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Ahlia University

In research, Ahlia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,062 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#329 of 2,578 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,716 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Information Systems, Accounting and Business, Management and Accounting — Management Information Systems is 13.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,763
of 28,054 · #10,560 all time
Rank in Bahrain
#2
of 14
Research works
1.1k
▲ 262% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Ahlia 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,062 of 10,521 44.9%260 #2138
Business, Management and AccountingField #329 of 2,578 52.4%113 #746
Computer ScienceField #1,716 of 4,667 32.0%124 #3348
Social SciencesField #2,627 of 6,365 33.5%78 #4558
Physical SciencesDomain #5,480 of 12,888 30.1%194 #13288

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ahlia 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. Social Sciences#2,138 #1,062
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#746 #329
  3. Computer Science#3,348 #1,716
  4. Social Sciences#4,558 #2,627
  5. Physical Sciences#13,288 #5,480
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 Ahlia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Information Systems takes 13.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 27.0 works14×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 27.2 works9.2×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 113.3 works7.2×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.27× its world share, 124 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.25× its world share, 113 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 7.16× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 78 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ahlia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdalmuttaleb Al-Sartawi, Anjum Razzaque and Allam Hamdan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ahlia University.

  1. 1 Abdalmuttaleb Al-Sartawi Bahrain · #53,016 worldwide 309 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Anjum Razzaque Bahrain · #369,158 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Allam Hamdan Bahrain · #523,215 worldwide 210 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Adel Sarea Bahrain · #921,205 worldwide 52 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Abdulsadek Hassan Bahrain · #1,519,078 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Mukhtar Al-Hashimi Bahrain · #1,610,782 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Muneer Al Mubarak Bahrain · #1,622,656 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ahlia University

Which keywords describe research at Ahlia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Corporate Governance, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Financial Performance, Social Capital and Security.

▲ 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 Learning53▲ 3.3×54 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management52▲ 11×11 topics
  3. Healthcare45▲ 8.1×10 topics
  4. Corporate Governance42▲ 12×15 topics
  5. Internet of Things36▲ 8.6×13 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence31▲ 4.7×24 topics
  7. Deep Learning30▲ 1.82×49 topics
  8. Social Media30▲ 4.3×19 topics
  9. Sustainability29▲ 2.4×29 topics
  10. Big Data26▲ 5.9×13 topics
  11. Financial Performance26▲ 9.1×10 topics
  12. Social Capital25▲ 9.8×12 topics
  13. Security25▲ 7.9×15 topics
  14. Digital Transformation23▲ 8.8×11 topics
  15. Organizational Performance22▲ 18×9 topics
  16. Smart Cities21▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Privacy21▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Higher Education20▲ 7.7×13 topics
  19. Blockchain20▲ 17×2 topics
  20. IoT20▲ 11×10 topics
  21. Knowledge Management19▲ 7.1×10 topics
  22. Decentralization19▲ 18×1 topic
  23. Smart Contracts19▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Entrepreneurship17▲ 9.1×8 topics
  25. Customer Satisfaction17▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Environmental Management16▲ 8.2×7 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior16▲ 5.1×8 topics
  28. Technology Acceptance Model15▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Social Media Marketing14▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Risk Management14▲ 6.0×8 topics
  31. Information Systems13▲ 16×3 topics
  32. User Satisfaction13▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Digitalization13▲ 13×6 topics
  34. Online Shopping12▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Consumer Trust12▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Partial Least Squares12▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Financial Reporting12▲ 21×5 topics
  38. Firm Performance12▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Fintech12▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Organizational Behavior12▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Ahlia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Organizational and Employee Performance, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance.

Blockchain Technology Ap…19Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 19 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…14Organizational and Employee Performance: 14 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …12Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 12 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…11FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 11 fractional worksInnovations and Analysis in Business and Education: 10 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 10 fractional worksCorporate Social Respons…9Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 9 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 8 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…8Environmental Sustainability in Business: 8 fractional works
Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceInformation Systems and ManagementManagement Information Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 19 works
  2. 2 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 14 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 12 works
  4. 4 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 11 works
  5. 5 Innovations and Analysis in Business and Education Management Science and Operations Research 10 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  7. 7 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 9 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 8 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 8 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 8 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ahlia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 262% 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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