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Social Sciences research in Jordan

Applied Science Private University ranks first in Jordan for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#1,440 worldwide), followed by Zarqa University and Jadara University.

Jordan's world rank
#89
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
17.7%
Ranked institutions
26

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Jordan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Applied Science Private UniversityAmman #1,44020.727.9%497
2Zarqa UniversityZarqa #1,53320.021.5%640
3Jadara UniversityIrbid #1,65819.128.1%380
4Yarmouk UniversityIrbid #1,82218.111.6%1,024
5Middle East UniversityAmman #1,84118.033.6%319
6Amman Arab UniversityAmman #2,15816.324.2%332
7Al-Ahliyya Amman UniversityAmman #2,29015.638.6%285
8World Islamic Sciences and Education UniversityAmman #2,95612.88.3%226
9Al-Zaytoonah University of JordanAmman #2,97012.823.1%400
10Islamic HospitalAmman #3,25411.87.9%301
11University of JordanAmman #3,26311.813.6%1,777
12Al al-Bayt UniversityAl Mafraq #3,27511.716.6%364
13Princess Sumaya University for TechnologyAmman #3,28911.719.1%197
14Al-Balqa Applied UniversitySalt #3,36811.413.7%736
15Petra UniversityAmman #4,0819.317.8%208
16Irbid National UniversityIrbid #4,1959.022.9%151
17Mutah UniversityKarak #4,2428.915.1%407
18Al-Hussein Bin Talal UniversityMa'an #4,3488.613.7%156
19German Jordanian UniversityAmman #4,4358.416.6%147
20Jerash UniversityJerash #4,8917.311.3%142
21Hashemite UniversityZarqa #5,3316.416.6%618
22Ajloun National UniversityAdjlun #5,9405.214.8%133
23Isra UniversityAmman #6,4694.311.4%154
24Philadelphia UniversityAmman #6,6374.024.7%94
25Tafila Technical UniversityAţ Ţafīlah #8,567122.015.1%125
26Jordan University of Science and TechnologyIrbid #8,78295.015.7%370

Institutions in Jordan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Jordan?

Manaf Al‐Okaily, Ahmad Samed Al‐Adwan and Ali Abdallah Alalwan rank highest among researchers based in Jordan, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Manaf Al‐Okaily#8,027 worldwide overall82.6 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ahmad Samed Al‐Adwan#21,132 worldwide overall73.3 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ali Abdallah Alalwan#17,704 worldwide overall36.3 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Marwan Mansour#23,450 worldwide overall36.6 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ra’ed Masa’deh#305,568 worldwide overall59.1 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Yousef Saleh Khader#68,362 worldwide overall40.9 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mahmoud Alghizzawi#120,614 worldwide overall44.7 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Amro Alzghoul#77,113 worldwide overall32.1 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Sajead Mowafaq Alshdaifat#55,596 worldwide overall31.1 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ahmad S. Haider#163,968 worldwide overall38.4 of 86 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Jordan on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Jordan compares with other countries in Social Sciences