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Science in Palestine

Palestine ranks #84 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#94 all time), with 6.9k research works and 19.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#84
of 192 · #94 all time
Works, 2022–2025
6.9k
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
63%
world 63%

What is Palestine strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Palestine ranks highest in Medicine (#86 of 155), Social Sciences (#86 of 151) and Computer Science (#78 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Research and Theory, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Accounting.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #86 of 155 12.3%1,645 Institutions
Social SciencesField #86 of 151 20.9%1,092 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #78 of 131 24.3%646 Institutions
EngineeringField #84 of 134 17.9%603 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #78 of 122 22.6%449 Institutions
PsychologyField #70 of 109 25.0%356 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #74 of 113 33.0%437 Institutions
EducationSubfield #77 of 115 19.8%313 Institutions
Clinical PsychologySubfield #51 of 76 27.7%203 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #73 of 108 31.2%314 Institutions
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #66 of 90 23.5%246
Environmental ScienceField #96 of 125 17.2%237

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 · 15.0 works8.4×
  2. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 17.0 works4.9×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 164.7 works3.9×
  4. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 4.2 works3.0×
  5. Family PracticeSubfield · 9.9 works3.0×
  6. Health InformaticsSubfield · 24.9 works3.0×
  7. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 37.2 works3.0×
  8. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 203.2 works2.8×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 224 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 214 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 33 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 77 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 646 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 68 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 54 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 603 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 237 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 130 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 66 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 88 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.89× its world share, 63 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 314 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 1,645 worksMedicineNursing: 1.77× its world share, 60 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 145 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 437 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 103 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 144 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 356 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 1,092 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Palestine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Palestine, Finance and Customer Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology360▲ 1.31×131 topics
  2. Machine Learning353▲ 1.56×86 topics
  3. Mental Health238▲ 2.4×39 topics
  4. Deep Learning229◆ 0.97×80 topics
  5. Globalization190▲ 1.40×72 topics
  6. Healthcare182▲ 2.3×27 topics
  7. Corporate Governance180▲ 3.5×21 topics
  8. Public Health178▲ 1.77×54 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management169▲ 2.6×23 topics
  10. Human Rights147▲ 2.1×44 topics
  11. Depression147▲ 2.4×24 topics
  12. Educational Technology143▲ 1.74×31 topics
  13. Risk Management141▲ 4.2×14 topics
  14. Online Learning134▲ 2.3×22 topics
  15. Customer Satisfaction120▲ 5.4×8 topics
  16. Digital Transformation116▲ 3.2×18 topics
  17. Mortality107▲ 2.7×13 topics
  18. Palestine105▲ 26×2 topics
  19. IoT104▲ 4.0×14 topics
  20. Finance104▲ 7.7×3 topics
  21. Technology Integration103▲ 4.9×10 topics
  22. Discrimination100▲ 7.4×5 topics
  23. Nationalism100▲ 3.1×15 topics
  24. Financial Stability98▲ 7.0×4 topics
  25. Performance Analysis98▲ 6.5×5 topics
  26. Smart Cities97▲ 5.4×8 topics
  27. Islamic Banking97▲ 3.4×3 topics
  28. Organizational Performance97▲ 5.7×11 topics
  29. Israel95▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Ethnic Identity93▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Occupation93▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Segregation92▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Intifada92▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Settler Colonialism92▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Global Financial Crisis90▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Ethical Identity89▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Shariah Supervision89▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Student Satisfaction79▲ 6.0×2 topics
  39. Social Media Marketing77▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Conflict73▲ 6.4×8 topics

Which universities in Palestine lead research?

An-Najah National University, Arab American University and Islamic University of Gaza rank highest in Palestine on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%30%mean 19.06%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →An-Najah National University: 1,695, 24.6%Arab American University: 693, 24.0%Islamic University of Gaza: 463, 22.6%Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie: 446, 27.7%Palestine Ahliya University: 194, 24.1%Al-Quds University: 834, 12.8%Palestine Polytechnic University: 397, 13.6%Birzeit University: 504, 20.8%Al-Azhar University – Gaza: 276, 13.9%University of Palestine: 191, 19.0%University College of Applied Science: 166, 27.6%Al-Aqsa University: 179, 19.5%Bethlehem University: 107, 21.1%Dar Al-Shifa Hospital: 229, 3.6%Palestinian Hydrology Group: 96, 11.0%Palestine Technical …An-Najah National Un…Arab American Univer…Islamic University o…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1An-Najah National UniversityUniversity · Nablus · #1,799 worldwide24.6% top 10% · 1.7k works
  2. 2Arab American UniversityUniversity · Jenin · #2,601 worldwide24.0% top 10% · 693 works
  3. 3Islamic University of GazaUniversity · Gaza · #3,107 worldwide22.6% top 10% · 463 works
  4. 4Palestine Technical University - KadoorieUniversity · Tulkarm · #5,399 worldwide27.7% top 10% · 446 works
  5. 5Palestine Ahliya UniversityUniversity · Bethlehem · #6,413 worldwide24.1% top 10% · 194 works
  6. 6Al-Quds UniversityUniversity · East Jerusalem · #6,573 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 834 works
  7. 7Palestine Polytechnic UniversityUniversity · Hebron · #6,702 worldwide13.6% top 10% · 397 works
  8. 8Birzeit UniversityUniversity · Bīr Zayt · #8,081 worldwide20.8% top 10% · 504 works
  9. 9Al-Azhar University – GazaUniversity · Gaza · #8,243 worldwide13.9% top 10% · 276 works
  10. 10University of PalestineUniversity · Gaza · #11,030 worldwide19.0% top 10% · 191 works
  11. 11University College of Applied ScienceUniversity · Gaza · #11,100 worldwide27.6% top 10% · 166 works
  12. 12Al-Aqsa UniversityUniversity · Gaza · #13,204 worldwide19.5% top 10% · 179 works
  13. 13Bethlehem UniversityUniversity · Bethlehem · #17,560 worldwide21.1% top 10% · 107 works
  14. 14Dar Al-Shifa HospitalHospital / health system · Gaza · #19,736 worldwide3.6% top 10% · 229 works
  15. 15Palestinian Hydrology GroupNonprofit · Ramallah · #21,759 worldwide11.0% top 10% · 96 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 Palestine

Who are the top researchers in Palestine?

Sa’ed H. Zyoud, Jennifer Couzin and Abdullatif Husseini rank highest among researchers based in Palestine.

  1. 1 Sa’ed H. Zyoud · #42,363 worldwide 285 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Jennifer Couzin · #86,169 worldwide 225 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Abdullatif Husseini · #106,127 worldwide 1.7k citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Samy S. Abu-Naser · #114,962 worldwide 574 citations · 134 works
  5. 5 Bassam A. Tayeh · #127,700 worldwide 621 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Majdi Mafarja · #151,856 worldwide 486 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Sofyan A. Taya · #172,824 worldwide 271 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Samah W. Al‐Jabi · #247,568 worldwide 84 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Penny Johnson · #252,479 worldwide 46 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Ayham A.M. Jaaron · #292,872 worldwide 238 citations · 18 works
Top researchers in Palestine

How open and international is Palestine's research?

63% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 35% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Palestine's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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 Palestine