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Holy Spirit University of Kaslik

In research, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,585 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,715 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,193 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,825
of 28,054 · #8,483 all time
Rank in Lebanon
#8
of 25
Research works
1.2k
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Holy Spirit University of Kaslik 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,585 of 10,521 35.4%265 #2387
Social SciencesField #2,715 of 6,365 30.1%95 #5733
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,193 of 2,578 41.1%61 —
Health SciencesDomain #6,805 of 11,982 16.6%121 #9194
MedicineField #6,602 of 10,443 15.0%100 #10443
Physical SciencesDomain #8,238 of 12,888 22.4%87 #9563

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Holy Spirit University of Kaslik 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. Social Sciences#2,387 #1,585
  2. Social Sciences#5,733 #2,715
  3. Health Sciences#9,194 #6,805
  4. Medicine#10,443 #6,602
  5. Physical Sciences#9,563 #8,238
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 Holy Spirit University of Kaslik specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 28.8 works5.4×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.71× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.44× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.78× its world share, 59 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik?

Ranked on the composite score, Marc El Beyrouthy, Youssef El Rayess and Naïm Ouaïni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Holy Spirit University of Kaslik.

  1. 1 Marc El Beyrouthy Lebanon · #163,302 worldwide 278 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Youssef El Rayess Lebanon · #281,304 worldwide 313 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Naïm Ouaïni Lebanon · #566,308 worldwide 104 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Nelly Apostolides Arnold Lebanon · #579,210 worldwide 75 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Joumana Farah Lebanon · #844,858 worldwide 52 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Souheil Hallit Lebanon · #940,645 worldwide 111 citations · 103 works
  7. 7 Sahar Obeïd Lebanon · #1,167,078 worldwide 65 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Rabih Hallit Lebanon · #1,383,804 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Charbel Salloum Lebanon · #1,384,691 worldwide 23 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Sandy Rihana Lebanon · #1,445,973 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik

Which keywords describe research at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, Governance, Machine Learning, Leadership and Organizational Performance.

▲ 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. Mental Health28▲ 3.7×30 topics
  2. Machine Learning27▲ 1.60×34 topics
  3. Epidemiology25▲ 1.23×77 topics
  4. Sustainability24▲ 1.94×29 topics
  5. Big Data23▲ 5.0×12 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 2.8×17 topics
  7. Social Media17▲ 2.3×16 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management16▲ 3.4×11 topics
  9. Healthcare14▲ 2.5×13 topics
  10. Corporate Governance14▲ 3.8×14 topics
  11. Renewable Energy14▲ 1.90×18 topics
  12. Leadership13▲ 5.5×15 topics
  13. Depression13▲ 2.9×17 topics
  14. Innovation13▲ 2.4×18 topics
  15. Social Capital13▲ 4.7×11 topics
  16. Governance12▲ 7.3×7 topics
  17. Well-being12▲ 6.2×10 topics
  18. Prevalence11▲ 5.5×12 topics
  19. Organizational Performance11▲ 8.8×8 topics
  20. Internet of Things11▲ 2.5×9 topics
  21. Risk Management11▲ 4.5×6 topics
  22. Discrimination10▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Ethics10▲ 4.2×11 topics
  24. Anxiety10▲ 4.1×8 topics
  25. Politics9▲ 6.6×3 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship9▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Civil War8▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Firm Performance8▲ 8.6×3 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  30. Predictive Analytics8▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Psychological Distress8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  32. Refugees8▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Human Resource Management8▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Accountability7▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Sovereignty7▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Transparency7▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Lebanon7▲ 124×1 topic
  38. Sectarianism7▲ 124×1 topic
  39. Finance7▲ 7.0×2 topics
  40. Neurobiological Correlates6▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Holy Spirit University of Kaslik publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Middle East Politics and Society, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development.

Middle East Politics and…7Middle East Politics and Society: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…5Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 5 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 5 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 5 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …4Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingSafety ResearchBusiness and International Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 5 works
  4. 4 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 5 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  6. 6 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  7. 7 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 4 works
  9. 9 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.7%domestic only60.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Holy Spirit University of Kaslik's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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