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Al-Qalam University

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Research works
75
▲ 107% vs 2018-21
Citations
331
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Al-Qalam University

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

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

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Al-Qalam University is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Medicine (18%), Computer Science (15%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 51.5% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 27.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 15.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 22.9% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 17.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 18.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAl-QalamUniversity50fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences18%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1427.2%
    2. Computer Science815.1%
    3. Materials Science23.9%
    4. Environmental Science12.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    6. Energy00.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    8. Chemistry00.5%
    1. Medicine917.8%
    2. Health Professions24.3%
    3. Dentistry00.8%
    1. Social Sciences36.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities23.6%
    3. Psychology23.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.9%
    2. Neuroscience12.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.94× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.81× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.38×0 works
  2. Computer Science1.94×8 works
  3. Engineering1.81×14 works
  4. Dentistry1.64×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.63×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.29×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.26×2 works
  8. Materials Science1.12×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.99×1 works
  10. Psychology0.98×2 works
  11. Medicine0.93×9 works
  12. Energy0.78×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.60×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×2 works
  17. Social Sciences0.50×3 works
  18. Environmental Science0.48×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.32×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.31×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×1 works

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

The most cited paper from Al-Qalam University is "Enhancing sustainability in concrete construction: A comprehensive review of plastic waste as an aggregate material" (Hussein Mahmood Hamada, Alyaa Al-Attar, Farid Abed et al., 2024), with 92 citations. Next come "Performance comparison of phenol removal in pharmaceutical wastewater by activated sludge and extended aeration augmented with activated carbon" (61) and "ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF DIGITAL BROADCASTING" (48).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Enhancing sustainability in concrete construction: A comprehensive review of plastic waste as an aggregate material Hussein Mahmood Hamada, Alyaa Al-Attar, Farid Abed et al. · Sustainable materials and technologies 7 Mar 2024 92
2 Performance comparison of phenol removal in pharmaceutical wastewater by activated sludge and extended aeration augmented with activated carbon Basim M. Mareai, Mai Fayed, Samia Ahmed Aly et al. · Alexandria Engineering Journal Open access 9 Oct 2020 61
3 ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF DIGITAL BROADCASTING Nameer Hashim Qasim, Yu. P. Shevchenko, Volodymyr Pyliavskyi · Telecommunications and Radio Engineering 2019 48
4 Development and characterization of eco- and user-friendly grout production via mechanochemical activation of slag/rice husk ash geopolymer Israa Sabbar Abbas, Mukhtar Hamid Abed, Hanifi Çanakçı · Journal of Building Engineering Open access 7 Oct 2022 43
5 New Approach to the Construction of Multimedia Test Signals Nameer Hashim · International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering Open access 15 Dec 2019 35
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Al-Qalam University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Internet of Things, Deep Learning, Security, Machine Learning, Environmental Impact, Literature, Recycled Materials and Fiber Reinforced Concrete.

▲ 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. Deep Learning4▲ 2.5×25 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 2.4×20 topics
  3. Internet of Things3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  4. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.1×7 topics
  5. Security2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  6. Literature2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  7. Globalization2▲ 1.69×3 topics
  8. Pandemic2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  9. Healthcare2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  10. History2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  11. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.1×6 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.0×3 topics
  14. Recycled Materials2▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  16. Fiber Reinforced Concrete1▲ 33×1 topic
  17. Geopolymer1▲ 18×2 topics
  18. IoT1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  19. Pharmacokinetics1▲ 9.6×5 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  21. Ultra-High Performance Concrete1▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Financial Security1▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Fly Ash1▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Postcolonialism1▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Toxicity1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  26. Alkali-Activated Materials1▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Antimicrobial1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  28. Biosynthesis1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Cementitious Materials1▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Culture1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  31. Cytotoxicity1▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Smart Cities1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  33. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 4.8×5 topics
  34. Biological Synthesis1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  36. Feminism1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  37. Medical Imaging1▲ 3.9×4 topics
  38. Radicalization1▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Silver1▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Terrorism1▲ 43×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications.

Innovative concrete rein…1Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 1 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…1Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 1 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…1Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksLiterary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceMaterials ChemistryInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics Literature and Literary Theory 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 available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.5%domestic only73.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 107% higher than in 2018-2021.

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