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Latakia University

In research, Latakia University stands highest in Medicine (#4,328 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,070 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,800 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Oral Surgery is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,631
of 28,054 · #15,023 all time
Rank in Syria
#3
of 16
Research works
1.7k
▲ 354% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Latakia 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
MedicineField #4,328 of 10,443 4.1%341 #10206
Health SciencesDomain #5,070 of 11,982 4.4%404 #11483
Physical SciencesDomain #7,800 of 12,888 10.1%238 #12266
Life SciencesDomain #4,944 of 7,800 4.0%143 #10649
EngineeringField #4,973 of 6,636 11.4%92 #5611
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,285 of 3,409 2.4%69 #5455
SurgerySubfield #1,789 of 1,816 1.5%64 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Latakia 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. Medicine#10,206 #4,328
  2. Health Sciences#11,483 #5,070
  3. Physical Sciences#12,266 #7,800
  4. Life Sciences#10,649 #4,944
  5. Engineering#5,611 #4,973
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,455 #3,285
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 Latakia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 21.6 works13×
  2. DentistryField · 34.2 works8.4×
← 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: 1.73× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.22× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 92 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.43× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.12× its world share, 341 worksMedicineNursing: 2.29× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Latakia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hassan Haes Alhelou, Hassan Abbas and Adib Saad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Latakia University.

  1. 1 Hassan Haes Alhelou Syria · #175,203 worldwide 362 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Hassan Abbas Syria · #354,730 worldwide 69 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Adib Saad Syria · #1,396,166 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Abobala Syria · #1,421,295 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Latakia University

Which keywords describe research at Latakia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biodiversity, Diagnosis, Biogeography, Quality of Life, Surgical Management, Inflammation and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology72▲ 2.2×95 topics
  2. Inflammation32▲ 1.85×46 topics
  3. Climate Change29▲ 1.30×47 topics
  4. Quality of Life29▲ 2.4×38 topics
  5. Diagnosis28▲ 3.7×32 topics
  6. Biodiversity27▲ 4.3×11 topics
  7. Machine Learning26◆ 0.94×39 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 2.3×26 topics
  9. Treatment21▲ 2.1×34 topics
  10. Management21▲ 3.2×25 topics
  11. Cancer19▲ 1.71×33 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress19▲ 1.39×29 topics
  13. Surgical Management18▲ 5.4×19 topics
  14. Chemotherapy18▲ 3.1×18 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity18▲ 4.8×11 topics
  16. Conservation17▲ 4.7×9 topics
  17. Biogeography16▲ 7.5×8 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 2.4×17 topics
  19. Antioxidant16▲ 2.8×28 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors15▲ 4.1×14 topics
  21. Complications15▲ 3.5×16 topics
  22. Obesity15▲ 2.3×17 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 5.7×9 topics
  24. Invasive Species14▲ 4.0×11 topics
  25. Morphology14▲ 9.8×4 topics
  26. Freshwater14▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Fish14▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Length-Weight Relationships14▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Risk Management12▲ 3.1×7 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations12▲ 3.2×19 topics
  31. Insulin Resistance11▲ 2.9×8 topics
  32. Bone Regeneration10▲ 9.8×2 topics
  33. Children9▲ 4.8×6 topics
  34. Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 5.6×4 topics
  35. Dental Implants8▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Peri-implant Diseases8▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Biological Invasions8▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Marine Invasions8▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Mediterranean Sea8▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Endoscopic Surgery7▲ 8.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Latakia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species and Dental Radiography and Imaging.

Fish Biology and Ecology…14Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 14 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invas…8Marine Ecology and Invasive Species: 8 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…6Dental Radiography and Imaging: 6 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 6 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 6 fractional worksIdentification and Quant…5Identification and Quantification in Food: 5 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 4 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 4 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceOral SurgeryGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography5 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 14 works
  2. 2 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  4. 4 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 6 works
  5. 5 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 6 works
  6. 6 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 6 works
  7. 7 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 5 works
  8. 8 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 4 works
  9. 9 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 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 available72.3%not open27.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Latakia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 354% 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.