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Petra University

In research, Petra University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,080 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,480 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,476 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,081
of 28,054 · #11,020 all time
Rank in Jordan
#16
of 37
Research works
1.5k
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Petra 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,080 of 10,521 35.0%208 #4486
Computer ScienceField #1,480 of 4,667 31.4%164 #2603
Physical SciencesDomain #4,476 of 12,888 24.6%274 #9857
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #674 of 1,884 31.0%63 #1654
Social SciencesField #2,657 of 6,365 29.5%73 #4785
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,077 of 2,578 41.3%63 #2088
Health SciencesDomain #6,624 of 11,982 21.9%89 #14711
Life SciencesDomain #4,934 of 7,800 22.2%65 #10705
MedicineField #7,454 of 10,443 24.3%67 #14782

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Petra 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. Social Sciences#4,486 #2,080
  2. Computer Science#2,603 #1,480
  3. Physical Sciences#9,857 #4,476
  4. Artificial Intelligence#1,654 #674
  5. Social Sciences#4,785 #2,657
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#2,088 #1,077
  7. Health Sciences#14,711 #6,624
  8. Life Sciences#10,705 #4,934
  9. Medicine#14,782 #7,454
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.

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: 0.55× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.77× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.33× its world share, 164 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.94× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.09× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.02× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Petra University?

Ranked on the composite score, Anber Abraheem Shlash Mohammad, Andreas Kablitz and Mohammad Alauthman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Petra University.

  1. 1 Anber Abraheem Shlash Mohammad Jordan · #147,290 worldwide 252 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Andreas Kablitz Jordan · #407,484 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Alauthman Jordan · #702,133 worldwide 99 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Faisal Aburub Jordan · #842,399 worldwide 59 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Tawfiq Arafat Jordan · #867,751 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Mayyas Al‐Remawi Jordan · #978,785 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Wael Hadi Jordan · #1,163,528 worldwide 35 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Wael Abu Dayyih Jordan · #1,524,655 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Petra University

Which keywords describe research at Petra University?

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

▲ 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 Learning96▲ 4.6×62 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management56▲ 9.5×15 topics
  3. Healthcare52▲ 7.2×11 topics
  4. Deep Learning52▲ 2.4×59 topics
  5. Big Data34▲ 6.0×20 topics
  6. Smart Cities32▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Customer Satisfaction32▲ 16×6 topics
  8. Digital Transformation30▲ 9.0×11 topics
  9. IoT30▲ 13×9 topics
  10. Organizational Performance28▲ 18×7 topics
  11. Knowledge Management27▲ 7.6×10 topics
  12. Internet of Things26▲ 4.6×18 topics
  13. Social Media Marketing25▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Artificial Intelligence24▲ 2.8×28 topics
  15. Sustainability24▲ 1.56×29 topics
  16. Data Mining23▲ 4.9×15 topics
  17. IoT Security23▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Security20▲ 4.8×13 topics
  19. Anomaly Detection17▲ 9.3×5 topics
  20. Cybersecurity16▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Risk Management16▲ 5.3×10 topics
  22. Privacy14▲ 7.5×3 topics
  23. Security Analysis13▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Firm Performance12▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Predictive Analytics12▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Detection12▲ 6.4×5 topics
  27. Behavioral Analysis12▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Smart Contracts11▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Information Systems10▲ 9.7×4 topics
  30. Intrusion Detection10▲ 11×4 topics
  31. User Satisfaction10▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Decentralization10▲ 7.5×2 topics
  33. Analytics10▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Business Intelligence10▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Cryptocurrencies10▲ 11×1 topic
  36. DDoS Attacks10▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Network Security10▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Android Malware10▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Online Shopping10▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. Permission Analysis10▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Petra University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Organizational and Emplo…25Organizational and Employee Performance: 25 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 10 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 10 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 10 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 10 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…8Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 8 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 6 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 5 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsManagement Information Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 25 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 10 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 10 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 10 works
  5. 5 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 10 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 10 works
  7. 7 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 5 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 available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.0%domestic only61.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Petra University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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