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Sana'a University

In research, Sana'a University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,378 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,692 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,153 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Transportation and Oral Surgery — Geriatrics and Gerontology is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,974
of 28,054 · #6,497 all time
Rank in Yemen
#1
of 15
Research works
4k
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Sana'a 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 #1,378 of 11,982 10.8%588 #3718
MedicineField #1,692 of 10,443 9.6%432 #4054
Physical SciencesDomain #3,153 of 12,888 16.7%500 #5537
Social SciencesDomain #3,353 of 10,521 13.2%406 #6511
Health ProfessionsField #790 of 1,928 17.5%81 #2251
Computer ScienceField #2,135 of 4,667 22.5%150 #3563
EngineeringField #3,108 of 6,636 14.8%147 #5386
Life SciencesDomain #3,951 of 7,800 11.1%170 #6786
Social SciencesField #3,324 of 6,365 8.4%197 #5724
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,981 of 3,409 11.4%75 #4645

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sana'a 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#3,718 #1,378
  2. Medicine#4,054 #1,692
  3. Physical Sciences#5,537 #3,153
  4. Social Sciences#6,511 #3,353
  5. Health Professions#2,251 #790
  6. Computer Science#3,563 #2,135
  7. Engineering#5,386 #3,108
  8. Life Sciences#6,786 #3,951
  9. Social Sciences#5,724 #3,324
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,645 #2,981
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 Sana'a University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geriatrics and Gerontology takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 20.2 works11×
  2. TransportationSubfield · 41.1 works7.4×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 21.4 works6.7×
  4. DentistryField · 53.3 works6.6×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.28× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 150 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 147 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 29 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.59× its world share, 53 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 81 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.35× its world share, 432 worksMedicineNursing: 2.35× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 197 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sana'a University?

Ranked on the composite score, В. В. Кириченко, Tareq M. Al-shami and Hassan Abdulwahab Al-Shamahy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sana'a University.

  1. 1 В. В. Кириченко Yemen · #984,403 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Tareq M. Al-shami Yemen · #1,080,238 worldwide 42 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Hassan Abdulwahab Al-Shamahy Yemen · #1,346,588 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Seham M. Al‐Mekhlafi Yemen · #1,382,265 worldwide 51 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ahmed Ayache Yemen · #1,441,365 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Ammar T. Zahary Yemen · #1,629,793 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sana'a University

Which keywords describe research at Sana'a University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Legal Regulation, Economic Security, Social Influence, Islam, Sharia Law, Public Oversight and Transport Policy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology113▲ 1.71×116 topics
  2. Machine Learning63▲ 1.16×66 topics
  3. Legal Regulation47▲ 13×7 topics
  4. Inflammation46▲ 1.32×61 topics
  5. Economic Security45▲ 13×5 topics
  6. History44▲ 3.7×5 topics
  7. Quality of Life43▲ 1.80×35 topics
  8. Culture43▲ 4.9×5 topics
  9. Ethnicity43▲ 6.8×6 topics
  10. Literature43▲ 4.7×6 topics
  11. Social Influence42▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Philosophy41▲ 5.6×2 topics
  13. Islam41▲ 12×1 topic
  14. Sharia Law41▲ 17×1 topic
  15. Public Oversight40▲ 19×1 topic
  16. Transport Policy40▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles40▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Air Force40▲ 20×1 topic
  19. Modernization40▲ 13×1 topic
  20. Supply Chain Management34▲ 2.2×16 topics
  21. Healthcare31▲ 1.65×16 topics
  22. Elderly26▲ 6.3×5 topics
  23. Global Health23▲ 9.1×7 topics
  24. Medical Education21▲ 4.9×10 topics
  25. Inappropriate Medication Use20▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Polypharmacy20▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Rough Sets19▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Fuzzy Sets18▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Maternal Mortality18▲ 4.9×5 topics
  30. Health Inequalities16▲ 8.3×3 topics
  31. Socio-economic Factors16▲ 8.8×2 topics
  32. Child Mortality16▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Health Systems16▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Pharmaceutical Industry15▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Policies15▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Market Size14▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Assessment Methods14▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Drug Development Costs14▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Generic Drugs14▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Health System Reform14▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Sana'a University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes.

Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 41 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 40 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 40 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 20 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 16 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics…14Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 14 fractional worksFuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 12 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 12 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 12 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringGeriatrics and Gerontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 41 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 40 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 40 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 20 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 16 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  7. 7 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 12 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 12 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  10. 10 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sana'a University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.