Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Amman · Jordan

Arab Open University

In research, Arab Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,383 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

aou.edu.joROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#13,539
of 22,385 · #22,766 all time
Rank in Jordan
#31
of 34
Research works
200
▲ 127% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Arab Open University

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 #11,383 of 14,833 11.7%122

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Arab Open University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Arab Open University is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Computer Science (22%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 57 fractional works · 53.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 27.5% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 10.9% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 32.0% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 22.2% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 8.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 8.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKArab OpenUniversity107fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2927.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1210.9%
    3. Psychology76.3%
    4. Decision Sciences44.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities21.9%
    1. Computer Science2422.2%
    2. Engineering76.8%
    3. Mathematics21.5%
    4. Energy10.7%
    5. Environmental Science10.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine98.3%
    2. Health Professions43.3%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Neuroscience21.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.86× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.38× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.10× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.10×4 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.38×12 works
  3. Computer Science2.86×24 works
  4. Social Sciences2.17×30 works
  5. Psychology2.08×7 works
  6. Health Professions1.27×4 works
  7. Mathematics1.23×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.21×3 works
  9. Neuroscience1.18×2 works
  10. Energy0.74×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.67×2 works
  12. Nursing0.63×0 works
  13. Engineering0.46×7 works
  14. Medicine0.43×9 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.10×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  19. Dentistry0.06×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Arab Open University?

Ranked on the quality score, Naima Al-husban, Anas Najeeb Mosa Ghazalat and Tahrir Khalil Hamdi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arab Open University.

  1. 1 Naima Al-husban Jordan · #1,700,617 worldwide 187 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Anas Najeeb Mosa Ghazalat Jordan · #2,277,191 worldwide 147 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Tahrir Khalil Hamdi Jordan · #2,864,318 worldwide 136 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Nedal Al‐Mousa Jordan · #4,092,916 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Ahmad Mashal Jordan · #5,039,674 worldwide 103 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Jehad Al-Sadi Jordan · #5,279,501 worldwide 128 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Arab Open University

What are the most cited papers from Arab Open University?

The most cited paper from Arab Open University is "ALICE Chatbot: Trials and Outputs" (Bayan AbuShawar, Eric Atwell, 2015), with 227 citations. Next come "Mobile payment adoption in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic" (178) and "Do children trust based on group membership or prior accuracy? The role of novel group membership in children’s trust decisions" (90).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ALICE Chatbot: Trials and Outputs Bayan AbuShawar, Eric Atwell · Computación y Sistemas Open access 27 Dec 2015 227
2 Mobile payment adoption in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic Anas Ali Al-Qudah, Manaf Al‐Okaily, Gssan Alqudah et al. · Electronic Commerce Research Open access 27 Jun 2022 178
3 Do children trust based on group membership or prior accuracy? The role of novel group membership in children’s trust decisions Fadwa B. Elashi, Candice Michelle Mills · Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 11 Aug 2014 90
4 Critical Thinking Skills in Asynchronous Discussion Forums: A Case Study Naima Al-husban · International Journal of Technology in Education Open access 21 Feb 2020 83
5 Analyzing education based on metaverse technology Bahaa Mustafa · Technium Social Sciences Journal Open access 9 Jun 2022 73
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Arab Open University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: E-Learning, Educational Technology, Online Learning, Supply Chain Management, Technology Integration, Healthcare, Student Satisfaction and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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-now 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. E-Learning11▲ 11×10 topics
  2. Educational Technology11▲ 8.8×17 topics
  3. Machine Learning10▲ 2.9×20 topics
  4. Online Learning9▲ 10×6 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 5.8×15 topics
  6. Education9▲ 4.8×15 topics
  7. Healthcare8▲ 6.9×8 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management8▲ 8.4×10 topics
  9. Technology Integration8▲ 24×6 topics
  10. Student Satisfaction8▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Digital Transformation7▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Virtual Reality6▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Mobile Learning6▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Customer Satisfaction5▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Corporate Governance5▲ 6.4×6 topics
  16. Distance Education5▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Knowledge Management5▲ 8.2×3 topics
  18. Smart Cities5▲ 17×3 topics
  19. IoT5▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Google Classroom4▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Teacher Perception4▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Organizational Performance4▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Social Media Marketing4▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Social Media4▲ 2.8×7 topics
  25. Higher Education4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  26. Student Engagement4▲ 8.9×6 topics
  27. Learning Outcomes4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  28. Risk Management4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. 21st Century Skills3▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Blended Learning3▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Community of Inquiry3▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Social Interaction3▲ 7.9×7 topics
  33. Social Justice3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  34. Lifelong Learning3▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Motivation3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  36. Financial Stability2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Multimedia Technology2▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Consumer Perception2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Reflective Practice2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Arab Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Organizational and Employee Performance, Online and Blended Learning and Digital Media and Visual Art.

Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…3Online and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual…2Digital Media and Visual Art: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 2 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions2AI in Service Interactions: 2 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and Education: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional works
EducationArtificial IntelligenceComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  2. 2 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  4. 4 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  7. 7 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 2 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 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 available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Arab Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 127% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Arab Open University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Arab Open University0.00051% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Arab Open University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

Other research institutions in Amman

All research institutions in Amman

Share Arab Open University's ranking

Arab Open University on Science Explorer

A card with Arab Open University's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Arab Open University. Posts are plain text and can be reported.