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Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai

In research, Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,884 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,441 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,039 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,077
of 28,054 · #25,340 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#41
of 66
Research works
452
▲ 247% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai 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 #8,884 of 12,888 14.3%170 #16061
Social SciencesDomain #7,441 of 10,521 33.4%66 #11452
EngineeringField #5,039 of 6,636 9.7%88 #8322

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai 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#16,061 #8,884
  2. Social Sciences#11,452 #7,441
  3. Engineering#8,322 #5,039
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: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.06× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.61× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.29× its world share, 88 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.51× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai?

Ranked on the composite score, B Rajesh Kumar, Salman Pervaiz and Wael A. Samad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai.

  1. 1 B Rajesh Kumar United Arab Emirates · #899,824 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Salman Pervaiz United Arab Emirates · #985,509 worldwide 89 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Wael A. Samad United Arab Emirates · #1,619,909 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai

Which keywords describe research at Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Additive Manufacturing, IoT Security, 3D Printing, Anomaly Detection and Tool Wear.

▲ 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. Deep Learning33▲ 3.7×42 topics
  2. Machine Learning30▲ 3.5×40 topics
  3. Sustainability21▲ 3.3×29 topics
  4. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 15×4 topics
  5. IoT Security10▲ 12×3 topics
  6. Renewable Energy10▲ 2.7×19 topics
  7. Internet of Things10▲ 4.2×12 topics
  8. 3D Printing9▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Anomaly Detection9▲ 12×3 topics
  10. Security9▲ 5.4×12 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 2.4×19 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties8▲ 3.4×12 topics
  13. Neural Networks8▲ 2.0×21 topics
  14. Tool Wear8▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Cybersecurity8▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Applications8▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Data Mining8▲ 4.0×7 topics
  18. Polymer Composites7▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Challenges7▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Fused Deposition Modeling7▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Materials7▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Healthcare7▲ 2.4×9 topics
  23. Supply Chain Management7▲ 3.0×10 topics
  24. Intrusion Detection6▲ 16×2 topics
  25. DDoS Attacks6▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Network Security6▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Social Networks6▲ 8.4×4 topics
  28. Optimization6▲ 4.8×7 topics
  29. Localization5▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Surface Roughness5▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Human Resource Management5▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Machining5▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Surface Integrity5▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Privacy5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  35. Detection5▲ 6.2×5 topics
  36. Process Parameters5▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Guanxi4▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Wasta4▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Behavioral Analysis4▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Encrypted Traffic4▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced machining processes and optimization and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 7 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…5Advanced machining processes and optimization: 5 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…4Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 4 fractional worksInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…2Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Machining and Optimization Techniques: 2 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Mixing: 2 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsMechanical EngineeringSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  3. 3 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 3 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Mixing Biomedical Engineering 2 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.2%domestic only62.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 247% 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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