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Palestine Ahliya University

In research, Palestine Ahliya University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,979 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,642
of 22,385 · #18,540 all time
Rank in Palestine
#11
of 17
Research works
279
▲ 440% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Palestine Ahliya University

What is Palestine Ahliya University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,979 of 9,585 24.7%82 #8526

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Palestine Ahliya 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Palestine Ahliya University work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Palestine Ahliya University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Computer Science (16%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 94 fractional works · 41.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 29 fractional works · 12.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 66 fractional works · 28.9% of its workMedicine: 52 fractional works · 23.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 57 fractional works · 24.9% of its workComputer Science: 38 fractional works · 16.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 7.2% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPalestine AhliyaUniversity228fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences41%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3214.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2912.7%
    3. Decision Sciences114.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance93.9%
    5. Psychology93.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities41.9%
    1. Medicine5223.0%
    2. Health Professions104.5%
    3. Nursing31.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Computer Science3816.5%
    2. Engineering125.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    4. Energy10.6%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Environmental Science10.5%
    7. Materials Science10.4%
    8. Chemistry10.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.12× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 2.72× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.93× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.97× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.97×11 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.93×29 works
  3. Nursing2.72×3 works
  4. Computer Science2.12×38 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.81×9 works
  6. Health Professions1.72×10 works
  7. Psychology1.23×9 works
  8. Medicine1.19×52 works
  9. Social Sciences1.12×32 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.66×4 works
  11. Energy0.63×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×6 works
  13. Mathematics0.40×1 works
  14. Engineering0.35×12 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×4 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.28×1 works
  18. Neuroscience0.27×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×1 works
  20. Chemistry0.23×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  24. Environmental Science0.09×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Palestine Ahliya University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mousa Ajouz, Jamil A. Itmazi and Imad Al Zeer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Palestine Ahliya University.

  1. 1 Mousa Ajouz Palestine · #418,768 worldwide 412 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Jamil A. Itmazi Palestine · #1,804,988 worldwide 316 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Imad Al Zeer Palestine · #1,948,808 worldwide 87 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Adnan Qubbaja Palestine · #2,462,721 worldwide 101 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Mahmoud Ali Salahat Palestine · #2,486,779 worldwide 157 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mahmoud J. Itmeizeh Palestine · #2,872,149 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Emma Qumsiyeh Palestine · #3,259,263 worldwide 97 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Faeyz M. J. Abuamria Palestine · #3,557,473 worldwide 101 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Murad Zeer Palestine · #3,965,885 worldwide 77 citations · 13 works
  10. 10 Azzam Alarab Palestine · #4,261,867 worldwide 97 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Palestine Ahliya University

What are the most cited papers from Palestine Ahliya University?

The most cited paper from Palestine Ahliya University is "The Potential and Concerns of Using AI in Scientific Research: ChatGPT Performance Evaluation" (Zuheir N. Khlaif, Allam Mousa, Muayad Kamal Hattab et al., 2023), with 199 citations. Next come "Gadolinium contrast agents- challenges and opportunities of a multidisciplinary approach: Literature review" (190) and "COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers in Palestine: A call for action" (132).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Potential and Concerns of Using AI in Scientific Research: ChatGPT Performance Evaluation Zuheir N. Khlaif, Allam Mousa, Muayad Kamal Hattab et al. · JMIR Medical Education Open access 21 Jul 2023 199
2 Gadolinium contrast agents- challenges and opportunities of a multidisciplinary approach: Literature review Nebal Iyad, Muntaser S. Ahmad, Sanaa G. Alkhatib et al. · European Journal of Radiology Open Open access 4 Jul 2023 190
3 COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers in Palestine: A call for action Beesan Nader Maraqa, Zaher A. S. Nazzal, Razan Rabi et al. · Preventive Medicine Open access 13 May 2021 132
4 Recognizing animal personhood in compassionate conservation Arian D. Wallach et al. · Conservation Biology Open access 7 Mar 2020 107
5 Technological Protection Measures and Their Role in Protecting Digital Works Omar Almakhzoumi, Jaber Al-Ghayathin, Algaily AlTayeb et al. · Studies in systems, decision and control Book chapter 2024 79
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Palestine Ahliya University?

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

▲ 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-now 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 Learning29▲ 3.8×43 topics
  2. Healthcare17▲ 6.6×10 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management16▲ 7.6×13 topics
  4. Customer Satisfaction14▲ 19×7 topics
  5. Deep Learning13▲ 1.70×35 topics
  6. Digital Transformation12▲ 9.9×10 topics
  7. Knowledge Management11▲ 8.5×6 topics
  8. Epidemiology11▲ 1.17×28 topics
  9. Organizational Performance10▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Smart Cities10▲ 17×3 topics
  11. IoT10▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 2.8×19 topics
  13. Corporate Governance9▲ 5.3×11 topics
  14. Social Media Marketing9▲ 80×1 topic
  15. Educational Technology8▲ 2.9×13 topics
  16. Job Satisfaction7▲ 7.2×11 topics
  17. Leadership7▲ 6.2×9 topics
  18. Risk Management7▲ 6.3×7 topics
  19. Internet of Things7▲ 3.4×11 topics
  20. Social Capital7▲ 5.6×7 topics
  21. Innovation6▲ 2.7×12 topics
  22. Big Data6▲ 2.7×13 topics
  23. Islamic Banking6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  24. Finance5▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Employee Engagement5▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Big Data Analytics5▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Financial Stability5▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Technology Integration5▲ 6.9×6 topics
  29. Financial Performance5▲ 3.8×11 topics
  30. Global Burden5▲ 3.8×4 topics
  31. Organizational Culture5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  32. Ethical Identity4▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Low Back Pain4▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Performance Measurement4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  35. Shariah Supervision4▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Entrepreneurship4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  37. Crowdfunding4▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Fintech4▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Healthcare Management4▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Student Satisfaction3▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Palestine Ahliya University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organizational and Employee Performance, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance and Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies.

Organizational and Emplo…9Organizational and Employee Performance: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 5 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 4 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…2Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAccountingManagement Information SystemsStrategy and Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  3. 3 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 3 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 2 works
  7. 7 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  9. 9 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 2 works
  10. 10 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 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 available67.6%not open32.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.1%domestic only59.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Palestine Ahliya University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 440% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Palestine Ahliya University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Palestine Ahliya University0.0014% in 202520102020

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