Question 1

How strong is science in Palestine?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Palestine strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Palestine lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Palestine?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

How much of Palestine's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Is Palestine's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Palestine?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which fields of science does Palestine work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Palestine's?

Accepted Answer

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