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Al-Aqsa University

In research, Al-Aqsa University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,599 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,490 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,413
of 22,385 · #18,986 all time
Rank in Palestine
#10
of 17
Research works
538
▲ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Al-Aqsa University

What is Al-Aqsa University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,599 of 10,670 21.8%71 #14810
Social SciencesDomain #7,490 of 9,585 7.6%80 #13422

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al-Aqsa 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Al-Aqsa University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Al-Aqsa University is in Social Sciences, 39% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Computer Science (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 91 fractional works · 45.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 54 fractional works · 26.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 6.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 5.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 78 fractional works · 38.8% of its workComputer Science: 31 fractional works · 15.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 8.2% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 11.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 10.8% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAl-AqsaUniversity201fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences45%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5426.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting136.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities115.3%
    4. Psychology84.0%
    5. Decision Sciences41.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    1. Computer Science3115.5%
    2. Engineering2211.0%
    3. Environmental Science84.1%
    4. Mathematics83.9%
    5. Chemistry31.5%
    6. Energy20.9%
    7. Materials Science20.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Health Professions126.2%
    2. Medicine94.3%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.34× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.34× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.85× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics3.34×8 works
  2. Health Professions2.34×12 works
  3. Social Sciences2.13×54 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.05×13 works
  5. Computer Science1.99×31 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.95×4 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.85×11 works
  8. Psychology1.31×8 works
  9. Energy0.99×2 works
  10. Chemistry0.97×3 works
  11. Environmental Science0.83×8 works
  12. Engineering0.73×22 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.61×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×5 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.44×1 works
  17. Nursing0.42×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×4 works
  19. Materials Science0.23×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.23×1 works
  21. Medicine0.23×9 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  25. Neuroscience0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Al-Aqsa University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammed A. Awadallah, Mohammed Shadi S. Abujazar and İssam Dawoud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al-Aqsa University.

  1. 1 Mohammed A. Awadallah Palestine · #162,565 worldwide 7.6k citations · 155 works
  2. 2 Mohammed Shadi S. Abujazar Palestine · #1,056,558 worldwide 1.6k citations · 34 works
  3. 3 İssam Dawoud Palestine · #1,190,616 worldwide 618 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Nabil Abdullah El Aila Palestine · #2,005,756 worldwide 768 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Basem H.A. Ahmed Palestine · #2,271,851 worldwide 215 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Mazen M. Abadla Palestine · #3,004,733 worldwide 791 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Ahmed M. Mkadmh Palestine · #4,176,010 worldwide 316 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Yousef E. M. Hamouda Palestine · #4,211,754 worldwide 283 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Isam M Shihada Palestine · #4,310,682 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Nada M. Abunada Palestine · #4,384,565 worldwide 212 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Al-Aqsa University

What are the most cited papers from Al-Aqsa University?

The most cited paper from Al-Aqsa University is "White Shark Optimizer: A novel bio-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm for global optimization problems" (Malik Shehadeh Braik, Abdelaziz I. Hammouri, Jaffar M. Atwan et al., 2022), with 744 citations. Next come "A comprehensive review: Krill Herd algorithm (KH) and its applications" (465) and "Coronavirus herd immunity optimizer (CHIO)" (371).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 White Shark Optimizer: A novel bio-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm for global optimization problems Malik Shehadeh Braik, Abdelaziz I. Hammouri, Jaffar M. Atwan et al. · Knowledge-Based Systems 22 Feb 2022 744
2 A comprehensive review: Krill Herd algorithm (KH) and its applications Asaju La’aro Bolaji, Mohammed Azmi Al‐Betar, Mohammed A. Awadallah et al. · Applied Soft Computing 2 Sep 2016 465
3 Coronavirus herd immunity optimizer (CHIO) Mohammed Azmi Al‐Betar, Zaid Abdi Alkareem Alyasseri, Mohammed A. Awadallah et al. · Neural Computing and Applications Open access 27 Aug 2020 371
4 State-of-the-art review on energy and load forecasting in microgrids using artificial neural networks, machine learning, and deep learning techniques Raniyah Wazirali, Elnaz Yaghoubi, Mohammed Shadi S. Abujazar et al. · Electric Power Systems Research 8 Sep 2023 301
5 Recent advancement in the application of hybrid coagulants in coagulation-flocculation of wastewater: A review Mohammed Shadi S. Abujazar, Sakine Ugurlu Karaağaç, Salem S. Abu Amr et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production Open access 27 Feb 2022 269
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Al-Aqsa University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Customer Satisfaction, Machine Learning, Organizational Performance, IoT, Knowledge Management, Supply Chain Management 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-now 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 Learning15▲ 2.3×30 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 2.6×10 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management9▲ 5.1×6 topics
  4. Healthcare9▲ 3.9×5 topics
  5. Digital Transformation9▲ 8.0×7 topics
  6. Customer Satisfaction9▲ 13×2 topics
  7. Online Learning8▲ 4.9×7 topics
  8. IoT8▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Organizational Performance8▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Educational Technology8▲ 3.4×11 topics
  11. Knowledge Management8▲ 7.1×4 topics
  12. E-Learning8▲ 4.0×8 topics
  13. Education8▲ 2.2×10 topics
  14. Smart Cities7▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Public Health7▲ 2.4×15 topics
  16. Social Media Marketing7▲ 67×1 topic
  17. Pedagogy6▲ 6.1×8 topics
  18. Teacher Training6▲ 5.0×6 topics
  19. Corporate Governance6▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Leadership6▲ 5.9×8 topics
  21. Ethnicity5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  22. Palestine5▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Culture5▲ 5.0×4 topics
  24. Human Resource Management5▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Conflict5▲ 16×6 topics
  26. Student Satisfaction5▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Language Teaching5▲ 9.1×4 topics
  28. Cultural Identity5▲ 4.8×2 topics
  29. Evolutionary Algorithms5▲ 23×4 topics
  30. Technology Integration5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Middle East5▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Health5▲ 5.8×4 topics
  33. Guanxi4▲ 105×1 topic
  34. Islam4▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Wasta4▲ 105×1 topic
  36. Sharia Law4▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Social Influence4▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Politics4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Ethnic Identity4▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Israel4▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Al-Aqsa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organizational and Employee Performance, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies.

Organizational and Emplo…7Organizational and Employee Performance: 7 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…4Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…4Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksJewish and Middle Easter…4Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 4 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 3 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…3Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 3 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Met…3Advanced Statistical Methods and Models: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSociology and Political SciencePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 3 works
  8. 8 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Statistical Methods and Models Statistics and Probability 3 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 available65.7%not open34.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Al-Aqsa University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Al-Aqsa University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00055% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Al-Aqsa University0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Al-Aqsa University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Al-Aqsa University16.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.0% in 2024.

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