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Qatar Foundation

In research, Qatar Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,339 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,131 of 5,901 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#856 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Water Science and Technology and Energy (Water Science and Technology is 6.5× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#1,975
of 22,385 · #2,096 all time
Rank in Qatar
#3
of 21
Research works
1.9k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
58k
30.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.56×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%

What is Qatar Foundation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,339 of 10,670 21.0%427 #1478
EngineeringField #1,131 of 5,901 20.9%183 #1318
Environmental ScienceField #856 of 3,334 23.0%85 #1208
Health SciencesDomain #3,103 of 9,902 27.2%67 #3118
Life SciencesDomain #2,528 of 6,403 18.2%75 #2654
Social SciencesDomain #5,499 of 9,585 27.3%98 #4585

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 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. Physical Sciences#1,478 #1,339
  2. Engineering#1,318 #1,131
  3. Environmental Science#1,208 #856
  4. Health Sciences#3,118 #3,103
  5. Life Sciences#2,654 #2,528
  6. Social Sciences#4,585 #5,499
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 Qatar Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Qatar Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Environmental Science (13%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 459 fractional works · 63.9% of its workEngineering: 195 fractional works · 27.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 57 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 93 fractional works · 12.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPollution: 17 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 64 fractional works · 8.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 25 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 5.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 32 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Energy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 40 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 106 fractional works · 14.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 25 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 82 fractional works · 11.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 72 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 62 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEquine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKQatar Foundation718fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences15%

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. Engineering19527.2%
    2. Environmental Science9312.9%
    3. Computer Science648.8%
    4. Energy415.8%
    5. Materials Science405.5%
    6. Chemistry81.0%
    7. Chemical Engineering60.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy60.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.7%
    10. Mathematics20.3%
    1. Social Sciences466.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting253.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance172.3%
    4. Psychology81.2%
    5. Decision Sciences60.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities30.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology537.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences162.3%
    3. Neuroscience91.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine628.6%
    2. Health Professions60.9%
    3. Veterinary20.3%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Qatar Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Water Science and Technology takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 24.1 works6.5×
  2. EnergyField · 41.4 works6.3×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.32× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 64 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.27× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.81× its world share, 195 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.60× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.58× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy6.27×41 works
  2. Environmental Science2.60×93 works
  3. Veterinary2.35×2 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.32×6 works
  5. Engineering1.81×195 works
  6. Materials Science1.58×40 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.37×52 works
  8. Computer Science1.14×64 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.09×25 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.09×17 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.87×6 works
  12. Neuroscience0.74×9 works
  13. Chemistry0.67×8 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.53×4 works
  15. Social Sciences0.51×46 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×16 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×5 works
  18. Medicine0.45×62 works
  19. Psychology0.38×8 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.35×6 works
  21. Health Professions0.32×6 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×1 works
  23. Nursing0.24×1 works
  24. Mathematics0.22×2 works
  25. Dentistry0.20×1 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.16×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Qatar Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Hamdi Mbarek, Chadi Y. Saad and Radja Messai Badji lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qatar Foundation.

  1. 1 Hamdi Mbarek Qatar · #26,350 worldwide 19k citations · 195 works
  2. 2 Chadi Y. Saad Qatar · #105,010 worldwide 3k citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Radja Messai Badji Qatar · #148,175 worldwide 2.4k citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Wadha Al‐Muftah Qatar · #175,012 worldwide 2.1k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Ahmed Baghdady Qatar · #493,228 worldwide 245 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Sanaa Taha Al-Harahsheh Qatar · #560,552 worldwide 298 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Yehia M. Manawi Qatar · #621,536 worldwide 2k citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Azza Abdelmoneium Qatar · #633,425 worldwide 345 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Ameni Boumaiza Qatar · #639,304 worldwide 757 citations · 89 works
  10. 10 Benjamin W. Figgis Qatar · #817,291 worldwide 3.5k citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at Qatar Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Qatar Foundation?

The most cited paper from Qatar Foundation is "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017" (Christina Fitzmaurice et al., 2019), with 2,699 citations. Next come "International network of cancer genome projects" (2,439) and "Immune checkpoint inhibitors: recent progress and potential biomarkers" (2,143).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access628 authors 27 Sep 2019 2,699
2 International network of cancer genome projects Jennifer L. Jennings et al. · Nature Open access256 authors 13 Apr 2010 2,439
3 Immune checkpoint inhibitors: recent progress and potential biomarkers Pramod Darvin, Salman M. Toor, Varun Sasidharan Nair et al. · Experimental & Molecular Medicine Open access Dec 2018 2,143
4 Nanofiltration membranes review: Recent advances and future prospects A.W. Mohammad, Yeit Haan Teow, Wei Lun Ang et al. · Desalination 10 Nov 2014 2,012
5 A comprehensive review on the state-of-the-art of piezoelectric energy harvesting Nurettin Sezer, Muammer Koç‬ · Nano Energy Open access 5 Nov 2020 1,487
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Qatar Foundation?

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

▲ 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. Renewable Energy72▲ 6.9×29 topics
  2. Sustainability53▲ 3.0×39 topics
  3. Environmental Impact37▲ 3.0×31 topics
  4. Climate Change32▲ 1.63×44 topics
  5. Machine Learning30▲ 1.26×48 topics
  6. Deep Learning30▲ 1.22×59 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency25▲ 3.8×25 topics
  8. Healthcare20▲ 2.5×10 topics
  9. Smart Grid19▲ 7.5×7 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management19▲ 3.0×14 topics
  11. Internet of Things19▲ 3.0×12 topics
  12. Life Cycle Assessment19▲ 9.3×7 topics
  13. Nanomaterials18▲ 2.4×15 topics
  14. Security18▲ 3.7×11 topics
  15. Biochar17▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Recycling17▲ 6.1×7 topics
  17. Energy Storage16▲ 3.5×9 topics
  18. Solar Energy15▲ 6.7×5 topics
  19. Privacy14▲ 7.0×4 topics
  20. Waste Management14▲ 4.8×4 topics
  21. Renewable Fuels13▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Energy Management12▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Game Theory12▲ 9.6×3 topics
  24. Electric Vehicles12▲ 5.6×3 topics
  25. Smart Home12▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Blockchain12▲ 7.1×1 topic
  27. Lignocellulosic Biomass12▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Smart Contracts12▲ 10×1 topic
  29. Biomass11▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Respiratory Infections11▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Demand Response11▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Electricity Markets11▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Household Fuel Use11▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Indoor Air Pollution11▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Renewable Energy Integration11▲ 4.6×5 topics
  36. Gasification10▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Pyrolysis10▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Wastewater Treatment10▲ 5.8×7 topics
  39. Bio-oil10▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Hydrothermal Carbonization10▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Qatar Foundation publish most on?

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 12 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 10 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 7 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 6 works
  10. 10 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 6 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Qatar Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% 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 Qatar Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0028% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Qatar Foundation0.0024% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Qatar Foundation 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%30%Qatar Foundation23.3% 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 24.5% in 2021.

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