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Middle East College

In research, Middle East College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,096 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,899 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,279 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,463
of 28,054 · #25,968 all time
Rank in Oman
#18
of 26
Research works
793
▲ 129% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Middle East College 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,096 of 10,521 23.9%93 #10130
Physical SciencesDomain #11,899 of 12,888 11.4%119 #16667
EngineeringField #6,279 of 6,636 7.0%65 #10006

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Middle East College 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. Social Sciences#10,130 #7,096
  2. Physical Sciences#16,667 #11,899
  3. Engineering#10,006 #6,279
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.

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: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.27× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.85× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.26× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Middle East College?

Ranked on the composite score, Vikas Rao Naidu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middle East College.

  1. 1 Vikas Rao Naidu Oman · #983,101 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Middle East College

Which keywords describe research at Middle East College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Healthcare, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Online Learning, IoT and Risk Management.

▲ 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. Supply Chain Management24▲ 11×15 topics
  2. Machine Learning22▲ 2.9×33 topics
  3. Sustainability21▲ 3.8×25 topics
  4. Healthcare16▲ 6.1×11 topics
  5. Deep Learning15▲ 1.90×34 topics
  6. Internet of Things12▲ 5.8×11 topics
  7. Online Learning11▲ 5.7×5 topics
  8. Educational Technology10▲ 3.8×12 topics
  9. E-Learning10▲ 4.3×6 topics
  10. Big Data10▲ 4.5×11 topics
  11. IoT9▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Risk Management9▲ 7.9×6 topics
  13. Smart Cities9▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.1×13 topics
  15. Digital Transformation8▲ 6.3×5 topics
  16. Customer Satisfaction8▲ 10.0×5 topics
  17. Security7▲ 4.9×9 topics
  18. Innovation7▲ 2.9×14 topics
  19. Knowledge Management7▲ 5.4×5 topics
  20. Student Engagement7▲ 7.3×6 topics
  21. Student Satisfaction7▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Geopolymer6▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Student Perceptions6▲ 14×6 topics
  24. Organizational Performance6▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Higher Education6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  26. Distance Education6▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 5.0×3 topics
  28. RFID Technology5▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Blended Learning5▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Environmental Management5▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Social Media Marketing5▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Technology Integration5▲ 7.1×5 topics
  33. Carbon Emissions5▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Cognitive Engagement5▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Recycled Materials5▲ 18×2 topics
  36. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Fiber Reinforced Concrete4▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Ultra-High Performance Concrete4▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Cementitious Materials4▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Fly Ash4▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Middle East College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Online and Blended Learning.

Organizational and Emplo…5Organizational and Employee Performance: 5 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…4Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 4 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…4Online and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…4Big Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…3Online Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceCivil and Structural EngineeringEducationManagement Information Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  2. 2 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  7. 7 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  9. 9 Higher Education and Employability Education 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available61.3%not open38.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Middle East College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 129% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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