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Ittihad University

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,558
of 22,385
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#55
of 60
Research works
106
▲ 1322% vs 2018-21
Citations
282
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Ittihad University

Which fields of science does Ittihad University work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Ittihad University is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (59%), Computer Science (8%), Business, Management and Accounting (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 59 fractional works · 73.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 58.6% of its workEducation: 30 fractional works · 38.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 8.9% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 7.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 14.0% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 8.2% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIttihadUniversity80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences74%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4758.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting67.4%
    3. Psychology23.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities22.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Computer Science78.2%
    2. Engineering22.9%
    3. Mathematics11.0%
    4. Environmental Science10.9%
    5. Chemistry00.4%
    6. Energy00.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine55.9%
    2. Health Professions11.6%
    3. Dentistry11.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ittihad University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 30.2 works12×
  2. Social SciencesField · 46.6 works4.6×
  3. Social SciencesDomain · 58.8 works3.0×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.63× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences4.63×47 works
  2. Dentistry2.31×1 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.29×6 works
  4. Computer Science1.05×6 works
  5. Psychology0.98×2 works
  6. Mathematics0.89×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.83×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.83×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.59×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×1 works
  14. Medicine0.31×5 works
  15. Energy0.30×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.23×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×1 works
  18. Engineering0.19×2 works
  19. Environmental Science0.19×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.04×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.03×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Ittihad University?

The most cited paper from Ittihad University is "Classroom‐level teacher professional development and satisfaction: teachers learn in the context of classroom‐level curriculum development" (Saad Fathy Shawer, 2010), with 81 citations. Next come "Xenogeneic collagen matrix for periodontal plastic surgery procedures: a systematic review and meta‐analysis" (53) and "Country-Level Governance Quality and Stock Market Performance of GCC Countries" (33).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Classroom‐level teacher professional development and satisfaction: teachers learn in the context of classroom‐level curriculum development Saad Fathy Shawer · Professional Development in Education 15 Jun 2010 81
2 Xenogeneic collagen matrix for periodontal plastic surgery procedures: a systematic review and meta‐analysis Momen A. Atieh, Nabeel H. M. Alsabeeha, Andrew Tawse‐Smith et al. · Journal of Periodontal Research Review 7 Nov 2015 53
3 Country-Level Governance Quality and Stock Market Performance of GCC Countries Kennedy Prince Modugu, Juan M. Dempere · Journal of Asian Finance Economics and Business Open access 14 Aug 2020 33
4 Functionalized biochar–metal oxide nanocomposites for the catalytic degradation of recalcitrant pollutants in wastewater treatment Leena V. Hublikar, K. S. Nivedhitha, Bipin S. Chikkatti et al. · RSC Advances Open access 2026 30
5 The Discourse Marker wa in Standard Arabic—A Syntactic and Semantic Analysis Abdulkhaliq Alazzawie · Theory and Practice in Language Studies Open access Oct 2014 25
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ittihad University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Curriculum Development, Character Education, Educational Technology, Qualitative Research, Islamic Education, Online Learning, Digital Learning and Learning Outcomes.

▲ 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. Curriculum Development12▲ 22×8 topics
  2. Character Education10▲ 27×4 topics
  3. Educational Technology9▲ 9.7×12 topics
  4. Islamic Education9▲ 35×4 topics
  5. Qualitative Research9▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Online Learning8▲ 13×9 topics
  7. Digital Learning8▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Learning Outcomes7▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Media Literacy7▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Social Media6▲ 5.9×5 topics
  11. Community Empowerment6▲ 10×6 topics
  12. Religious Values6▲ 38×1 topic
  13. School Environment6▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Digital Literacy5▲ 12×3 topics
  15. E-Learning5▲ 6.9×7 topics
  16. Parental Involvement5▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Education5▲ 3.8×9 topics
  18. Indonesia5▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Globalization5▲ 3.1×7 topics
  20. Inclusive Education5▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Human Rights4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  22. Islamic Banking4▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Teacher Training4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  24. Local Wisdom4▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Multicultural Education4▲ 32×3 topics
  26. Cultural Values4▲ 43×2 topics
  27. E-commerce4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  28. Financial Performance4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  29. Physical Fitness4▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Character Building4▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Teaching Strategies4▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Traditional Games4▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Digital Marketing3▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Religious Education3▲ 24×2 topics
  35. SMEs3▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Teacher Professionalism3▲ 42×2 topics
  37. 21st Century Skills3▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Educational Policy3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. STEM Education3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Information Literacy3▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Ittihad University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Character Development, Child Development and Education, SMEs Development and Digital Marketing and Educational Methods and Media Use.

Education and Character Development: 6 fractional worksChild Development and Education: 4 fractional worksSMEs Development and Dig…3SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 3 fractional worksEducational Methods and …3Educational Methods and Media Use: 3 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksEducational Research and Methods: 2 fractional worksArabic Language Educatio…2Arabic Language Education Studies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 2 fractional worksPancasila Values in Education: 2 fractional worksMarriage and Family Dynamics: 2 fractional works
EducationDemographyInformation SystemsSociology and Political Science

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

  1. 1 Education and Character Development Education 6 works
  2. 2 Child Development and Education Education 4 works
  3. 3 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 3 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 3 works
  6. 6 Educational Research and Methods Education 2 works
  7. 7 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 2 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Pancasila Values in Education Education 2 works
  10. 10 Marriage and Family Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available79.0%not open21.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ittihad University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1322% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Ittihad University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Ittihad University0.00042% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Ittihad University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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