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University of Bahrain

In research, University of Bahrain stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,926 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,049 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,291 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Management Information Systems and Business, Management and Accounting — Accounting is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,666
of 28,054 · #4,923 all time
Rank in Bahrain
#1
of 14
Research works
5.4k
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Bahrain 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,926 of 10,521 25.7%527 #2691
Physical SciencesDomain #3,049 of 12,888 14.5%701 #4078
Health SciencesDomain #3,291 of 11,982 16.7%127 #3359
Social SciencesField #2,319 of 6,365 26.8%153 #3260
Business, Management and AccountingField #977 of 2,578 23.6%170 #1526
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #717 of 1,775 32.8%95 #1424
EngineeringField #2,772 of 6,636 11.1%247 #2925
Computer ScienceField #2,070 of 4,667 15.3%232 #2495
AccountingSubfield #174 of 389 23.1%63 #491
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #601 of 1,272 34.9%74 #1325

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Bahrain 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. Social Sciences#2,691 #1,926
  2. Physical Sciences#4,078 #3,049
  3. Health Sciences#3,359 #3,291
  4. Social Sciences#3,260 #2,319
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#1,526 #977
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,424 #717
  7. Engineering#2,925 #2,772
  8. Computer Science#2,495 #2,070
  9. Accounting#491 #174
  10. Economics and Econometrics#1,325 #601
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 University of Bahrain specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 62.5 works7.3×
  2. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 29.9 works5.2×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 170.1 works3.8×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.13× its world share, 232 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.04× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 247 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 50 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.76× its world share, 170 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.18× its world share, 96 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 153 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Bahrain?

Ranked on the composite score, Zbys Fedorowicz, M.P. Saka and Mahmood Ali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bahrain.

  1. 1 Zbys Fedorowicz Bahrain · #85,432 worldwide 232 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 M.P. Saka Bahrain · #137,756 worldwide 201 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Mahmood Ali Bahrain · #434,647 worldwide 127 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Yomna Abdulla Bahrain · #488,866 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Alauddin Al-Omary Bahrain · #584,061 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 M. Bououdina Bahrain · #603,985 worldwide 808 citations · 156 works
  7. 7 A.A. Dakhel Bahrain · #669,758 worldwide 158 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Mustafa Raza Rabbani Bahrain · #687,035 worldwide 91 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Salman A. Khan Bahrain · #731,546 worldwide 98 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Elsayed A. H. Elamir Bahrain · #765,314 worldwide 51 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Bahrain

Which keywords describe research at University of Bahrain?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Risk Management, Deep Learning, Corporate Governance, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Internet of Things and Financial Stability.

▲ 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 Learning145▲ 3.2×78 topics
  2. Deep Learning108▲ 2.3×69 topics
  3. Sustainability70▲ 2.0×48 topics
  4. Risk Management62▲ 9.1×13 topics
  5. Renewable Energy62▲ 3.0×35 topics
  6. Corporate Governance59▲ 5.7×18 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management59▲ 4.5×18 topics
  8. Healthcare56▲ 3.5×17 topics
  9. Internet of Things54▲ 4.5×20 topics
  10. Neural Networks54▲ 2.5×33 topics
  11. Big Data49▲ 3.8×25 topics
  12. Finance42▲ 16×4 topics
  13. IoT41▲ 7.8×17 topics
  14. Financial Stability40▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Data Mining40▲ 3.8×14 topics
  16. Islamic Banking39▲ 6.8×3 topics
  17. Security39▲ 4.2×20 topics
  18. Performance Analysis37▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Global Financial Crisis37▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Ethical Identity36▲ 21×1 topic
  21. Shariah Supervision36▲ 21×1 topic
  22. Smart Cities36▲ 10.0×8 topics
  23. Artificial Intelligence34▲ 1.78×33 topics
  24. Social Capital33▲ 4.5×11 topics
  25. Organizational Performance33▲ 9.5×8 topics
  26. Economic Growth32▲ 2.7×16 topics
  27. Digital Transformation31▲ 4.2×13 topics
  28. Financial Performance27▲ 3.4×11 topics
  29. Customer Satisfaction25▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Stock Market25▲ 7.4×3 topics
  31. Consumer Behavior25▲ 2.8×13 topics
  32. Monetary Policy25▲ 7.2×6 topics
  33. IoT Security22▲ 4.8×3 topics
  34. Predictive Analytics21▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Privacy20▲ 4.8×5 topics
  36. Firm Performance18▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Cybersecurity18▲ 5.3×5 topics
  38. User Satisfaction17▲ 6.3×4 topics
  39. Social Media Marketing16▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Cryptocurrencies14▲ 7.3×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Bahrain publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Organizational and Employee Performance, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Market Dynamics and Volatility.

Islamic Finance and Bank…36Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 36 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 16 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 14 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 13 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 13 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 12 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…12Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 12 fractional worksAI and HR Technologies: 11 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 11 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…11Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 11 fractional works
AccountingArtificial IntelligenceInformation SystemsEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 36 works
  2. 2 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 14 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 13 works
  6. 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 12 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  8. 8 AI and HR Technologies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 11 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 11 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Bahrain's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% 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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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.