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Arab Open University

In research, Arab Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,280 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,402 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,876
of 28,054 · #27,025 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#61
of 98
Research works
324
▲ 407% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
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 #4,280 of 10,521 41.1%106 #9727
Physical SciencesDomain #8,402 of 12,888 23.9%91 #18340

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 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 42.5 works6.0×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.27× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.38× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.02× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.13× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.65× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arab Open University?

Ranked on the composite score, Najib H.S. Farhan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arab Open University.

  1. 1 Najib H.S. Farhan Saudi Arabia · #593,733 worldwide 73 citations · 16 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, Healthcare, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Governance, Smart Cities, Risk Management and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 Learning31▲ 4.3×50 topics
  2. Deep Learning27▲ 3.6×48 topics
  3. Healthcare18▲ 7.5×8 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management18▲ 8.6×10 topics
  5. Corporate Governance12▲ 7.8×11 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 3.8×15 topics
  7. Smart Cities11▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Internet of Things11▲ 5.9×15 topics
  9. Risk Management10▲ 9.4×8 topics
  10. Customer Satisfaction10▲ 14×5 topics
  11. IoT10▲ 12×10 topics
  12. Organizational Performance9▲ 17×6 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 5.5×10 topics
  14. Digital Transformation8▲ 7.3×5 topics
  15. Online Learning8▲ 4.6×7 topics
  16. Knowledge Management8▲ 6.5×4 topics
  17. Financial Performance8▲ 6.1×10 topics
  18. Medical Imaging7▲ 6.6×5 topics
  19. Social Media Marketing7▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Data Mining7▲ 4.3×11 topics
  21. E-Learning7▲ 3.2×7 topics
  22. Big Data7▲ 3.5×11 topics
  23. Economic Growth7▲ 3.6×8 topics
  24. IoT Security6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  25. Finance6▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Firm Performance6▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Student Satisfaction6▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Performance Analysis6▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Financial Stability6▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Transfer Learning5▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Ethical Identity5▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Financial Constraints5▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Islamic Banking5▲ 5.8×1 topic
  34. Environmental Management5▲ 5.9×4 topics
  35. 5G Networks5▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Blended Learning5▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Security Analysis5▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Big Data Analytics5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Instructional Design5▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Distance Education4▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Arab Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Online and Blended Learning and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth.

Organizational and Emplo…7Organizational and Employee Performance: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…5Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 5 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksAnalytic and geometric function theory: 4 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing4IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 3 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 3 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …3Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAccountingEducationEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  4. 4 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Analytic and geometric function theory Geometry and Topology 4 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  9. 9 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 3 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.8%domestic only55.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arab Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 407% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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