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American University of the Middle East

In research, American University of the Middle East stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,967 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,187 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,941 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,556
of 28,054 · #6,923 all time
Rank in Kuwait
#3
of 23
Research works
2.3k
▲ 217% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is American University of the Middle East 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,967 of 12,888 25.0%820 #5219
EngineeringField #1,187 of 6,636 21.7%378 #3221
Social SciencesDomain #1,941 of 10,521 42.4%308 #3484
Health SciencesDomain #2,433 of 11,982 36.8%81 #8397
Computer ScienceField #1,121 of 4,667 31.5%195 #2699
Business, Management and AccountingField #964 of 2,578 53.5%81 #1444
Social SciencesField #2,556 of 6,365 42.7%93 #4493
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,266 of 2,318 19.3%96 #3055
MedicineField #6,863 of 10,443 33.5%62 —
Materials ScienceField #1,920 of 2,468 24.6%68 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University of the Middle East 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. Physical Sciences#5,219 #1,967
  2. Engineering#3,221 #1,187
  3. Social Sciences#3,484 #1,941
  4. Health Sciences#8,397 #2,433
  5. Computer Science#2,699 #1,121
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,444 #964
  7. Social Sciences#4,493 #2,556
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,055 #1,266
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: 0.23× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.00× its world share, 194 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.46× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.01× its world share, 378 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 68 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.68× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.02× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American University of the Middle East?

Ranked on the composite score, Halil Zaim, Wael Farag and Mohammad Awad AlAfnan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University of the Middle East.

  1. 1 Halil Zaim Kuwait · #366,486 worldwide 100 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Wael Farag Kuwait · #376,062 worldwide 87 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Awad AlAfnan Kuwait · #383,341 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Ersin Elbaşı Kuwait · #527,070 worldwide 108 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Fethi Abbassi Kuwait · #782,611 worldwide 87 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Khaled Chahine Kuwait · #818,219 worldwide 96 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Tajammal Munir Kuwait · #845,234 worldwide 99 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Alaa Eleyan Kuwait · #973,552 worldwide 42 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Sherif Said Kuwait · #1,014,045 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Salman Kuwait · #1,032,609 worldwide 69 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at American University of the Middle East

Which keywords describe research at American University of the Middle East?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Internet of Things, Healthcare, Security, Neural Networks and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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 Learning115▲ 2.7×68 topics
  2. Machine Learning92▲ 2.2×72 topics
  3. Renewable Energy54▲ 3.0×35 topics
  4. Healthcare44▲ 3.1×16 topics
  5. Internet of Things43▲ 4.0×22 topics
  6. Neural Networks43▲ 2.2×33 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence38▲ 2.2×31 topics
  8. Sustainability36▲ 1.18×43 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency36▲ 3.0×33 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management34▲ 2.9×17 topics
  11. Security32▲ 4.0×16 topics
  12. Environmental Impact31▲ 1.45×32 topics
  13. Big Data28▲ 2.5×18 topics
  14. Heat Transfer26▲ 4.3×16 topics
  15. Nanocomposites26▲ 2.6×17 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties26▲ 2.1×26 topics
  17. IoT23▲ 4.9×13 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks22▲ 2.4×13 topics
  19. Privacy21▲ 5.6×6 topics
  20. Corporate Governance20▲ 2.1×10 topics
  21. Medical Imaging19▲ 2.9×7 topics
  22. Artificial Neural Networks19▲ 3.1×9 topics
  23. Energy Storage19▲ 2.3×10 topics
  24. Optimization19▲ 3.2×25 topics
  25. Wireless Sensor Networks19▲ 3.3×15 topics
  26. Applications17▲ 5.0×7 topics
  27. Smart Cities16▲ 4.8×5 topics
  28. Blockchain15▲ 4.9×2 topics
  29. Decentralization14▲ 5.4×1 topic
  30. Smart Contracts14▲ 7.1×1 topic
  31. Smart Grid14▲ 3.0×10 topics
  32. Environmental Management14▲ 2.8×7 topics
  33. Time Series Analysis13▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Finite Element Analysis13▲ 4.5×7 topics
  35. Probabilistic Forecasting13▲ 5.3×3 topics
  36. Short-Term Forecasting12▲ 7.1×2 topics
  37. 5G Networks12▲ 4.5×5 topics
  38. Experimental Investigation11▲ 8.7×3 topics
  39. Financial Constraints11▲ 8.1×2 topics
  40. Mechanical Behavior10▲ 6.8×4 topics

Which research topics does American University of the Middle East publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Energy Load and Power Forecasting and Market Dynamics and Volatility.

Blockchain Technology Ap…14Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 14 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …9Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 9 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 8 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 8 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 8 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 7 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 7 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …7Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 7 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 6 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 6 fractional works
Information SystemsHealth InformaticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 14 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 9 works
  3. 3 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 8 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 7 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  8. 8 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 6 works
  10. 10 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 6 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 available56.5%not open43.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.7%domestic only48.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University of the Middle East's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 217% 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.

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.