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Syrian Private University

In research, Syrian Private University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,639 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,233 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry (Dentistry is 13.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#10,390
of 22,385 · #13,223 all time
Rank in Syria
#6
of 15
Research works
505
▲ 124% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
84%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%

What is Syrian Private 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,639 of 9,902 8.8%138 #9425
MedicineField #5,233 of 8,541 7.0%108 #8484

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Syrian Private 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 fields of science does Syrian Private University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Syrian Private University is in Health Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Dentistry (7%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 162 fractional works · 52.7% of its workMedicine: 127 fractional works · 41.3% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 20 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOrthodontics: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOral Surgery: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 64 fractional works · 20.9% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 36 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSyrian PrivateUniversity308fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences15%

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. Medicine12741.3%
    2. Dentistry206.5%
    3. Health Professions134.3%
    4. Nursing10.4%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Engineering196.0%
    2. Computer Science113.7%
    3. Chemistry103.2%
    4. Environmental Science92.8%
    5. Materials Science51.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.0%
    7. Mathematics30.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    9. Energy10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Social Sciences206.3%
    2. Psychology113.7%
    3. Decision Sciences51.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting41.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities30.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology144.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences134.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.2%
    4. Neuroscience31.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Syrian Private University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 20.1 works13×
← 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: 0.92× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.01× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 13.45× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.15× its world share, 127 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry13.45×20 works
  2. Medicine2.15×127 works
  3. Chemistry2.01×10 works
  4. Health Professions1.62×13 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.52×4 works
  6. Veterinary1.26×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.21×4 works
  8. Psychology1.20×11 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.18×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.92×14 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×14 works
  13. Nursing0.86×1 works
  14. Mathematics0.78×3 works
  15. Neuroscience0.62×3 works
  16. Environmental Science0.56×9 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×2 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×3 works
  19. Social Sciences0.50×20 works
  20. Computer Science0.48×12 works
  21. Materials Science0.48×5 works
  22. Energy0.45×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×4 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.43×3 works
  25. Engineering0.40×19 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.30×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Syrian Private University?

Ranked on the quality score, Reem Hasan Obaydo, Ahmad Nabil Alhouri and Muaaz Mutaz Alajlani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Syrian Private University.

  1. 1 Reem Hasan Obaydo Syria · #301,686 worldwide 1.3k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Ahmad Nabil Alhouri Syria · #1,192,772 worldwide 239 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Muaaz Mutaz Alajlani Syria · #1,265,434 worldwide 2.4k citations · 56 works
  4. 4 André Torbey Syria · #1,622,830 worldwide 160 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Louei Darjazini Nahas Syria · #1,758,399 worldwide 555 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Batoul Bakkar Syria · #2,025,413 worldwide 478 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Basem Battah Syria · #2,195,814 worldwide 862 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Zeina S. Malek Syria · #2,607,542 worldwide 179 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Nuraldeen Maher Al‐Khanati Syria · #2,910,037 worldwide 558 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Mouhib Alnoukari Syria · #3,013,862 worldwide 214 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Syrian Private University

What are the most cited papers from Syrian Private University?

The most cited paper from Syrian Private University is "Trends in Middle East climate extreme indices from 1950 to 2003" (Xuebin Zhang et al., 2005), with 550 citations. Next come "Nanotechnology as a Promising Approach to Combat Multidrug Resistant Bacteria: A Comprehensive Review and Future Perspectives" (332) and "A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat" (242).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Trends in Middle East climate extreme indices from 1950 to 2003 Xuebin Zhang et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 23 Nov 2005 550
2 Nanotechnology as a Promising Approach to Combat Multidrug Resistant Bacteria: A Comprehensive Review and Future Perspectives ‏Helal F. Hetta, Yasmin N. Ramadan, Alhanouf I. Al-Harbi et al. · Biomedicines Open access 31 Jan 2023 332
3 A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat Jeffrey Victor Lazarus et al. · Nature Open access352 authors 3 Nov 2022 242
4 Geodetic constraints on present‐day motion of the Arabian Plate: Implications for Red Sea and Gulf of Aden rifting Abdullah ArRajehi, S. McClusky, Robert E. Reilinger et al. · Tectonics Open access Jun 2010 238
5 Arabic and English Compliment Responses: Potential for Pragmatic Failure Gayle L. Nelson, Mahmoud Al‐Batal, Edward C. Echols · Applied Linguistics Dec 1996 160
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Syrian Private University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Treatment, COVID-19, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Orthognathic Surgery and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 2.5×83 topics
  2. Quality of Life16▲ 3.6×27 topics
  3. Inflammation13▲ 2.0×38 topics
  4. Treatment12▲ 3.2×34 topics
  5. COVID-1912▲ 3.0×23 topics
  6. Machine Learning10◆ 1.01×32 topics
  7. Diagnosis9▲ 3.1×32 topics
  8. Mental Health8▲ 1.86×16 topics
  9. Pandemic8▲ 2.6×11 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 1.97×26 topics
  11. Management6▲ 2.6×24 topics
  12. Depression6▲ 2.2×11 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors6▲ 4.4×14 topics
  14. Risk Factors6▲ 1.68×23 topics
  15. Surgical Management5▲ 4.3×18 topics
  16. Clinical Trials5▲ 2.6×11 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 2.0×12 topics
  18. Orthognathic Surgery5▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Health5▲ 3.9×6 topics
  20. Pathogenesis5▲ 3.1×17 topics
  21. Wound Healing5▲ 5.6×7 topics
  22. Dental Esthetics4▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Orthodontic Tooth Movement4▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Prevention4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  25. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  26. Herbal Medicine4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  27. Pathophysiology4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  28. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 8.0×7 topics
  29. Autoantibodies3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  30. Psychological Factors3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  31. Healthcare Workers3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  32. Method Validation3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Green Analytical Chemistry3▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Revascularization3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  35. Fetal Surgery3▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Dental Caries3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  37. Liquid Chromatography3▲ 14×2 topics
  38. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Pharmaceutical Analysis3▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Validation3▲ 9.2×1 topic

Which research topics does Syrian Private University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Dental materials and restorations.

  1. 1 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 4 works
  2. 2 Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Analytical Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 2 works
  5. 5 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 2 works
  6. 6 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 2 works
  10. 10 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available84.3%not open15.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Syrian Private University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 124% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Syrian Private University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Syrian Private University0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Syrian Private 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%Syrian Private University14.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.2% in 2025.

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