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Al Zawiya University

In research, Al Zawiya University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,819 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,244 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,722 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,922
of 28,054 · #21,985 all time
Rank in Libya
#5
of 14
Research works
1.3k
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Al Zawiya 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 #4,819 of 10,521 16.2%200 #10205
Social SciencesField #3,244 of 6,365 19.7%112 #6727
Health SciencesDomain #8,722 of 11,982 1.7%172 #14390
Physical SciencesDomain #10,008 of 12,888 9.1%192 #15954
EngineeringField #6,119 of 6,636 6.9%72 #9483
MedicineField #9,993 of 10,443 0.9%132 #17131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al Zawiya 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. Social Sciences#10,205 #4,819
  2. Social Sciences#6,727 #3,244
  3. Health Sciences#14,390 #8,722
  4. Physical Sciences#15,954 #10,008
  5. Engineering#9,483 #6,119
  6. Medicine#17,131 #9,993
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.

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: 0.66× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.01× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.67× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 112 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Al Zawiya University?

Ranked on the composite score, Amer R. Zerek, Prakash Katakam and Azab Elsayed Azab lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al Zawiya University.

  1. 1 Amer R. Zerek Libya · #1,331,618 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Prakash Katakam Libya · #1,423,230 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Azab Elsayed Azab Libya · #1,556,529 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Al Zawiya University

Which keywords describe research at Al Zawiya University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Epidemiology, Online Learning, Religious Education, Elderly and Globalization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology34▲ 1.41×61 topics
  2. Machine Learning26▲ 1.30×38 topics
  3. Globalization23▲ 1.92×23 topics
  4. Curriculum Development21▲ 4.8×10 topics
  5. Deep Learning21◆ 0.98×42 topics
  6. Islamic Education20▲ 9.0×4 topics
  7. Inflammation19▲ 1.50×39 topics
  8. Educational Technology19▲ 2.6×17 topics
  9. Education19▲ 1.78×24 topics
  10. Online Learning19▲ 3.6×14 topics
  11. Teacher Training18▲ 4.6×9 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 2.5×27 topics
  13. Healthcare16▲ 2.2×11 topics
  14. Public Health15▲ 1.69×21 topics
  15. COVID-1915▲ 1.74×13 topics
  16. Quality of Life14▲ 1.59×18 topics
  17. Digital Learning13▲ 4.0×7 topics
  18. Economic Growth12▲ 2.4×16 topics
  19. Religious Education12▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Elderly12▲ 7.7×5 topics
  21. E-Learning11▲ 1.84×10 topics
  22. Human Rights11▲ 1.80×16 topics
  23. Pedagogy11▲ 3.7×4 topics
  24. Islamic Banking11▲ 4.3×3 topics
  25. Character Education10▲ 3.4×6 topics
  26. Corporate Governance10▲ 2.2×10 topics
  27. Risk Management10▲ 3.3×9 topics
  28. Digital Transformation10▲ 2.9×8 topics
  29. Mortality9▲ 2.6×8 topics
  30. Madrasa9▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Muslim Students9▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Prevention9▲ 3.5×9 topics
  33. Infectious Diseases9▲ 4.3×8 topics
  34. Learning Outcomes9▲ 3.3×5 topics
  35. Smart Cities8▲ 5.0×3 topics
  36. Inappropriate Medication Use6▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Polypharmacy6▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Ethical Identity6▲ 7.5×1 topic
  39. Global Financial Crisis6▲ 7.0×2 topics
  40. Shariah Supervision6▲ 7.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Al Zawiya University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Education and Character Development, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Education and Islamic St…9Education and Islamic Studies: 9 fractional worksEducation and Character …6Education and Character Development: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…6Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 6 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…6Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 6 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 5 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksArabic Language Educatio…4Arabic Language Education Studies: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 4 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radi…4Islamic Studies and Radicalism: 4 fractional works
EducationGeriatrics and GerontologyAccountingArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 9 works
  2. 2 Education and Character Development Education 6 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 6 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 4 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available77.7%not open22.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al Zawiya University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.