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Islamic University of Gaza

In research, Islamic University of Gaza stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,401 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,502 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,339 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,107
of 28,054 · #7,033 all time
Rank in Palestine
#3
of 17
Research works
2k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Islamic University of Gaza 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 #2,401 of 12,888 28.1%227 #4799
EngineeringField #1,502 of 6,636 37.6%112 #2960
Social SciencesDomain #3,339 of 10,521 17.0%120 #7230
Social SciencesField #2,437 of 6,365 16.0%66 #5145
Health SciencesDomain #7,029 of 11,982 18.2%84 #9050
MedicineField #7,781 of 10,443 13.6%61 #11626

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic University of Gaza 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. Physical Sciences#4,799 #2,401
  2. Engineering#2,960 #1,502
  3. Social Sciences#7,230 #3,339
  4. Social Sciences#5,145 #2,437
  5. Health Sciences#9,050 #7,029
  6. Medicine#11,626 #7,781
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 Islamic University of Gaza specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 29.2 works5.3×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.64× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.62× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.55× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic University of Gaza?

Ranked on the composite score, Bassam A. Tayeh, Sofyan A. Taya and Adnan Enshassi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic University of Gaza.

  1. 1 Bassam A. Tayeh Palestine · #127,700 worldwide 621 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Sofyan A. Taya Palestine · #172,824 worldwide 271 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Adnan Enshassi Palestine · #335,749 worldwide 72 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Yasser F. Nassar Palestine · #517,828 worldwide 95 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Hala J. El‐Khozondar Palestine · #599,295 worldwide 117 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Bettina Böttcher Palestine · #876,629 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Yousef Aljeesh Palestine · #899,465 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Anurag Upadhyay Palestine · #981,848 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Mohammed M. Shabat Palestine · #993,148 worldwide 76 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Abdelraouf A. Elmanama Palestine · #1,163,274 worldwide 46 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic University of Gaza

Which keywords describe research at Islamic University of Gaza?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Environmental Impact, Artificial Neural Networks, Geopolymer, Risk Management, Renewable Energy, Islamic Banking and Financial Stability.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.8×23 topics
  2. Renewable Energy19▲ 2.8×22 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 1.57×28 topics
  4. Globalization16▲ 1.76×16 topics
  5. Biosensors16▲ 6.6×8 topics
  6. Public Health14▲ 2.1×24 topics
  7. Artificial Neural Networks14▲ 6.2×5 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties14▲ 3.0×7 topics
  9. Risk Management13▲ 5.9×8 topics
  10. Corporate Governance13▲ 3.7×5 topics
  11. Islamic Banking12▲ 6.5×3 topics
  12. Geopolymer12▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Financial Stability11▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Finance11▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Photonic Crystals11▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Ethical Identity11▲ 18×1 topic
  17. Shariah Supervision11▲ 18×1 topic
  18. Recycled Materials10▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Fiber Reinforced Concrete10▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Ultra-High Performance Concrete10▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Optical Modulators10▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Metamaterials10▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Carbon Emissions10▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Fly Ash9▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Nanotechnology9▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Alkali-Activated Materials9▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Cementitious Materials9▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Islam9▲ 8.9×1 topic
  29. Social Influence9▲ 8.7×1 topic
  30. Conflict8▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Nanophotonics8▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Optical Sensors8▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Legal Regulation7▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Economic Security7▲ 7.3×2 topics
  35. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles7▲ 8.4×2 topics
  36. Air Force7▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Modernization7▲ 8.1×1 topic
  38. Public Oversight7▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Transport Policy7▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Colloidal Crystals6▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Islamic University of Gaza publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Islamic Finance and Bank…11Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 11 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…10Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 10 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…9Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 9 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…9Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 9 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 7 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 7 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Ap…6Photonic Crystals and Applications: 6 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Pl…6Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 6 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…6Health and Conflict Studies: 6 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…4Energy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional works
AccountingCivil and Structural EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceTransportation5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 11 works
  2. 2 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  5. 5 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 7 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  8. 8 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 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 available62.7%not open37.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic University of Gaza's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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.

Other research institutions in Gaza

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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.