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Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology

In research, Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,209 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,666
of 28,054 · #28,385 all time
Rank in Syria
#15
of 16
Research works
376
▲ 147% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,209 of 12,888 7.8%72 #16309

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology 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).

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: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.28× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.30× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.22× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.19× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Yomen Atassi, N. Chamoun and Hussein Khayou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology.

  1. 1 Yomen Atassi Syria · #1,326,203 worldwide 88 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 N. Chamoun Syria · #1,411,149 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Hussein Khayou Syria · #1,618,875 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Nanocomposites, Neural Networks, Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine.

▲ 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. Deep Learning9▲ 2.8×29 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications6▲ 5.4×10 topics
  3. Neural Networks4▲ 2.9×10 topics
  4. Tissue Engineering4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  5. Drug Delivery4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  6. Machine Learning4▲ 1.21×12 topics
  7. Nanocomposites4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  8. Graphene3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 4.0×10 topics
  10. Environmental Impact3▲ 1.73×9 topics
  11. Nanomaterials3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  13. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.0×8 topics
  14. Wound Healing2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  15. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.5×4 topics
  17. Signal Processing2▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Random Matrix Theory2▲ 70×2 topics
  19. IoT2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  20. Meta-Learning2▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Wireless Networks2▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  24. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  25. Modular Forms2▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Number Theory2▲ 78×2 topics
  27. Beamforming2▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Computer Vision2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  29. Deep Neural Networks2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Magnetic Nanoparticles2▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Genetic Algorithms1▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Transfer Learning1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  33. Wireless Communications1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  34. Antenna Arrays1▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Electrospinning1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Nanofibers1▲ 6.6×1 topic
  37. Particle Swarm Optimization1▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Path Planning1▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Representation Learning1▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Semi-Supervised Learning1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Antenna Design and Optimization, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design and Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning.

Electrospun Nanofibers i…1Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…1Antenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 1 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 1 fractional worksMathematical functions and polynomials: 1 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 1 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal…1Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 1 fractional worksAnalytic Number Theory Research: 1 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 1 fractional works
BiomaterialsAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 1 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Mathematical functions and polynomials Applied Mathematics 1 works
  7. 7 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 1 works
  8. 8 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 147% 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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