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Science in Syria

Syria ranks #103 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#118 all time), with 5.4k research works and 10.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#103
of 192 · #118 all time
Works, 2022–2025
5.4k
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
67%
world 63%

What is Syria strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Syria ranks highest in Medicine (#96 of 155), Engineering (#106 of 134) and Social Sciences (#131 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #96 of 155 6.8%1,963 Institutions
EngineeringField #106 of 134 7.8%496 Institutions
Social SciencesField #131 of 151 13.6%380 Institutions
SurgerySubfield #78 of 88 5.0%370 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #118 of 131 10.4%258
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #116 of 126 10.5%356 Institutions
DentistryField #59 of 64 16.3%307 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #101 of 108 8.7%306 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. OrthodonticsSubfield · 101.1 works17×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 139.8 works13×
  3. DentistryField · 306.7 works12×
  4. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 22.3 works9.8×
  5. Drug DiscoverySubfield · 3.7 works8.0×
  6. General DentistrySubfield · 18.5 works7.8×
  7. UrologySubfield · 44.6 works6.8×
  8. PeriodonticsSubfield · 47.4 works6.4×
← 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: 1.38× its world share, 356 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 306 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 47 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.32× its world share, 45 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.33× its world share, 114 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 258 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 496 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 198 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 133 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 54 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 11.62× its world share, 307 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 157 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 1,963 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 41 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 92 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 107 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 54 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 68 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 90 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 380 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Syria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Treatment, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Inflammation, Management and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology435▲ 2.0×128 topics
  2. Quality of Life201▲ 2.6×50 topics
  3. Inflammation179▲ 1.58×80 topics
  4. Treatment173▲ 2.6×48 topics
  5. Diagnosis157▲ 3.1×41 topics
  6. Machine Learning156◆ 0.87×76 topics
  7. Surgical Management120▲ 5.4×20 topics
  8. Management111▲ 2.6×32 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress102◆ 1.15×57 topics
  10. Chemotherapy93▲ 2.4×23 topics
  11. Risk Factors93▲ 1.56×34 topics
  12. COVID-1993▲ 1.25×29 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors89▲ 3.8×14 topics
  14. Complications85▲ 3.1×17 topics
  15. Antioxidant82▲ 2.2×51 topics
  16. Genetics81▲ 2.1×24 topics
  17. Clinical Trials80▲ 2.2×17 topics
  18. Pathogenesis70▲ 2.5×24 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations68▲ 2.9×23 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines66▲ 2.2×14 topics
  21. Wound Healing61▲ 4.3×11 topics
  22. Prevention57▲ 2.5×15 topics
  23. Prenatal Diagnosis56▲ 7.0×7 topics
  24. Diagnostic Criteria52▲ 4.3×10 topics
  25. Orthognathic Surgery49▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Science49▲ 3.6×3 topics
  27. Social Influence48▲ 4.1×3 topics
  28. Revascularization48▲ 5.8×4 topics
  29. Islam47▲ 4.1×2 topics
  30. Dental Esthetics47▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Orthodontic Tooth Movement47▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Sharia Law47▲ 6.0×2 topics
  33. Malay Language46▲ 5.9×1 topic
  34. Psychological Factors46▲ 4.0×5 topics
  35. Dental Materials42▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Restorative Dentistry42▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate36▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Root Canal Irrigants36▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Fetal Surgery36▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Osteoporosis34▲ 7.3×3 topics

Which universities in Syria lead research?

Damascus University, University of Aleppo and Latakia University rank highest in Syria on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%30%mean 10.6467%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Damascus University: 1,661, 11.8%University of Aleppo: 645, 9.5%Latakia University: 836, 6.5%Syrian Private University: 250, 15.2%Al Wataniya Private University: 166, 7.9%Atomic Energy Commission of Syria: 200, 6.2%Homs University: 197, 8.5%Arab International University: 391, 11.4%Damascus Hospital: 163, 5.3%Syrian Virtual University: 80, 13.0%Al Andalus University: 107, 9.7%International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas: 75, 28.5%National Institute of Public Administration: 62, 4.6%General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research: 75, 13.2%Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology: 94, 8.4%Syrian Private Unive…Damascus UniversityUniversity of AleppoLatakia University
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Damascus UniversityUniversity · Damascus · #3,399 worldwide11.8% top 10% · 1.7k works
  2. 2University of AleppoUniversity · Aleppo · #7,622 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 645 works
  3. 3Latakia UniversityUniversity · Latakia · #7,631 worldwide6.5% top 10% · 836 works
  4. 4Syrian Private UniversityUniversity · Damascus · #9,999 worldwide15.2% top 10% · 250 works
  5. 5Al Wataniya Private UniversityUniversity · Hama · #11,837 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 166 works
  6. 6Atomic Energy Commission of SyriaInstitution · Damascus · #14,590 worldwide6.2% top 10% · 200 works
  7. 7Homs UniversityUniversity · Homs · #14,948 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 197 works
  8. 8Arab International UniversityUniversity · Ghabāghib · #16,319 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 391 works
  9. 9Damascus HospitalHospital / health system · Damascus · #17,108 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 163 works
  10. 10Syrian Virtual UniversityUniversity · Damascus · #19,952 worldwide13.0% top 10% · 80 works
  11. 11Al Andalus UniversityUniversity · Al Qadmūs · #20,759 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 107 works
  12. 12International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasResearch facility · Aleppo · #21,206 worldwide28.5% top 10% · 75 works
  13. 13National Institute of Public AdministrationUniversity · Damascus · #22,750 worldwide4.6% top 10% · 62 works
  14. 14General Commission for Scientific Agricultural ResearchGovernment institution · Douma · #23,702 worldwide13.2% top 10% · 75 works
  15. 15Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and TechnologyUniversity · Damascus · #24,666 worldwide8.4% top 10% · 94 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 Syria

Who are the top researchers in Syria?

Luther Gulick, Theib Oweis and S. Grando rank highest among researchers based in Syria.

  1. 1 Luther Gulick · #87,002 worldwide 131 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Theib Oweis · #102,929 worldwide 348 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 S. Grando · #168,458 worldwide 171 citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Salvatore Ceccarelli · #171,556 worldwide 165 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Hassan Haes Alhelou · #175,203 worldwide 362 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Shiv Kumar · #176,061 worldwide 123 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Karam B. Singh · #182,246 worldwide 273 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Larry D. Robertson · #309,718 worldwide 93 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Eddy De Pauw · #311,198 worldwide 233 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 M. C. Saxena · #315,564 worldwide 187 citations · 48 works
Top researchers in Syria

How open and international is Syria's research?

67% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 24% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available66.7%not open33.3%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Syria's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% 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 Syria