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Petra University

In research, Petra University stands highest in Computer Science (#1,502 of 4,417 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,081 of 9,585 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,285 of 2,581 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence (Management Information Systems is 6.6× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#4,454
of 22,385 · #9,303 all time
Rank in Jordan
#18
of 34
Research works
1.5k
▲ 110% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%

What is Petra 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
Computer ScienceField #1,502 of 4,417 14.6%164 #2582
Social SciencesDomain #4,081 of 9,585 17.8%208 #6075
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,285 of 2,581 22.7%63 #2058
Health SciencesDomain #6,057 of 9,902 13.2%89 #11223
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,164 of 1,862 16.2%63 #1912
Physical SciencesDomain #6,761 of 10,670 12.2%274 #12891
Life SciencesDomain #4,073 of 6,403 12.7%65 #7295
MedicineField #5,940 of 8,541 13.4%67 #10519
Social SciencesField #4,525 of 5,988 13.4%73 #5747

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#2,582 #1,502
  2. Social Sciences#6,075 #4,081
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#2,058 #1,285
  4. Health Sciences#11,223 #6,057
  5. Artificial Intelligence#1,912 #1,164
  6. Physical Sciences#12,891 #6,761
  7. Life Sciences#7,295 #4,073
  8. Medicine#10,519 #5,940
  9. Social Sciences#5,747 #4,525
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Petra University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Petra University is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (28%), Social Sciences (11%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 364 fractional works · 45.2% of its workComputer Science: 223 fractional works · 27.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 89 fractional works · 11.0% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 5.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 27 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSignal Processing: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 68 fractional works · 8.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 2.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 258 fractional works · 31.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 92 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 35 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 77 fractional works · 9.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 31 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 109 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMedicine: 83 fractional works · 10.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 76 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPetra University807fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences32%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science22327.7%
    2. Engineering688.4%
    3. Environmental Science182.3%
    4. Mathematics182.2%
    5. Chemistry141.7%
    6. Materials Science121.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering30.4%
    8. Energy30.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy30.4%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
    1. Social Sciences9211.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting779.6%
    3. Decision Sciences313.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities212.6%
    5. Psychology202.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance151.8%
    1. Medicine8310.3%
    2. Health Professions182.2%
    3. Nursing50.6%
    4. Dentistry30.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology344.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences182.3%
    3. Neuroscience111.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics101.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology30.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Petra University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Information Systems takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 21.9 works6.6×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 88.8 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: 0.47× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.55× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.56× its world share, 223 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.85× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.98× its world share, 77 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.02× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 92 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.02×31 works
  2. Computer Science3.56×223 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.55×10 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.98×77 works
  5. Mathematics1.85×18 works
  6. Nursing1.25×5 works
  7. Chemistry1.10×14 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.08×3 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.91×21 works
  10. Social Sciences0.90×92 works
  11. Neuroscience0.88×12 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×15 works
  13. Health Professions0.85×18 works
  14. Psychology0.83×20 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×34 works
  16. Dentistry0.65×2 works
  17. Engineering0.56×68 works
  18. Medicine0.54×83 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×18 works
  20. Environmental Science0.46×18 works
  21. Materials Science0.43×12 works
  22. Energy0.40×3 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×3 works
  24. Veterinary0.18×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.16×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Petra University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammad Alauthman, Anber Abraheem Shlash Mohammad and Yousef K. Sanjalawe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Petra University.

  1. 1 Mohammad Alauthman Jordan · #244,967 worldwide 2.3k citations · 172 works
  2. 2 Anber Abraheem Shlash Mohammad Jordan · #274,560 worldwide 5k citations · 216 works
  3. 3 Yousef K. Sanjalawe Jordan · #294,177 worldwide 1.3k citations · 94 works
  4. 4 Salam Al-E’mari Jordan · #321,876 worldwide 1.2k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Faisal Asad Farid Aburub Jordan · #389,707 worldwide 1.4k citations · 98 works
  6. 6 Tamer Koburtay Jordan · #549,415 worldwide 771 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Saad M. Zighan Jordan · #575,793 worldwide 756 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Ahmed S.A. Ali Agha Jordan · #690,405 worldwide 516 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Faisal Al‐Akayleh Jordan · #1,240,041 worldwide 741 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Omar A. Alhaj Jordan · #1,431,007 worldwide 1.5k citations · 78 works
All ranked researchers at Petra University

What are the most cited papers from Petra University?

The most cited paper from Petra University is "Social reporting by islamic banks" (Bassam Mohammad Maali, Peter D. Casson, Christopher John Napier, 2006), with 539 citations. Next come "Sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression" (343) and "Intermittent fasting during Ramadan attenuates proinflammatory cytokines and immune cells in healthy subjects" (343).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Social reporting by islamic banks Bassam Mohammad Maali, Peter D. Casson, Christopher John Napier · Abacus Jun 2006 539
2 Sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression Haitham Jahrami, Omar A. Alhaj, Ali M. Humood et al. · Sleep Medicine Reviews ReviewOpen access 22 Jan 2022 343
3 Intermittent fasting during Ramadan attenuates proinflammatory cytokines and immune cells in healthy subjects MoezAlIslam E. Faris, Safia Kacimi, Refat AlKurd et al. · Nutrition Research 5 Oct 2012 343
4 An IoT-based framework for early identification and monitoring of COVID-19 cases Mwaffaq Otoom, Nesreen A. Otoum, Mohammad A. Alzubaidi et al. · Biomedical Signal Processing and Control Open access 15 Aug 2020 301
5 Silicon photonics for next generation system integration platform Yasuhiko Arakawa, Takahiro Nakamura, Yutaka Urino et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine Mar 2013 287
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Petra University?

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

▲ 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 Learning131▲ 4.9×72 topics
  2. Deep Learning71▲ 2.5×70 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management69▲ 9.5×17 topics
  4. Healthcare67▲ 7.3×13 topics
  5. Big Data47▲ 6.1×25 topics
  6. Smart Cities43▲ 20×6 topics
  7. Customer Satisfaction40▲ 15×7 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence39▲ 3.4×37 topics
  9. Digital Transformation39▲ 9.0×16 topics
  10. IoT38▲ 12×10 topics
  11. Organizational Performance36▲ 17×7 topics
  12. Knowledge Management35▲ 7.8×13 topics
  13. Internet of Things34▲ 4.9×21 topics
  14. Sustainability33▲ 1.69×34 topics
  15. Social Media Marketing32▲ 80×1 topic
  16. Data Mining31▲ 5.3×18 topics
  17. IoT Security29▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Security27▲ 5.0×16 topics
  19. Neural Networks25▲ 1.97×31 topics
  20. Social Media22▲ 2.0×23 topics
  21. Anomaly Detection21▲ 9.1×5 topics
  22. Cybersecurity21▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Risk Management19▲ 5.0×11 topics
  24. Privacy17▲ 7.3×4 topics
  25. Predictive Analytics15▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Cyber-Physical Systems15▲ 6.9×8 topics
  27. Security Analysis14▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Firm Performance14▲ 9.9×2 topics
  29. Intrusion Detection14▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Detection13▲ 5.9×6 topics
  31. Behavioral Analysis13▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Network Security13▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Botnet Detection13▲ 14×1 topic
  34. DDoS Attacks13▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Big Data Analytics13▲ 7.4×5 topics
  36. Information Systems12▲ 8.6×5 topics
  37. Analytics12▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Business Intelligence12▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Smart Contracts12▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. User Satisfaction12▲ 7.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Petra University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organizational and Employee Performance, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Big Data and Business Intelligence and Advanced Malware Detection Techniques.

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 32 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  3. 3 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 11 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 11 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 11 works
  7. 7 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 8 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 8 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Petra University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 110% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Petra University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0028% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Petra University0.0046% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Petra University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Petra University12.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.6% in 2024.

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