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Arab Open University

In research, Arab Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,371 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,844
of 28,054 · #33,257 all time
Rank in Kuwait
#15
of 23
Research works
276
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Arab Open University 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,371 of 16,945 36.5%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arab Open 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).

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.74× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.97× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.78× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.98× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Arab Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Internet of Things, Healthcare, Smart Cities, Corporate Governance, Machine Learning, Social Media, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data.

▲ 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 Learning10▲ 2.9×26 topics
  2. Healthcare8▲ 7.0×6 topics
  3. Internet of Things8▲ 8.7×9 topics
  4. Smart Cities8▲ 28×4 topics
  5. Social Media8▲ 5.0×10 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 4.7×13 topics
  7. Corporate Governance7▲ 8.6×6 topics
  8. Deep Learning7▲ 1.84×19 topics
  9. Big Data6▲ 6.2×10 topics
  10. Sustainability6▲ 2.2×10 topics
  11. Education5▲ 2.8×7 topics
  12. Digital Transformation5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management5▲ 4.8×5 topics
  14. Social Capital5▲ 8.1×8 topics
  15. Urban Development4▲ 11×5 topics
  16. IoT4▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Online Learning4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  18. Customer Satisfaction4▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Risk Management4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior4▲ 5.1×4 topics
  21. Financial Stability4▲ 16×3 topics
  22. 5G Networks3▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Finance3▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Governance3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  25. Knowledge Management3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  26. Medical Imaging3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  27. Ethical Identity3▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Human Resource Management3▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Islamic Banking3▲ 6.8×1 topic
  30. Organizational Performance3▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Social Networks3▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Wireless Sensor Networks3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  33. Guanxi3▲ 120×1 topic
  34. Security and Privacy3▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Wasta3▲ 120×1 topic
  36. Entrepreneurship3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  37. IoT Security3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  38. Mobile Edge Computing3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Data Aggregation2▲ 50×2 topics
  40. MAC Protocols2▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Arab Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Organizational and Employee Performance and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Islamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…3Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 3 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technol…2Smart Cities and Technologies: 2 fractional worksEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …2Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional works
AccountingSociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  5. 5 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arab Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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.