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Muscat College

In research, Muscat College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,957 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,922 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,664 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Strategy and Management and Business, Management and Accounting — Ocean Engineering is 15.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,816
of 28,054 · #11,645 all time
Rank in Oman
#7
of 26
Research works
1.9k
▲ 231% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Muscat 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,957 of 12,888 11.7%544 #7912
Social SciencesDomain #3,922 of 10,521 21.1%252 #6375
EngineeringField #2,664 of 6,636 8.0%292 #5573
Social SciencesField #3,640 of 6,365 22.6%72 #6128
Computer ScienceField #2,901 of 4,667 18.5%119 #4148
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,623 of 2,578 22.7%86 #2269
Health SciencesDomain #8,422 of 11,982 14.5%91 #13832
Life SciencesDomain #6,707 of 7,800 15.2%61 #13060
MedicineField #9,087 of 10,443 16.4%65 #14622
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #275 of 286 2.8%76 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Muscat 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. Physical Sciences#7,912 #3,957
  2. Social Sciences#6,375 #3,922
  3. Engineering#5,573 #2,664
  4. Social Sciences#6,128 #3,640
  5. Computer Science#4,148 #2,901
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#2,269 #1,623
  7. Health Sciences#13,832 #8,422
  8. Life Sciences#13,060 #6,707
  9. Medicine#14,622 #9,087
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 Muscat College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 15.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 75.9 works15×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 26.0 works3.2×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 86.0 works2.8×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 119 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.61× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.05× its world share, 292 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.82× its world share, 86 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Muscat College?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmed Mohammed, Syed Najmul Hejaz Azmi and Vinu Sherimon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Muscat College.

  1. 1 Ahmed Mohammed Oman · #356,578 worldwide 127 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Syed Najmul Hejaz Azmi Oman · #710,930 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Vinu Sherimon Oman · #830,307 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Reshmy Krishnan Oman · #939,991 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Muscat College

Which keywords describe research at Muscat College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Optimization, Supply Chain Management, Uncertainty Quantification, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Closed-Loop Control and Well Placement.

▲ 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 Learning102▲ 3.3×67 topics
  2. Deep Learning56▲ 1.72×62 topics
  3. Sustainability43▲ 1.87×42 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management40▲ 4.5×18 topics
  5. Healthcare37▲ 3.5×13 topics
  6. Optimization36▲ 8.3×15 topics
  7. Renewable Energy35▲ 2.5×36 topics
  8. Environmental Impact29▲ 1.80×35 topics
  9. Nanoparticles28▲ 2.3×23 topics
  10. Uncertainty Quantification28▲ 35×2 topics
  11. Data Assimilation27▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Ensemble Kalman Filter27▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Closed-Loop Control27▲ 61×1 topic
  14. Well Placement27▲ 61×1 topic
  15. Internet of Things26▲ 3.1×18 topics
  16. Fault Diagnosis23▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Predictive Maintenance22▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Big Data21▲ 2.5×19 topics
  19. IoT20▲ 5.8×12 topics
  20. Artificial Lift Systems20▲ 72×1 topic
  21. CO2 Sequestration20▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Electric Submersible Pumps20▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Risk Management20▲ 4.3×11 topics
  24. Smart Cities19▲ 7.8×5 topics
  25. Vibration Analysis18▲ 7.2×6 topics
  26. Customer Satisfaction18▲ 6.0×7 topics
  27. Hydraulic Fracturing18▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Knowledge Management18▲ 3.3×12 topics
  29. Fracture Propagation17▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Shale Gas Reservoirs17▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Digital Transformation17▲ 3.3×10 topics
  32. Organizational Performance17▲ 7.1×7 topics
  33. Rheological Properties16▲ 9.8×5 topics
  34. Drilling Fluids16▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Well Integrity16▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Human Resource Management14▲ 9.9×4 topics
  37. Social Networks14▲ 5.5×5 topics
  38. Localization13▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Guanxi12▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Wasta12▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Muscat College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Reservoir Engineering an…27Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 27 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 20 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…17Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 17 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…16Drilling and Well Engineering: 16 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…12Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 12 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…10Organizational and Employee Performance: 10 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…8Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 8 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 7 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 7 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 27 works
  2. 2 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 20 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 17 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 16 works
  5. 5 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  6. 6 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 7 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 7 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Muscat College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 231% 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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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.