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Sultan Qaboos University

In research, Sultan Qaboos University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,252 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,979 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,773 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Informatics and Ocean Engineering (Health Informatics is 5.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,505
of 22,385 · #3,534 all time
Rank in Oman
#2
of 24
Research works
17k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
260k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Sultan Qaboos University

What is Sultan Qaboos University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,252 of 9,585 14.3%946 #3069
Physical SciencesDomain #2,979 of 10,670 10.9%1,504 #2609
EngineeringField #1,773 of 5,901 10.7%592 #2183
Environmental ScienceField #1,264 of 3,334 13.9%247 #1900
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,305 of 3,157 18.5%228 #1785
Social SciencesField #2,691 of 5,988 13.3%425 #3162
Health SciencesDomain #5,140 of 9,902 8.9%1,000 -
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,345 of 2,581 18.7%137 #2011
Plant ScienceSubfield #688 of 1,317 16.3%120 #1317
MedicineField #4,474 of 8,541 7.2%848 #10727

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sultan Qaboos 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.

  1. Social Sciences#3,069 #2,252
  2. Physical Sciences#2,609 #2,979
  3. Engineering#2,183 #1,773
  4. Environmental Science#1,900 #1,264
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,785 #1,305
  6. Social Sciences#3,162 #2,691
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#2,011 #1,345
  8. Plant Science#1,317 #688
  9. Medicine#10,727 #4,474
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Sultan Qaboos University work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Sultan Qaboos University is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (11%).

Physical Sciences: 1,771 fractional works · 39.1% of its workEngineering: 688 fractional works · 15.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 117 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 95 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 83 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 81 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 61 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 292 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 270 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 105 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 124 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 99 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 79 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 76 fractional works · 1.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,155 fractional works · 25.5% of its workMedicine: 985 fractional works · 21.7% of its workSurgery: 102 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 76 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 66 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 124 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,108 fractional works · 24.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 500 fractional works · 11.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 175 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 162 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 179 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 67 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 156 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 116 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 85 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 94 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 61 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 500 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 261 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 134 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 171 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 81 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSultan QaboosUniversity4,534fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences24%

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
    1. Engineering68815.2%
    2. Environmental Science2926.4%
    3. Computer Science2706.0%
    4. Materials Science1242.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences992.2%
    6. Energy791.7%
    7. Mathematics761.7%
    8. Chemistry651.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy601.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering180.4%
  2. Health Sciences1,15525.5%
    1. Medicine98521.7%
    2. Health Professions1242.7%
    3. Nursing350.8%
    4. Veterinary60.1%
    5. Dentistry60.1%
  3. Social Sciences1,10824.4%
    1. Social Sciences50011.0%
    2. Psychology1794.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1563.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1162.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities942.1%
    6. Decision Sciences611.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2615.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1713.8%
    3. Neuroscience330.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology280.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sultan Qaboos University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Informatics takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health InformaticsSubfield · 27.8 works5.1×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 80.5 works3.4×
← 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: 1.21× its world share, 261 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 171 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 65 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 270 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 99 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.89× its world share, 79 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 688 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 292 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 124 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.42× its world share, 76 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 60 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 124 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 985 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 35 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 94 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 156 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 62 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 116 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 179 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 500 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy1.89×79 works
  2. Nursing1.57×35 works
  3. Mathematics1.42×76 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.40×62 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.39×99 works
  6. Environmental Science1.30×292 works
  7. Psychology1.30×179 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.21×261 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×116 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.14×18 works
  11. Medicine1.13×985 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×156 works
  13. Health Professions1.03×124 works
  14. Engineering1.01×688 works
  15. Veterinary0.99×6 works
  16. Chemistry0.91×65 works
  17. Social Sciences0.87×500 works
  18. Materials Science0.78×124 works
  19. Computer Science0.77×270 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.72×94 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×171 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×28 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.59×60 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×7 works
  25. Neuroscience0.44×33 works
  26. Dentistry0.26×6 works

Who are the top researchers at Sultan Qaboos University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ali Tarhini, Walid Mensi and Ala'a Hamed Al-Muhtaseb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sultan Qaboos University.

  1. 1 Ali Tarhini Oman · #6,779 worldwide 11k citations · 160 works
  2. 2 Walid Mensi Oman · #15,702 worldwide 12k citations · 242 works
  3. 3 Ala'a Hamed Al-Muhtaseb Oman · #17,011 worldwide 22k citations · 276 works
  4. 4 Zahed Ghaderi Oman · #61,996 worldwide 2.6k citations · 127 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Usman Oman · #102,424 worldwide 9.5k citations · 196 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Reza Nikoo Oman · #131,046 worldwide 7.1k citations · 355 works
  7. 7 Behnaz Saboori Oman · #138,155 worldwide 6k citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Leodoro Jabien Labrague Oman · #159,136 worldwide 12k citations · 176 works
  9. 9 Judie Arulappan Oman · #202,692 worldwide 27k citations · 155 works
  10. 10 Sujeet Kumar Sharma Oman · #225,713 worldwide 2.5k citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Sultan Qaboos University

What are the most cited papers from Sultan Qaboos University?

The most cited paper from Sultan Qaboos University is "European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020" (W.J. Fokkens et al., 2020), with 5,610 citations. Next come "Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy" (4,365) and "Colour Measurement and Analysis in Fresh and Processed Foods: A Review" (2,356).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 W.J. Fokkens et al. · Rhinology Journal Open access148 authors Feb 2020 5,610
2 Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi et al. · International Journal of Information Management Open access 11 Mar 2023 4,365
3 Colour Measurement and Analysis in Fresh and Processed Foods: A Review Pankaj B. Pathare, Umezuruike Linus Opara, Fahad Al-Julanda Al-Said · Food and Bioprocess Technology 10 May 2012 2,356
4 Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 Jonathan Kocarnik et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access601 authors 30 Dec 2021 2,100
5 Some phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): A review of recent research Badreldin H. Ali, Gerald Blunden, M. O. M. Tanira et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology 19 Sep 2007 1,593
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Which keywords describe research at Sultan Qaboos University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Depression and Education.

▲ 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-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
  1. Machine Learning193▲ 1.28×81 topics
  2. Epidemiology175◆ 0.97×124 topics
  3. Climate Change147▲ 1.19×89 topics
  4. Sustainability127◆ 1.14×71 topics
  5. Renewable Energy126▲ 1.92×38 topics
  6. Environmental Impact110▲ 1.43×51 topics
  7. Deep Learning106▼ 0.68×70 topics
  8. Education98▲ 1.25×52 topics
  9. Inflammation86◆ 0.89×77 topics
  10. Mental Health85▲ 1.31×32 topics
  11. Healthcare83▲ 1.60×21 topics
  12. Depression76▲ 1.92×21 topics
  13. COVID-1975▲ 1.27×26 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence72◆ 1.12×38 topics
  15. Quality of Life71◆ 1.09×46 topics
  16. Remote Sensing66▲ 1.20×32 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency64▲ 1.53×28 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management62▲ 1.53×23 topics
  19. Online Learning56▲ 1.48×17 topics
  20. Optimization54▲ 2.6×22 topics
  21. Anxiety48▲ 2.2×10 topics
  22. Medical Imaging47▲ 1.97×8 topics
  23. Social Capital46▲ 1.95×15 topics
  24. Job Satisfaction44▲ 2.2×12 topics
  25. Technology Integration44▲ 3.1×12 topics
  26. Student Engagement42▲ 2.3×16 topics
  27. Social Networks40▲ 3.2×10 topics
  28. Human Resource Management38▲ 5.4×4 topics
  29. Stock Market36▲ 3.5×2 topics
  30. Localization34▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Guanxi31▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Wasta31▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Hydraulic Fracturing28▲ 5.9×2 topics
  34. Fracture Propagation27▲ 9.9×1 topic
  35. Shale Gas Reservoirs27▲ 9.9×1 topic
  36. Ensemble Kalman Filter26▲ 5.6×2 topics
  37. Uncertainty Quantification25▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Closed-Loop Control24▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Well Placement24▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Middle East23▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Sultan Qaboos University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Socioeconomic Developmen…31Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 31 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …28Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 28 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…27Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 27 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…24Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 24 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 21 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 20 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…18Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 18 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 16 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 16 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…16Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 16 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHealth InformaticsMechanical EngineeringOcean Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 28 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 27 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 24 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 20 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 16 works
  9. 9 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 16 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sultan Qaboos University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sultan Qaboos University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.017% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Sultan Qaboos University0.020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sultan Qaboos 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.

still counting5%10%15%Sultan Qaboos University13.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.8% in 2025.

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