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United Arab Emirates University

In research, United Arab Emirates University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#353 of 12,888 worldwide), Education (#63 of 1,892 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#373 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Building and Construction and Geometry and Topology — Modeling and Simulation is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#334
of 28,054 · #1,155 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#2
of 66
Research works
16k
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
377k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is United Arab Emirates 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
Physical SciencesDomain #353 of 12,888 27.0%2,586 #1171
EducationSubfield #63 of 1,892 55.9%129 #323
Social SciencesDomain #373 of 10,521 40.3%949 #871
Social SciencesField #312 of 6,365 41.5%438 #788
EngineeringField #335 of 6,636 24.5%1,058 #904
Health SciencesDomain #695 of 11,982 25.9%686 #1431
Life SciencesDomain #476 of 7,800 36.2%680 #1290
MedicineField #838 of 10,443 25.3%567 #1601
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #284 of 3,409 47.2%296 #894
Computer ScienceField #404 of 4,667 32.8%428 #842

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 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. Physical Sciences#1,171 #353
  2. Education#323 #63
  3. Social Sciences#871 #373
  4. Social Sciences#788 #312
  5. Engineering#904 #335
  6. Health Sciences#1,431 #695
  7. Life Sciences#1,290 #476
  8. Medicine#1,601 #838
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#894 #284
  10. Computer Science#842 #404
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 United Arab Emirates University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 31.4 works4.6×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 103.1 works3.4×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 22.6 works2.8×
← 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: 1.27× its world share, 296 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 237 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 89 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.12× its world share, 36 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 90 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 428 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 75 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.46× its world share, 111 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 1,058 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 311 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 260 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.53× its world share, 146 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 71 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 567 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 125 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 107 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 174 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 438 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United Arab Emirates University?

Ranked on the composite score, Nazar Zaki, Fikri M. Abu‐Zidan and Moien AB Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Arab Emirates University.

  1. 1 Nazar Zaki · #39,607 worldwide 452 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Fikri M. Abu‐Zidan · #47,528 worldwide 305 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Moien AB Khan · #48,773 worldwide 814 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Abubakr Naeem · #54,686 worldwide 386 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Gulfaraz Khan · #54,708 worldwide 1.5k citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Iffat Elbarazi · #79,484 worldwide 761 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Michal Grivna · #82,760 worldwide 506 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Luai A. Ahmed · #87,233 worldwide 308 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Shreesh Ojha · #96,263 worldwide 143 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Nader Mohamed · #152,938 worldwide 172 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at United Arab Emirates University

Which keywords describe research at United Arab Emirates University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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.

▲ 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 Learning244▲ 1.52×85 topics
  2. Deep Learning226▲ 1.35×74 topics
  3. Epidemiology154▼ 0.80×117 topics
  4. Climate Change144◆ 1.09×80 topics
  5. Sustainability136◆ 1.14×62 topics
  6. Environmental Impact132▲ 1.58×52 topics
  7. Renewable Energy123▲ 1.75×36 topics
  8. Nanomaterials107▲ 2.1×19 topics
  9. Heat Transfer105▲ 4.3×19 topics
  10. Nanoparticles97▲ 1.57×40 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress93▲ 1.16×58 topics
  12. Healthcare93▲ 1.68×19 topics
  13. Remote Sensing92▲ 1.52×29 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications84▲ 1.45×34 topics
  15. Antioxidant79▲ 2.4×47 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence79▲ 1.17×40 topics
  17. Neural Networks78◆ 1.04×36 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency77▲ 1.66×32 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties74▲ 1.56×35 topics
  20. Graphene71▲ 2.1×11 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity67▲ 2.2×30 topics
  22. Catalysis64▲ 1.96×25 topics
  23. Internet of Things64▲ 1.50×19 topics
  24. Artificial Neural Networks61▲ 2.6×9 topics
  25. Energy Storage57▲ 1.77×12 topics
  26. Solar Energy52▲ 3.3×5 topics
  27. Applications46▲ 3.4×7 topics
  28. Health Benefits46▲ 2.9×14 topics
  29. Experimental Investigation45▲ 8.7×5 topics
  30. IoT Security45▲ 2.9×3 topics
  31. IoT44▲ 2.4×13 topics
  32. Semiconductor44▲ 2.6×6 topics
  33. Smart Cities39▲ 3.1×7 topics
  34. Visible Light38▲ 3.4×3 topics
  35. Proteins34▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Functional Properties32▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Nanofluids31▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Pest Management27▲ 6.5×3 topics
  39. Guanxi25▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Wasta25▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does United Arab Emirates University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Date Palm Research Studies and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer.

Advanced Photocatalysis …31Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 31 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…25Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 25 fractional worksDate Palm Research Studies: 22 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 22 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms21Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 21 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 20 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 19 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…19Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 19 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 18 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 18 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSociology and Political SciencePlant ScienceBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENASociology and Political Science 25 works
  3. 3 Date Palm Research StudiesPlant Science 22 works
  4. 4 Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferBiomedical Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Heat Transfer MechanismsMechanical Engineering 21 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 20 works
  7. 7 Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsCivil and Structural Engineering 19 works
  8. 8 Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationBuilding and Construction 19 works
  9. 9 Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchCivil and Structural Engineering 18 works
  10. 10 Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics and Econometrics 18 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Arab Emirates University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.