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Science in Qatar

Qatar ranks #57 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#61 all time), with 18k research works and 24.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#57
of 192 · #61 all time
Works, 2022–2025
18k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
2 in the top 1,000
Open access
53%
world 63%

What is Qatar strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Qatar ranks highest in Medicine (#52 of 155), Social Sciences (#58 of 151) and Engineering (#53 of 134). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Microbiology and Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #52 of 155 15.7%5,259 Institutions
Social SciencesField #58 of 151 34.3%1,979 Institutions
EngineeringField #53 of 134 23.6%2,739 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #51 of 122 34.0%767 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #55 of 131 31.2%1,389 Institutions
EducationSubfield #52 of 115 38.0%352 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #59 of 125 31.3%839 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #56 of 113 38.3%600 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #56 of 110 39.0%414 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #55 of 108 23.3%854 Institutions
Information SystemsSubfield #49 of 93 38.0%248 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #57 of 108 22.5%589 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. General EnergySubfield · 23.1 works4.7×
  2. MicrobiologySubfield · 5.0 works4.7×
  3. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 14.6 works3.9×
  4. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 72.7 works3.7×
  5. Family PracticeSubfield · 29.8 works3.5×
  6. Research and TheorySubfield · 15.6 works3.3×
  7. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 28.5 works3.2×
  8. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 58.3 works3.0×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 370 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 854 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 178 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 235 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 62 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 84 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 149 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 1,389 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 104 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.01× its world share, 335 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 2,739 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 839 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 469 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 106 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 116 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 138 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 589 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 5,259 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 103 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 18 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 245 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 600 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 194 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 414 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 538 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 1,979 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research in Qatar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Healthcare, Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,076▲ 1.50×137 topics
  2. Machine Learning788▲ 1.33×92 topics
  3. Deep Learning714◆ 1.15×83 topics
  4. Sustainability511▲ 1.16×99 topics
  5. Renewable Energy500▲ 1.92×49 topics
  6. Inflammation457▲ 1.21×83 topics
  7. Healthcare363▲ 1.78×37 topics
  8. COVID-19350▲ 1.42×33 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease350▲ 1.74×39 topics
  10. Quality of Life343▲ 1.31×57 topics
  11. Environmental Impact339◆ 1.10×63 topics
  12. Treatment332▲ 1.51×52 topics
  13. Public Health317▲ 1.20×64 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress304◆ 1.03×63 topics
  15. Diagnosis303▲ 1.80×41 topics
  16. Pandemic291▲ 1.50×14 topics
  17. Neural Networks281◆ 1.01×41 topics
  18. Mental Health280◆ 1.06×46 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome277▲ 1.88×24 topics
  20. Risk Factors276▲ 1.39×37 topics
  21. Supply Chain Management260▲ 1.54×24 topics
  22. Depression250▲ 1.57×26 topics
  23. Energy Efficiency234▲ 1.37×39 topics
  24. Internet of Things215▲ 1.36×28 topics
  25. Management214▲ 1.51×37 topics
  26. Security212▲ 1.79×25 topics
  27. Mortality207▲ 1.98×13 topics
  28. Risk Management206▲ 2.4×18 topics
  29. Complications188▲ 2.1×17 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-2177▲ 3.0×6 topics
  31. Smart Grid172▲ 2.5×10 topics
  32. Social Networks164▲ 3.4×12 topics
  33. Renewable Energy Integration162▲ 2.6×5 topics
  34. ACE2 Receptor141▲ 3.2×3 topics
  35. Middle East140▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Human Resource Management128▲ 4.6×5 topics
  37. Localization126▲ 5.8×4 topics
  38. Guanxi114▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Wasta114▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Genocide94▲ 9.3×3 topics

How many world-class institutions does Qatar 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 500th1501st to 1,000th1

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 2 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Qatar lead research?

Qatar University, Hamad bin Khalifa University and Hamad Medical Corporation rank highest in Qatar on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 21.7467%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Qatar University: 5,964, 31.1%Hamad bin Khalifa University: 2,431, 32.9%Hamad Medical Corporation: 2,491, 12.6%Qatar Foundation: 667, 37.3%Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar: 700, 25.1%Texas A&M University at Qatar: 564, 24.3%Doha Institute for Graduate Studies: 321, 42.3%Qatar Airways (Qatar): 431, 16.1%Primary Health Care: 961, 10.4%Qatar Science and Technology Park: 359, 30.5%Hamad General Hospital: 425, 11.0%Ministry of Environment and Climate Change: 66, 18.1%Sidra Medical and Research Center: 116, 17.1%National Center for Cancer Care and Research: 158, 12.7%Al Azhar University: 504, 4.7%Qatar FoundationHamad bin Khalifa Un…Qatar UniversityHamad Medical Corpor…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Qatar UniversityUniversity · Doha · #265 worldwide31.1% top 10% · 6k works
  2. 2Hamad bin Khalifa UniversityUniversity · Doha · #815 worldwide32.9% top 10% · 2.4k works
  3. 3Hamad Medical CorporationNonprofit · Doha · #1,636 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 2.5k works
  4. 4Qatar FoundationFunder · Doha · #2,404 worldwide37.3% top 10% · 667 works
  5. 5Weill Cornell Medical College in QatarUniversity · Doha · #3,121 worldwide25.1% top 10% · 700 works
  6. 6Texas A&M University at QatarUniversity · Doha · #4,160 worldwide24.3% top 10% · 564 works
  7. 7Doha Institute for Graduate StudiesUniversity · Doha · #5,526 worldwide42.3% top 10% · 321 works
  8. 8Qatar Airways (Qatar)Company · Doha · #5,773 worldwide16.1% top 10% · 431 works
  9. 9Primary Health CareGovernment institution · Doha · #6,217 worldwide10.4% top 10% · 961 works
  10. 10Qatar Science and Technology ParkArchive · Doha · #6,277 worldwide30.5% top 10% · 359 works
  11. 11Hamad General HospitalHospital / health system · Doha · #7,094 worldwide11.0% top 10% · 425 works
  12. 12Ministry of Environment and Climate ChangeGovernment institution · Doha · #13,083 worldwide18.1% top 10% · 66 works
  13. 13Sidra Medical and Research CenterHospital / health system · Doha · #15,102 worldwide17.1% top 10% · 116 works
  14. 14National Center for Cancer Care and ResearchHospital / health system · Doha · #15,137 worldwide12.7% top 10% · 158 works
  15. 15Al Azhar UniversityUniversity · Doha · #16,053 worldwide4.7% top 10% · 504 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 Qatar

Who are the top researchers in Qatar?

Laith J. Abu‐Raddad, Brijesh Sathian and Mowafa Househ rank highest among researchers based in Qatar.

  1. 1 Laith J. Abu‐Raddad · #2,807 worldwide 3.7k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Brijesh Sathian · #2,809 worldwide 3.7k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Mowafa Househ · #7,670 worldwide 987 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Yin Yang · #14,282 worldwide 685 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Tingwen Huang · #28,185 worldwide 1.6k citations · 255 works
  6. 6 Roberto Bertollini · #35,636 worldwide 782 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Khaled Shaban · #36,806 worldwide 410 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Wael Almahmeed · #39,420 worldwide 475 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti · #49,750 worldwide 645 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Mohsen Guizani · #50,434 worldwide 3.7k citations · 482 works
Top researchers in Qatar

Which cities in Qatar are research hubs?

  1. 1 Doha Qatar 57k works

How open and international is Qatar's research?

53% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 45% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.4%domestic only54.6%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Qatar's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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 Qatar