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American University of Science and Technology

In research, American University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,697 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,709
of 28,054 · #36,880 all time
Rank in Lebanon
#22
of 25
Research works
320
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is American University of Science and Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #20,697 of 21,541 10.9%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University of Science and Technology 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: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.07× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.76× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at American University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger Achkar, Hussin Hejase and Gaby Abou Haidar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Roger Achkar Lebanon · #1,293,646 worldwide 43 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Hussin Hejase Lebanon · #1,490,042 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Gaby Abou Haidar Lebanon · #1,565,146 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at American University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at American University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Healthcare, Internet of Things, Big Data Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Neural Networks and Data Mining.

▲ 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. Deep Learning10▲ 3.8×24 topics
  2. Machine Learning9▲ 3.9×21 topics
  3. Healthcare6▲ 7.4×6 topics
  4. Internet of Things5▲ 7.6×8 topics
  5. Neural Networks5▲ 4.2×12 topics
  6. Big Data Analytics4▲ 27×3 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  8. Data Mining4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  9. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  11. Security3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  12. Classification Models3▲ 44×1 topic
  13. Medical Diagnosis3▲ 42×1 topic
  14. 5G Networks2▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Big Data2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  18. Feature Extraction2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  19. Risk Management2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  20. Electric Vehicles2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  21. Smart Cities2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  22. Privacy2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  23. IoT2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  24. Security and Privacy2▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  26. Blockchain1▲ 8.3×1 topic
  27. Edge Computing1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Mobile Edge Computing1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Smart Contracts1▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Backpropagation Learning1▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Cyber-Physical Systems1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  32. Model Predictive Control1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  33. Self-Organizing Maps1▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Medical Image Analysis1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  35. Analytics1▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Audio Signal Classification1▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Business Intelligence1▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Criminal Law1▲ 8.1×1 topic
  39. Fog Computing1▲ 12×1 topic
  40. MOOCs1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does American University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Neural Networks and Applications and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Artificial Intelligence …3Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Dat…1Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 1 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing1Music and Audio Processing: 1 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Network…1Software-Defined Networks and 5G: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial …1Insurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional works
Health Information ManagementInformation SystemsArtificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and Communications5 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 3 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  8. 8 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 1 works
  9. 9 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower 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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