Hamad bin Khalifa University
In research, Hamad bin Khalifa University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#832 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,072 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#714 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Energy is 3.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #876 of 22,385 · #898 all time
- Rank in Qatar
- #2 of 21
- Research works
- 4.8k ▲ 63% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 97k 20.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 18.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.56× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 59% world 40%
- International
- 43% world 18%
What is Hamad bin Khalifa University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #832 of 10,670 | 17.3% | 1,283 | #788 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,072 of 9,585 | 20.9% | 680 | #769 | |
| EngineeringField | #714 of 5,901 | 17.1% | 525 | #758 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,375 of 9,902 | 21.7% | 239 | #1531 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #715 of 4,417 | 18.4% | 357 | #578 | |
| MedicineField | #1,390 of 8,541 | 21.7% | 195 | #1536 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #656 of 3,334 | 17.9% | 162 | #828 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,212 of 5,988 | 21.4% | 342 | #854 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,508 of 6,403 | 14.9% | 228 | #1319 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #633 of 2,526 | 23.4% | 132 | #558 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hamad bin Khalifa 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#788 #832
- Social Sciences#769 #1,072
- Engineering#758 #714
- Health Sciences#1,531 #1,375
- Computer Science#578 #715
- Medicine#1,536 #1,390
- Environmental Science#828 #656
- Social Sciences#854 #1,212
- Life Sciences#1,319 #1,508
- Sociology and Political Science#558 #633
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Hamad bin Khalifa University work in?
In 2022-now, 53% of research at Hamad bin Khalifa University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Computer Science (14%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences1,46052.9%
- Engineering60021.7%
- Computer Science39814.4%
- Environmental Science1866.8%
- Energy903.3%
- Materials Science873.1%
- Physics and Astronomy371.3%
- Chemistry200.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences160.6%
- Chemical Engineering160.6%
- Mathematics100.3%
- Social Sciences76227.6%
- Social Sciences38614.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting1374.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance873.2%
- Psychology652.4%
- Arts and Humanities562.0%
- Decision Sciences311.1%
- Health Sciences27710.1%
- Medicine2288.3%
- Health Professions411.5%
- Nursing50.2%
- Dentistry20.1%
- Veterinary10.0%
- Life Sciences2609.4%
What does Hamad bin Khalifa University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- EnergyField · 90.3 works3.6×
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 64.5 works3.0×
- Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 42.0 works3.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Energy3.56×90 works
- Computer Science1.86×398 works
- Chemical Engineering1.65×16 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.54×136 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.48×87 works
- Engineering1.45×600 works
- Environmental Science1.36×186 works
- Decision Sciences1.18×31 works
- Social Sciences1.10×386 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.04×153 works
- Neuroscience0.96×43 works
- Materials Science0.90×87 works
- Psychology0.77×65 works
- Arts and Humanities0.70×56 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.60×37 works
- Health Professions0.56×41 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.53×15 works
- Chemistry0.46×20 works
- Medicine0.43×228 works
- Nursing0.39×5 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×16 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×46 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×3 works
- Mathematics0.29×10 works
- Veterinary0.22×1 works
- Dentistry0.16×2 works
- Energy 3.6×
- Computer Science 1.9×
- Chemical Engineering 1.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.5×
- Engineering 1.4×
- Environmental Science 1.4×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Social Sciences 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.0×
- Neuroscience 1.0×
- Materials Science 0.9×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Arts and Humanities 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.6×
- Health Professions 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Nursing 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Hamad bin Khalifa University?
Ranked on the quality score, Mowafa Said Househ, Muammer Koç and M. Poongodi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hamad bin Khalifa University.
- 1
Mowafa Said Househ
Qatar · #3,730 worldwide 72k citations · 395 works
- 2
Muammer Koç
Qatar · #19,244 worldwide 18k citations · 410 works
- 3
M. Poongodi
Qatar · #28,767 worldwide 3.7k citations · 58 works
- 4
Tareq Al‐Ansari
Qatar · #29,922 worldwide 15k citations · 424 works
- 5
Khaled A. Mahmoud
Qatar · #32,767 worldwide 14k citations · 201 works
- 6
Preslav Nakov
Qatar · #35,807 worldwide 17k citations · 696 works
- 7
Muhammad Saeed Shahbaz
Qatar · #36,645 worldwide 7.6k citations · 162 works
- 8
Yin David Yang
Qatar · #40,785 worldwide 13k citations · 290 works
- 9
Roberto Baldacci
Qatar · #46,582 worldwide 6.7k citations · 174 works
- 10
Sami G. Al‐Ghamdi
Qatar · #48,997 worldwide 9.5k citations · 270 works
Which keywords describe research at Hamad bin Khalifa University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Security, Risk Management, Performance Analysis and Financial Stability.
- Poverty Reduction
- Energy Sector
- Smart Contracts
- Power Electronics
- Gender Equality
- Shariah Supervision
- Global Financial Crisis
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Finance
- Financial Stability
- Performance Analysis
- Smart Grid
- Artificial Intelligence
- Internet of Things
- Supply Chain Management
- Security
- Social Media
- Environmental Impact
- Renewable Energy
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Neural Networks
- Healthcare
- Globalization
- Energy Efficiency
- Risk Management
- Big Data
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Corporate Governance
- Islamic Banking
- Privacy
- Social Capital
- Ethical Identity
- Solar Energy
- Electric Vehicles
- Global Governance
- Cryptocurrencies
- Middle East
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
- Machine Learning206▲ 2.2×75 topics
- Deep Learning202▲ 2.1×75 topics
- Sustainability148▲ 2.2×64 topics
- Renewable Energy143▲ 3.6×40 topics
- Climate Change89▲ 1.19×67 topics
- Environmental Impact83▲ 1.77×42 topics
- Neural Networks78▲ 1.84×36 topics
- Social Media73▲ 1.92×24 topics
- Healthcare73▲ 2.3×19 topics
- Security70▲ 3.8×24 topics
- Globalization66▲ 1.21×56 topics
- Supply Chain Management65▲ 2.6×19 topics
- Energy Efficiency62▲ 2.4×31 topics
- Internet of Things61▲ 2.6×17 topics
- Risk Management61▲ 4.7×13 topics
- Artificial Intelligence59▲ 1.51×32 topics
- Big Data58▲ 2.2×22 topics
- Smart Grid50▲ 5.0×9 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration44▲ 4.8×5 topics
- Performance Analysis44▲ 7.7×5 topics
- Corporate Governance44▲ 2.2×15 topics
- Financial Stability42▲ 8.0×4 topics
- Islamic Banking41▲ 4.0×3 topics
- Finance41▲ 8.1×4 topics
- Privacy40▲ 5.0×6 topics
- Life Cycle Assessment39▲ 5.0×8 topics
- Social Capital38▲ 2.7×14 topics
- Global Financial Crisis36▲ 10×2 topics
- Ethical Identity36▲ 11×1 topic
- Shariah Supervision36▲ 11×1 topic
- Solar Energy32▲ 3.7×5 topics
- Gender Equality32▲ 4.1×7 topics
- Electric Vehicles32▲ 4.0×4 topics
- Power Electronics32▲ 3.6×7 topics
- Global Governance31▲ 4.7×13 topics
- Smart Contracts24▲ 5.7×2 topics
- Cryptocurrencies24▲ 6.4×1 topic
- Energy Sector24▲ 6.4×1 topic
- Middle East23▲ 14×2 topics
- Poverty Reduction23▲ 6.4×5 topics
Which research topics does Hamad bin Khalifa University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Energy and Environment Impacts and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 36 works
- 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 24 works
- 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 18 works
- 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 18 works
- 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 16 works
- 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 15 works
- 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 15 works
- 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 14 works
- 9 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
- 10 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 14 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Hamad bin Khalifa University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 63% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Hamad bin Khalifa University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.011% in 2024.
Fractional works of Hamad bin Khalifa 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.6% in 2024.
Other research institutions in Doha
- Qatar University
- Hamad Medical Corporation
- Primary Health Care
- Qatar Foundation
- Hamad General Hospital
- Al Azhar University
- Child Development Center
- Qatar Airways (Qatar)
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