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Ibb University

In research, Ibb University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,025 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,552 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,966 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,270
of 28,054 · #9,053 all time
Rank in Yemen
#3
of 15
Research works
997
▲ 143% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Ibb 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 #2,025 of 11,982 18.7%176 #5766
Physical SciencesDomain #3,552 of 12,888 28.0%161 #6560
MedicineField #5,966 of 10,443 12.9%122 #12605

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ibb 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#5,766 #2,025
  2. Physical Sciences#6,560 #3,552
  3. Medicine#12,605 #5,966
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 Ibb University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 37.7 works17×
← 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: 1.04× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.68× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 47 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.85× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.14× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 17.47× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 122 worksMedicineNursing: 2.32× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 17.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ibb University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi, Faisal Ahmed and Mohammed M. Fadhali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ibb University.

  1. 1 Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi Yemen · #172,696 worldwide 368 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Faisal Ahmed Yemen · #912,748 worldwide 37 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Mohammed M. Fadhali Yemen · #1,450,399 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Ibb University

Which keywords describe research at Ibb University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Quality of Life, Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry, Nanocomposites, Corpus Linguistics and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 2.2×82 topics
  2. Machine Learning23▲ 1.60×48 topics
  3. Deep Learning17◆ 1.14×49 topics
  4. Inflammation15▲ 1.64×46 topics
  5. Quality of Life15▲ 2.3×18 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 1.88×12 topics
  7. Nanocomposites11▲ 3.1×11 topics
  8. Treatment11▲ 1.97×26 topics
  9. Diagnosis10▲ 2.4×24 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications10▲ 1.84×21 topics
  11. Clinical Trials10▲ 3.2×10 topics
  12. Antioxidant9▲ 3.1×32 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 1.89×20 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity9▲ 3.2×22 topics
  15. Nanomaterials9▲ 1.91×9 topics
  16. Management8▲ 2.4×16 topics
  17. Dental Materials8▲ 33×1 topic
  18. Restorative Dentistry8▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Immune Response8▲ 3.0×11 topics
  20. Complications7▲ 3.3×13 topics
  21. Corpus Linguistics7▲ 7.3×5 topics
  22. Antimicrobial7▲ 5.5×10 topics
  23. Prevention7▲ 3.6×11 topics
  24. Surgical Management6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  25. Bone Regeneration6▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Machine Translation6▲ 8.0×2 topics
  27. Orthognathic Surgery6▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Dental Caries5▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Dental Esthetics5▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Dental Implants5▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Orthodontic Tooth Movement5▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Peri-implant Diseases5▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Fuzzy Sets5▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Metal Nanoparticles5▲ 6.4×3 topics
  35. Revascularization5▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Dielectric Properties5▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Osteoporosis4▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Periodontal Disease4▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Cone-Beam CT4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Electrical Properties4▲ 9.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Ibb University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental materials and restorations, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Dental Radiography and Imaging.

Dental materials and res…8Dental materials and restorations: 8 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…5Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 5 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…5Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…4Dental Radiography and Imaging: 4 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation: 4 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 4 fractional worksTopic Modeling3Topic Modeling: 3 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 3 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 3 fractional worksNatural Language Process…3Natural Language Processing Techniques: 3 fractional works
OrthodonticsOral SurgeryPolymers and PlasticsGeneral Dentistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 8 works
  2. 2 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 5 works
  3. 3 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 5 works
  4. 4 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation Polymers and Plastics 4 works
  6. 6 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 4 works
  7. 7 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  8. 8 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  9. 9 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 3 works
  10. 10 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 3 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 available69.7%not open30.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.8%domestic only34.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ibb University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 143% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.