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Gulf Medical University

In research, Gulf Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,430 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,111 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,038 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,938
of 28,054 · #8,591 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#13
of 66
Research works
1.2k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Gulf Medical 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,430 of 11,982 15.4%348 #3385
MedicineField #2,111 of 10,443 13.4%277 #4578
Life SciencesDomain #3,038 of 7,800 21.8%74 #5417
Social SciencesDomain #4,662 of 10,521 33.0%107 #9717

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gulf Medical 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. Health Sciences#3,385 #1,430
  2. Medicine#4,578 #2,111
  3. Life Sciences#5,417 #3,038
  4. Social Sciences#9,717 #4,662
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 Gulf Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 35.5 works13×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.88× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.99× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 12.77× its world share, 36 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.51× its world share, 277 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gulf Medical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sulagna Dutta, Vinaytosh Mishra and Jayadevan Sreedharan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gulf Medical University.

  1. 1 Sulagna Dutta United Arab Emirates · #27,013 worldwide 652 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Vinaytosh Mishra United Arab Emirates · #125,173 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Jayadevan Sreedharan United Arab Emirates · #684,527 worldwide 67 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Aksam Yassin United Arab Emirates · #722,662 worldwide 65 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Dušan Šurdilović United Arab Emirates · #1,148,293 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Dixon Thomas United Arab Emirates · #1,196,502 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil United Arab Emirates · #1,227,639 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Sudhir Rana United Arab Emirates · #1,398,048 worldwide 25 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Diana Malaeb United Arab Emirates · #1,437,616 worldwide 19 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Animesh Hazari United Arab Emirates · #1,503,068 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Gulf Medical University

Which keywords describe research at Gulf Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Obesity and Insulin Resistance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology62▲ 2.7×98 topics
  2. Inflammation36▲ 3.0×68 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease28▲ 4.5×34 topics
  4. Quality of Life27▲ 3.3×38 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome24▲ 5.1×21 topics
  6. Risk Factors23▲ 3.6×28 topics
  7. COVID-1922▲ 2.8×18 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress21▲ 2.2×51 topics
  9. Mental Health20▲ 2.4×26 topics
  10. Obesity20▲ 4.7×24 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 2.5×14 topics
  12. Depression20▲ 3.9×19 topics
  13. Insulin Resistance17▲ 6.4×9 topics
  14. Pandemic17▲ 2.7×8 topics
  15. Treatment16▲ 2.4×36 topics
  16. Healthcare15▲ 2.4×16 topics
  17. Cancer15▲ 1.91×41 topics
  18. Clinical Trials14▲ 3.7×15 topics
  19. Global Burden14▲ 4.5×12 topics
  20. Elderly13▲ 9.1×5 topics
  21. Medical Imaging13▲ 4.4×6 topics
  22. Diabetes12▲ 4.4×18 topics
  23. Prevention12▲ 4.8×13 topics
  24. Precision Medicine11▲ 4.0×7 topics
  25. Stress11▲ 5.0×9 topics
  26. Psychological Factors9▲ 7.6×6 topics
  27. Assessment Methods9▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Reflective Practice9▲ 8.0×3 topics
  29. Health Equity8▲ 5.4×4 topics
  30. Type 2 Diabetes8▲ 6.7×6 topics
  31. Chronic Pain8▲ 6.6×5 topics
  32. Faculty Development8▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Diabetes Mellitus8▲ 6.9×8 topics
  34. Ethical Challenges8▲ 7.0×2 topics
  35. Clinical Decision Support8▲ 9.7×1 topic
  36. Radiology8▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Competency-Based Education7▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Continuing Medical Education7▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Professional Identity Formation7▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Periodontal Disease7▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Gulf Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Innovations in Medical Education, Health and Well-being Studies and Dental Radiography and Imaging.

Artificial Intelligence …8Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 8 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…7Innovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 5 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 5 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 5 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Fun…5Sperm and Testicular Function: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional works
Health InformaticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical PsychologyOral Surgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 8 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 6 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
  6. 6 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 5 works
  7. 7 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 5 works
  8. 8 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 5 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 4 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 available69.1%not open30.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.9%domestic only48.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gulf Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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