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Qatar University

In research, Qatar University stands highest in Health Sciences (#177 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#168 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#106 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Energy Engineering and Power Technology and Catalysis — Geriatrics and Gerontology is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#265
of 28,054 · #966 all time
Rank in Qatar
#1
of 26
Research works
18k
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
362k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Qatar 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
Health SciencesDomain #177 of 11,982 27.8%1,171 #816
Social SciencesDomain #168 of 10,521 39.9%1,457 #607
Social SciencesField #106 of 6,365 40.1%721 #551
EducationSubfield #32 of 1,892 50.2%172 #220
Physical SciencesDomain #340 of 12,888 27.7%2,809 #927
EngineeringField #195 of 6,636 26.5%1,201 #496
MedicineField #341 of 10,443 27.1%943 #1050
Information SystemsSubfield #48 of 1,291 44.0%98 #164
Computer ScienceField #189 of 4,667 33.3%551 #561
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #121 of 2,578 34.9%269 #446

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Qatar 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. Health Sciences#816 #177
  2. Social Sciences#607 #168
  3. Social Sciences#551 #106
  4. Education#220 #32
  5. Physical Sciences#927 #340
  6. Engineering#496 #195
  7. Medicine#1,050 #341
  8. Information Systems#164 #48
  9. Computer Science#561 #189
  10. Sociology and Political Science#446 #121
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geriatrics and Gerontology takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 31.4 works4.9×
  2. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 24.5 works3.8×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 31.8 works3.6×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 165 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 235 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 46 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.32× its world share, 48 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 82 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 551 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 52 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.84× its world share, 156 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 1,201 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 385 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 256 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 52 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.88× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 138 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 943 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 83 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 252 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 91 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 144 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 166 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 721 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Qatar University?

Ranked on the composite score, Khaled Shaban, Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti and Mohsen Guizani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qatar University.

  1. 1 Khaled Shaban Qatar · #36,806 worldwide 410 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti Qatar · #49,750 worldwide 645 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Mohsen Guizani Qatar · #50,434 worldwide 3.7k citations · 482 works
  4. 4 Amith Khandakar Qatar · #71,408 worldwide 281 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Mazen O. Hasna Qatar · #73,812 worldwide 905 citations · 120 works
  6. 6 S. M. Muyeen Qatar · #76,971 worldwide 813 citations · 104 works
  7. 7 Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni Qatar · #81,228 worldwide 912 citations · 99 works
  8. 8 Fadwa Alhalaiqa Qatar · #83,511 worldwide 471 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Habib Ullah Khan Qatar · #96,874 worldwide 235 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury Qatar · #102,145 worldwide 316 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Qatar University

Which keywords describe research at Qatar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Nanomaterials, Localization, Environmental Impact and Human Resource Management.

▲ 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 Learning287▲ 1.47×88 topics
  2. Deep Learning286▲ 1.40×80 topics
  3. Sustainability202▲ 1.39×71 topics
  4. Renewable Energy194▲ 2.2×44 topics
  5. Epidemiology184▼ 0.78×124 topics
  6. Environmental Impact152▲ 1.50×51 topics
  7. Nanomaterials130▲ 2.0×19 topics
  8. Climate Change127▼ 0.79×82 topics
  9. Inflammation126◆ 1.02×82 topics
  10. Healthcare125▲ 1.86×22 topics
  11. Education120▲ 1.17×50 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management114▲ 2.0×21 topics
  13. Neural Networks107▲ 1.16×40 topics
  14. Nanoparticles105▲ 1.39×38 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease102▲ 1.55×38 topics
  16. Biomedical Applications97▲ 1.37×35 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency96▲ 1.71×37 topics
  18. Energy Storage94▲ 2.4×12 topics
  19. Internet of Things90▲ 1.74×23 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome86▲ 1.76×22 topics
  21. Nanocomposites85▲ 1.77×21 topics
  22. Risk Management84▲ 2.9×16 topics
  23. Renewable Energy Integration82▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Social Networks76▲ 4.8×7 topics
  25. Convolutional Neural Networks76▲ 1.73×14 topics
  26. Security75▲ 1.93×22 topics
  27. Smart Grid70▲ 3.1×10 topics
  28. Power Electronics66▲ 3.4×8 topics
  29. Human Resource Management66▲ 7.1×4 topics
  30. Localization64▲ 8.9×4 topics
  31. Guanxi59▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Wasta59▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Smart Cities56▲ 3.6×6 topics
  34. Middle East56▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Membrane Technology38▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Membrane Distillation35▲ 8.2×2 topics
  37. Desalination35▲ 9.7×1 topic
  38. Nanofiltration35▲ 9.7×1 topic
  39. Genocide35▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Qatar33▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Qatar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Membrane Separation Technologies, Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes.

Socioeconomic Developmen…59Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 59 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…35Membrane Separation Technologies: 35 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 33 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 29 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 27 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 26 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…25Microgrid Control and Optimization: 25 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 24 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 24 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…22Islamic Studies and History: 22 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceWater Science and TechnologyGeriatrics and GerontologyInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 59 works
  2. 2 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 35 works
  3. 3 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 29 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 27 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 26 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 25 works
  8. 8 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 24 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 22 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 available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.4%domestic only54.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Qatar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.