Bar-Ilan University
In research, Bar-Ilan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#312 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#515 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#513 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Religious studies and Algebra and Number Theory (Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology is 13.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #524 of 22,385 · #610 all time
- Rank in Israel
- #6 of 87
- Research works
- 34k ▲ 3% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 835k 24.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.98× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 32% world 40%
- International
- 20% world 18%
What is Bar-Ilan University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #312 of 9,585 | 11.8% | 2,337 | #296 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #515 of 9,902 | 10.6% | 992 | #645 | |
| MedicineField | #513 of 8,541 | 10.4% | 849 | #631 | |
| PsychologyField | #135 of 2,121 | 12.6% | 572 | #153 | |
| Social SciencesField | #425 of 5,988 | 11.5% | 1,060 | #327 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #931 of 10,670 | 8.1% | 1,691 | #919 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #579 of 6,403 | 8.9% | 597 | #548 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #452 of 4,417 | 9.3% | 525 | #323 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #285 of 2,526 | 9.9% | 470 | #225 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #514 of 2,964 | 10.1% | 281 | #627 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bar-Ilan 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#296 #312
- Health Sciences#645 #515
- Medicine#631 #513
- Psychology#153 #135
- Social Sciences#327 #425
- Physical Sciences#919 #931
- Life Sciences#548 #579
- Computer Science#323 #452
- Sociology and Political Science#225 #285
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#627 #514
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Bar-Ilan University work in?
In 2022-now, 41% of research at Bar-Ilan University is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (15%), Psychology (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences2,56441.0%
- Social Sciences1,15418.4%
- Psychology63810.2%
- Arts and Humanities4517.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting1382.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1111.8%
- Decision Sciences731.2%
- Physical Sciences1,89730.3%
- Computer Science6089.7%
- Engineering4397.0%
- Physics and Astronomy2514.0%
- Mathematics2063.3%
- Materials Science1532.4%
- Environmental Science961.5%
- Chemistry480.8%
- Energy460.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences400.6%
- Chemical Engineering110.2%
- Health Sciences1,11717.9%
- Medicine95815.3%
- Health Professions1222.0%
- Dentistry210.3%
- Nursing130.2%
- Veterinary20.0%
- Life Sciences67610.8%
What does Bar-Ilan University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 26.5 works13×
- Religious studiesSubfield · 68.0 works6.5×
- Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 20.4 works5.1×
- Geometry and TopologySubfield · 49.6 works4.9×
- ArcheologySubfield · 89.9 works4.8×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology3.35×638 works
- Mathematics2.81×206 works
- Arts and Humanities2.50×451 works
- Neuroscience2.25×228 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.81×251 works
- Social Sciences1.46×1,154 works
- Computer Science1.25×608 works
- Decision Sciences1.21×73 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×320 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.84×53 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×111 works
- Energy0.80×46 works
- Medicine0.80×958 works
- Health Professions0.74×122 works
- Materials Science0.70×153 works
- Dentistry0.70×21 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.68×138 works
- Chemical Engineering0.49×11 works
- Chemistry0.48×48 works
- Engineering0.47×439 works
- Nursing0.44×13 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×40 works
- Environmental Science0.31×96 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×6 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×70 works
- Veterinary0.23×2 works
- Psychology 3.4×
- Mathematics 2.8×
- Arts and Humanities 2.5×
- Neuroscience 2.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.8×
- Social Sciences 1.5×
- Computer Science 1.2×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Energy 0.8×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Health Professions 0.7×
- Materials Science 0.7×
- Dentistry 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Nursing 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Environmental Science 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Bar-Ilan University?
Ranked on the quality score, Doron Aurbach, Ruth Feldman and Omry Koren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bar-Ilan University.
- 1
Doron Aurbach
Israel · #8,533 worldwide 48k citations · 400 works
- 2
Ruth Feldman
Israel · #9,207 worldwide 38k citations · 367 works
- 3
Omry Koren
Israel · #9,731 worldwide 51k citations · 286 works
- 4
Doron Aurbach
Israel · #10,668 worldwide 53k citations · 554 works
- 5
Benny Pinkas
Israel · #20,880 worldwide 19k citations · 167 works
- 6
Boris Markovsky
Israel · #21,756 worldwide 18k citations · 162 works
- 7
Shlomo Havlin
Israel · #29,616 worldwide 83k citations · 1,008 works
- 8
Gregory Salitra
Israel · #30,246 worldwide 22k citations · 132 works
- 9
Yehuda Lindell
Israel · #30,760 worldwide 20k citations · 288 works
- 10
Arie Zaban
Israel · #33,586 worldwide 21k citations · 187 works
Which keywords describe research at Bar-Ilan University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Palestine, Nationalism, Discrimination, Israel, Mental Health, Ethnic Identity, Occupation and Human Rights.
- Secularism
- Cultural Transmission
- Byzantine
- Archaeological Evidence
- Trauma
- Biblical Monotheism
- Semitic Languages
- Theology
- Politics
- Religion
- Resilience
- Social Support
- Neural Networks
- Segregation
- Occupation
- Globalization
- Discrimination
- Nationalism
- Palestine
- Epidemiology
- Mental Health
- Human Rights
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Israel
- Ethnic Identity
- Intifada
- Settler Colonialism
- Social Media
- Depression
- Ethics
- Emotion Regulation
- Psychological Impact
- Urban Development
- Emotion
- Jewish Society
- Language Development
- Arabia
- Bilingualism
- Middle East
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
- Mental Health244▲ 2.7×39 topics
- Epidemiology243◆ 0.97×121 topics
- Human Rights198▲ 3.1×53 topics
- Palestine177▲ 52×2 topics
- Machine Learning174▼ 0.83×73 topics
- Nationalism172▲ 6.1×27 topics
- Deep Learning170▼ 0.79×71 topics
- Discrimination153▲ 12×8 topics
- Israel150▲ 72×2 topics
- Globalization138◆ 1.12×81 topics
- Ethnic Identity128▲ 18×4 topics
- Occupation128▲ 33×3 topics
- Intifada125▲ 75×1 topic
- Segregation125▲ 26×1 topic
- Settler Colonialism125▲ 48×2 topics
- Neural Networks118▲ 1.22×38 topics
- Social Media111▲ 1.28×33 topics
- Social Support90▲ 2.7×18 topics
- Depression90▲ 1.63×23 topics
- Resilience89▲ 2.9×13 topics
- Ethics84▲ 2.6×36 topics
- Religion83▲ 2.9×30 topics
- Emotion Regulation76▲ 3.8×9 topics
- Politics74▲ 4.5×14 topics
- Psychological Impact74▲ 3.8×10 topics
- Theology70▲ 12×5 topics
- Urban Development64▲ 2.9×10 topics
- Semitic Languages61▲ 24×2 topics
- Emotion59▲ 4.6×12 topics
- Biblical Monotheism59▲ 37×1 topic
- Jewish Society59▲ 37×1 topic
- Trauma59▲ 4.5×8 topics
- Language Development58▲ 7.5×5 topics
- Archaeological Evidence54▲ 19×2 topics
- Arabia52▲ 30×1 topic
- Byzantine52▲ 30×1 topic
- Bilingualism50▲ 5.8×6 topics
- Cultural Transmission50▲ 10×5 topics
- Middle East48▲ 13×2 topics
- Secularism47▲ 7.4×5 topics
Which research topics does Bar-Ilan University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Medieval and Classical Philosophy.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 125 works
- 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 59 works
- 3 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 52 works
- 4 Medieval and Classical Philosophy Philosophy 35 works
- 5 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 32 works
- 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 27 works
- 7 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 26 works
- 8 Jewish Identity and Society Demography 25 works
- 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
- 10 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 24 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Bar-Ilan University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Bar-Ilan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.025% in 2024.
Fractional works of Bar-Ilan University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2010.
Other research institutions in Ramat Gan
- College of Law and Business
- Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital
- Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
- Alzheimer's Association of Israel
- Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research
- Israel Medical Association
- Israel Sports Center for the Disabled
- Israeli Association for Cardiovascular Trials
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