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Abu Dhabi University

In research, Abu Dhabi University stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#161 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#695 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#602 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management and Accounting — Management Information Systems is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,685
of 28,054 · #4,628 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#7
of 66
Research works
3.4k
▲ 127% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Abu Dhabi University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Business, Management and AccountingField #161 of 2,578 51.0%188 #455
Social SciencesDomain #695 of 10,521 43.1%507 #1283
Computer ScienceField #602 of 4,667 27.8%261 #1609
Physical SciencesDomain #1,721 of 12,888 24.2%753 #4712
Information SystemsSubfield #235 of 1,291 30.8%63 —
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #330 of 1,775 53.3%73 #1066
Social SciencesField #1,300 of 6,365 37.7%155 #1857
EngineeringField #1,373 of 6,636 21.6%298 #3433
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #685 of 1,884 27.5%86 #1104
Health SciencesDomain #4,524 of 11,982 22.4%181 #8465

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Abu Dhabi University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Business, Management and Accounting#455 #161
  2. Social Sciences#1,283 #695
  3. Computer Science#1,609 #602
  4. Physical Sciences#4,712 #1,721
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,066 #330
  6. Social Sciences#1,857 #1,300
  7. Engineering#3,433 #1,373
  8. Artificial Intelligence#1,104 #685
  9. Health Sciences#8,465 #4,524
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Abu Dhabi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Information Systems takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 29.2 works4.7×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 55.0 works4.2×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 36.4 works3.9×
  4. Business, Management and AccountingField · 187.5 works3.8×
  5. MarketingSubfield · 24.2 works3.8×
  6. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 27.0 works3.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.20× its world share, 261 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.51× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 298 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 72 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 148 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.81× its world share, 188 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.22× its world share, 73 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 155 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Abu Dhabi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Mehmood Khan and Shehzad Ashraf Chaudhry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Abu Dhabi University.

  1. 1 Sanjay Kumar Singh United Arab Emirates · #43,215 worldwide 662 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Mehmood Khan United Arab Emirates · #108,736 worldwide 306 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Shehzad Ashraf Chaudhry United Arab Emirates · #169,375 worldwide 275 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Evan K. Paleologos United Arab Emirates · #174,818 worldwide 186 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Matloub Hussain United Arab Emirates · #201,046 worldwide 290 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Jacob Cherian United Arab Emirates · #284,646 worldwide 244 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Moatsum Alawida United Arab Emirates · #323,004 worldwide 174 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Mian M. Ajmal United Arab Emirates · #453,212 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Syed Zamberi Ahmad United Arab Emirates · #496,257 worldwide 99 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Fauzia Jabeen United Arab Emirates · #549,911 worldwide 158 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Abu Dhabi University

Which keywords describe research at Abu Dhabi University?

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

▲ 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 institution'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 Learning135▲ 2.7×76 topics
  2. Deep Learning128▲ 2.5×72 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management79▲ 5.6×20 topics
  4. Healthcare68▲ 4.0×17 topics
  5. Sustainability66▲ 1.79×54 topics
  6. Internet of Things55▲ 4.2×20 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence48▲ 2.3×37 topics
  8. Big Data46▲ 3.3×25 topics
  9. Risk Management46▲ 6.2×13 topics
  10. Renewable Energy45▲ 2.0×33 topics
  11. Security42▲ 4.2×19 topics
  12. Corporate Governance40▲ 3.6×22 topics
  13. Environmental Impact40▲ 1.53×37 topics
  14. Organizational Performance38▲ 10×10 topics
  15. Smart Cities36▲ 9.1×6 topics
  16. IoT36▲ 6.3×14 topics
  17. Customer Satisfaction34▲ 6.8×6 topics
  18. Digital Transformation34▲ 4.2×15 topics
  19. Economic Growth34▲ 2.6×21 topics
  20. Social Capital31▲ 3.9×13 topics
  21. Environmental Management31▲ 5.1×7 topics
  22. Convolutional Neural Networks31▲ 2.8×14 topics
  23. Knowledge Management30▲ 3.5×11 topics
  24. Leadership30▲ 4.0×17 topics
  25. Consumer Behavior27▲ 2.8×10 topics
  26. IoT Security27▲ 5.5×3 topics
  27. Medical Imaging24▲ 3.1×7 topics
  28. Human Resource Management24▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Social Media Marketing23▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Privacy23▲ 5.0×7 topics
  31. Security Analysis22▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Financial Stability21▲ 6.8×5 topics
  33. Finance20▲ 6.8×4 topics
  34. Firm Performance18▲ 6.5×4 topics
  35. Smart Contracts17▲ 6.8×2 topics
  36. Ethical Consumption16▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Cryptocurrencies16▲ 7.4×1 topic
  38. Energy Sector16▲ 7.4×1 topic
  39. Environmental Innovation16▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Green Consumption16▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Abu Dhabi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Organizational and Emplo…23Organizational and Employee Performance: 23 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…16Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 16 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…16Environmental Sustainability in Business: 16 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…15Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 15 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 11 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 11 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…11Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 10 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 10 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …10Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 10 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceInformation SystemsMarketingAccounting6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 23 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 16 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 16 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 15 works
  5. 5 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 11 works
  6. 6 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 11 works
  7. 7 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  8. 8 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 10 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  10. 10 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 10 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.5%domestic only54.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Abu Dhabi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 127% 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.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.