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Sohar University

In research, Sohar University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,532 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,570 of 12,888 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#619 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Energy is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,859
of 28,054 · #7,419 all time
Rank in Oman
#2
of 26
Research works
1.8k
▲ 121% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Sohar 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,532 of 10,521 35.6%321 #3346
Physical SciencesDomain #2,570 of 12,888 22.2%376 #5889
Business, Management and AccountingField #619 of 2,578 42.6%84 #1381
Social SciencesField #2,360 of 6,365 30.7%126 #4366
EngineeringField #3,092 of 6,636 18.5%126 #6572
Health SciencesDomain #5,780 of 11,982 12.9%95 #14588
Computer ScienceField #2,415 of 4,667 25.5%105 #3602
MedicineField #7,614 of 10,443 9.9%73 #15889

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 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. Social Sciences#3,346 #1,532
  2. Physical Sciences#5,889 #2,570
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,381 #619
  4. Social Sciences#4,366 #2,360
  5. Engineering#6,572 #3,092
  6. Health Sciences#14,588 #5,780
  7. Computer Science#3,602 #2,415
  8. Medicine#15,889 #7,614
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 Sohar University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EnergyField · 31.8 works4.1×
  2. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 26.6 works4.1×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 105 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.14× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 126 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.85× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.13× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.97× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 126 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sohar University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hussein A. Kazem, Jabar H. Yousif and Ali H.A. Al‐Waeli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sohar University.

  1. 1 Hussein A. Kazem Oman · #261,435 worldwide 396 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Jabar H. Yousif Oman · #469,898 worldwide 96 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Ali H.A. Al‐Waeli Oman · #548,488 worldwide 233 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Ahmad Raza Bilal Oman · #920,264 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Natarajan Rajamohan Oman · #937,197 worldwide 157 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Firdouse Rahman Khan Oman · #1,084,262 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 R. Uma Oman · #1,219,979 worldwide 40 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Kashif Zia Oman · #1,231,048 worldwide 41 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Dinesh Kumar Saini Oman · #1,353,778 worldwide 24 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Mahmoud A. Younis Oman · #1,465,534 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Sohar University

Which keywords describe research at Sohar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Solar Energy, Online Learning, Human Resource Management, Deep Learning, Technology Integration and Corporate Governance.

▲ 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 Learning55▲ 2.0×67 topics
  2. Renewable Energy50▲ 4.2×30 topics
  3. Deep Learning35▲ 1.24×65 topics
  4. Sustainability29▲ 1.42×48 topics
  5. Education24▲ 1.70×28 topics
  6. Social Media22▲ 1.84×25 topics
  7. Online Learning22▲ 3.1×10 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence22▲ 1.89×27 topics
  9. Educational Technology22▲ 2.2×22 topics
  10. Healthcare22▲ 2.3×14 topics
  11. Solar Energy20▲ 7.6×5 topics
  12. Corporate Governance20▲ 3.2×14 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management19▲ 2.5×19 topics
  14. Economic Growth18▲ 2.6×18 topics
  15. Innovation18▲ 2.0×24 topics
  16. E-Learning17▲ 2.0×13 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior16▲ 3.1×10 topics
  18. Internet of Things16▲ 2.2×18 topics
  19. Student Engagement16▲ 4.7×12 topics
  20. Technology Integration15▲ 5.7×9 topics
  21. Digital Transformation14▲ 3.2×11 topics
  22. Social Capital14▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Human Resource Management14▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Environmental Management14▲ 4.1×8 topics
  25. Artificial Neural Networks14▲ 3.4×8 topics
  26. Risk Management14▲ 3.3×13 topics
  27. IoT12▲ 4.0×13 topics
  28. Corpus Linguistics12▲ 6.6×5 topics
  29. Student Satisfaction11▲ 7.0×2 topics
  30. Language Teaching11▲ 5.1×6 topics
  31. Social Networks11▲ 4.8×5 topics
  32. Customer Experience10▲ 8.1×4 topics
  33. Customer Relationship Management9▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Phase Change Materials9▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Google Classroom9▲ 9.7×1 topic
  36. Localization9▲ 8.6×4 topics
  37. Teacher Perception9▲ 9.2×1 topic
  38. Consumer Engagement9▲ 8.1×1 topic
  39. Electronic Word-of-Mouth9▲ 8.1×1 topic
  40. Parameter Estimation9▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Sohar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Technology-Enhanced Educ…9Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 9 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…9Digital Marketing and Social Media: 9 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 8 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…8Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…8Environmental Sustainability in Business: 8 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 7 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…7Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 7 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 6 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 6 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMarketing3 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 9 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 8 works
  6. 6 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 7 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  9. 9 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  10. 10 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.4%domestic only47.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sohar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 121% 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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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.