University: 1,673, 28.4%University of Jordan: 5,116, 20.0%Al-Ahliyya Amman University: 1,184, 43.1%Jordan University of Science and Technology: 3,327, 17.4%Applied Science Private University: 1,571, 32.6%Al-Balqa Applied University: 2,209, 20.1%Hashemite University: 2,012, 22.0%Yarmouk University: 2,265, 20.1%Middle East University: 825, 40.6%Jadara University: 836, 33.0%Al al-Bayt University: 872, 24.4%Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan: 1,157, 30.7%Mutah University: 1,314, 18.6%Isra University: 627, 21.8%Amman Arab University: 643, 33.1%Al-Ahliyya Amman Uni…Zarqa UniversityUniversity of JordanJordan University of…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Zarqa UniversityUniversity · Zarqa · #810 worldwide28.4% top 10% · 1.7k works
  2. 2University of JordanUniversity · Amman · #826 worldwide20.0% top 10% · 5.1k works
  3. 3Al-Ahliyya Amman UniversityUniversity · Amman · #1,041 worldwide43.1% top 10% · 1.2k works
  4. 4Jordan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Irbid · #1,266 worldwide17.4% top 10% · 3.3k works
  5. 5Applied Science Private UniversityUniversity · Amman · #1,356 worldwide32.6% top 10% · 1.6k works
  6. 6Al-Balqa Applied UniversityUniversity · Salt · #1,449 worldwide20.1% top 10% · 2.2k works
  7. 7Hashemite UniversityUniversity · Zarqa · #1,542 worldwide22.0% top 10% · 2k works
  8. 8Yarmouk UniversityUniversity · Irbid · #1,661 worldwide20.1% top 10% · 2.3k works
  9. 9Middle East UniversityUniversity · Amman · #1,766 worldwide40.6% top 10% · 825 works
  10. 10Jadara UniversityUniversity · Irbid · #2,036 worldwide33.0% top 10% · 836 works
  11. 11Al al-Bayt UniversityUniversity · Al Mafraq · #2,186 worldwide24.4% top 10% · 872 works
  12. 12Al-Zaytoonah University of JordanUniversity · Amman · #2,265 worldwide30.7% top 10% · 1.2k works
  13. 13Mutah UniversityUniversity · Karak · #3,253 worldwide18.6% top 10% · 1.3k works
  14. 14Isra UniversityUniversity · Amman · #3,259 worldwide21.8% top 10% · 627 works
  15. 15Amman Arab UniversityUniversity · Amman · #3,937 worldwide33.1% top 10% · 643 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 Jordan

Who are the top researchers in Jordan?

Yousef Khader, Raed Mesleh and Yasser Bustanji rank highest among researchers based in Jordan.

  1. 1 Yousef Khader · #42 worldwide 7.7k citations · 152 works
  2. 2 Raed Mesleh · #14,392 worldwide 793 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Yasser Bustanji · #19,877 worldwide 809 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Mohammed ALBashtawy · #22,586 worldwide 603 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Yaser Jararweh · #25,135 worldwide 948 citations · 93 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Turki Alshurideh · #29,786 worldwide 580 citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Lo’ai Tawalbeh · #35,316 worldwide 403 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Karem H. Alzoubi · #35,611 worldwide 659 citations · 89 works
  9. 9 Muayyad Ahmad · #58,596 worldwide 662 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Iyad Sultan · #58,966 worldwide 350 citations · 30 works
Top researchers in Jordan

Which cities in Jordan are research hubs?

  1. 1 Amman Jordan 44k works
  2. 2 Irbid Jordan 23k works

How open and international is Jordan's research?

53% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 31% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Jordan's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% 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 Jordan