Question 1

What is Birzeit University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Birzeit University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,173 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,117 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,018 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Birzeit University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Birzeit University ranks #4,433 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#5,377 all time), and #4 of 17 in Palestine.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Birzeit University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Majdi M. Mafarja, Niveen ME Abu-Rmeileh and Abdullatif S Husseini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birzeit University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Birzeit University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Birzeit University is "Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (Marie Ng et al., 2014), with 12,158 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015" (7,829) and "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (6,558).

Question 5

Which research topics does Birzeit University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Middle East Politics and Society, Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Birzeit University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Birzeit University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Birzeit University is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Computer Science (15%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Birzeit University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021.