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Dhofar University

In research, Dhofar University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,706 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,365 of 12,888 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#737 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting and Business, Management and Accounting — Accounting is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,160
of 28,054 · #7,251 all time
Rank in Oman
#3
of 26
Research works
1.6k
▲ 129% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Dhofar University 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 #1,706 of 10,521 37.8%321 #2971
Physical SciencesDomain #2,365 of 12,888 26.3%273 #5275
Business, Management and AccountingField #737 of 2,578 40.1%97 #1463
EngineeringField #2,201 of 6,636 24.4%96 #4755
Social SciencesField #2,889 of 6,365 34.6%99 #4578
Computer ScienceField #3,202 of 4,667 24.3%80 #4690

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dhofar University 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#2,971 #1,706
  2. Physical Sciences#5,275 #2,365
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,463 #737
  4. Engineering#4,755 #2,201
  5. Social Sciences#4,578 #2,889
  6. Computer Science#4,690 #3,202
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.

What does Dhofar University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 30.8 works7.7×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 96.8 works4.6×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 80 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.94× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.56× its world share, 97 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.42× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 99 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dhofar University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sameen Ahmed Khan, Mazhar Ul‐Islam and Atiya Fatima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dhofar University.

  1. 1 Sameen Ahmed Khan · #675,278 worldwide 46 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Mazhar Ul‐Islam · #692,936 worldwide 115 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Atiya Fatima · #719,939 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Israr U. Hassan · #1,076,373 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Faris Alshubiri · #1,097,638 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Shaukat Khan · #1,207,133 worldwide 56 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Md. Wasi Ahmad · #1,229,741 worldwide 103 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Muhammad Salman Shabbir · #1,313,584 worldwide 59 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Luay Rashan · #1,401,764 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Paul C. Okonkwo · #1,424,490 worldwide 45 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Dhofar University

Which keywords describe research at Dhofar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Renewable Energy, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Social Capital, Healthcare 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 2022–2025 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 Learning39▲ 1.80×58 topics
  2. Renewable Energy36▲ 3.8×36 topics
  3. Sustainability36▲ 2.2×45 topics
  4. Corporate Governance31▲ 6.4×17 topics
  5. Deep Learning29▲ 1.27×50 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management28▲ 4.5×16 topics
  7. Healthcare25▲ 3.4×13 topics
  8. Environmental Impact25▲ 2.2×22 topics
  9. Globalization24▲ 1.86×25 topics
  10. Education21▲ 1.88×27 topics
  11. Social Capital20▲ 5.9×11 topics
  12. Economic Growth20▲ 3.6×17 topics
  13. Internet of Things19▲ 3.4×20 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency18▲ 2.9×21 topics
  15. Online Learning17▲ 3.1×10 topics
  16. Innovation17▲ 2.4×27 topics
  17. Risk Management17▲ 5.3×9 topics
  18. Big Data16▲ 2.8×19 topics
  19. Smart Cities16▲ 9.6×6 topics
  20. Environmental Management15▲ 5.8×9 topics
  21. Financial Performance15▲ 4.0×8 topics
  22. Digital Transformation15▲ 4.3×12 topics
  23. Consumer Behavior15▲ 3.5×10 topics
  24. Language Teaching14▲ 8.3×4 topics
  25. Islamic Banking13▲ 5.0×3 topics
  26. Firm Performance13▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Customer Satisfaction13▲ 6.0×5 topics
  28. Finance12▲ 9.3×2 topics
  29. Financial Constraints12▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Financial Stability11▲ 8.4×3 topics
  31. Performance Analysis11▲ 7.8×3 topics
  32. Ethical Identity11▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Financial Development11▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Global Financial Crisis11▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Shariah Supervision11▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Panel Data Analysis10▲ 10.0×3 topics
  37. CO2 Emissions10▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Corpus Linguistics10▲ 7.2×4 topics
  39. Energy Consumption10▲ 6.9×4 topics
  40. Student Perceptions10▲ 7.9×6 topics

Which research topics does Dhofar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Organizational and Employee Performance and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Islamic Finance and Bank…11Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 11 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…9Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 8 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 8 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 7 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 7 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…6Environmental Sustainability in Business: 6 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 6 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 6 fractional works
AccountingEconomics and EconometricsArtificial IntelligenceLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 11 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 9 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee PerformanceArtificial Intelligence 8 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLanguage and Linguistics 8 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and GovernanceAccounting 7 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  7. 7 Second Language Learning and TeachingLiterature and Literary Theory 6 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in BusinessMarketing 6 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment ImpactsPollution 6 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesManagement of Technology and Innovation 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 available56.2%not open43.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.3%domestic only53.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dhofar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 129% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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