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Social Sciences research in Jordan

Islamic Hospital ranks first in Jordan for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#1,938 worldwide), followed by Yarmouk University and Jadara University.

Jordan's world rank
#108
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.3k
Top-10% rate
14.3%
Ranked institutions
20

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
1Islamic HospitalAmman #1,93813.07.4%206
2Yarmouk UniversityIrbid #2,05212.310.8%532
3Jadara UniversityIrbid #2,20011.524.8%136
4Zarqa UniversityZarqa #2,24311.323.7%228
5Applied Science Private UniversityAmman #2,7728.924.7%158
6Al-Ahliyya Amman UniversityAmman #3,3446.735.6%98
7Middle East UniversityAmman #3,5785.923.1%105
8Mutah UniversityKarak #3,8365.111.2%140
9Amman Arab UniversityAmman #4,0444.518.3%90
10University of JordanAmman #4,0524.511.0%818
11World Islamic Sciences and Education UniversityAmman #4,0954.45.0%116
12Al-Balqa Applied UniversitySalt #4,1384.212.9%341
13Al al-Bayt UniversityAl Mafraq #4,3883.612.3%149
14Petra UniversityAmman #4,5253.213.4%72
15Princess Sumaya University for TechnologyAmman #4,7642.616.3%62
16Al-Zaytoonah University of JordanAmman #4,8412.415.4%99
17Jerash UniversityJerash #5,1501.78.2%64
18Al-Hussein Bin Talal UniversityMa'an #5,271147.012.5%73
19Hashemite UniversityZarqa #5,59279.013.9%220
20Jordan University of Science and TechnologyIrbid #5,85626.018.4%123

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?

Ahmad Samed Al‐Adwan and Yousef Saleh Khader rank highest among researchers based in Jordan, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ahmad Samed Al‐Adwan#21,132 worldwide overall28.5 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Yousef Saleh Khader#68,362 worldwide overall17.2 of 38 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