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Science in Qatar

Qatar ranks #46 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#48 all time), with 18k research works and 15.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#46
of 189 · #48 all time
Works, 2022-now
18k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
1M
18.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
15.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
2 in the top 1,000
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Qatar

What is Qatar strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Qatar ranks highest in Medicine (#36 of 152), Engineering (#41 of 131) and Social Sciences (#48 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Microbiology, General Energy and Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #36 of 152 10.8%5,259 #41 Institutions
EngineeringField #41 of 131 15.6%2,739 #43 Institutions
Social SciencesField #48 of 148 19.4%1,979 #52 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #40 of 119 18.8%767 #48 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #44 of 128 18.5%1,389 #44 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #47 of 122 17.9%839 #65 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #44 of 106 15.1%589 #47 Institutions
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #30 of 70 10.7%254 #37 Institutions
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #38 of 86 17.0%704 #38 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #49 of 110 22.6%600 #51 Institutions
PsychologyField #48 of 106 15.4%538 #49 Institutions
SurgerySubfield #39 of 86 11.2%696 #40 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. MicrobiologySubfield · 5.6 works · #37 of 137 active here4.7×
  2. General EnergySubfield · 25.6 works · #53 of 167 active here4.6×
  3. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 17.4 works · #43 of 172 active here4.1×
  4. Research and TheorySubfield · 20.9 works · #46 of 183 active here3.9×
  5. Family PracticeSubfield · 37.4 works · #48 of 191 active here3.8×
  6. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 81.7 works · #46 of 202 active here3.7×
  7. Health InformaticsSubfield · 81.6 works · #56 of 205 active here3.3×
  8. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 31.1 works · #59 of 202 active here3.0×
← 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, 423 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 978 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 206 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 270 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 72 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 94 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 163 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 1,559 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 121 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.96× its world share, 370 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 3,022 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 952 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 524 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 120 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 130 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.56× its world share, 156 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 675 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 6,070 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 123 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 20 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 282 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 660 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 224 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 458 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 640 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 2,249 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy1.96×370 works
  2. Dentistry1.56×156 works
  3. Medicine1.54×6,070 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.31×94 works
  5. Health Professions1.25×675 works
  6. Nursing1.22×123 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.13×224 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.04×458 works
  9. Psychology1.02×640 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.00×206 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×660 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.99×72 works
  13. Engineering0.98×3,022 works
  14. Computer Science0.97×1,559 works
  15. Environmental Science0.93×952 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×978 works
  17. Social Sciences0.86×2,249 works
  18. Neuroscience0.81×270 works
  19. Materials Science0.73×524 works
  20. Veterinary0.73×20 works
  21. Chemistry0.50×163 works
  22. Mathematics0.50×120 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.47×282 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×423 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×121 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.29×130 works

Which fields of science does Qatar work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Qatar is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 7,057 fractional works · 34.3% of its workEngineering: 3,022 fractional works · 14.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 763 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 418 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 324 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 263 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 227 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 205 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 169 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 156 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 151 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,559 fractional works · 7.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 591 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 272 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 243 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 213 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 952 fractional works · 4.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 198 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 134 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 524 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 290 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 370 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 280 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 131 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 121 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 121 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7,045 fractional works · 34.3% of its workMedicine: 6,070 fractional works · 29.5% of its workSurgery: 796 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 433 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 424 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 413 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 340 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 275 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 271 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 260 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 235 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 203 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 178 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 177 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 145 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 142 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 141 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 140 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 140 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 223 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 675 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 353 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 98 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 170 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 156 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,514 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,249 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 863 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 412 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 298 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 167 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 660 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAccounting: 175 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 170 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 640 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 283 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 155 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 458 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 321 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 282 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 224 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 108 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1,949 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 978 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 503 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 204 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 131 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 423 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 197 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 142 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 270 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 128 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 206 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 118 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKQatar21kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences22%

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. Engineering3,02214.7%
    2. Computer Science1,5597.6%
    3. Environmental Science9524.6%
    4. Materials Science5242.5%
    5. Energy3701.8%
    6. Chemistry1630.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1310.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1210.6%
    9. Mathematics1210.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering940.5%
  2. Health Sciences7,04534.3%
    1. Medicine6,07029.5%
    2. Health Professions6753.3%
    3. Dentistry1560.8%
    4. Nursing1230.6%
    5. Veterinary210.1%
  3. Social Sciences4,51421.9%
    1. Social Sciences2,24910.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting6603.2%
    3. Psychology6403.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4582.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities2821.4%
    6. Decision Sciences2241.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,9499.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9784.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4232.1%
    3. Neuroscience2701.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2061.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics720.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Qatar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Inflammation, Healthcare 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-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. Epidemiology1,225▲ 1.49×137 topics
  2. Machine Learning896▲ 1.31×94 topics
  3. Deep Learning792◆ 1.12×84 topics
  4. Sustainability571◆ 1.14×101 topics
  5. Renewable Energy557▲ 1.87×50 topics
  6. Inflammation538▲ 1.23×83 topics
  7. Healthcare412▲ 1.75×38 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease411▲ 1.75×39 topics
  9. Quality of Life389▲ 1.31×58 topics
  10. Environmental Impact386◆ 1.10×65 topics
  11. Treatment380▲ 1.52×52 topics
  12. COVID-19377▲ 1.41×34 topics
  13. Public Health361▲ 1.20×66 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress348◆ 1.03×63 topics
  15. Diagnosis344▲ 1.79×41 topics
  16. Mental Health319◆ 1.08×47 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome316▲ 1.90×24 topics
  18. Risk Factors316▲ 1.40×37 topics
  19. Neural Networks315◆ 0.99×41 topics
  20. Pandemic306▲ 1.50×14 topics
  21. Supply Chain Management286▲ 1.55×25 topics
  22. Depression283▲ 1.57×26 topics
  23. Management257▲ 1.57×38 topics
  24. Energy Efficiency250▲ 1.32×39 topics
  25. Security233▲ 1.69×27 topics
  26. Mortality230▲ 1.97×13 topics
  27. Risk Management221▲ 2.3×18 topics
  28. Complications208▲ 2.0×17 topics
  29. Diabetes195▲ 1.89×22 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-2186▲ 3.0×6 topics
  31. Smart Grid185▲ 2.5×10 topics
  32. Social Networks181▲ 3.2×12 topics
  33. Renewable Energy Integration174▲ 2.6×5 topics
  34. Middle East154▲ 12×2 topics
  35. ACE2 Receptor147▲ 3.2×3 topics
  36. Human Resource Management145▲ 4.6×6 topics
  37. Localization140▲ 5.7×4 topics
  38. Guanxi127▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Wasta127▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Genocide103▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Qatar publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Socioeconomic Developmen…127Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 127 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…91Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 91 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 82 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 81 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 75 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…73Islamic Studies and History: 73 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 70 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 67 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…66Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 66 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …66SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 66 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…65Membrane Separation Technologies: 65 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…60Smart Grid Energy Management: 60 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingHealth InformaticsInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 127 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 91 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 82 works
  4. 4 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 81 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 75 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 73 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 70 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 67 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 66 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 66 works
  11. 11 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 65 works
  12. 12 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 60 works

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.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #46 of 189 #48 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #36 of 204 #45 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

501st to 1,000th2

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

Which universities in Qatar lead research?

Qatar University, Hamad bin Khalifa University and Qatar Foundation rank highest in Qatar on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%30%mean 12.98%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Qatar FoundationQatar UniversityHamad bin Khalifa Un…Primary Health Care
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Qatar UniversityUniversity · Doha · #767 worldwide19.2% top 10% · 6k works
  2. 2Hamad bin Khalifa UniversityUniversity · Doha · #876 worldwide18.5% top 10% · 2.4k works
  3. 3Qatar FoundationFunder · Doha · #1,975 worldwide22.2% top 10% · 667 works
  4. 4Primary Health CareGovernment institution · Doha · #5,332 worldwide6.4% top 10% · 961 works
  5. 5Qatar Science and Technology ParkArchive · Doha · #5,375 worldwide20.0% top 10% · 359 works
  6. 6Doha Institute for Graduate StudiesUniversity · Doha · #5,400 worldwide24.6% top 10% · 321 works
  7. 7Qatar Airways (Qatar)Company · Doha · #5,692 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 431 works
  8. 8Hamad Medical CorporationNonprofit · Doha · #5,767 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 2.5k works
  9. 9Al Azhar UniversityUniversity · Doha · #8,387 worldwide4.0% top 10% · 504 works
  10. 10Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine HospitalHospital / health system · Doha · #9,840 worldwide19.4% top 10% · 147 works
  11. 11Hamad General HospitalHospital / health system · Doha · #11,338 worldwide8.2% top 10% · 425 works
  12. 12Ministry of Public HealthGovernment institution · Doha · #14,951 worldwide11.7% top 10% · 72 works
  13. 13Child Development CenterInstitution · Doha · #15,691 worldwide6.1% top 10% · 128 works
  14. 14Construction Development (Qatar)Company · Doha · #16,701 worldwide6.8% top 10% · 111 works
  15. 15National Center for Cancer Care and ResearchHospital / health system · Doha · #17,148 worldwide8.2% top 10% · 158 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 Qatar

Who are the top researchers in Qatar?

Mowafa Said Househ, Alaa Ali Abd-Alrazaq and Hamzeh Adel Al Amosh rank highest among researchers based in Qatar.

  1. 1 Mowafa Said Househ #3,730 worldwide 72k citations · 395 works
  2. 2 Alaa Ali Abd-Alrazaq #3,958 worldwide 8.1k citations · 190 works
  3. 3 Hamzeh Adel Al Amosh #7,255 worldwide 2.4k citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad #12,545 worldwide 139k citations · 614 works
  5. 5 Riyazuddin Mohammad Shaik #14,987 worldwide 5.8k citations · 105 works
  6. 6 Anvar Hassan Kaleeckal #15,121 worldwide 6.6k citations · 136 works
  7. 7 Zaina Al Kanaani #15,356 worldwide 6.8k citations · 118 works
  8. 8 Arfan Ahmed #15,417 worldwide 3.8k citations · 122 works
  9. 9 Khaled Elsaid #15,623 worldwide 11k citations · 129 works
  10. 10 Hussam Al Halbusi #16,321 worldwide 4.2k citations · 126 works
Top researchers in Qatar

Which cities in Qatar are research hubs?

  1. 1 DohaQatar 57k works

How open and international is Qatar's research?

55% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 44% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.9%domestic only56.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 70% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 48% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.14× the expected open access and 2.08× the expected international share, which puts it #38 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Qatar's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Qatar as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.080% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Qatar0.090% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Qatar 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, 12.6% of its 57k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%Qatar13.9% 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 15.9% in 2024.

Which countries have research most like Qatar's?

United Arab Emirates is Qatar's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Qatar's, with both strong in Energy.

  1. 1 United Arab EmiratesBoth strong in Energy, Dentistry, Decision Sciences 0.64 Compare
  2. 2 LebanonBoth strong in Dentistry, Medicine, Energy 0.62 Compare
  3. 3 KuwaitBoth strong in Energy, Dentistry, Medicine 0.62 Compare
  4. 4 BahrainBoth strong in Medicine, Decision Sciences, Energy 0.60 Compare
  5. 5 MalaysiaBoth strong in Energy, Dentistry, Decision Sciences 0.53 Compare

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What is Qatar strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Qatar ranks highest in Medicine (#36 of 152), Engineering (#41 of 131) and Social Sciences (#48 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Microbiology, General Energy and Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

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