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Islamic University of Lebanon

In research, Islamic University of Lebanon stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,000 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,069
of 28,054 · #28,662 all time
Rank in Lebanon
#11
of 25
Research works
267
▲ 392% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Islamic University of Lebanon known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #20,000 of 21,541 9.9%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic University of Lebanon 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.65× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.46× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Islamic University of Lebanon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, IoT Security, Data Mining, Medical Imaging, Cybersecurity and International Law.

▲ 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. Machine Learning18▲ 4.5×35 topics
  2. Deep Learning17▲ 4.1×35 topics
  3. Epidemiology6▲ 1.22×26 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 6.4×9 topics
  5. Data Mining5▲ 5.8×5 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.9×8 topics
  7. IoT Security5▲ 12×3 topics
  8. Neural Networks5▲ 2.6×15 topics
  9. COVID-195▲ 2.9×8 topics
  10. Medical Imaging4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  11. Cybersecurity4▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Anomaly Detection4▲ 11×2 topics
  13. International Law4▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Islam4▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Literature4▲ 5.9×2 topics
  16. Legal Regulation4▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Social Influence4▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Healthcare4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  19. Sovereignty4▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Culture4▲ 5.5×1 topic
  21. Sharia Law4▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Human Rights3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  23. Intrusion Detection3▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Air Force3▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Economic Security3▲ 13×1 topic
  26. IoT3▲ 7.3×8 topics
  27. Modernization3▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Transport Policy3▲ 22×1 topic
  29. DDoS Attacks3▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Network Security3▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Security3▲ 4.0×13 topics
  32. Security Analysis3▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Financial Reporting3▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Infectious Diseases3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  35. Tax Avoidance3▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Chest X-Ray2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Pneumonia Detection2▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  39. Detection2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Corruption2▲ 10×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…4Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…3Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …3Military Technology and Strategies: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…3Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 2 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 2 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal…2Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 1 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringComputer Networks and Communications6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 3 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  8. 8 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 392% 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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