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Qatar Foundation

In research, Qatar Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,038 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,347 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,430 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy and Water Science and Technology — Energy is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,404
of 28,054 · #3,513 all time
Rank in Qatar
#4
of 26
Research works
1.9k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
30.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Qatar Foundation 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 #2,038 of 12,888 33.9%427 #2808
EngineeringField #1,347 of 6,636 32.6%183 #2076
Social SciencesDomain #3,430 of 10,521 48.8%98 #5570
Environmental ScienceField #1,231 of 3,551 40.2%85 #1727
Life SciencesDomain #3,259 of 7,800 38.1%75 #4323
Health SciencesDomain #5,593 of 11,982 40.7%67 #10000

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Qatar Foundation 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#2,808 #2,038
  2. Engineering#2,076 #1,347
  3. Social Sciences#5,570 #3,430
  4. Environmental Science#1,727 #1,231
  5. Life Sciences#4,323 #3,259
  6. Health Sciences#10,000 #5,593
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 Qatar Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EnergyField · 39.2 works6.4×
  2. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 21.3 works6.2×
← 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, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.16× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.39× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.83× its world share, 183 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.56× its world share, 85 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.58× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.53× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Qatar Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Muataz Ali Atieh, Marwan Khraisheh and K. A. Alsubai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qatar Foundation.

  1. 1 Muataz Ali Atieh Qatar · #149,908 worldwide 409 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Marwan Khraisheh Qatar · #254,243 worldwide 206 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 K. A. Alsubai Qatar · #319,765 worldwide 116 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Antonio Sanfilippo Qatar · #1,072,542 worldwide 72 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Fahhad H. Alharbi Qatar · #1,215,451 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Luis Martín Pomares Qatar · #1,266,724 worldwide 75 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Aurora M. Castilla Qatar · #1,317,454 worldwide 49 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Daniel Pérez-Astudillo Qatar · #1,408,478 worldwide 28 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Ng Qatar · #1,458,537 worldwide 6 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Ameni Boumaiza Qatar · #1,491,109 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Qatar Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Qatar Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Smart Grid, Life Cycle Assessment, Energy Efficiency, Recycling and Biochar.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy69▲ 7.2×28 topics
  2. Sustainability49▲ 3.0×36 topics
  3. Environmental Impact34▲ 3.0×29 topics
  4. Machine Learning29▲ 1.34×48 topics
  5. Climate Change29▲ 1.59×41 topics
  6. Deep Learning28▲ 1.24×57 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency24▲ 3.8×25 topics
  8. Healthcare20▲ 2.6×10 topics
  9. Smart Grid19▲ 7.5×7 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management19▲ 3.0×14 topics
  11. Internet of Things18▲ 3.1×12 topics
  12. Life Cycle Assessment18▲ 9.8×7 topics
  13. Security17▲ 3.9×10 topics
  14. Nanomaterials16▲ 2.3×15 topics
  15. Recycling16▲ 6.2×6 topics
  16. Energy Storage16▲ 3.6×9 topics
  17. Privacy14▲ 7.2×4 topics
  18. Solar Energy14▲ 6.7×5 topics
  19. Biochar14▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Waste Management13▲ 4.8×4 topics
  21. Energy Management12▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Game Theory12▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Smart Home12▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Blockchain11▲ 7.0×1 topic
  25. Electric Vehicles11▲ 5.7×3 topics
  26. Renewable Fuels11▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Smart Contracts11▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Demand Response11▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Electricity Markets11▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Respiratory Infections11▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Household Fuel Use11▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Indoor Air Pollution11▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Renewable Energy Integration10▲ 4.6×5 topics
  34. Lignocellulosic Biomass10▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Biomass10▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Gasification9▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Bio-oil8▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Pyrolysis8▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Renewable Resources8▲ 6.7×4 topics
  40. Hydrogen7▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Qatar Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Smart Grid Energy Management, Energy and Environment Impacts and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes.

Blockchain Technology Ap…11Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 11 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…11Smart Grid Energy Management: 11 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…11Energy and Environment Impacts: 11 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass C…8Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 8 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 7 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 6 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…6Membrane Separation Technologies: 6 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…6Municipal Solid Waste Management: 6 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology an…5Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 5 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…5Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 5 fractional works
Information SystemsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPollutionBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 11 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 11 works
  4. 4 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 7 works
  6. 6 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  7. 7 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  8. 8 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 5 works
  10. 10 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available53.6%not open46.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.0%domestic only55.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Qatar Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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