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Al-Kafaàt University

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Research works
95
▲ 120% vs 2018-21
Citations
538
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
Al-Kafaàt University

Not ranked overall: Al-Kafaàt University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Al-Kafaàt University is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Social Sciences (21%), Computer Science (20%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 50.0% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 25.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 19.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 35.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 7.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKAl-KafaàtUniversity65fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences35%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1625.0%
    2. Computer Science1319.7%
    3. Environmental Science11.5%
    4. Materials Science11.4%
    5. Mathematics11.3%
    6. Energy11.1%
    1. Social Sciences1421.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting57.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.2%
    4. Psychology11.2%
    5. Decision Sciences11.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    1. Medicine46.3%
    2. Health Professions22.8%
    3. Dentistry00.5%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.3%
    2. Neuroscience11.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
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: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 2.53× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science2.53×13 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.29×5 works
  3. Veterinary1.87×0 works
  4. Social Sciences1.68×14 works
  5. Engineering1.67×16 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.51×2 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.44×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.19×1 works
  9. Energy1.15×1 works
  10. Mathematics1.12×1 works
  11. Dentistry1.05×0 works
  12. Health Professions1.05×2 works
  13. Neuroscience0.94×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×2 works
  15. Materials Science0.40×1 works
  16. Psychology0.39×1 works
  17. Medicine0.33×4 works
  18. Environmental Science0.31×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.29×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×0 works

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

The most cited paper from Al-Kafaàt University is "An Architecture for Using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Wireless Sensor Networks for Underwater Pipeline Monitoring" (Imad Jawhar, Nader Mohamed, Jameela Al‐Jaroodi et al., 2018), with 170 citations. Next come "Optimal design of renewable energy solution sets for net zero energy buildings" (114) and "Networking architectures and protocols for smart city systems" (105).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An Architecture for Using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Wireless Sensor Networks for Underwater Pipeline Monitoring Imad Jawhar, Nader Mohamed, Jameela Al‐Jaroodi et al. · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 18 Jun 2018 170
2 Optimal design of renewable energy solution sets for net zero energy buildings Fatima Harkouss, Farouk Fardoun, Pascal Henry Biwolé · Energy 9 May 2019 114
3 Networking architectures and protocols for smart city systems Imad Jawhar, Nader Mohamed, Jameela Al‐Jaroodi · Journal of Internet Services and Applications Open access 29 Nov 2018 105
4 Building retrofitting towards net zero energy: A review Mahdi Ibrahim, Fatima Harkouss, Pascal Henry Biwolé et al. · Energy and Buildings Open access 30 Aug 2024 83
5 A survey on access control mechanisms for cloud computing Rayane El Sibai, Nader M. Gemayel, Jacques Bou Abdo et al. · Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies 14 Aug 2019 82
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Al-Kafaàt University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Internet of Things, Smart Cities, IoT, Social Media, Machine Learning and Disaster Management.

▲ 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 Learning4▲ 2.1×21 topics
  2. Healthcare4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  4. Internet of Things3▲ 6.1×7 topics
  5. Deep Learning3▲ 1.47×14 topics
  6. Social Media3▲ 3.7×6 topics
  7. Smart Cities3▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Sustainability3▲ 1.67×10 topics
  9. IoT2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  10. Disaster Management2▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Governance2▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Digital Transformation2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  13. Risk Management2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  15. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  16. E-commerce2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  17. Metaheuristics2▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Security and Privacy2▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Crisis Communication2▲ 71×1 topic
  20. Energy Efficiency2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  21. Organizational Performance2▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Public Relations2▲ 103×1 topic
  23. 5G Networks2▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Heuristic Algorithms2▲ 60×3 topics
  25. Agenda Setting2▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Knowledge Management2▲ 4.0×1 topic
  27. Media Framing2▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Mobile Edge Computing2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Security2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  30. Social Media Marketing2▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Tabu Search2▲ 93×1 topic
  32. Vehicle Routing Problem2▲ 93×1 topic
  33. Genetic Algorithms1▲ 14×3 topics
  34. IoT Security1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. Privacy1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  36. Construction1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Transport Infrastructure1▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Educational Assessment1▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Global Trade1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Smart Contracts1▲ 9.9×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Organizational and Employee Performance, Media Studies and Communication and Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods.

Public Relations and Cri…2Public Relations and Crisis Communication: 2 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…2Organizational and Employee Performance: 2 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…2Media Studies and Communication: 2 fractional worksVehicle Routing Optimiza…2Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksVaried Academic Research…1Varied Academic Research Topics: 1 fractional worksEducational Technology and Assessment: 1 fractional worksFacility Location and Emergency Management: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…1Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional works
CommunicationArtificial IntelligenceIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 2 works
  2. 2 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Media Studies and Communication Communication 2 works
  4. 4 Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Varied Academic Research Topics Management Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Educational Technology and Assessment Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Facility Location and Emergency Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available63.6%not open36.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.2%domestic only53.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 120% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Al-Kafaàt University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Al-Kafaàt University0.00042% in 2025200020102020

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

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