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City University Ajman

In research, City University Ajman stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,068 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,874 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,420
of 28,054 · #25,263 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#30
of 66
Research works
391
▲ 818% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is City University Ajman 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 #5,068 of 10,521 25.5%128 #10929
Physical SciencesDomain #10,874 of 12,888 24.9%83 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where City University Ajman 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).

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: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.74× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.21× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.73× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.27× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at City University Ajman?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmad Aburayya and Riktesh Srivastava lead among researchers whose main affiliation is City University Ajman.

  1. 1 Ahmad Aburayya United Arab Emirates · #588,514 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Riktesh Srivastava United Arab Emirates · #1,562,830 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at City University Ajman

Which keywords describe research at City University Ajman?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Machine Learning, Healthcare, Customer Satisfaction, Digital Transformation, Consumer Behavior, Artificial Intelligence and Organizational Performance.

▲ 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 Learning29▲ 3.5×45 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management22▲ 9.4×13 topics
  3. Healthcare17▲ 5.9×9 topics
  4. Deep Learning15▲ 1.74×51 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 4.0×24 topics
  6. Customer Satisfaction14▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Sustainability13▲ 2.1×30 topics
  8. Consumer Behavior11▲ 6.9×11 topics
  9. Internet of Things11▲ 5.0×11 topics
  10. Digital Transformation11▲ 8.2×9 topics
  11. Social Media11▲ 2.9×18 topics
  12. Education10▲ 2.3×8 topics
  13. Big Data10▲ 4.3×15 topics
  14. E-Learning10▲ 3.8×8 topics
  15. Organizational Performance10▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Smart Cities10▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Educational Technology10▲ 3.1×9 topics
  18. Knowledge Management9▲ 6.5×6 topics
  19. IoT9▲ 9.6×8 topics
  20. Corporate Governance9▲ 4.8×14 topics
  21. Risk Management9▲ 7.0×10 topics
  22. Virtual Reality9▲ 6.8×8 topics
  23. Human Resource Management9▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Security8▲ 4.9×12 topics
  25. Social Media Marketing8▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Data Mining7▲ 3.8×9 topics
  27. Leadership7▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. Financial Performance6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  29. Privacy6▲ 8.6×5 topics
  30. Social Networks6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  31. Customer Experience6▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Information Systems6▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Technology Acceptance Model6▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Guanxi5▲ 94×1 topic
  35. Wasta5▲ 94×1 topic
  36. Online Shopping5▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Partial Least Squares5▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Blockchain5▲ 8.1×1 topic
  39. Firm Performance5▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Smart Contracts5▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does City University Ajman publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Organizational and Emplo…8Organizational and Employee Performance: 8 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…5Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 5 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …5Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 5 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…5Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 5 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 4 fractional worksEducation and Learning I…3Education and Learning Interventions: 3 fractional worksCustomer churn and segmentation: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksOrganizational Leadershi…3Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 5 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 5 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 4 works
  7. 7 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Customer churn and segmentation Marketing 3 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.9%domestic only54.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has City University Ajman's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 818% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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