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Al-Quds University

In research, Al-Quds University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,255 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,469 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,859 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,573
of 28,054 · #8,750 all time
Rank in Palestine
#6
of 17
Research works
2.1k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Al-Quds 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,255 of 11,982 10.9%370 #5774
Social SciencesDomain #3,469 of 10,521 14.4%255 #5224
MedicineField #4,859 of 10,443 8.7%317 #7973
Social SciencesField #3,104 of 6,365 10.8%118 #5214
Physical SciencesDomain #8,759 of 12,888 15.7%129 #8018
Life SciencesDomain #5,533 of 7,800 12.3%81 #8277

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

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. Health Sciences#5,774 #3,255
  2. Social Sciences#5,224 #3,469
  3. Medicine#7,973 #4,859
  4. Social Sciences#5,214 #3,104
  5. Physical Sciences#8,018 #8,759
  6. Life Sciences#8,277 #5,533
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-Quds University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 35.2 works4.0×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.58× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 317 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.13× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Al-Quds University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yehia Abed, Rafik Karaman and Abedelmajeed Nasereddin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al-Quds University.

  1. 1 Yehia Abed Palestine · #678,376 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Rafik Karaman Palestine · #773,060 worldwide 107 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Abedelmajeed Nasereddin Palestine · #863,714 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Ziad Abdeen Palestine · #884,722 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Fuad Al‐Rimawi Palestine · #1,117,128 worldwide 49 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Monzer Fanun Palestine · #1,255,952 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 I. Ismail Palestine · #1,307,312 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Elham Kateeb Palestine · #1,369,411 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Saleh Abu‐Lafi Palestine · #1,515,384 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Al-Quds University

Which keywords describe research at Al-Quds University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Customer Satisfaction, Diagnosis, Treatment, Technology Integration, Trauma and Health Disparities.

▲ 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. Epidemiology70▲ 2.1×110 topics
  2. Mental Health40▲ 3.3×25 topics
  3. Machine Learning30◆ 1.10×34 topics
  4. Treatment29▲ 2.9×43 topics
  5. Globalization28▲ 1.73×18 topics
  6. Diagnosis27▲ 3.5×37 topics
  7. Customer Satisfaction22▲ 8.2×4 topics
  8. Public Health20▲ 1.68×31 topics
  9. Depression20▲ 2.7×16 topics
  10. Healthcare20▲ 2.1×12 topics
  11. COVID-1920▲ 1.76×21 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management19▲ 2.4×10 topics
  13. Teacher Training18▲ 3.5×7 topics
  14. Risk Factors18▲ 1.95×26 topics
  15. Digital Transformation17▲ 3.8×5 topics
  16. Technology Integration17▲ 6.6×8 topics
  17. Corporate Governance16▲ 2.6×11 topics
  18. Knowledge Management16▲ 3.5×8 topics
  19. Surgical Management16▲ 4.6×20 topics
  20. Leadership16▲ 4.0×12 topics
  21. Trauma15▲ 9.2×5 topics
  22. Pedagogy15▲ 3.8×3 topics
  23. Curriculum Development15▲ 2.6×5 topics
  24. IoT15▲ 4.9×6 topics
  25. Chemotherapy15▲ 2.6×21 topics
  26. Health Disparities15▲ 6.8×6 topics
  27. Organizational Performance14▲ 7.0×7 topics
  28. Islamic Education14▲ 4.7×4 topics
  29. Smart Cities14▲ 6.5×2 topics
  30. Psychological Adjustment14▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Stress14▲ 4.4×9 topics
  32. Religious Education13▲ 9.3×3 topics
  33. Social Media Marketing13▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Madrasa13▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Muslim Students13▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Resettlement11▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Immigrant11▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Refugee11▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Finance10▲ 6.5×2 topics
  40. Palestine10▲ 19×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Education and Islamic Studies, Migration, Health and Trauma and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Organizational and Employee Performance: 13 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 13 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…11Migration, Health and Trauma: 11 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…8Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 8 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 8 fractional worksJewish and Middle Easter…7Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 7 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 5 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceEducationClinical PsychologyAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 13 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 11 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 8 works
  5. 5 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 8 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 8 works
  7. 7 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 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 available69.0%not open31.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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