Sohar University
In research, Sohar University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,766 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,790 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,665 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,270 of 22,385 · #4,471 all time
- Rank in Oman
- #1 of 24
- Research works
- 1.8k ▲ 112% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 18k 10.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 15.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.06× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 57% world 40%
- International
- 52% world 18%
What is Sohar University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,766 of 10,670 | 15.0% | 376 | #2913 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,790 of 9,585 | 19.4% | 321 | #3073 | |
| EngineeringField | #1,665 of 5,901 | 12.7% | 126 | #3093 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #832 of 2,581 | 25.0% | 84 | #1543 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #1,520 of 4,417 | 17.2% | 105 | #2364 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,457 of 5,988 | 16.3% | 126 | #3492 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #6,032 of 9,902 | 8.0% | 95 | #11620 | |
| MedicineField | #5,616 of 8,541 | 6.3% | 73 | #10131 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sohar 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 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.
- Physical Sciences#2,913 #1,766
- Social Sciences#3,073 #1,790
- Engineering#3,093 #1,665
- Business, Management and Accounting#1,543 #832
- Computer Science#2,364 #1,520
- Social Sciences#3,492 #2,457
- Health Sciences#11,620 #6,032
- Medicine#10,131 #5,616
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 Sohar University work in?
In 2022-now, 46% of research at Sohar University is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (15%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences47245.7%
- Engineering15615.2%
- Computer Science13713.3%
- Environmental Science585.7%
- Energy363.4%
- Mathematics343.3%
- Materials Science262.5%
- Physics and Astronomy101.0%
- Chemistry70.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.4%
- Chemical Engineering40.4%
- Social Sciences38337.1%
- Social Sciences15414.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting1029.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance383.7%
- Psychology353.4%
- Arts and Humanities333.2%
- Decision Sciences202.0%
- Health Sciences11911.5%
- Medicine929.0%
- Health Professions222.1%
- Nursing30.3%
- Dentistry10.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Life Sciences585.6%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Energy3.75×36 works
- Business, Management and Accounting3.07×102 works
- Mathematics2.81×34 works
- Decision Sciences2.05×20 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.73×38 works
- Computer Science1.71×137 works
- Social Sciences1.18×154 works
- Environmental Science1.14×58 works
- Psychology1.12×35 works
- Arts and Humanities1.11×33 works
- Chemical Engineering1.02×4 works
- Engineering1.01×156 works
- Health Professions0.80×22 works
- Materials Science0.72×26 works
- Nursing0.62×3 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×24 works
- Neuroscience0.49×8 works
- Medicine0.47×92 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.43×10 works
- Chemistry0.41×7 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×21 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×1 works
- Veterinary0.32×0 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.31×3 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×4 works
- Dentistry0.20×1 works
- Energy 3.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 3.1×
- Mathematics 2.8×
- Decision Sciences 2.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.7×
- Computer Science 1.7×
- Social Sciences 1.2×
- Environmental Science 1.1×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Arts and Humanities 1.1×
- Chemical Engineering 1.0×
- Engineering 1.0×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Materials Science 0.7×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.4×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Sohar University?
Ranked on the quality score, Natarajan Rajamohan, Ali H.A. Al‐Waeli and Irfan Saleem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sohar University.
- 1
Natarajan Rajamohan
Oman · #128,116 worldwide 6.7k citations · 232 works
- 2
Ali H.A. Al‐Waeli
Oman · #149,975 worldwide 7.3k citations · 149 works
- 3
Irfan Saleem
Oman · #203,264 worldwide 1.6k citations · 103 works
- 4
Hussein A. Kazem
Oman · #266,678 worldwide 12k citations · 282 works
- 5
Mohammad A. Tashtoush
Oman · #352,820 worldwide 1.1k citations · 72 works
- 6
Ahmad Raza Bilal
Oman · #550,989 worldwide 2.1k citations · 123 works
- 7
Rakesh Belwal
Oman · #690,802 worldwide 1.5k citations · 82 works
- 8
Hadi Kashiha
Oman · #877,863 worldwide 246 citations · 29 works
- 9
Jabar H. Yousif
Oman · #921,327 worldwide 1.7k citations · 101 works
- 10
Muntazir Hussain
Oman · #1,009,433 worldwide 562 citations · 29 works
Which keywords describe research at Sohar University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Technology Integration, Solar Energy, Online Learning, Deep Learning, Educational Technology and Human Resource Management.
- Localization
- Customer Experience
- Google Classroom
- Organizational Performance
- Smart Cities
- Student Satisfaction
- Risk Management
- Customer Satisfaction
- Human Resource Management
- Environmental Management
- Internet of Things
- Student Engagement
- Solar Energy
- Innovation
- E-Learning
- Social Media
- Online Learning
- Healthcare
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Educational Technology
- Education
- Artificial Intelligence
- Supply Chain Management
- Corporate Governance
- Technology Integration
- Digital Transformation
- Consumer Behavior
- Economic Growth
- IoT
- Social Capital
- Leadership
- Mobile Learning
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Corpus Linguistics
- Social Networks
- Teacher Perception
- Phase Change Materials
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
- Machine Learning72▲ 2.1×70 topics
- Renewable Energy57▲ 3.8×34 topics
- Deep Learning48▲ 1.35×67 topics
- Sustainability34▲ 1.36×53 topics
- Educational Technology31▲ 2.6×26 topics
- Healthcare29▲ 2.4×15 topics
- Education29▲ 1.61×31 topics
- Online Learning29▲ 3.3×12 topics
- Artificial Intelligence28▲ 1.89×29 topics
- Social Media26▲ 1.79×26 topics
- Supply Chain Management25▲ 2.8×20 topics
- E-Learning23▲ 2.3×15 topics
- Corporate Governance23▲ 3.0×17 topics
- Innovation21▲ 1.99×28 topics
- Technology Integration21▲ 6.5×9 topics
- Solar Energy21▲ 6.5×5 topics
- Digital Transformation20▲ 3.6×13 topics
- Student Engagement20▲ 4.8×14 topics
- Consumer Behavior19▲ 3.0×12 topics
- Internet of Things19▲ 2.2×18 topics
- Economic Growth19▲ 2.3×21 topics
- Environmental Management17▲ 4.1×8 topics
- IoT17▲ 4.3×14 topics
- Human Resource Management16▲ 10×5 topics
- Social Capital16▲ 3.0×13 topics
- Customer Satisfaction16▲ 4.9×8 topics
- Leadership16▲ 3.1×13 topics
- Risk Management15▲ 3.1×14 topics
- Mobile Learning15▲ 4.3×5 topics
- Student Satisfaction15▲ 8.0×2 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks15▲ 3.1×8 topics
- Smart Cities14▲ 5.2×5 topics
- Corpus Linguistics14▲ 6.3×5 topics
- Organizational Performance14▲ 5.0×7 topics
- Social Networks12▲ 4.5×6 topics
- Google Classroom12▲ 11×1 topic
- Teacher Perception12▲ 10×1 topic
- Customer Experience11▲ 6.6×4 topics
- Phase Change Materials10▲ 11×3 topics
- Localization10▲ 8.0×4 topics
Which research topics does Sohar University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Socioeconomic Development in MENA and Digital Marketing and Social Media.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 12 works
- 2 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 10 works
- 3 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 9 works
- 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 9 works
- 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 8 works
- 6 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 8 works
- 7 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
- 8 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
- 9 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 7 works
- 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 7 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Sohar University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 112% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Sohar University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0040% in 2024.
Fractional works of Sohar University 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.5% in 2022.
Other research institutions in Sohar
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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