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American University in Dubai

In research, American University in Dubai stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,997 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,956 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,668
of 28,054 · #21,283 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#34
of 66
Research works
715
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is American University in Dubai 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 #5,997 of 10,521 24.0%92 #7496
Physical SciencesDomain #7,956 of 12,888 12.2%91 #15815

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University in Dubai 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).

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: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.80× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.39× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American University in Dubai?

Ranked on the composite score, Nadia Radwan, Muhammad Fahad Zia and Kaveh Ostad‐Ali‐Askari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University in Dubai.

  1. 1 Nadia Radwan United Arab Emirates · #555,493 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Fahad Zia United Arab Emirates · #619,029 worldwide 91 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Kaveh Ostad‐Ali‐Askari United Arab Emirates · #953,523 worldwide 89 citations · 87 works
  4. 4 Wael M. Bazzi United Arab Emirates · #1,013,670 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Angelo Corelli United Arab Emirates · #1,488,295 worldwide 7 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at American University in Dubai

Which keywords describe research at American University in Dubai?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Water Resources, Hydrological Modeling, Globalization, Disaster Management, Water Scarcity and Soil Moisture.

▲ 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. Climate Change16▲ 2.6×37 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 1.80×27 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 2.2×25 topics
  4. Remote Sensing10▲ 3.5×19 topics
  5. Machine Learning8◆ 1.05×31 topics
  6. Education7▲ 1.74×16 topics
  7. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Water Resources6▲ 11×7 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management6▲ 2.7×9 topics
  10. Social Capital5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  11. Urbanization5▲ 5.5×5 topics
  12. Renewable Energy5▲ 1.56×20 topics
  13. Disaster Management5▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Water Scarcity5▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Cultural Identity5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  16. Soil Moisture5▲ 29×4 topics
  17. Healthcare5▲ 1.83×7 topics
  18. Internet of Things5▲ 2.3×9 topics
  19. Social Networks5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  20. Land Use Change4▲ 6.3×4 topics
  21. Human Resource Management4▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Risk Perception4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  23. Leadership4▲ 3.8×9 topics
  24. Monetary Policy4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  25. Sediment Transport4▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Mediatization4▲ 29×2 topics
  27. News Media4▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Risk Management4▲ 3.2×9 topics
  29. Flood Risk3▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Surface Water Mapping3▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Agenda Setting3▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Horticultural Crops3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Media Framing3▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Deficit Irrigation3▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Water Use Efficiency3▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  37. Model Predictive Control3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  38. Energy Consumption3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  39. Guanxi2▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Wasta2▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does American University in Dubai publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Media Studies and Communication, Irrigation Practices and Water Management and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Flood Risk Assessment an…3Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…3Media Studies and Communication: 3 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and…3Irrigation Practices and Water Management: 3 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…2Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksWater resources manageme…2Water resources management and optimization: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Reuse: 2 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…2Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeCommunicationSoil ScienceSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  2. 2 Media Studies and Communication Communication 3 works
  3. 3 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 3 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University in Dubai's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017.

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