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American University of Ras Al Khaimah

In research, American University of Ras Al Khaimah stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,786 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,121 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,718 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,626
of 28,054 · #12,256 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#28
of 66
Research works
879
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is American University of Ras Al Khaimah 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 #3,786 of 10,521 32.7%106 #6673
Physical SciencesDomain #7,121 of 12,888 16.3%195 #9652
EngineeringField #3,718 of 6,636 17.2%89 #4727

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University of Ras Al Khaimah 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#6,673 #3,786
  2. Physical Sciences#9,652 #7,121
  3. Engineering#4,727 #3,718
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: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.91× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.79× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.70× its world share, 89 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.80× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American University of Ras Al Khaimah?

Ranked on the composite score, Bilal Akash, Arfan Ghani and Hussain Attia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University of Ras Al Khaimah.

  1. 1 Bilal Akash United Arab Emirates · #28,717 worldwide 390 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Arfan Ghani United Arab Emirates · #988,770 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Hussain Attia United Arab Emirates · #1,221,333 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Nageswara Rao Lakkimsetty United Arab Emirates · #1,626,655 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at American University of Ras Al Khaimah

Which keywords describe research at American University of Ras Al Khaimah?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Organizational Performance, IoT, Renewable Energy and Artificial Neural Networks.

▲ 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 Learning33▲ 2.9×52 topics
  2. Deep Learning28▲ 2.4×57 topics
  3. Renewable Energy16▲ 3.3×23 topics
  4. Corporate Governance15▲ 5.9×10 topics
  5. Sustainability14▲ 1.65×33 topics
  6. Risk Management12▲ 7.4×7 topics
  7. Organizational Performance12▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Healthcare11▲ 2.9×11 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management11▲ 3.5×13 topics
  10. IoT11▲ 8.7×9 topics
  11. Internet of Things11▲ 3.6×16 topics
  12. Artificial Neural Networks10▲ 6.3×8 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.1×19 topics
  14. Education10▲ 1.70×15 topics
  15. Smart Cities9▲ 11×8 topics
  16. Wireless Sensor Networks9▲ 5.7×10 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency8▲ 2.6×14 topics
  18. Environmental Monitoring8▲ 6.2×9 topics
  19. Human Resource Management8▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Financial Stability7▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Social Networks7▲ 7.9×3 topics
  22. Solar Energy7▲ 6.6×4 topics
  23. Leadership7▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Customer Satisfaction7▲ 6.3×5 topics
  25. Localization7▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Cultural Identity7▲ 3.7×2 topics
  27. Finance7▲ 9.9×2 topics
  28. Guanxi6▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Wasta6▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Islamic Banking6▲ 4.3×2 topics
  31. Performance Analysis6▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Ethical Identity6▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Shariah Supervision6▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Power Electronics6▲ 4.8×4 topics
  35. Social Media Marketing5▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Data Aggregation5▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Board Diversity4▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Gender Diversity4▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Clustering Algorithms4▲ 17×2 topics
  40. MAC Protocols4▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does American University of Ras Al Khaimah publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Organizational and Employee Performance and Gender Diversity and Inequality.

Socioeconomic Developmen…6Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 6 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…6Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 6 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…5Organizational and Employee Performance: 5 fractional worksGender Diversity and Ine…4Gender Diversity and Inequality: 4 fractional worksEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks: 4 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 4 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Opti…4Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 4 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 3 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using…3COVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingArtificial IntelligenceGender Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 6 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  4. 4 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 4 works
  5. 5 Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  6. 6 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  8. 8 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.0%domestic only53.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University of Ras Al Khaimah's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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