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Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

In research, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,262 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,101 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,598
of 28,054 · #15,231 all time
Rank in Oman
#8
of 26
Research works
2.1k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Sultan Qaboos University Hospital 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 #2,262 of 11,982 7.6%381 #4899
MedicineField #3,101 of 10,443 6.4%351 #5749

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sultan Qaboos University Hospital 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).

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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.52× its world share, 351 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Khalid Al‐Rasadi, Asim Qureshi and Norman Oneil Machado lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.

  1. 1 Khalid Al‐Rasadi Oman · #599,737 worldwide 73 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Asim Qureshi Oman · #851,779 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Norman Oneil Machado Oman · #961,119 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Pradeep Chopra Oman · #978,810 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Saif Al-Yaarubi Oman · #1,060,960 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Roshan Koul Oman · #1,076,390 worldwide 12 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Anil Pathare Oman · #1,088,405 worldwide 11 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Arwa Z. Al‐Riyami Oman · #1,093,973 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Anuradha Ganesh Oman · #1,153,979 worldwide 20 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Salam Alkindi Oman · #1,339,926 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Genetic Mutations, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Quality of Life and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology59▲ 2.9×106 topics
  2. Inflammation26▲ 2.4×54 topics
  3. Treatment23▲ 3.6×43 topics
  4. Diagnosis22▲ 4.6×37 topics
  5. Quality of Life20▲ 2.7×38 topics
  6. Risk Factors18▲ 3.2×26 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations16▲ 7.3×23 topics
  8. Chemotherapy15▲ 4.0×22 topics
  9. Depression15▲ 3.2×16 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 2.3×25 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress13▲ 1.55×34 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 4.5×13 topics
  13. COVID-1912▲ 1.77×20 topics
  14. Management12▲ 3.0×28 topics
  15. Mental Health12▲ 1.59×18 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 2.8×21 topics
  17. Surgical Management12▲ 5.5×20 topics
  18. Cancer11▲ 1.63×29 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors11▲ 5.0×14 topics
  20. Immunotherapy11▲ 2.9×18 topics
  21. Pandemic10▲ 1.89×9 topics
  22. Clinical Trials10▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Anxiety10▲ 4.0×9 topics
  24. Complications9▲ 3.6×15 topics
  25. Mortality9▲ 3.1×11 topics
  26. Guidelines9▲ 3.8×12 topics
  27. Immune Response9▲ 3.1×16 topics
  28. Diabetes9▲ 3.4×15 topics
  29. Global Burden8▲ 3.0×11 topics
  30. Pathogenesis8▲ 3.1×20 topics
  31. Pulmonary Hypertension8▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Echocardiography8▲ 5.4×8 topics
  33. Surgery7▲ 4.1×10 topics
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 5.8×8 topics
  35. Pathophysiology7▲ 4.5×10 topics
  36. Cognitive Impairment7▲ 5.1×8 topics
  37. Critical Care6▲ 5.4×8 topics
  38. Anemia6▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  40. Prophylaxis5▲ 7.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Sultan Qaboos University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management and Blood groups and transfusion.

Hemoglobinopathies and R…4Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 4 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…3Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 3 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 3 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…2Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 2 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional works
GeneticsGeneral Health ProfessionsInternal MedicineHematology6 others

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

  1. 1 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 4 works
  2. 2 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 3 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 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 available68.0%not open32.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sultan Qaboos University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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