United Arab Emirates University
In research, United Arab Emirates University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,382 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,135 of 5,901 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#806 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Building and Construction and Geometry and Topology (Modeling and Simulation is 4.1× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,445 of 22,385 · #2,159 all time
- Rank in United Arab Emirates
- #4 of 60
- Research works
- 16k ▲ 60% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 377k 23.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 18.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.34× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 43% world 40%
- International
- 38% world 18%
What is United Arab Emirates 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 | #1,382 of 10,670 | 16.4% | 2,586 | #2269 | |
| EngineeringField | #1,135 of 5,901 | 15.1% | 1,058 | #1750 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #806 of 3,157 | 29.9% | 296 | #1405 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,704 of 6,403 | 22.0% | 680 | #2463 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,592 of 9,585 | 21.8% | 949 | #2771 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,684 of 9,902 | 15.8% | 686 | #3381 | |
| MedicineField | #2,576 of 8,541 | 15.0% | 567 | #3161 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #1,444 of 4,417 | 19.7% | 428 | #1925 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,345 of 5,988 | 23.8% | 438 | #2738 | |
| Food ScienceSubfield | #205 of 517 | 32.3% | 91 | #587 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Arab Emirates 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#2,269 #1,382
- Engineering#1,750 #1,135
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,405 #806
- Life Sciences#2,463 #1,704
- Social Sciences#2,771 #2,592
- Health Sciences#3,381 #2,684
- Medicine#3,161 #2,576
- Computer Science#1,925 #1,444
- Social Sciences#2,738 #2,345
- Food Science#587 #205
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 United Arab Emirates University work in?
In 2022-now, 52% of research at United Arab Emirates University is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Medicine (12%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical 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 Sciences2,96652.4%
- Engineering1,19621.1%
- Computer Science4938.7%
- Environmental Science3636.4%
- Materials Science3015.3%
- Mathematics1642.9%
- Energy1302.3%
- Chemistry1051.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences861.5%
- Physics and Astronomy831.5%
- Chemical Engineering440.8%
- Social Sciences1,10019.4%
- Social Sciences5109.0%
- Psychology2003.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting1472.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1172.1%
- Arts and Humanities751.3%
- Decision Sciences510.9%
- Health Sciences80514.2%
- Medicine66711.8%
- Health Professions881.6%
- Nursing360.6%
- Dentistry70.1%
- Veterinary70.1%
- Life Sciences79314.0%
What does United Arab Emirates University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 32.2 works4.1×
- Building and ConstructionSubfield · 112.5 works3.2×
- Geometry and TopologySubfield · 24.8 works2.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Energy2.51×130 works
- Mathematics2.47×164 works
- Chemical Engineering2.23×44 works
- Materials Science1.52×301 works
- Engineering1.41×1,196 works
- Environmental Science1.29×363 works
- Nursing1.29×36 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.28×344 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.23×24 works
- Chemistry1.18×105 works
- Psychology1.16×200 works
- Computer Science1.12×493 works
- Neuroscience1.09×100 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.97×86 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×117 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.93×282 works
- Decision Sciences0.93×51 works
- Veterinary0.90×7 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.81×147 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.75×42 works
- Social Sciences0.71×510 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.66×83 works
- Medicine0.61×667 works
- Health Professions0.59×88 works
- Arts and Humanities0.46×75 works
- Dentistry0.26×7 works
- Energy 2.5×
- Mathematics 2.5×
- Chemical Engineering 2.2×
- Materials Science 1.5×
- Engineering 1.4×
- Environmental Science 1.3×
- Nursing 1.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.2×
- Chemistry 1.2×
- Psychology 1.2×
- Computer Science 1.1×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.9×
- Decision Sciences 0.9×
- Veterinary 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Social Sciences 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Medicine 0.6×
- Health Professions 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Dentistry 0.3×
Who are the top researchers at United Arab Emirates University?
Ranked on the quality score, Muhammad Abubakr Naeem, Sitara Karim and Moien AB Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Arab Emirates University.
- 1
Muhammad Abubakr Naeem
United Arab Emirates · #4,150 worldwide 13k citations · 260 works
- 2
Sitara Karim
United Arab Emirates · #5,759 worldwide 6.3k citations · 148 works
- 3
Moien AB Khan
United Arab Emirates · #41,177 worldwide 57k citations · 168 works
- 4
Aktham Maghyereh
United Arab Emirates · #41,964 worldwide 4.9k citations · 180 works
- 5
Zahir Vally
United Arab Emirates · #75,963 worldwide 3.4k citations · 116 works
- 6
Fayez Ebrahim Alshamsi
United Arab Emirates · #83,404 worldwide 16k citations · 81 works
- 7
Gulfaraz Khan
United Arab Emirates · #87,746 worldwide 42k citations · 172 works
- 8
Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula
United Arab Emirates · #104,521 worldwide 88k citations · 397 works
- 9
Lihadh Al‐Gazali
United Arab Emirates · #140,548 worldwide 14k citations · 198 works
- 10
Khaled M. Hazzouri
United Arab Emirates · #164,617 worldwide 3.7k citations · 76 works
Which keywords describe research at United Arab Emirates University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Heat Transfer, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Nanomaterials, Climate Change and Sustainability.
- Wasta
- Nanofluids
- Proteins
- Hydrogen Production
- Semiconductor
- Water Splitting
- Health Benefits
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Energy Storage
- Catalysis
- Antioxidant Activity
- Mechanical Properties
- Antioxidant
- Biomedical Applications
- Healthcare
- Nanoparticles
- Nanomaterials
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Impact
- Renewable Energy
- Heat Transfer
- Oxidative Stress
- Remote Sensing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Energy Efficiency
- Graphene
- Big Data
- Internet of Things
- Nanocomposites
- Solar Energy
- Applications
- Experimental Investigation
- IoT Security
- Visible Light
- Functional Properties
- Guanxi
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 Learning287▲ 1.52×87 topics
- Deep Learning252▲ 1.29×78 topics
- Epidemiology176▼ 0.78×120 topics
- Climate Change167◆ 1.08×87 topics
- Environmental Impact156▲ 1.61×53 topics
- Sustainability156◆ 1.12×67 topics
- Renewable Energy144▲ 1.75×42 topics
- Nanomaterials124▲ 2.1×19 topics
- Heat Transfer116▲ 4.2×19 topics
- Nanoparticles113▲ 1.59×42 topics
- Oxidative Stress109▲ 1.17×60 topics
- Healthcare106▲ 1.64×20 topics
- Remote Sensing101▲ 1.46×30 topics
- Biomedical Applications98▲ 1.47×36 topics
- Artificial Intelligence98▲ 1.22×45 topics
- Antioxidant90▲ 2.3×48 topics
- Energy Efficiency90▲ 1.72×35 topics
- Mechanical Properties87▲ 1.57×35 topics
- Graphene82▲ 2.1×11 topics
- Antioxidant Activity79▲ 2.2×31 topics
- Big Data74▲ 1.36×27 topics
- Catalysis74▲ 1.96×27 topics
- Internet of Things70▲ 1.44×20 topics
- Energy Storage69▲ 1.87×12 topics
- Nanocomposites69▲ 1.54×20 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks67▲ 2.6×9 topics
- Solar Energy60▲ 3.4×5 topics
- Health Benefits55▲ 2.9×14 topics
- Applications52▲ 3.4×8 topics
- Water Splitting50▲ 2.4×4 topics
- Experimental Investigation48▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Semiconductor48▲ 2.6×6 topics
- IoT Security47▲ 2.7×3 topics
- Hydrogen Production45▲ 3.0×6 topics
- Visible Light44▲ 3.4×3 topics
- Proteins40▲ 7.8×3 topics
- Functional Properties36▲ 11×2 topics
- Nanofluids35▲ 7.5×2 topics
- Guanxi28▲ 23×1 topic
- Wasta28▲ 23×1 topic
Which research topics does United Arab Emirates University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Date Palm Research Studies and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 34 works
- 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 28 works
- 3 Date Palm Research Studies Plant Science 24 works
- 4 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 24 works
- 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 21 works
- 6 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 21 works
- 7 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 21 works
- 8 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 21 works
- 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 21 works
- 10 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 19 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 United Arab Emirates University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 60% 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 United Arab Emirates University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.023% in 2024.
Fractional works of United Arab Emirates 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 18.9% in 2024.
Other research institutions in Al Ain
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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