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Al-Aqsa University

In research, Al-Aqsa University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,935 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,442 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,204
of 28,054 · #16,550 all time
Rank in Palestine
#12
of 17
Research works
538
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Al-Aqsa 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,935 of 12,888 29.6%71 #10423
Social SciencesDomain #7,442 of 10,521 12.2%80 #13679

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.76× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.86× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Al-Aqsa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammed A. Awadallah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al-Aqsa University.

  1. 1 Mohammed A. Awadallah Palestine · #554,773 worldwide 147 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Al-Aqsa University

Which keywords describe research at Al-Aqsa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Customer Satisfaction, IoT, Online Learning, Digital Transformation, Machine Learning, Smart Cities, Knowledge Management and Organizational Performance.

▲ 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 Learning12▲ 2.1×24 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 2.6×10 topics
  3. Online Learning8▲ 5.2×7 topics
  4. Healthcare8▲ 3.8×4 topics
  5. Education7▲ 2.4×8 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management7▲ 4.5×4 topics
  7. Customer Satisfaction7▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Digital Transformation7▲ 7.1×5 topics
  9. IoT7▲ 9.9×5 topics
  10. E-Learning6▲ 3.6×6 topics
  11. Knowledge Management6▲ 6.5×2 topics
  12. Educational Technology6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  13. Smart Cities6▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Teacher Training6▲ 5.3×5 topics
  15. Organizational Performance6▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Social Media Marketing5▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Corporate Governance5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  18. Culture5▲ 5.6×4 topics
  19. Palestine5▲ 50×2 topics
  20. History5▲ 3.9×3 topics
  21. Pedagogy5▲ 5.6×5 topics
  22. Cultural Identity5▲ 5.2×2 topics
  23. Ethnicity5▲ 7.1×2 topics
  24. Language Teaching5▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Literature5▲ 4.9×2 topics
  26. Evolutionary Algorithms5▲ 25×4 topics
  27. Middle East5▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Guanxi4▲ 113×1 topic
  29. Islam4▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Student Satisfaction4▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Wasta4▲ 113×1 topic
  32. Physical Activity4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  33. Sharia Law4▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Social Influence4▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Student Engagement4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  36. Politics4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  37. Conflict4▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Technology Integration4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  39. Ethnic Identity4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Israel4▲ 57×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies.

Organizational and Emplo…5Organizational and Employee Performance: 5 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…4Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 4 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 3 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Methods and Models: 3 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 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 5 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 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Statistical Methods and Models Statistics and Probability 3 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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