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American University of Beirut

In research, American University of Beirut stands highest in Health Sciences (#942 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#978 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,659 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 2.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,130
of 28,054 · #1,906 all time
Rank in Lebanon
#2
of 25
Research works
15k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
310k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is American University of Beirut 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 #942 of 11,982 19.2%720 #1006
MedicineField #978 of 10,443 18.0%604 #1176
Social SciencesDomain #1,659 of 10,521 28.2%529 #1069
Physical SciencesDomain #2,536 of 12,888 14.1%729 #2387
Social SciencesField #1,755 of 6,365 30.1%251 #1146
EngineeringField #1,844 of 6,636 12.0%291 #1452
Computer ScienceField #1,509 of 4,667 19.4%148 #1057
Life SciencesDomain #2,542 of 7,800 17.0%249 #2136
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #997 of 2,578 27.9%100 #688
Health ProfessionsField #833 of 1,928 28.2%87 #631

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University of Beirut 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#1,006 #942
  2. Medicine#1,176 #978
  3. Social Sciences#1,069 #1,659
  4. Physical Sciences#2,387 #2,536
  5. Social Sciences#1,146 #1,755
  6. Engineering#1,452 #1,844
  7. Computer Science#1,057 #1,509
  8. Life Sciences#2,136 #2,542
  9. Sociology and Political Science#688 #997
  10. Health Professions#631 #833
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 American University of Beirut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 2.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 63.9 works2.7×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 61 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 148 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 291 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 102 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 87 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 604 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 51 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 117 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 251 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American University of Beirut?

Ranked on the composite score, Rabih A. Jabr, Kamel Ghali and Nesreen Ghaddar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University of Beirut.

  1. 1 Rabih A. Jabr Lebanon · #11,609 worldwide 835 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Kamel Ghali Lebanon · #64,641 worldwide 377 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Nesreen Ghaddar Lebanon · #116,565 worldwide 385 citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Yusuf Sidani Lebanon · #118,168 worldwide 175 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 E. S. Kennedy Lebanon · #123,789 worldwide 114 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Danyel Reiche Lebanon · #127,005 worldwide 144 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Makhluf J. Haddadin Lebanon · #130,965 worldwide 90 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Hazem Hajj Lebanon · #147,304 worldwide 204 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Ali H. Chamseddine Lebanon · #151,482 worldwide 370 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Ahmad M. Mansour Lebanon · #152,011 worldwide 114 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at American University of Beirut

Which keywords describe research at American University of Beirut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Politics, Inflammation, Public Health, Trauma, Refugees and Psychological Adjustment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology137▲ 1.56×121 topics
  2. Mental Health77▲ 2.4×33 topics
  3. Machine Learning66◆ 0.90×69 topics
  4. Deep Learning65▼ 0.85×64 topics
  5. Inflammation65▲ 1.40×76 topics
  6. Public Health55▲ 1.69×44 topics
  7. COVID-1948▲ 1.57×20 topics
  8. Sustainability47◆ 0.87×50 topics
  9. Globalization46◆ 1.04×53 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease45▲ 1.80×35 topics
  11. Quality of Life42▲ 1.30×44 topics
  12. Cancer38▲ 1.28×50 topics
  13. Depression36▲ 1.86×22 topics
  14. Mortality36▲ 2.8×13 topics
  15. Politics32▲ 5.2×7 topics
  16. Identity28▲ 1.71×19 topics
  17. Trauma27▲ 6.0×7 topics
  18. Health Disparities27▲ 4.6×7 topics
  19. Governance26▲ 3.6×8 topics
  20. Psychological Adjustment24▲ 7.5×4 topics
  21. Refugees24▲ 8.3×4 topics
  22. Integration23▲ 6.8×4 topics
  23. Resettlement23▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Acculturation22▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Sovereignty22▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Immigrant22▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Post-Migration Stress21▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Refugee21▲ 17×1 topic
  29. Civil War21▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Health Outcomes21▲ 3.4×6 topics
  31. Lebanon20▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Sectarianism20▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Middle East19▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Secularism16▲ 6.9×3 topics
  35. Hermeneutics15▲ 8.3×2 topics
  36. Ottoman Empire15▲ 9.0×3 topics
  37. Empire14▲ 7.5×2 topics
  38. Iran14▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Islamic reform14▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Palestine14▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Health and Trauma, Middle East Politics and Society, Islamic Studies and History and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Migration, Health and Trauma: 21 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and Society: 20 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…14Islamic Studies and History: 14 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 10 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…9Health and Conflict Studies: 9 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 9 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 8 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 7 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 21 works
  2. 2 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  5. 5 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  7. 7 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  8. 8 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 9 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 8 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 7 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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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.