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American University in the Emirates

In research, American University in the Emirates stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,734 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,847 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,819 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,428
of 28,054 · #13,012 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#20
of 66
Research works
683
▲ 288% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is American University in the Emirates 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 #1,734 of 10,521 31.7%185 #3285
Social SciencesField #1,847 of 6,365 26.8%81 #3127
Physical SciencesDomain #7,819 of 12,888 30.8%94 #12323

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University in the Emirates 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#3,285 #1,734
  2. Social Sciences#3,127 #1,847
  3. Physical Sciences#12,323 #7,819
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: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 2.11× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.86× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.68× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.38× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.11× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 81 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American University in the Emirates?

Ranked on the composite score, Razi Iqbal, Miroslav Mateev and H. R. Glascock lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University in the Emirates.

  1. 1 Razi Iqbal United Arab Emirates · #1,055,817 worldwide 77 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Miroslav Mateev United Arab Emirates · #1,201,609 worldwide 66 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 H. R. Glascock United Arab Emirates · #1,216,175 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Asma Salman United Arab Emirates · #1,577,704 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at American University in the Emirates

Which keywords describe research at American University in the Emirates?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Machine Learning, Digital Transformation, Customer Satisfaction, Smart Cities, IoT and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Learning28▲ 2.8×43 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management26▲ 9.3×13 topics
  3. Healthcare21▲ 6.3×10 topics
  4. Sustainability20▲ 2.7×31 topics
  5. Digital Transformation16▲ 9.9×12 topics
  6. Deep Learning14▲ 1.41×42 topics
  7. Globalization14▲ 2.4×23 topics
  8. Customer Satisfaction13▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Internet of Things13▲ 5.0×15 topics
  10. Education13▲ 2.5×20 topics
  11. Smart Cities13▲ 16×4 topics
  12. Knowledge Management12▲ 7.1×9 topics
  13. Human Rights12▲ 3.8×27 topics
  14. IoT12▲ 10×7 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 2.8×21 topics
  16. Big Data11▲ 4.2×15 topics
  17. Social Media11▲ 2.7×16 topics
  18. Organizational Performance11▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Renewable Energy10▲ 2.3×17 topics
  20. Social Media Marketing10▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Sustainable Development10▲ 2.0×23 topics
  22. Cultural Identity9▲ 5.9×5 topics
  23. Risk Management9▲ 6.3×9 topics
  24. International Law9▲ 9.7×13 topics
  25. Security9▲ 4.5×13 topics
  26. Human Resource Management8▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Economic Growth8▲ 2.9×11 topics
  28. Leadership7▲ 5.1×13 topics
  29. Social Networks7▲ 8.9×3 topics
  30. Environmental Management7▲ 5.8×6 topics
  31. Guanxi7▲ 101×1 topic
  32. Wasta7▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Performance Measurement7▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Global Governance6▲ 8.4×7 topics
  35. Big Data Analytics5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  36. Genocide5▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Politics5▲ 6.2×3 topics
  38. Privacy5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  39. Organizational Resilience4▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Smart Contracts4▲ 9.1×2 topics

Which research topics does American University in the Emirates publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

Organizational and Emplo…10Organizational and Employee Performance: 10 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 7 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 4 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 4 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda C…4Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 4 works
  5. 5 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 3 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 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 available46.5%not open53.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.4%domestic only58.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University in the Emirates's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 288% 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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