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Arab Open University

In research, Arab Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,957 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,983 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,215
of 28,054 · #32,168 all time
Rank in Oman
#21
of 26
Research works
379
▲ 171% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Arab Open 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 #6,957 of 10,521 17.9%107 #11213
Physical SciencesDomain #11,983 of 12,888 19.0%83 #18805

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).

What does Arab Open University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 34.5 works5.0×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.18× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.04× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.85× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arab Open University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Abrar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arab Open University.

  1. 1 Mohammad Abrar Oman · #526,124 worldwide 36 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Arab Open University

Which keywords describe research at Arab Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Corporate Governance, Education, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain Management, Security and Smart Cities.

▲ 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 Learning30▲ 4.3×40 topics
  2. Deep Learning27▲ 3.7×48 topics
  3. Education14▲ 3.7×17 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence13▲ 4.3×22 topics
  5. Corporate Governance11▲ 6.9×12 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management10▲ 5.3×9 topics
  7. Healthcare10▲ 4.0×7 topics
  8. Security9▲ 6.5×13 topics
  9. Internet of Things9▲ 4.8×12 topics
  10. Big Data9▲ 4.5×14 topics
  11. Social Media8▲ 2.5×13 topics
  12. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.2×14 topics
  13. Smart Cities7▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Online Learning7▲ 3.9×9 topics
  15. Social Networks7▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Digital Transformation7▲ 5.9×8 topics
  17. Human Resource Management7▲ 20×4 topics
  18. IoT6▲ 7.8×10 topics
  19. Social Capital6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  20. Data Mining6▲ 3.6×9 topics
  21. Medical Imaging6▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. Cultural Identity6▲ 5.1×2 topics
  23. Customer Satisfaction6▲ 8.2×4 topics
  24. Feature Extraction6▲ 5.6×6 topics
  25. Localization6▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Risk Management6▲ 5.3×5 topics
  27. Financial Stability5▲ 13×4 topics
  28. IoT Security5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  29. Guanxi5▲ 111×1 topic
  30. Wasta5▲ 111×1 topic
  31. Environmental Management5▲ 5.8×7 topics
  32. Leadership5▲ 4.8×6 topics
  33. Cybersecurity5▲ 9.4×5 topics
  34. Organizational Performance5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  35. Finance5▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Privacy4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  37. Performance Measurement4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  38. Ethical Identity4▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Middle East4▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Shariah Supervision4▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Arab Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Organizational and Employee Performance and Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts.

Socioeconomic Developmen…5Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 5 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…4Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…3Organizational and Employee Performance: 3 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda C…3Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…2Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingArtificial IntelligenceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  4. 4 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 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 available57.0%not open43.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arab Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 171% 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.

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