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American University of Sharjah

In research, American University of Sharjah stands highest in Engineering (#478 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,011 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,564 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering and Automotive Engineering — Building and Construction is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,489
of 28,054 · #2,644 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#6
of 66
Research works
6.6k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
120k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is American University of Sharjah 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
EngineeringField #478 of 6,636 21.9%733 #1146
Physical SciencesDomain #1,011 of 12,888 22.4%1,301 #1985
Health SciencesDomain #1,564 of 11,982 30.5%94 #3224
Social SciencesDomain #2,105 of 10,521 32.8%468 #1606
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #481 of 2,318 22.1%162 #1179
Computer ScienceField #1,423 of 4,667 25.7%178 #1572
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #282 of 896 20.8%128 #486
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #541 of 1,568 24.4%76 #1248
Social SciencesField #2,200 of 6,365 29.1%174 #1705
Materials ScienceField #971 of 2,468 24.0%93 #2446

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University of Sharjah 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. Engineering#1,146 #478
  2. Physical Sciences#1,985 #1,011
  3. Health Sciences#3,224 #1,564
  4. Social Sciences#1,606 #2,105
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,179 #481
  6. Computer Science#1,572 #1,423
  7. Civil and Structural Engineering#486 #282
  8. Biomedical Engineering#1,248 #541
  9. Social Sciences#1,705 #2,200
  10. Materials Science#2,446 #971
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 Sharjah specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 98.8 works8.2×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 128.3 works5.6×
  3. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 47.3 works4.5×
  4. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 23.7 works3.8×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 178 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.97× its world share, 53 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.50× its world share, 733 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 142 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.37× its world share, 93 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.97× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 174 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American University of Sharjah?

Ranked on the composite score, Fadi Aloul, Virgínia Bodolica and Naif A. Darwish lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University of Sharjah.

  1. 1 Fadi Aloul United Arab Emirates · #48,162 worldwide 459 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Virgínia Bodolica United Arab Emirates · #69,588 worldwide 443 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Naif A. Darwish United Arab Emirates · #138,436 worldwide 582 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Imran Zualkernan United Arab Emirates · #158,776 worldwide 228 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Moncer Hariga United Arab Emirates · #182,517 worldwide 263 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Narjess Boubakri United Arab Emirates · #185,083 worldwide 176 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Mostafa F. Shaaban United Arab Emirates · #198,051 worldwide 330 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Khaled Assaleh United Arab Emirates · #202,563 worldwide 173 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Farid Abed United Arab Emirates · #204,159 worldwide 242 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 A. R. Al-Ali United Arab Emirates · #206,481 worldwide 152 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at American University of Sharjah

Which keywords describe research at American University of Sharjah?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Mechanical Properties, Construction, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Durability Performance, Risk Management and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Sustainability119▲ 2.5×56 topics
  2. Deep Learning102▲ 1.52×64 topics
  3. Machine Learning89▲ 1.40×68 topics
  4. Renewable Energy80▲ 2.8×36 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties73▲ 3.9×24 topics
  6. Environmental Impact69▲ 2.1×40 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management56▲ 3.1×20 topics
  8. Risk Management51▲ 5.4×12 topics
  9. Construction51▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Artificial Neural Networks49▲ 5.3×10 topics
  11. Electric Vehicles47▲ 8.2×4 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications47▲ 2.0×25 topics
  13. Nanomaterials46▲ 2.2×17 topics
  14. Healthcare45▲ 2.0×16 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency45▲ 2.5×27 topics
  16. Durability Performance44▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Finite Element Analysis39▲ 8.7×6 topics
  18. Life Cycle Assessment38▲ 7.1×8 topics
  19. Smart Grid38▲ 5.1×8 topics
  20. Internet of Things37▲ 2.2×12 topics
  21. Recycled Materials36▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Fiber Reinforced Concrete34▲ 22×1 topic
  23. Ultra-High Performance Concrete34▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Drug Delivery34▲ 3.2×13 topics
  25. Renewable Energy Integration33▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Concrete Strengthening33▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites33▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Energy Storage32▲ 2.5×10 topics
  29. RFID Technology29▲ 8.3×4 topics
  30. Recycling28▲ 3.8×8 topics
  31. Metal-Organic Frameworks28▲ 3.5×5 topics
  32. IoT27▲ 3.7×13 topics
  33. Additive Manufacturing26▲ 4.3×6 topics
  34. Battery Technology25▲ 4.4×3 topics
  35. Facilities Management21▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Charging Infrastructure21▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Vehicle-to-Grid21▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Battery Management Systems20▲ 6.7×1 topic
  39. Thermal Runaway20▲ 6.7×1 topic
  40. BIM18▲ 14×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 34 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 33 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…21Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 21 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…20Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 20 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 18 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 12 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing …12Structural Load-Bearing Analysis: 12 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 12 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 11 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 11 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 34 works
  2. 2 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 33 works
  3. 3 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 18 works
  6. 6 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  7. 7 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 12 works
  9. 9 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 11 works
  10. 10 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.4%domestic only68.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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.