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Girne American University

In research, Girne American University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,822 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,445 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 4.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,629
of 22,385 · #10,005 all time
Rank in Cyprus
#14
of 23
Research works
866
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.6k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Girne American University

What is Girne American University 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 #2,822 of 9,585 12.8%201 #3324
Social SciencesField #3,445 of 5,988 10.4%97 #4322

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Girne American 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Girne American University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Girne American University is in Social Sciences, 17% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Arts and Humanities (13%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 237 fractional works · 68.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 112 fractional works · 32.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 37 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 24 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEducation: 21 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 44 fractional works · 12.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 33 fractional works · 9.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 60 fractional works · 17.4% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 34 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGirne AmericanUniversity347fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences68%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11232.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities4412.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting339.6%
    4. Psychology257.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance144.0%
    6. Decision Sciences82.2%
    1. Computer Science216.0%
    2. Engineering216.0%
    3. Environmental Science102.8%
    4. Materials Science30.9%
    5. Energy20.7%
    6. Mathematics10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine267.4%
    2. Health Professions72.1%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.6%
    3. Neuroscience20.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Girne American University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 24.2 works4.7×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.41× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.98× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 112 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.41×44 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.98×33 works
  3. Social Sciences2.56×112 works
  4. Psychology2.38×25 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.28×8 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.88×14 works
  7. Veterinary0.80×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.79×7 works
  9. Computer Science0.77×21 works
  10. Energy0.74×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.56×10 works
  12. Nursing0.45×1 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×0 works
  14. Engineering0.40×21 works
  15. Medicine0.39×26 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×7 works
  17. Neuroscience0.37×2 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×6 works
  19. Mathematics0.34×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.26×3 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×1 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Girne American University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ahmad Aljarah, Panteha Farmanesh and Carol Griffiths lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Girne American University.

  1. 1 Ahmad Aljarah Cyprus · #217,937 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Panteha Farmanesh Cyprus · #231,915 worldwide 1k citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Carol Griffiths Cyprus · #279,073 worldwide 2.5k citations · 134 works
  4. 4 Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali Cyprus · #291,687 worldwide 1.7k citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Pouya Zargar Cyprus · #440,950 worldwide 353 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 George N. Ike Cyprus · #495,891 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Olga Pilli Cyprus · #894,304 worldwide 559 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Gabriel Elochukwu Nweke Cyprus · #990,518 worldwide 127 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Matina Ghasemi Cyprus · #1,066,779 worldwide 545 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Yosra Jarrar Cyprus · #1,597,460 worldwide 250 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Girne American University

What are the most cited papers from Girne American University?

The most cited paper from Girne American University is "Knowledge management, decision-making style and organizational performance" (A. Mohammed Abubakar, Hamzah Elrehail, Maher Alatailat et al., 2017), with 857 citations. Next come "Nanostructured modified layered double hydroxides (LDHs)-based catalysts: A review on synthesis, characterization, and applications in water remediation by advanced oxidation processes" (330) and "The impact of Transformational and Authentic leadership on innovation in higher education: The contingent role of knowledge sharing" (311).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Knowledge management, decision-making style and organizational performance A. Mohammed Abubakar, Hamzah Elrehail, Maher Alatailat et al. · Journal of Innovation & Knowledge Open access 23 Oct 2017 857
2 Nanostructured modified layered double hydroxides (LDHs)-based catalysts: A review on synthesis, characterization, and applications in water remediation by advanced oxidation processes Ansaf V. Karim, Aydin Hassani, Paria Eghbali et al. · Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science Review 24 Nov 2021 330
3 The impact of Transformational and Authentic leadership on innovation in higher education: The contingent role of knowledge sharing Hamzah Elrehail, Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali, Abdallah Khalaf Alsaad et al. · Telematics and Informatics 11 Oct 2017 311
4 Z-scheme photocatalysts for visible-light-driven pollutants degradation: A review on recent advancements Aydin Hassani, Sukanya Krishnan, Jaimy Scaria et al. · Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science Review 2 Jul 2021 265
5 Factors affecting the adoption of B2B e-commerce technologies Ismail Sila · Electronic Commerce Research 29 Mar 2013 243
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Girne American University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Supply Chain Management, Customer Satisfaction, Identity Construction, Organizational Performance, Digital Transformation, Education and Student Perceptions.

▲ 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. Sustainability15▲ 1.78×29 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage15▲ 8.0×11 topics
  3. Education14▲ 2.4×22 topics
  4. Machine Learning14▲ 1.22×24 topics
  5. Globalization14▲ 2.0×24 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management14▲ 4.3×9 topics
  7. Social Media13▲ 2.6×15 topics
  8. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.2×20 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.1×17 topics
  10. Customer Satisfaction10▲ 9.0×3 topics
  11. Economic Growth10▲ 3.5×11 topics
  12. Digital Transformation10▲ 5.3×9 topics
  13. Big Data9▲ 2.8×10 topics
  14. Teacher Training9▲ 4.3×8 topics
  15. Leadership9▲ 5.3×8 topics
  16. Identity Construction9▲ 50×3 topics
  17. Knowledge Management9▲ 4.5×6 topics
  18. Organizational Performance9▲ 9.5×6 topics
  19. Student Perceptions8▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Nationalism8▲ 5.0×5 topics
  21. Job Satisfaction8▲ 5.1×9 topics
  22. Language Teaching8▲ 8.2×3 topics
  23. IoT6▲ 5.0×3 topics
  24. Ottoman Empire6▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Smart Cities6▲ 7.0×2 topics
  26. International Relations6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Peacebuilding6▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Social Media Marketing6▲ 36×1 topic
  29. European Union6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  30. Language Policy6▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Multilingualism6▲ 11×2 topics
  32. User Satisfaction6▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. Distance Education5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  34. Cyprus Conflict5▲ 430×1 topic
  35. Etymology5▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Intercultural Education5▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Linguistics5▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Language Contact5▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Ethnography5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  40. Consumer Engagement5▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Girne American University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organizational and Employee Performance, Cyprus History, Politics, Society, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

Organizational and Emplo…6Organizational and Employee Performance: 6 fractional worksCyprus History, Politics…5Cyprus History, Politics, Society: 5 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 5 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 5 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…4Second Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksHistorical Turkish Studies: 4 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  2. 2 Cyprus History, Politics, Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 5 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 4 works
  6. 6 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 4 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  9. 9 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Education Practices and Challenges 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 available72.7%not open27.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Girne American University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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 Girne American University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Girne American University0.0013% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Girne American University 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%Girne American University11.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 2019.

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