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Al-Quds Open University

In research, Al-Quds Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,023 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,134
of 28,054 · #37,792 all time
Rank in Palestine
#17
of 17
Research works
469
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Al-Quds Open 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,023 of 10,521 15.4%91 #13432

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al-Quds Open 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).

What does Al-Quds Open University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 21.5 works4.9×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.85× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.15× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.39× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.80× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Al-Quds Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Pedagogy, Corporate Governance, Leadership and Educational Technology.

▲ 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 Learning13▲ 2.8×24 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management9▲ 7.0×8 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 4.7×13 topics
  4. Education8▲ 3.4×13 topics
  5. Healthcare8▲ 5.2×7 topics
  6. Deep Learning8▲ 1.58×22 topics
  7. Educational Technology8▲ 4.4×10 topics
  8. Mental Health7▲ 3.3×10 topics
  9. Corporate Governance7▲ 6.3×8 topics
  10. Globalization7▲ 2.4×16 topics
  11. Online Learning6▲ 5.2×4 topics
  12. Pedagogy6▲ 8.9×6 topics
  13. Leadership6▲ 8.6×8 topics
  14. Digital Transformation5▲ 7.0×6 topics
  15. Economic Security5▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Technology Integration5▲ 12×5 topics
  17. E-Learning5▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. Organizational Performance5▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Risk Management5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  20. Customer Satisfaction5▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Student Satisfaction5▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Financial Stability5▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Knowledge Management5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  24. Depression5▲ 3.7×5 topics
  25. Internet of Things5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  26. IoT5▲ 8.6×3 topics
  27. Ethnicity4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  28. Stress4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  29. Smart Cities4▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Air Force4▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Islam4▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Legal Regulation4▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Modernization4▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Transport Policy4▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Big Data Analytics4▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Mobile Learning4▲ 7.3×2 topics
  37. Finance4▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Social Media Marketing3▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Ethical Identity3▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Machine Learning Algorithms3▲ 30×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Organizational and Employee Performance.

Legal and Regulatory Ana…4Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…4Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…3Organizational and Employee Performance: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…2Health and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 2 fractional worksInnovative Educational Techniques: 2 fractional works
TransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 4 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  7. 7 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Innovative Educational Techniques Education 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 available72.9%not open27.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% 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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