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Northwestern University in Qatar

In research, Northwestern University in Qatar stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,114 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,590
of 28,054 · #31,845 all time
Rank in Qatar
#23
of 26
Research works
305
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Northwestern University in Qatar 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 #6,114 of 10,521 27.4%84 #7316

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwestern University in Qatar 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).

What does Northwestern University in Qatar specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 27.0 works7.3×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.67× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.73× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.53× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Northwestern University in Qatar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Globalization, Politics, Identity, Human Rights, Social Networks, Cultural Identity and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Social Media18▲ 12×16 topics
  2. Globalization11▲ 5.3×26 topics
  3. Machine Learning8▲ 2.5×9 topics
  4. Politics8▲ 28×6 topics
  5. Identity8▲ 10×8 topics
  6. Human Rights7▲ 6.3×10 topics
  7. Social Networks6▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Cultural Identity5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  9. Nationalism5▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Content Analysis5▲ 39×3 topics
  11. Mediatization5▲ 91×2 topics
  12. Education5▲ 2.8×5 topics
  13. Gender5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  14. Governance5▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Refugees5▲ 35×4 topics
  16. Neoliberalism4▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Digital Journalism4▲ 100×2 topics
  18. Political Communication4▲ 70×2 topics
  19. News Media4▲ 80×2 topics
  20. Feminism4▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Agenda Setting4▲ 105×1 topic
  22. Emotion Recognition4▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Media Framing4▲ 105×1 topic
  24. Text Mining4▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Natural Language Processing4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Middle East4▲ 54×2 topics
  27. Text Analysis4▲ 92×2 topics
  28. Democracy3▲ 8.9×8 topics
  29. Ethnicity3▲ 8.5×6 topics
  30. Palestine3▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Civil War3▲ 100×2 topics
  32. Discrimination3▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Migration3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  34. Guanxi3▲ 127×1 topic
  35. Media3▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Sovereignty3▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Wasta3▲ 127×1 topic
  38. Ethnic Identity3▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Opinion Mining3▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Sentiment Analysis3▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Northwestern University in Qatar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Media Studies and Communication, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies and Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining.

Media Studies and Commun…4Media Studies and Communication: 4 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…3Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 3 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 3 fractional worksSentiment Analysis and O…3Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining: 3 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and…3Middle East Politics and Society: 3 fractional worksMental Health via Writing: 2 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 2 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics2Social Media and Politics: 2 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 2 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 2 fractional works
CommunicationSociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceSocial Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Media Studies and Communication Communication 4 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Mental Health via Writing Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Social Media and Politics Communication 2 works
  9. 9 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northwestern University in Qatar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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