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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 (#8,499 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,679
of 22,385 · #21,687 all time
Rank in Syria
#11
of 15
Research works
376
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology

What is Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,499 of 10,670 5.1%72 #9464

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Computer Science (18%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 80 fractional works · 76.9% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 33.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 10.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 18.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHigher Institutefor Applied…104fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences7%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3533.9%
    2. Computer Science1918.2%
    3. Materials Science77.0%
    4. Mathematics65.4%
    5. Environmental Science55.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy43.8%
    7. Chemistry21.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    9. Energy10.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    1. Medicine88.1%
    2. Health Professions11.3%
    3. Dentistry10.8%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Social Sciences32.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    6. Psychology00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.34× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.26× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.01× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.57× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics4.57×6 works
  2. Veterinary2.35×0 works
  3. Computer Science2.34×19 works
  4. Engineering2.26×35 works
  5. Materials Science2.01×7 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.70×4 works
  7. Dentistry1.65×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.36×0 works
  9. Chemistry1.08×2 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.07×0 works
  11. Environmental Science1.00×5 works
  12. Nursing0.75×0 works
  13. Energy0.67×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.64×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×3 works
  17. Health Professions0.48×1 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×1 works
  19. Medicine0.42×8 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.41×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.36×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×1 works
  23. Social Sciences0.22×3 works
  24. Neuroscience0.07×0 works
  25. Psychology0.07×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Assef Jafar, Yomen Atassi and Omar Hamdoun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology.

  1. 1 Assef Jafar Syria · #1,021,214 worldwide 671 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Yomen Atassi Syria · #1,523,337 worldwide 3.1k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Omar Hamdoun Syria · #1,673,349 worldwide 445 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Riad Sonbol Syria · #2,690,215 worldwide 150 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Chadi Albitar Syria · #2,852,889 worldwide 321 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Akil Salloum Syria · #2,917,545 worldwide 312 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Hussein Khayou Syria · #3,418,496 worldwide 19 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Mohammad Tally Syria · #3,477,884 worldwide 362 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 N. Chamoun Syria · #3,729,436 worldwide 615 citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Rama Alqassar Bani Almarjeh Syria · #3,890,512 worldwide 193 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology

What are the most cited papers from Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology?

The most cited paper from Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology is "GPS constraints on continental deformation in the Africa‐Arabia‐Eurasia continental collision zone and implications for the dynamics of plate interactions" (Robert E. Reilinger et al., 2006), with 2,211 citations. Next come "Microwave absorbing properties of ferrites and their composites: A review" (461) and "Customer churn prediction in telecom using machine learning in big data platform" (423).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 GPS constraints on continental deformation in the Africa‐Arabia‐Eurasia continental collision zone and implications for the dynamics of plate interactions Robert E. Reilinger et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access May 2006 2,211
2 Microwave absorbing properties of ferrites and their composites: A review anas houbi, Zharmenov Aldashevich, Yomen Atassi et al. · Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 21 Feb 2021 461
3 Customer churn prediction in telecom using machine learning in big data platform Abdelrahim Kasem Ahmad, Assef Jafar, Kadan Aljoumaa · Journal Of Big Data Open access 20 Mar 2019 423
4 Analysis and classification of heart diseases using heartbeat features and machine learning algorithms Fajr Ibrahem Alarsan, Mamoon Younes · Journal Of Big Data Open access 31 Aug 2019 259
5 A novel deep multi-criteria collaborative filtering model for recommendation system Nour Nassar, Assef Jafar, Yasser Rahhal · Knowledge-Based Systems 25 Jun 2019 256
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

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

▲ 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. Deep Learning10▲ 2.9×31 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications6▲ 5.0×11 topics
  3. Neural Networks6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.24×13 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  6. Drug Delivery4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  7. Nanocomposites4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  8. Graphene3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 3.9×10 topics
  10. Nanomaterials3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  11. Wireless Sensor Networks3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  12. Wound Healing3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  14. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  15. Beamforming2▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Signal Processing2▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Number Theory2▲ 82×3 topics
  18. Random Matrix Theory2▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  20. IoT2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Meta-Learning2▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Wireless Networks2▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  24. Deep Neural Networks2▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Modular Forms2▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Wireless Communications2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  27. Magnetic Nanoparticles2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Representation Learning2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  29. Robotics2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  30. Genetic Algorithms1▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Transfer Learning1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  32. Antenna Arrays1▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition1▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Electrospinning1▲ 19×1 topic
  35. MIMO Radar1▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Particle Swarm Optimization1▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Path Planning1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  38. Semi-Supervised Learning1▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Speech Enhancement1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Unsupervised Learning1▲ 8.4×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Speech and Audio Processing, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Antenna Design and Optimization and Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine.

Speech and Audio Process…1Speech and Audio Processing: 1 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers i…1Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 1 fractional worksMembrane Separation and Gas Transport: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 1 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Fe…1Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 1 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and Synthesis: 1 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal Processing: 1 fractional works
Signal ProcessingBiomaterialsAerospace EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 1 works
  2. 2 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 1 works
  3. 3 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology0.00048% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology5.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.1% in 2019.

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