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Al-Mustafa Open University

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Research works
70
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
66
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Al-Mustafa Open University

Not ranked overall: Al-Mustafa Open 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-Mustafa Open University work in?

In all years, 85% of research at Al-Mustafa Open University is in Social Sciences, 11% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (56%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Business, Management and Accounting (7%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 60 fractional works · 84.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 56.3% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 28.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 12.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 11.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 15.8% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 10.0% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 11.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKAl-Mustafa OpenUniversity70fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences85%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4056.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities1115.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting56.7%
    4. Psychology33.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.7%
    1. Computer Science46.1%
    2. Materials Science11.7%
    3. Engineering11.6%
    4. Chemistry11.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Medicine11.7%
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: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.72× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.83× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.83×2 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.72×2 works
  3. Social Sciences4.04×8 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.22×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×0 works
  7. Medicine0.34×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.24×0 works
  10. Engineering0.12×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Al-Mustafa Open University?

The most cited paper from Al-Mustafa Open University is "Invader probes: harnessing the energy of intercalation to facilitate recognition of chromosomal DNA for diagnostic applications" (Dale C. Guenther, Grace Hay Anderson, Saswata Karmakar et al., 2015), with 30 citations. Next come "Psychological Aspects of Cyberspace" (17) and "The Place of Ritual Literature in the Virtual Education of Religious Concepts" (3).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Invader probes: harnessing the energy of intercalation to facilitate recognition of chromosomal DNA for diagnostic applications Dale C. Guenther, Grace Hay Anderson, Saswata Karmakar et al. · Chemical Science Open access 2015 30
2 Psychological Aspects of Cyberspace Maja Živko, Mahdi Nosrati · Repozitorij Filozofskog fakulteta u Zagrebu' at University of Zagreb (University of Zagreb) 2011 17
3 The Place of Ritual Literature in the Virtual Education of Religious Concepts Mansoreh Rezaei, Mostafa Rezaei Dill · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Oct 2018 3
4 Virtual Religious Education (Opportunities and Challenges) Nargis Abdul-Aziz Tarif, Farghan Al-Waeli · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Sep 2018 2
5 Crystal structure of bis(2,6-diaminopyridinium) diaqua-bis- (2,6-pyridinedicarboxylato)-bis(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylato)- dibismuthate(III) tetrahydrate, (C28H16O18N4Bi2)(C5H8N3)· 4H2O Maryam Ranjbar, Hamid Reza Aghabozorg, A. Moghimim · Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures Open access Dec 2003 2
All 69 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Al-Mustafa Open University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Islamic Education, Teacher Training, Pedagogy, Curriculum Development, Madrasa, Muslim Students and Social Media.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Globalization16▲ 12×9 topics
  2. Islamic Education15▲ 147×3 topics
  3. Pedagogy15▲ 60×4 topics
  4. Teacher Training15▲ 51×6 topics
  5. Curriculum Development14▲ 58×4 topics
  6. Madrasa14▲ 534×1 topic
  7. Muslim Students14▲ 534×1 topic
  8. Social Media9▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Education6▲ 6.1×12 topics
  10. Digital Religion6▲ 793×1 topic
  11. Internet6▲ 105×1 topic
  12. Islamic Banking5▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Corporate Governance5▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Global Financial Crisis5▲ 83×2 topics
  15. Ethical Identity4▲ 101×1 topic
  16. Finance4▲ 48×1 topic
  17. Gender Equality4▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Islamic reform4▲ 171×1 topic
  19. Middle East4▲ 120×1 topic
  20. E-Learning4▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Educational Technology3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  22. Human Rights3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  23. Islamic Law3▲ 229×2 topics
  24. Technology3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  25. Innovation3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  26. Spirituality3▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Knowledge Management2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  28. Qur'anic Exegesis2▲ 360×1 topic
  29. Tafsir Al-Mishbah2▲ 360×1 topic
  30. Online Learning2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Digital Marketing2▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Educational Projects2▲ 96×1 topic
  33. Cultural Identity2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. Higher Education2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  35. Theology2▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Blended Learning2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Distance Education2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Ethnicity2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Islam2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Social Influence2▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Al-Mustafa Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Islamic Studies, Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies, Education, Innovation and Language Studies and Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques.

Education and Islamic St…1Education and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, …1Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…1Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksMathematics Education an…1Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 0 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…0Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 0 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 0 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation Studies: 0 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 0 fractional works
EducationPolitical Science and International RelationsArcheologySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  2. 2 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 1 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 0 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 0 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 0 works
  9. 9 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 0 works
  10. 10 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Al-Mustafa Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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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-Mustafa Open University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000071% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Al-Mustafa Open University0.000093% in 202520102020

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

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