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College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa

In research, College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,715 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,397 of 12,888 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,134 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,458
of 28,054 · #12,784 all time
Rank in Oman
#6
of 26
Research works
1.2k
▲ 156% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa 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 #2,715 of 10,521 31.0%218 #5411
Physical SciencesDomain #4,397 of 12,888 18.1%339 #9532
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,134 of 2,578 33.9%74 #1827
Social SciencesField #3,057 of 6,365 27.7%79 #6134
Computer ScienceField #2,245 of 4,667 21.2%124 #4461
EngineeringField #3,259 of 6,636 13.9%122 #7045

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#5,411 #2,715
  2. Physical Sciences#9,532 #4,397
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,827 #1,134
  4. Social Sciences#6,134 #3,057
  5. Computer Science#4,461 #2,245
  6. Engineering#7,045 #3,259
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.49× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.51× its world share, 124 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.63× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.29× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.63× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.62× its world share, 74 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa?

Ranked on the composite score, Ayman A. El‐Saleh, Motasem Y.D. Alazaiza and Israr Ahmad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa.

  1. 1 Ayman A. El‐Saleh Oman · #809,101 worldwide 92 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Motasem Y.D. Alazaiza Oman · #1,259,011 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Israr Ahmad Oman · #1,309,563 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Tahir Oman · #1,381,125 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Tariq Umar Oman · #1,535,183 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Sudhakar Kumar Chaubey Oman · #1,603,867 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa

Which keywords describe research at College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Internet of Things, IoT, Smart Cities and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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 Learning89▲ 4.3×66 topics
  2. Deep Learning63▲ 2.9×63 topics
  3. Healthcare37▲ 5.2×12 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management36▲ 6.0×17 topics
  5. Renewable Energy33▲ 3.7×29 topics
  6. Internet of Things31▲ 5.7×22 topics
  7. Sustainability30▲ 1.93×35 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence28▲ 3.2×24 topics
  9. IoT25▲ 11×13 topics
  10. Smart Cities24▲ 14×8 topics
  11. Big Data22▲ 3.8×16 topics
  12. Organizational Performance21▲ 13×9 topics
  13. Online Learning21▲ 3.9×11 topics
  14. Corporate Governance19▲ 4.1×14 topics
  15. Digital Transformation18▲ 5.5×11 topics
  16. Human Resource Management18▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Customer Satisfaction18▲ 9.0×7 topics
  18. Risk Management18▲ 5.8×9 topics
  19. Security18▲ 4.2×17 topics
  20. Data Mining17▲ 3.6×12 topics
  21. Social Capital16▲ 4.7×7 topics
  22. Knowledge Management16▲ 4.4×13 topics
  23. Social Networks15▲ 8.7×6 topics
  24. Localization13▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Cultural Identity13▲ 4.0×2 topics
  26. Leadership13▲ 4.4×13 topics
  27. Medical Imaging13▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Social Media Marketing13▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Wireless Sensor Networks13▲ 4.6×17 topics
  30. Big Data Analytics13▲ 9.6×5 topics
  31. Guanxi13▲ 93×1 topic
  32. Wasta13▲ 93×1 topic
  33. IoT Security13▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Financial Stability12▲ 9.4×4 topics
  35. Finance12▲ 9.5×2 topics
  36. Performance Analysis12▲ 8.4×4 topics
  37. Ethical Identity11▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Global Financial Crisis11▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Shariah Supervision11▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Student Satisfaction11▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Online Learning and Analytics.

Organizational and Employee Performance: 13 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 13 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…11Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 11 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…8Online Learning and Analytics: 8 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 7 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 7 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…6Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 6 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 5 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceAccountingComputer Science Applications6 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 11 works
  4. 4 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 8 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 7 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 7 works
  7. 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 6 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  10. 10 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.3%domestic only50.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 156% 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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