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Bethlehem University

In research, Bethlehem University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,164 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,381 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,992
of 22,385 · #12,720 all time
Rank in Palestine
#14
of 17
Research works
402
▲ 93% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.9k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Bethlehem University

What is Bethlehem 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,164 of 17,446 9.0%130
Social SciencesDomain #11,381 of 14,833 10.7%152

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem University work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Bethlehem University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (19%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 60 fractional works · 45.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 18.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 21.1% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 9.1% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKBethlehemUniversity131fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences46%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3727.9%
    2. Psychology86.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting75.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities43.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.1%
    6. Decision Sciences11.0%
    1. Medicine2418.6%
    2. Health Professions54.1%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Computer Science129.1%
    2. Engineering75.0%
    3. Environmental Science43.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    6. Mathematics10.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    8. Chemistry10.4%
    9. Materials Science00.4%
    10. Energy00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences64.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
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: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.21×37 works
  2. Psychology2.02×8 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.65×7 works
  4. Health Professions1.54×5 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.45×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.18×12 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.11×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.09×4 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.04×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.99×6 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×3 works
  12. Medicine0.97×24 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.80×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.79×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×5 works
  16. Environmental Science0.63×4 works
  17. Mathematics0.50×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.41×1 works
  20. Engineering0.33×7 works
  21. Nursing0.31×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.30×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.29×1 works
  24. Energy0.28×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bethlehem University?

Ranked on the quality score, Naji Anton Alslaibi, Hashem Shahin and Moien N Kanaan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bethlehem University.

  1. 1 Naji Anton Alslaibi Palestine · #331,822 worldwide 119 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Hashem Shahin Palestine · #415,723 worldwide 3.1k citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Moien N Kanaan Palestine · #469,210 worldwide 4.8k citations · 88 works
  4. 4 Amal Abu Rayyan Palestine · #994,223 worldwide 1.2k citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Naim M. Iraki Palestine · #1,424,479 worldwide 995 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Hilmi S. Salem Palestine · #1,976,095 worldwide 954 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Hiyam Marzouqa Palestine · #2,149,975 worldwide 709 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Hanan Saca-Hazboun Palestine · #2,516,906 worldwide 387 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Jad Isaac Palestine · #3,047,466 worldwide 158 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Mazin B. Qumsiyeh Palestine · #3,241,604 worldwide 4.6k citations · 187 works
All ranked researchers at Bethlehem University

What are the most cited papers from Bethlehem University?

The most cited paper from Bethlehem University is "Characterization of Iron Oxides Commonly Formed as Corrosion Products on Steel" (Sei Jin Oh, D. C. Cook, HE Townsend, 1998), with 682 citations. Next come "Spatial and Temporal Mapping of De Novo Mutations in Schizophrenia to a Fetal Prefrontal Cortical Network" (573) and "A novel deletion involving the connexin-30 gene, del( GJB6 -d13s1854), found in trans with mutations in the GJB2 gene (connexin-26) in subjects with DFNB1 non-syndromic hearing impairment" (341).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Characterization of Iron Oxides Commonly Formed as Corrosion Products on Steel Sei Jin Oh, D. C. Cook, HE Townsend · Hyperfine Interactions Dec 1998 682
2 Spatial and Temporal Mapping of De Novo Mutations in Schizophrenia to a Fetal Prefrontal Cortical Network Süleyman Gülsüner et al. · Cell Open access Aug 2013 573
3 A novel deletion involving the connexin-30 gene, del( GJB6 -d13s1854), found in trans with mutations in the GJB2 gene (connexin-26) in subjects with DFNB1 non-syndromic hearing impairment Francisco J. del Castillo et al. · Journal of Medical Genetics Open access Jul 2005 341
4 Whole Exome Sequencing and Homozygosity Mapping Identify Mutation in the Cell Polarity Protein GPSM2 as the Cause of Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss DFNB82 Tom D. Walsh, Hashem Shahin, T. Elkan Miller et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access 18 Jun 2010 290
5 GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture Remi Stevelink et al. · Nature Genetics ReviewOpen access319 authors 31 Aug 2023 226
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Which keywords describe research at Bethlehem University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Palestine, Discrimination, Social Justice, Ethnic Identity, Israel, Security and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.31×38 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 2.9×12 topics
  3. Human Rights5▲ 3.9×5 topics
  4. Nationalism5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  5. Palestine5▲ 69×2 topics
  6. Social Justice5▲ 6.1×11 topics
  7. Machine Learning5◆ 1.06×19 topics
  8. Security5▲ 5.3×8 topics
  9. Discrimination4▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Climate Change4▲ 1.21×20 topics
  11. Healthcare4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  12. Ethnic Identity4▲ 28×1 topic
  13. Israel4▲ 93×1 topic
  14. Identity4▲ 4.1×5 topics
  15. Depression4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  16. Educational Technology3▲ 2.2×10 topics
  17. Anxiety3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  18. Community Engagement3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  19. Conflict3▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Pedagogy3▲ 4.2×4 topics
  21. Well-being3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  22. Healthcare Workers2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  23. Psychological Distress2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  24. Professional Development2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  25. Technology Integration2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  26. Politics2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  27. Civil War2▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Institutional Theory2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Reflective Practice2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  30. Cognitive Development2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Civic Engagement2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  32. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 7.9×1 topic
  33. Stakeholder Theory2▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Sovereignty2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Biological Control2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Drought2▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Lebanon2▲ 109×1 topic
  38. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  39. Sectarianism2▲ 109×1 topic
  40. Transboundary Water2▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Bethlehem University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Transboundary Water Resource Management and Middle East Politics and Society.

Jewish and Middle Easter…4Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 4 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 2 fractional worksTransboundary Water Resource Management: 2 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and Society: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 1 fractional worksAdult and Continuing Edu…1Adult and Continuing Education Topics: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…1Education and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceStrategy and ManagementClinical PsychologyEducation1 others

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

  1. 1 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 1 works
  7. 7 Adult and Continuing Education Topics Education 1 works
  8. 8 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.9%domestic only56.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bethlehem University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 93% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bethlehem University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00048% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Bethlehem University0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

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