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Science in Lebanon

Lebanon ranks #68 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#75 all time), with 15k research works and 19.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#68
of 192 · #75 all time
Works, 2022–2025
15k
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
1 in the top 1,000
Open access
45%
world 63%

What is Lebanon strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Lebanon ranks highest in Economics and Econometrics (#31 of 101), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#34 of 110) and Medicine (#64 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Orthodontics and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #31 of 101 48.9%401 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #34 of 110 45.4%537 Institutions
MedicineField #64 of 155 13.2%4,147 Institutions
EngineeringField #65 of 134 17.7%1,613 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #61 of 125 22.3%560 Institutions
Social SciencesField #81 of 151 22.8%1,630 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #71 of 131 24.0%1,135 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #64 of 113 28.7%627 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #70 of 122 22.7%681 Institutions
PsychologyField #65 of 109 27.3%585 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #70 of 108 21.8%448 Institutions
Clinical PsychologySubfield #50 of 76 31.0%294 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. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 87.3 works4.3×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 62.4 works3.8×
  3. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 27.5 works3.8×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 87.6 works3.1×
  5. General EnergySubfield · 12.1 works3.1×
  6. DentistryField · 190.9 works2.7×
  7. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 32.3 works2.6×
  8. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 15.6 works2.6×
← 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: 0.65× its world share, 451 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 615 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 141 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 204 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 46 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 120 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 1,136 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 104 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 170 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 1,613 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 560 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 248 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 258 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 185 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.70× its world share, 191 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 448 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 4,147 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 78 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 284 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 627 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 172 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 537 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 585 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1,630 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Lebanon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Refugees, Politics, Mental Health, COVID-19 and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Epidemiology903▲ 1.56×136 topics
  2. Machine Learning593▲ 1.24×95 topics
  3. Deep Learning571◆ 1.14×82 topics
  4. Inflammation344◆ 1.13×83 topics
  5. Mental Health338▲ 1.58×45 topics
  6. COVID-19323▲ 1.62×28 topics
  7. Sustainability319◆ 0.90×99 topics
  8. Quality of Life306▲ 1.45×58 topics
  9. Renewable Energy302▲ 1.44×50 topics
  10. Treatment294▲ 1.66×52 topics
  11. Healthcare293▲ 1.78×34 topics
  12. Environmental Impact270◆ 1.09×61 topics
  13. Globalization266◆ 0.93×119 topics
  14. Public Health246▲ 1.16×65 topics
  15. Pandemic246▲ 1.57×12 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management235▲ 1.73×22 topics
  17. Diagnosis231▲ 1.70×41 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence224◆ 1.12×57 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease219▲ 1.35×39 topics
  20. Economic Growth202▲ 1.63×30 topics
  21. Risk Factors202▲ 1.26×37 topics
  22. Internet of Things196▲ 1.54×30 topics
  23. Energy Efficiency191▲ 1.39×38 topics
  24. Depression188▲ 1.46×25 topics
  25. Politics186▲ 4.7×18 topics
  26. Governance182▲ 3.8×17 topics
  27. Chemotherapy164▲ 1.61×24 topics
  28. Complications161▲ 2.2×17 topics
  29. Mortality159▲ 1.89×13 topics
  30. Refugees149▲ 8.0×9 topics
  31. Risk Management145▲ 2.0×17 topics
  32. Sovereignty132▲ 9.8×10 topics
  33. Infectious Diseases128▲ 2.7×9 topics
  34. Civil War122▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Lebanon114▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Sectarianism114▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Stock Market111▲ 3.2×3 topics
  38. Monetary Policy111▲ 3.1×9 topics
  39. Financial Development95▲ 4.2×3 topics
  40. Nonlinear Equations93▲ 4.9×6 topics

How many world-class institutions does Lebanon 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.

101st to 500th1

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

Which universities in Lebanon lead research?

Lebanese American University, American University of Beirut and Lebanese University rank highest in Lebanon on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 18.26%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Lebanese American University: 2,294, 41.3%American University of Beirut: 2,227, 19.4%Lebanese University: 1,701, 14.9%American University of Beirut Medical Center: 975, 14.1%Global University: 1,171, 10.4%Beirut Arab University: 858, 16.8%University of Balamand: 657, 15.9%Holy Spirit University of Kaslik: 509, 27.4%Saint Joseph University: 1,016, 14.2%Lebanese International University: 432, 20.8%Islamic University of Lebanon: 120, 15.4%Nini Hospital: 146, 14.6%Notre Dame University – Louaize: 248, 19.2%National Council for Scientific Research: 179, 11.8%Jinan University: 139, 17.7%Lebanese American Un…American University …Lebanese UniversityAmerican University …
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Lebanese American UniversityUniversity · Beirut · #459 worldwide41.3% top 10% · 2.3k works
  2. 2American University of BeirutUniversity · Beirut · #2,130 worldwide19.4% top 10% · 2.2k works
  3. 3Lebanese UniversityUniversity · Beirut · #2,685 worldwide14.9% top 10% · 1.7k works
  4. 4American University of Beirut Medical CenterHospital / health system · Beirut · #4,182 worldwide14.1% top 10% · 975 works
  5. 5Global UniversityUniversity · Beirut · #4,847 worldwide10.4% top 10% · 1.2k works
  6. 6Beirut Arab UniversityUniversity · Beirut · #4,941 worldwide16.8% top 10% · 858 works
  7. 7University of BalamandUniversity · Tripoli · #5,019 worldwide15.9% top 10% · 657 works
  8. 8Holy Spirit University of KaslikUniversity · Beirut · #5,825 worldwide27.4% top 10% · 509 works
  9. 9Saint Joseph UniversityUniversity · Beirut · #5,916 worldwide14.2% top 10% · 1k works
  10. 10Lebanese International UniversityUniversity · Beirut · #7,217 worldwide20.8% top 10% · 432 works
  11. 11Islamic University of LebanonUniversity · Beirut · #13,069 worldwide15.4% top 10% · 120 works
  12. 12Nini HospitalHospital / health system · Tripoli · #15,726 worldwide14.6% top 10% · 146 works
  13. 13Notre Dame University – LouaizeUniversity · Zouk Mosbeh · #16,471 worldwide19.2% top 10% · 248 works
  14. 14National Council for Scientific ResearchFunder · Beirut · #16,637 worldwide11.8% top 10% · 179 works
  15. 15Jinan UniversityUniversity · Tripoli · #17,666 worldwide17.7% top 10% · 139 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 Lebanon

Who are the top researchers in Lebanon?

Rabih A. Jabr, Elie G. Karam and Walid Ammar rank highest among researchers based in Lebanon.

  1. 1 Rabih A. Jabr · #11,609 worldwide 835 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Elie G. Karam · #30,137 worldwide 408 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Walid Ammar · #32,822 worldwide 4.3k citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Azzam Mourad · #58,022 worldwide 585 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Kamel Ghali · #64,641 worldwide 377 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Elie Bouri · #80,986 worldwide 966 citations · 98 works
  7. 7 Khaled M. Musallam · #93,902 worldwide 372 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Nesreen Ghaddar · #116,565 worldwide 385 citations · 86 works
  9. 9 Yusuf Sidani · #118,168 worldwide 175 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 E. S. Kennedy · #123,789 worldwide 114 citations · 24 works
Top researchers in Lebanon

Which cities in Lebanon are research hubs?

  1. 1 Beirut Lebanon 48k works

How open and international is Lebanon's research?

45% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 36% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.7%domestic only64.3%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Lebanon's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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 Lebanon