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Science in United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates ranks #41 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#52 all time), with 46k research works and 23.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#41
of 192 · #52 all time
Works, 2022–2025
46k
▲ 130% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
3 in the top 1,000
Open access
47%
world 63%

What is United Arab Emirates strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the United Arab Emirates ranks highest in Computer Science (#25 of 131), Information Systems (#19 of 93) and Education (#24 of 115). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Health Informatics and General Dentistry.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Computer ScienceField #25 of 131 28.8%6,047 Institutions
Information SystemsSubfield #19 of 93 32.7%1,118 Institutions
EducationSubfield #24 of 115 36.3%1,024 Institutions
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #15 of 71 28.2%820 Institutions
EngineeringField #29 of 134 20.3%9,508 Institutions
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #22 of 90 30.1%2,236 Institutions
Management Information SystemsSubfield #15 of 59 29.0%424
Health ProfessionsField #30 of 108 20.5%1,099 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #32 of 113 33.0%2,468 Institutions
Social SciencesField #44 of 151 28.5%4,563 Institutions
MedicineField #46 of 155 14.9%7,421 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #33 of 110 38.1%1,180 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. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 886.8 works3.7×
  2. Health InformaticsSubfield · 194.8 works3.5×
  3. General DentistrySubfield · 52.0 works2.6×
  4. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 423.8 works2.2×
  5. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 635.8 works2.2×
  6. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 108.0 works2.2×
  7. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 30.1 works2.1×
  8. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 2,235.5 works2.0×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 1,148 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 1,566 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 286 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 611 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 180 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 171 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 490 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.68× its world share, 6,047 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 436 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.83× its world share, 776 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 9,508 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 1,940 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 1,384 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 548 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 682 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.96× its world share, 439 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 1,099 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 7,421 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 189 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 41 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 891 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 2,468 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 762 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 1,180 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 1,349 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 4,563 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research in United Arab Emirates?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Healthcare, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Smart Cities, Internet of Things and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Machine Learning3,294▲ 2.2×97 topics
  2. Deep Learning2,999▲ 1.90×85 topics
  3. Epidemiology1,553▼ 0.85×138 topics
  4. Sustainability1,515▲ 1.35×122 topics
  5. Healthcare1,460▲ 2.8×38 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management1,299▲ 3.0×25 topics
  7. Renewable Energy1,171▲ 1.76×56 topics
  8. Neural Networks1,120▲ 1.57×41 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence1,038▲ 1.64×62 topics
  10. Internet of Things977▲ 2.4×29 topics
  11. Environmental Impact864◆ 1.10×66 topics
  12. Big Data857▲ 2.0×36 topics
  13. Security779▲ 2.6×29 topics
  14. COVID-19761▲ 1.21×33 topics
  15. Social Media760◆ 1.15×38 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency743▲ 1.71×44 topics
  17. Nanoparticles740▲ 1.27×44 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks684▲ 2.0×14 topics
  19. IoT682▲ 4.0×19 topics
  20. Smart Cities670▲ 5.6×8 topics
  21. Risk Management650▲ 2.9×19 topics
  22. Data Mining577▲ 1.68×25 topics
  23. Digital Transformation576▲ 2.4×30 topics
  24. IoT Security528▲ 3.6×3 topics
  25. Customer Satisfaction527▲ 3.5×10 topics
  26. Medical Imaging520▲ 2.2×9 topics
  27. Organizational Performance495▲ 4.3×12 topics
  28. Knowledge Management488▲ 1.91×38 topics
  29. Optimization458▲ 2.1×26 topics
  30. Privacy438▲ 3.2×10 topics
  31. Social Networks372▲ 3.0×13 topics
  32. Social Media Marketing344▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Human Resource Management340▲ 4.8×8 topics
  34. Cryptocurrencies296▲ 4.5×1 topic
  35. Localization287▲ 5.1×4 topics
  36. Uncertainty Quantification252▲ 6.7×2 topics
  37. Closed-Loop Control241▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Well Placement241▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Guanxi231▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Wasta231▲ 22×1 topic

How many world-class institutions does United Arab Emirates 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 500th3

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 3 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in United Arab Emirates lead research?

Khalifa University of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates University and University of Sharjah rank highest in United Arab Emirates on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 26.8267%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Khalifa University of Science and Technology: 4,984, 28.5%United Arab Emirates University: 4,900, 30.7%University of Sharjah: 5,437, 25.6%Ajman University: 1,601, 27.3%New York University Abu Dhabi: 1,286, 31.3%American University of Sharjah: 1,951, 25.6%Abu Dhabi University: 1,526, 30.8%Technology Innovation Institute: 789, 26.9%Zayed University: 1,630, 33.5%Al Ain University: 1,364, 29.2%Amity University: 3,422, 12.0%Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence: 826, 36.5%Gulf Medical University: 574, 20.4%Higher Colleges of Technology: 1,144, 23.4%Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University: 495, 20.7%United Arab Emirates…Khalifa University o…Ajman UniversityUniversity of Sharjah
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Abu Dhabi · #289 worldwide28.5% top 10% · 5k works
  2. 2United Arab Emirates UniversityUniversity · Al Ain · #334 worldwide30.7% top 10% · 4.9k works
  3. 3University of SharjahUniversity · Sharjah · #440 worldwide25.6% top 10% · 5.4k works
  4. 4Ajman UniversityUniversity · Ajman · #1,190 worldwide27.3% top 10% · 1.6k works
  5. 5New York University Abu DhabiUniversity · Abu Dhabi · #1,369 worldwide31.3% top 10% · 1.3k works
  6. 6American University of SharjahUniversity · Sharjah · #1,489 worldwide25.6% top 10% · 2k works
  7. 7Abu Dhabi UniversityUniversity · Abu Dhabi · #1,685 worldwide30.8% top 10% · 1.5k works
  8. 8Technology Innovation InstituteResearch facility · Abu Dhabi · #2,115 worldwide26.9% top 10% · 789 works
  9. 9Zayed UniversityUniversity · Abu Dhabi · #2,192 worldwide33.5% top 10% · 1.6k works
  10. 10Al Ain UniversityUniversity · Al Ain · #2,223 worldwide29.2% top 10% · 1.4k works
  11. 11Amity UniversityUniversity · Dubai · #2,334 worldwide12.0% top 10% · 3.4k works
  12. 12Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial IntelligenceUniversity · Abu Dhabi · #2,398 worldwide36.5% top 10% · 826 works
  13. 13Gulf Medical UniversityUniversity · Ajman · #3,938 worldwide20.4% top 10% · 574 works
  14. 14Higher Colleges of TechnologyUniversity · Abu Dhabi · #4,184 worldwide23.4% top 10% · 1.1k works
  15. 15Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences UniversityUniversity · Ras al-Khaimah · #4,529 worldwide20.7% top 10% · 495 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 United Arab Emirates

Who are the top researchers in United Arab Emirates?

Yaser Mohammed Al‐Worafi, Ling Shao and Fahad Shahbaz Khan rank highest among researchers based in United Arab Emirates.

  1. 1 Yaser Mohammed Al‐Worafi · #3,381 worldwide 1.7k citations · 278 works
  2. 2 Ling Shao · #8,527 worldwide 4.1k citations · 269 works
  3. 3 Fahad Shahbaz Khan · #12,015 worldwide 1.7k citations · 134 works
  4. 4 Moyad Shahwan · #19,211 worldwide 713 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Rabih Halwani · #20,563 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Rashid K. Abu Al‐Rub · #24,826 worldwide 997 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Sulagna Dutta · #27,013 worldwide 652 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Ali Bou Nassif · #27,146 worldwide 492 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Bilal Akash · #28,717 worldwide 390 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Eman Abu‐Gharbieh · #29,590 worldwide 703 citations · 35 works
Top researchers in United Arab Emirates

Which cities in United Arab Emirates are research hubs?

  1. 1 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 38k works
  2. 2 Dubai United Arab Emirates 27k works
  3. 3 Al Ain United Arab Emirates 21k works
  4. 4 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 18k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Abu Dhabi: 36.4%Dubai: 26.1%Al Ain: 19.9%Sharjah: 17.5%36%largest
Abu Dhabi38k · 36.4%Dubai27k · 26.1%Al Ain21k · 19.9%Sharjah18k · 17.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

How open and international is United Arab Emirates's research?

47% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 42% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available46.8%not open53.2%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has United Arab Emirates's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 130% 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 United Arab Emirates