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New York University Abu Dhabi

In research, New York University Abu Dhabi stands highest in Physical Sciences (#946 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#725 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#803 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,369
of 28,054 · #2,654 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#5
of 66
Research works
3k
▲ 124% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is New York University Abu Dhabi 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 #946 of 12,888 30.6%804 #2136
EngineeringField #725 of 6,636 29.6%314 #1831
Computer ScienceField #803 of 4,667 30.5%187 #1242
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #391 of 1,884 37.0%82 #982
Social SciencesDomain #2,478 of 10,521 36.8%258 #2057
Life SciencesDomain #2,615 of 7,800 26.5%143 #3579
MedicineField #3,567 of 10,443 29.4%69 #8332
Social SciencesField #2,338 of 6,365 37.8%138 #2113
Health SciencesDomain #4,441 of 11,982 29.9%81 #8969
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #887 of 2,318 22.4%78 #1876

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York University Abu Dhabi 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#2,136 #946
  2. Engineering#1,831 #725
  3. Computer Science#1,242 #803
  4. Artificial Intelligence#982 #391
  5. Social Sciences#2,057 #2,478
  6. Life Sciences#3,579 #2,615
  7. Medicine#8,332 #3,567
  8. Social Sciences#2,113 #2,338
  9. Health Sciences#8,969 #4,441
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,876 #887
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 New York University Abu Dhabi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 43.0 works4.6×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.86× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.87× its world share, 187 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.63× its world share, 314 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.88× its world share, 44 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.93× its world share, 84 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 138 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi?

Ranked on the composite score, Urs Schreiber, Borja García de Soto and Pancě Naumov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York University Abu Dhabi.

  1. 1 Urs Schreiber United Arab Emirates · #164,577 worldwide 200 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Borja García de Soto United Arab Emirates · #252,239 worldwide 194 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Pancě Naumov United Arab Emirates · #292,319 worldwide 258 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Xin Xie United Arab Emirates · #326,671 worldwide 133 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Stéphane Boissinot United Arab Emirates · #378,565 worldwide 77 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Sohmyung Ha United Arab Emirates · #482,752 worldwide 101 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 D. M. Bramich United Arab Emirates · #561,779 worldwide 115 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Li Xiang United Arab Emirates · #563,577 worldwide 241 citations · 138 works
  9. 9 Kemal Çelik United Arab Emirates · #655,892 worldwide 79 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Congcong Wen United Arab Emirates · #660,633 worldwide 52 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi

Which keywords describe research at New York University Abu Dhabi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Neuromorphic Computing, Membrane Distillation, Membrane Technology, Trust and Desalination.

▲ 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. Deep Learning91▲ 2.1×68 topics
  2. Machine Learning65▲ 1.55×69 topics
  3. Neural Networks53▲ 2.7×31 topics
  4. Globalization32▲ 1.28×42 topics
  5. Climate Change30◆ 0.88×57 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications24▲ 1.59×27 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks20▲ 2.1×14 topics
  8. Security18▲ 2.2×15 topics
  9. Trust17▲ 4.8×8 topics
  10. Tissue Engineering16▲ 1.97×11 topics
  11. Neuromorphic Computing15▲ 10×2 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing14▲ 3.6×7 topics
  13. Membrane Distillation14▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Membrane Technology14▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Desalination14▲ 18×1 topic
  16. Nanofiltration14▲ 18×1 topic
  17. Synaptic Plasticity12▲ 4.4×5 topics
  18. Hydrogels12▲ 5.2×5 topics
  19. Neural Mechanisms12▲ 9.9×4 topics
  20. Incentives11▲ 13×3 topics
  21. 3D Printing11▲ 3.7×5 topics
  22. Lab-on-a-Chip11▲ 6.9×4 topics
  23. Altruism11▲ 9.6×5 topics
  24. Dark Matter11▲ 7.2×4 topics
  25. Memristor11▲ 9.7×1 topic
  26. Resistive Switching11▲ 9.7×1 topic
  27. Channel Modeling10▲ 6.5×5 topics
  28. Cooperation10▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Quantum Information10▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Black Holes10▲ 7.8×3 topics
  31. Entanglement10▲ 5.0×4 topics
  32. Global Existence10▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Mechanical Metamaterials9▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Fairness9▲ 7.7×2 topics
  35. Reciprocity8▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Quantum Simulation8▲ 8.0×2 topics
  37. Competition8▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Economic Experiments8▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Social Preferences8▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Cosmology8▲ 9.0×3 topics

Which research topics does New York University Abu Dhabi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Membrane Separation Technologies, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture.

Membrane Separation Tech…14Membrane Separation Technologies: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…11Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 11 fractional worksExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 8 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 8 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 7 fractional worksNavier-Stokes equation solutions: 7 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separ…6Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 6 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 6 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…6Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 6 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSafety ResearchArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 8 works
  4. 4 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  5. 5 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  6. 6 Navier-Stokes equation solutions Applied Mathematics 7 works
  7. 7 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  9. 9 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 6 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.4%domestic only38.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York University Abu Dhabi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 124% 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.

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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.