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Middle East University

In research, Middle East University stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#147 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#769 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#652 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Information Systems, Accounting and Artificial Intelligence — Management Information Systems is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,766
of 28,054 · #6,607 all time
Rank in Jordan
#9
of 37
Research works
1.4k
▲ 125% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Middle East 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #147 of 2,578 62.7%110 #878
Social SciencesDomain #769 of 10,521 49.0%319 #2172
Computer ScienceField #652 of 4,667 48.2%160 #2149
Physical SciencesDomain #1,838 of 12,888 39.9%352 #6428
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #304 of 1,884 50.9%83 #1093
Social SciencesField #2,030 of 6,365 34.8%105 #3996
EngineeringField #2,445 of 6,636 36.1%81 #6985
Health SciencesDomain #4,483 of 11,982 23.4%94 #10840
MedicineField #7,869 of 10,443 22.6%74 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Middle East 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. Business, Management and Accounting#878 #147
  2. Social Sciences#2,172 #769
  3. Computer Science#2,149 #652
  4. Physical Sciences#6,428 #1,838
  5. Artificial Intelligence#1,093 #304
  6. Social Sciences#3,996 #2,030
  7. Engineering#6,985 #2,445
  8. Health Sciences#10,840 #4,483
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 Middle East University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Information Systems takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 26.9 works8.0×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 29.3 works5.8×
  3. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 83.5 works4.2×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.50× its world share, 160 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.12× its world share, 110 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.12× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Middle East University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yılmaz Altuğ, Karel Petr and Ahmad A. Mousa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middle East University.

  1. 1 Yılmaz Altuğ Jordan · #656,512 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Karel Petr Jordan · #1,062,063 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ahmad A. Mousa Jordan · #1,319,402 worldwide 58 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Sattar J. Aboud Jordan · #1,496,960 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Mohamed J. Saadh Jordan · #1,510,733 worldwide 23 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Middle East University

Which keywords describe research at Middle East University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Machine Learning, Healthcare, Customer Satisfaction, Digital Transformation, Smart Cities, Knowledge Management and Organizational Performance.

▲ 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 Learning93▲ 3.4×64 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management80▲ 10×19 topics
  3. Healthcare62▲ 6.6×12 topics
  4. Customer Satisfaction51▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Digital Transformation50▲ 11×11 topics
  6. Smart Cities48▲ 23×6 topics
  7. Knowledge Management47▲ 10×13 topics
  8. Organizational Performance46▲ 23×9 topics
  9. IoT46▲ 15×13 topics
  10. Deep Learning46▲ 1.63×67 topics
  11. Social Media Marketing42▲ 109×1 topic
  12. Risk Management30▲ 7.5×11 topics
  13. Sustainability30▲ 1.49×41 topics
  14. Social Media28▲ 2.4×23 topics
  15. Corporate Governance27▲ 4.5×15 topics
  16. Renewable Energy25▲ 2.1×27 topics
  17. Big Data25▲ 3.3×20 topics
  18. Internet of Things24▲ 3.3×15 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence22▲ 1.99×30 topics
  20. Social Capital18▲ 4.1×11 topics
  21. Evolutionary Algorithms17▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Information Systems17▲ 12×4 topics
  23. User Satisfaction17▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Technology Acceptance Model17▲ 13×2 topics
  25. E-commerce16▲ 3.3×5 topics
  26. Online Shopping16▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Consumer Trust16▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Partial Least Squares16▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Structural Equation Modeling16▲ 9.8×2 topics
  30. Environmental Management16▲ 4.7×7 topics
  31. Particle Swarm Optimization15▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Finance15▲ 9.2×2 topics
  33. Entrepreneurship14▲ 4.4×8 topics
  34. Financial Stability13▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Firm Performance13▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Performance Analysis12▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Human Resource Management12▲ 9.4×4 topics
  38. Global Financial Crisis12▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Ethical Identity12▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Shariah Supervision12▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Middle East University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance.

Organizational and Emplo…42Organizational and Employee Performance: 42 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …16Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 16 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…12Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 12 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 10 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 10 fractional worksMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 9 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 8 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 8 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 8 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 7 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceInformation Systems and ManagementAccountingManagement Information Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 42 works
  2. 2 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 16 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 12 works
  4. 4 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 10 works
  5. 5 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 8 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 8 works
  10. 10 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 7 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 available63.8%not open36.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.7%domestic only58.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Middle East University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 125% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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