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Al-Azhar University – Gaza

In research, Al-Azhar University – Gaza stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,494 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,829 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,332 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,243
of 28,054 · #12,209 all time
Rank in Palestine
#9
of 17
Research works
1k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Al-Azhar University – Gaza 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 #5,494 of 12,888 12.1%126 #8326
Health SciencesDomain #9,829 of 11,982 14.7%83 #14488
MedicineField #9,332 of 10,443 14.3%63 #15345

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al-Azhar University – Gaza 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. Physical Sciences#8,326 #5,494
  2. Health Sciences#14,488 #9,829
  3. Medicine#15,345 #9,332
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 Al-Azhar University – Gaza specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 40.8 works9.4×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.94× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.43× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 2.91× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Al-Azhar University – Gaza?

Ranked on the composite score, Samy S. Abu-Naser, Sami I. Muslih and Y.S.M. Alajerami lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al-Azhar University – Gaza.

  1. 1 Samy S. Abu-Naser Palestine · #114,962 worldwide 574 citations · 134 works
  2. 2 Sami I. Muslih Palestine · #297,179 worldwide 110 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Y.S.M. Alajerami Palestine · #391,292 worldwide 124 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Zaki Safi Palestine · #491,457 worldwide 213 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Mazen J. Al Shobaki Palestine · #605,042 worldwide 108 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Youssef M. Abu Amuna Palestine · #859,095 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Issa M. El‐Nahhal Palestine · #1,143,033 worldwide 68 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Suliman A. El Talla Palestine · #1,158,376 worldwide 39 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Ahmed Issa Palestine · #1,525,658 worldwide 37 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Al-Azhar University – Gaza

Which keywords describe research at Al-Azhar University – Gaza?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Holocene, Sea Level, Climate Change, Glacial Cycles, Paleoclimatology, Paleoproductivity, Paleoredox and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Climate Change22▲ 3.0×22 topics
  2. Machine Learning20▲ 2.2×28 topics
  3. Holocene17▲ 53×3 topics
  4. Sea Level17▲ 63×2 topics
  5. Glacial Cycles13▲ 68×1 topic
  6. Paleoclimatology13▲ 55×1 topic
  7. Epidemiology11◆ 1.05×43 topics
  8. Deep Learning11▲ 1.20×25 topics
  9. Paleoproductivity11▲ 144×1 topic
  10. Paleoredox11▲ 144×1 topic
  11. Public Health10▲ 2.4×16 topics
  12. Inflammation10▲ 1.66×25 topics
  13. Healthcare8▲ 2.5×8 topics
  14. Mortality7▲ 4.5×9 topics
  15. Biogeography7▲ 9.5×7 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management6▲ 2.4×9 topics
  17. Conflict6▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Antioxidant6▲ 3.0×14 topics
  19. Mediterranean5▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Sedimentation5▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 4.3×6 topics
  22. IoT5▲ 4.5×3 topics
  23. Medical Imaging5▲ 3.2×6 topics
  24. Toxicity5▲ 3.9×7 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases4▲ 4.6×5 topics
  26. Black Sea4▲ 37×1 topic
  27. paleoceanography4▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Anticancer4▲ 9.0×9 topics
  29. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  30. Violence4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  31. Democratic Republic of Congo4▲ 82×1 topic
  32. Iraq4▲ 82×1 topic
  33. Organizational Performance4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Relationships4▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Deep-Sea Ecology4▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Water Resources4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  38. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. Neurotoxicity3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Social Media Marketing3▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Al-Azhar University – Gaza publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Marine and environmental studies and Health and Conflict Studies.

Geology and Paleoclimato…13Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 13 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…11Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 11 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 4 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 3 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksCeliac Disease Research and Management: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric SciencePaleontologyOceanographyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 13 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 11 works
  3. 3 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 4 works
  4. 4 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  6. 6 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  7. 7 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  8. 8 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Celiac Disease Research and Management Gastroenterology 2 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.8%domestic only65.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al-Azhar University – Gaza's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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.