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American University of Afghanistan

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World rank, all time
#37,843
of 42,892
Rank in Afghanistan
#13
of 20
Research works
120
▲ 184% vs 2013–17
Citations
897
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

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: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 7.41× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.44× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at American University of Afghanistan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Conflict, Nation-Building, State-Building, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Globalization and Higher Education.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Security5▲ 24×6 topics
  2. Conflict4▲ 82×4 topics
  3. Nation-Building4▲ 241×2 topics
  4. State-Building4▲ 354×2 topics
  5. Afghanistan4▲ 507×1 topic
  6. Pakistan4▲ 507×1 topic
  7. Globalization3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  8. Higher Education2▲ 10×5 topics
  9. Social Capital2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  10. Sustainability2▲ 2.0×6 topics
  11. Climate Change2▲ 1.80×8 topics
  12. Human Rights2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  13. Nationalism1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  14. Global Warming1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  15. Public Opinion1▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Agriculture1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  17. E-Learning1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  18. Entrepreneurial Orientation1▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Food Security1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  20. Online Learning1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  21. Opportunity Recognition1▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Technology1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  23. Vulnerability1▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Adaptation1▲ 11×1 topic
  25. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  26. Armendariz Rings1▲ 281×1 topic
  27. Crop Production1▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Global Governance1▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Zero-Divisor Graphs1▲ 281×1 topic
  30. Internet of Things1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  31. Medicinal Mushrooms1▲ 83×1 topic
  32. Mental Health1▲ 2.0×6 topics
  33. Polysaccharides1▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does American University of Afghanistan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Rings, Modules, and Algebras and Climate change impacts on agriculture.

Politics and Conflicts i…4Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksRings, Modules, and Algebras: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 1 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Topics in Algebra: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsManagement of Technology and InnovationAlgebra and Number TheoryEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  3. 3 Rings, Modules, and Algebras Algebra and Number Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  5. 5 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 1 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University of Afghanistan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 184% 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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