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College of Islamic and Arabic Studies

In research, College of Islamic and Arabic Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,327 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,232 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education, Sociology and Political Science and Arts and Humanities — Education is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,066
of 28,054 · #39,837 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#60
of 66
Research works
537
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
755
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is College of Islamic and Arabic Studies 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 #8,327 of 10,521 10.6%113 #12457
Social SciencesField #5,232 of 6,365 11.9%78 #7819

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of Islamic and Arabic Studies 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).

What does College of Islamic and Arabic Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 27.6 works6.3×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 27.6 works5.4×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 21.0 works5.1×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.10× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 78 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of Islamic and Arabic Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Bo Holmberg, Henry Diab and Monique Bernards lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of Islamic and Arabic Studies.

  1. 1 Bo Holmberg United Arab Emirates · #255,587 worldwide 76 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Henry Diab United Arab Emirates · #534,063 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Monique Bernards United Arab Emirates · #728,380 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at College of Islamic and Arabic Studies

Which keywords describe research at College of Islamic and Arabic Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Islamic Education, History, Philosophy, Pedagogy and Culture.

▲ 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. Globalization20▲ 7.1×24 topics
  2. Curriculum Development17▲ 17×10 topics
  3. Teacher Training16▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Islamic Education15▲ 30×3 topics
  5. History14▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Philosophy13▲ 20×3 topics
  7. Pedagogy12▲ 18×6 topics
  8. Culture12▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Religious Education12▲ 49×3 topics
  10. Literature12▲ 15×7 topics
  11. Madrasa12▲ 111×1 topic
  12. Muslim Students12▲ 111×1 topic
  13. Education11▲ 4.5×22 topics
  14. Ethnicity11▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Islam10▲ 34×3 topics
  16. Science10▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Sharia Law10▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Social Influence10▲ 31×1 topic
  19. Feminism9▲ 21×4 topics
  20. Hermeneutics8▲ 72×2 topics
  21. Gender Equality8▲ 20×6 topics
  22. Empire7▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Identity7▲ 6.6×10 topics
  24. Human Rights6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  25. Mental Health6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  26. Secularism6▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Digital Learning6▲ 7.6×4 topics
  28. Islamic reform6▲ 94×1 topic
  29. Middle East6▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Semitic Languages5▲ 82×2 topics
  31. Islamic Banking5▲ 8.5×3 topics
  32. Online Learning5▲ 4.2×12 topics
  33. Language Teaching5▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Islamic Law5▲ 76×2 topics
  35. Nationalism4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  36. Qur'anic Exegesis4▲ 139×1 topic
  37. Tafsir Al-Mishbah4▲ 139×1 topic
  38. Ethical Identity4▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Finance4▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Public Health Policy4▲ 9.9×3 topics

Which research topics does College of Islamic and Arabic Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Qur’anic Interpretation Studies.

Education and Islamic St…12Education and Islamic Studies: 12 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 10 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 6 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation Studies: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksLanguage, Linguistics, C…4Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis: 4 fractional worksArabic Language Education Studies: 3 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 3 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 3 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 12 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 4 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis Language and Linguistics 4 works
  7. 7 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 3 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 3 works
  9. 9 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of Islamic and Arabic Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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