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Arab International University

In research, Arab International University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,076 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,749 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,263 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,319
of 28,054 · #27,565 all time
Rank in Syria
#8
of 16
Research works
1.3k
▲ 227% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
94%
world 28%

What is Arab International University 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 #7,076 of 10,521 10.7%258 #12240
Social SciencesField #4,749 of 6,365 11.0%156 #8129
Physical SciencesDomain #10,263 of 12,888 12.7%79 #16065
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,471 of 2,578 4.6%74 #4109

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arab International University 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#12,240 #7,076
  2. Social Sciences#8,129 #4,749
  3. Physical Sciences#16,065 #10,263
  4. Sociology and Political Science#4,109 #2,471
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 Arab International University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 74.0 works5.3×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.59× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.14× its world share, 156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arab International University?

Ranked on the composite score, عمار شكري, Mustafa Kayyali and Nada Ghneim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arab International University.

  1. 1 عمار شكري Syria · #470,369 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Mustafa Kayyali Syria · #1,193,270 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Nada Ghneim Syria · #1,229,479 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Tarek Barhoum Syria · #1,456,333 worldwide 0 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Yousef Al-Abbass Syria · #1,526,768 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Nisreen Radwan Syria · #1,558,465 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ranwa Khorsheed Syria · #1,561,723 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Serene Dalati Syria · #1,579,471 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Afif Rahma Syria · #1,632,909 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Arab International University

Which keywords describe research at Arab International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Politics, History, Identity, Culture, Sovereignty, Governance and Philosophy.

▲ 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. Literature31▲ 14×8 topics
  2. Politics30▲ 28×3 topics
  3. History30▲ 11×6 topics
  4. Identity27▲ 9.5×5 topics
  5. Culture26▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Sovereignty26▲ 72×2 topics
  7. Governance26▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Philosophy26▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Refugees25▲ 51×2 topics
  10. Islam25▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Science25▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Lebanon25▲ 566×1 topic
  13. Sectarianism25▲ 566×1 topic
  14. Social Influence24▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Ethnicity24▲ 16×1 topic
  16. Malay Language24▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Machine Learning23▲ 1.81×23 topics
  18. Gender Equality21▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Middle East21▲ 86×2 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage20▲ 9.3×7 topics
  21. Feminism20▲ 18×5 topics
  22. Education19▲ 2.8×14 topics
  23. Human Rights18▲ 4.6×15 topics
  24. Secularism18▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Islamic reform16▲ 96×1 topic
  26. Ottoman Empire16▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Cultural Identity14▲ 6.8×5 topics
  28. Supply Chain Management14▲ 3.7×7 topics
  29. Organizational Performance12▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Corporate Governance12▲ 4.1×9 topics
  31. Human Resource Management11▲ 18×2 topics
  32. International Law11▲ 8.9×9 topics
  33. Customer Satisfaction10▲ 8.2×3 topics
  34. Social Networks10▲ 9.4×2 topics
  35. Guanxi10▲ 111×1 topic
  36. Wasta10▲ 111×1 topic
  37. IoT9▲ 6.4×3 topics
  38. Smart Cities9▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. Language Teaching9▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. Art and Design9▲ 71×2 topics

Which research topics does Arab International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Middle East Politics and Society, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Middle East Politics and…25Middle East Politics and Society: 25 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…24Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 24 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 16 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 10 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 8 fractional worksPublic Spaces through Art8Public Spaces through Art: 8 fractional worksArchitecture and Cultural Influences: 7 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsArtificial IntelligenceUrban Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  6. 6 Public Spaces through Art Urban Studies 8 works
  7. 7 Architecture and Cultural Influences Archeology 7 works
  8. 8 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 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 available94.1%not open5.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arab International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 227% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.