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British University in Dubai

In research, British University in Dubai stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,605 of 9,585 worldwide), Computer Science (#820 of 4,417 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,373 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Decision Sciences (Decision Sciences is 6.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,074
of 22,385 · #4,261 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#13
of 60
Research works
1.2k
▲ 47% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.23×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
British University in Dubai

What is British University in Dubai known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,605 of 9,585 19.7%244 #2640
Computer ScienceField #820 of 4,417 19.5%117 #1364
Physical SciencesDomain #2,373 of 10,670 16.0%195 #3568
Business, Management and AccountingField #868 of 2,581 23.4%61 #1413
Social SciencesField #2,955 of 5,988 20.6%102 #3524

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where British University in Dubai 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.

  1. Social Sciences#2,640 #1,605
  2. Computer Science#1,364 #820
  3. Physical Sciences#3,568 #2,373
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#1,413 #868
  5. Social Sciences#3,524 #2,955
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 British University in Dubai work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at British University in Dubai is in Social Sciences, 41% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (25%), Social Sciences (22%), Business, Management and Accounting (13%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 287 fractional works · 52.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 120 fractional works · 21.8% of its workEducation: 55 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 73 fractional works · 13.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 26 fractional works · 4.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 32 fractional works · 5.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 5.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 223 fractional works · 40.7% of its workComputer Science: 134 fractional works · 24.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 64 fractional works · 11.6% of its workInformation Systems: 33 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 56 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 19 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 26 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBritishUniversity in…548fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences52%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences12021.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting7313.4%
    3. Decision Sciences325.9%
    4. Psychology295.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities173.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance152.8%
    1. Computer Science13424.5%
    2. Engineering5610.1%
    3. Environmental Science254.6%
    4. Energy50.9%
    5. Mathematics10.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    8. Chemistry00.0%
    9. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Medicine152.8%
    2. Health Professions101.8%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.2%
    2. Neuroscience30.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does British University in Dubai specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Decision Sciences takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Decision SciencesField · 32.2 works6.1×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.16× its world share, 134 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.15× its world share, 73 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.09× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences6.09×32 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting4.15×73 works
  3. Computer Science3.16×134 works
  4. Psychology1.76×29 works
  5. Social Sciences1.73×120 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.29×15 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.11×18 works
  8. Energy1.03×5 works
  9. Environmental Science0.92×25 works
  10. Engineering0.68×56 works
  11. Health Professions0.68×10 works
  12. Neuroscience0.38×3 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×7 works
  15. Mathematics0.17×1 works
  16. Nursing0.17×0 works
  17. Medicine0.15×15 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.06×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at British University in Dubai?

Ranked on the quality score, Mostafa Al‐Emran, Stephen Wilkins and Noor Al-Qaysi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British University in Dubai.

  1. 1 Mostafa Al‐Emran United Arab Emirates · #508 worldwide 14k citations · 172 works
  2. 2 Stephen Wilkins United Arab Emirates · #22,215 worldwide 5k citations · 119 works
  3. 3 Noor Al-Qaysi United Arab Emirates · #80,839 worldwide 1.6k citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Khaled F. Shaalan United Arab Emirates · #86,284 worldwide 14k citations · 398 works
  5. 5 Hazem Aldabbas United Arab Emirates · #253,307 worldwide 693 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Rekha Pillai United Arab Emirates · #259,252 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Husam‐Aldin N. Al‐Malkawi United Arab Emirates · #272,476 worldwide 1.7k citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Nahia Mourad United Arab Emirates · #283,380 worldwide 773 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Christopher Hill United Arab Emirates · #302,346 worldwide 5.3k citations · 282 works
  10. 10 Nur Siyam United Arab Emirates · #682,307 worldwide 695 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at British University in Dubai

What are the most cited papers from British University in Dubai?

The most cited paper from British University in Dubai is "Speech Recognition Using Deep Neural Networks: A Systematic Review" (Ali Bou Nassif, Ismail Mohd Adnan Shahin, Imtinan Attili et al., 2019), with 1,164 citations. Next come "A Survey of Web Information Extraction Systems" (796) and "The Potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence Across Disciplines: Perspectives and Future Directions" (725).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Speech Recognition Using Deep Neural Networks: A Systematic Review Ali Bou Nassif, Ismail Mohd Adnan Shahin, Imtinan Attili et al. · IEEE Access ReviewOpen access 2019 1,164
2 A Survey of Web Information Extraction Systems Chia‐Hui Chang, Mohammed Kayed, Moheb Ramzy Girgis et al. · IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering 29 Aug 2006 796
3 The Potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence Across Disciplines: Perspectives and Future Directions Keng‐Boon Ooi et al. · Journal of Computer Information Systems 5 Oct 2023 725
4 Exploring Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning Through the Development of a Comprehensive Technology Acceptance Model Said Abdelrahim Salloum, Ahmad AlHamad, Mostafa Al‐Emran et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2019 653
5 Exploring the value of project management: Linking Project Management Performance and Project Success Farzana Asad Mir, Ashly Hervey Pinnington · International Journal of Project Management 24 Jul 2013 604
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at British University in Dubai?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Risk Management, Online Learning, Deep Learning, Customer Satisfaction 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-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. Machine Learning72▲ 4.0×52 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management52▲ 11×17 topics
  3. Deep Learning43▲ 2.3×46 topics
  4. Healthcare38▲ 6.1×11 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence30▲ 3.9×19 topics
  6. Sustainability29▲ 2.2×30 topics
  7. Big Data27▲ 5.1×18 topics
  8. Online Learning27▲ 5.9×11 topics
  9. Educational Technology24▲ 3.8×20 topics
  10. Risk Management24▲ 9.4×7 topics
  11. Education23▲ 2.5×26 topics
  12. Customer Satisfaction23▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Smart Cities23▲ 16×7 topics
  14. Internet of Things21▲ 4.4×13 topics
  15. Organizational Performance20▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Digital Transformation20▲ 6.7×7 topics
  17. E-Learning20▲ 3.7×13 topics
  18. Knowledge Management20▲ 6.4×12 topics
  19. IoT19▲ 9.2×11 topics
  20. Student Engagement19▲ 8.7×11 topics
  21. Neural Networks19▲ 2.2×21 topics
  22. Higher Education18▲ 6.3×11 topics
  23. Technology Integration17▲ 9.8×7 topics
  24. Social Media Marketing16▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Thermal Comfort16▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Social Networks13▲ 8.8×7 topics
  27. Student Satisfaction13▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Learning Analytics13▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Human Resource Management13▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Leadership13▲ 4.7×9 topics
  31. IoT Security12▲ 6.9×3 topics
  32. Mobile Learning11▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Leadership Style11▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Information Systems11▲ 11×3 topics
  35. User Satisfaction10▲ 9.9×3 topics
  36. Construction Projects10▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Lifelong Learning10▲ 9.0×8 topics
  38. Project Success10▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Climate Change Impact10▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Customer Experience10▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does British University in Dubai publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organizational and Employee Performance, Construction Project Management and Performance, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

Organizational and Emplo…16Organizational and Employee Performance: 16 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…10Construction Project Management and Performance: 10 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 10 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 9 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 9 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 8 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 8 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…8Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 8 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 8 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 6 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceManagement Science and Operations ResearchBuilding and ConstructionInformation Systems and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 10 works
  3. 3 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 10 works
  4. 4 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 9 works
  5. 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 9 works
  6. 6 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 8 works
  8. 8 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 8 works
  9. 9 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 6 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has British University in Dubai's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 British University in Dubai as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0025% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%British University in Dubai0.0025% in 202520102020

Fractional works of British University in Dubai 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.

still counting10%20%30%British University in Dubai16.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.5% in 2018.

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