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Palestine ranks #86 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#109 all time), with 6.9k research works and 12.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#86
of 189 · #109 all time
Works, 2022-now
6.9k
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
212k
11.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Palestine

What is Palestine strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Palestine ranks highest in Computer Science (#72 of 128), Sociology and Political Science (#67 of 119) and Clinical Psychology (#43 of 74). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Research and Theory, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Accounting.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #72 of 128 13.2%646 #85 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #67 of 119 15.6%449 #91 Institutions
Clinical PsychologySubfield #43 of 74 17.7%203 #64 Institutions
Social SciencesField #86 of 148 13.1%1,092 #108 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #62 of 106 19.3%314 #81 Institutions
MedicineField #89 of 152 9.1%1,645 #129 Institutions
EngineeringField #80 of 131 12.1%603 #97 Institutions
PsychologyField #65 of 106 14.8%356 #76 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #68 of 110 16.6%437 #87 Institutions
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #61 of 87 13.2%246 #72
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #75 of 105 10.3%214 #93 Institutions
SurgerySubfield #64 of 86 7.8%219 -

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 · 19.7 works · #47 of 183 active here9.4×
  2. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 18.8 works · #78 of 202 active here4.7×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 179.8 works · #75 of 208 active here3.6×
  4. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 50.5 works · #72 of 215 active here3.4×
  5. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 5.5 works · #65 of 172 active here3.3×
  6. Health InformaticsSubfield · 32.1 works · #80 of 205 active here3.3×
  7. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 5.2 works · #75 of 158 active here3.2×
  8. Family PracticeSubfield · 11.3 works · #75 of 191 active here2.9×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 255 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 278 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 88 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 740 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 73 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 63 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 666 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 271 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 148 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 77 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 107 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.87× its world share, 74 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 391 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 2,021 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 72 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 170 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 484 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 115 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 167 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 428 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1,241 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry1.87×74 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.85×484 works
  3. Health Professions1.83×391 works
  4. Nursing1.82×72 works
  5. Psychology1.73×428 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.46×115 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.38×39 works
  8. Medicine1.29×2,021 works
  9. Social Sciences1.21×1,241 works
  10. Computer Science1.17×740 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×167 works
  12. Energy0.85×63 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×69 works
  14. Mathematics0.80×77 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.73×170 works
  16. Chemistry0.69×88 works
  17. Environmental Science0.67×271 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×255 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×278 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.59×107 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×73 works
  22. Neuroscience0.55×72 works
  23. Engineering0.55×666 works
  24. Materials Science0.52×148 works
  25. Veterinary0.31×3 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.22×6 works

Which fields of science does Palestine work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Palestine is in Social Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (15%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,606 fractional works · 32.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,241 fractional works · 15.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 507 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEducation: 353 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 484 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAccounting: 180 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 111 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 428 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 243 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 170 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 167 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 122 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 115 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,561 fractional works · 31.5% of its workMedicine: 2,021 fractional works · 24.9% of its workSurgery: 269 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 152 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 148 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 127 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 391 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 204 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,238 fractional works · 27.6% of its workComputer Science: 740 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 292 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 187 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 77 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 666 fractional works · 8.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 177 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 91 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 271 fractional works · 3.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 148 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 107 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 714 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 279 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 134 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 255 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 101 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPalestine8,119fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2,60632.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,24115.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4846.0%
    3. Psychology4285.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities1702.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1672.1%
    6. Decision Sciences1151.4%
  2. Health Sciences2,56131.5%
    1. Medicine2,02124.9%
    2. Health Professions3914.8%
    3. Dentistry740.9%
    4. Nursing720.9%
    5. Veterinary30.0%
    1. Computer Science7409.1%
    2. Engineering6668.2%
    3. Environmental Science2713.3%
    4. Materials Science1481.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1071.3%
    6. Chemistry881.1%
    7. Mathematics770.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences730.9%
    9. Energy630.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2793.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2553.1%
    3. Neuroscience720.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology690.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics390.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Palestine?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Corporate Governance, Palestine, Discrimination, Israel 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-now 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. Epidemiology447▲ 1.38×133 topics
  2. Machine Learning411▲ 1.52×87 topics
  3. Mental Health286▲ 2.5×40 topics
  4. Deep Learning260◆ 0.93×81 topics
  5. Public Health227▲ 1.92×55 topics
  6. Globalization225▲ 1.41×83 topics
  7. Healthcare207▲ 2.2×28 topics
  8. Corporate Governance195▲ 3.3×22 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management188▲ 2.6×23 topics
  10. Human Rights173▲ 2.1×48 topics
  11. Depression166▲ 2.3×24 topics
  12. Risk Management146▲ 3.8×14 topics
  13. Mortality139▲ 3.0×13 topics
  14. Digital Transformation135▲ 3.1×22 topics
  15. Customer Satisfaction131▲ 5.1×8 topics
  16. Discrimination123▲ 7.2×6 topics
  17. Palestine122▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Nationalism120▲ 3.3×18 topics
  19. Technology Integration117▲ 4.6×11 topics
  20. Health117▲ 3.6×18 topics
  21. IoT116▲ 3.8×14 topics
  22. Israel113▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Organizational Performance111▲ 5.2×11 topics
  24. Ethnic Identity110▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Occupation110▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Smart Cities110▲ 5.1×8 topics
  27. Segregation109▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Intifada109▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Settler Colonialism109▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Finance108▲ 7.3×3 topics
  31. Trauma103▲ 6.1×7 topics
  32. Performance Analysis101▲ 6.0×5 topics
  33. Financial Stability101▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Conflict95▲ 7.2×10 topics
  35. Global Financial Crisis92▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Ethical Identity91▲ 9.7×1 topic
  37. Shariah Supervision91▲ 9.7×1 topic
  38. Social Media Marketing86▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Violence85▲ 7.1×6 topics
  40. Peacebuilding82▲ 15×6 topics

Which research topics does Palestine publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Organizational and Employee Performance.

Jewish and Middle Easter…109Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 109 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…91Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 91 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 86 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 70 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 65 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 53 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 46 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 44 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 44 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and Society: 42 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 42 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 37 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingArtificial IntelligenceGeneral Health Professions3 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 109 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 91 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 86 works
  4. 4 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 70 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 65 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 53 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 46 works
  8. 8 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 44 works
  10. 10 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 42 works
  11. 11 Education and Islamic Studies Education 42 works
  12. 12 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 37 works

Which universities in Palestine lead research?

An-Najah National University, Arab American University and Al-Quds University rank highest in Palestine on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 12.04%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Arab American Univer…An-Najah National Un…Birzeit UniversityAl-Quds University
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 · #2,607 worldwide14.5% top 10% · 1.7k works
  2. 2Arab American UniversityUniversity · Jenin · #2,840 worldwide15.7% top 10% · 693 works
  3. 3Al-Quds UniversityUniversity · East Jerusalem · #4,245 worldwide8.2% top 10% · 834 works
  4. 4Birzeit UniversityUniversity · Bīr Zayt · #4,433 worldwide11.7% top 10% · 504 works
  5. 5Islamic University of GazaUniversity · Gaza · #4,909 worldwide16.1% top 10% · 463 works
  6. 6University College of Applied ScienceUniversity · Gaza · #5,228 worldwide11.1% top 10% · 166 works
  7. 7Palestine Technical University - KadoorieUniversity · Tulkarm · #5,686 worldwide15.4% top 10% · 446 works
  8. 8Palestine Polytechnic UniversityUniversity · Hebron · #7,069 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 397 works
  9. 9University of PalestineUniversity · Gaza · #7,861 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 191 works
  10. 10Al-Aqsa UniversityUniversity · Gaza · #9,413 worldwide13.9% top 10% · 179 works
  11. 11Palestine Ahliya UniversityUniversity · Bethlehem · #9,642 worldwide15.8% top 10% · 194 works
  12. 12Al-Azhar University – GazaUniversity · Gaza · #9,735 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 276 works
  13. 13Hebron UniversityUniversity · Hebron · #10,416 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 183 works
  14. 14Bethlehem UniversityUniversity · Bethlehem · #11,992 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 107 works
  15. 15Al-Quds Open UniversityUniversity · Ramallah · #12,194 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 143 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Palestine

Who are the top researchers in Palestine?

Bassam A. Tayeh, Amira A Shaheen and Majdi M. Mafarja rank highest among researchers based in Palestine.

  1. 1 Bassam A. Tayeh #1,813 worldwide 17k citations · 233 works
  2. 2 Amira A Shaheen #16,599 worldwide 119k citations · 109 works
  3. 3 Majdi M. Mafarja #38,171 worldwide 18k citations · 104 works
  4. 4 Niveen ME Abu-Rmeileh #50,160 worldwide 43k citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Mohammad A.A. Zaid #62,516 worldwide 1.7k citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Ibrahim Fakhri Aqtam #66,344 worldwide 693 citations · 91 works
  7. 7 Mohammed W.A. Saleh #84,391 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Abdullatif S Husseini #117,642 worldwide 83k citations · 120 works
  9. 9 Zuheir N. Khlaif #154,785 worldwide 2.9k citations · 94 works
  10. 10 Mohammed A. Awadallah #162,565 worldwide 7.6k citations · 155 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 72% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 40% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.09× the expected open access and 1.80× the expected international share, which puts it #83 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Palestine's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Palestine as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.029% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Palestine0.037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Palestine over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 10.2% of its 19k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%Palestine14.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 2025.

Which countries have research most like Palestine's?

Jordan is Palestine's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Palestine's, with both strong in Business, Management and Accounting.

  1. 1 JordanBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences, Dentistry 0.74 Compare
  2. 2 LebanonBoth strong in Dentistry, Business, Management and Accounting, Psychology 0.73 Compare
  3. 3 JamaicaBoth strong in Nursing, Health Professions, Dentistry 0.73 Compare
  4. 4 GuyanaBoth strong in Health Professions, Nursing, Business, Management and Accounting 0.72 Compare
  5. 5 CambodiaBoth strong in Nursing, Dentistry, Business, Management and Accounting 0.70 Compare

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