Question 1

How strong is science in Jordan?

Accepted Answer

Jordan ranks #85 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#100 all time), with 33k research works and 14.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Jordan strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Jordan ranks highest in Computer Science (#54 of 128), Engineering (#64 of 131) and Business, Management and Accounting (#58 of 110). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Research and Theory, Modeling and Simulation and Numerical Analysis.

Question 3

Which universities in Jordan lead research?

Accepted Answer

Applied Science Private University, Zarqa University and Al-Ahliyya Amman University rank highest in Jordan on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Jordan?

Accepted Answer

Manaf Al‐Okaily, Maha Moh’d Wahbi Atout and Ali Abdallah Alalwan rank highest among researchers based in Jordan.

Question 5

Which cities in Jordan are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Amman and Irbid.

Question 6

How much of Jordan's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Jordan's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 65% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Jordan?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Jordan work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Jordan is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Computer Science (14%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Jordan's?

Accepted Answer

Bahrain has the research profile closest to Jordan's (similarity 0.74 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Decision Sciences, followed by Palestine and Lebanon.