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University of Dubai

In research, University of Dubai stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,421 of 10,521 worldwide), Engineering (#2,154 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,249 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,063
of 28,054 · #13,730 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#17
of 66
Research works
1.4k
▲ 156% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is University of Dubai 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 #2,421 of 10,521 34.4%220 #4326
EngineeringField #2,154 of 6,636 21.0%153 #6103
Physical SciencesDomain #4,249 of 12,888 24.1%377 #11382
Computer ScienceField #1,581 of 4,667 27.9%161 #3513
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,039 of 2,578 41.8%75 #1539
Social SciencesField #3,081 of 6,365 25.7%71 #4757
Health SciencesDomain #8,195 of 11,982 22.0%65 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Dubai 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#4,326 #2,421
  2. Engineering#6,103 #2,154
  3. Physical Sciences#11,382 #4,249
  4. Computer Science#3,513 #1,581
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#1,539 #1,039
  6. Social Sciences#4,757 #3,081
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.

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: 0.39× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.98× its world share, 161 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.47× its world share, 153 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.35× its world share, 75 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Dubai?

Ranked on the composite score, Yassine Himeur, Amjad Gawanmeh and William Guéraiche lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Dubai.

  1. 1 Yassine Himeur United Arab Emirates · #284,824 worldwide 276 citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Amjad Gawanmeh United Arab Emirates · #653,494 worldwide 111 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 William Guéraiche United Arab Emirates · #736,041 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Claude Fachkha United Arab Emirates · #742,038 worldwide 76 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hussam Al Hamadi United Arab Emirates · #833,414 worldwide 65 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Husameldin Mukhtar United Arab Emirates · #860,440 worldwide 82 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Wathiq Mansoor United Arab Emirates · #867,213 worldwide 110 citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Hussain Al-Ahmad United Arab Emirates · #886,681 worldwide 130 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Andreas Karathanasopoulos United Arab Emirates · #968,336 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Alessio Faccia United Arab Emirates · #990,256 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Dubai

Which keywords describe research at University of Dubai?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Convolutional Neural Networks, Security, Neural Networks and Internet of Things.

▲ 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. Deep Learning103▲ 4.3×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning94▲ 4.1×73 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management35▲ 5.3×19 topics
  4. Healthcare34▲ 4.3×15 topics
  5. Neural Networks33▲ 3.0×31 topics
  6. Sustainability30▲ 1.77×43 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks27▲ 5.3×14 topics
  8. Big Data26▲ 4.1×19 topics
  9. Internet of Things26▲ 4.3×15 topics
  10. Security25▲ 5.6×17 topics
  11. Renewable Energy24▲ 2.4×27 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence24▲ 2.5×25 topics
  13. Remote Sensing20▲ 2.4×22 topics
  14. IoT Security20▲ 8.7×3 topics
  15. Privacy17▲ 8.4×6 topics
  16. IoT17▲ 6.5×12 topics
  17. Anomaly Detection17▲ 8.2×4 topics
  18. Smart Cities16▲ 9.1×7 topics
  19. Feature Extraction16▲ 5.1×10 topics
  20. Data Mining16▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Classification15▲ 4.7×9 topics
  22. Risk Management15▲ 4.5×10 topics
  23. Corporate Governance15▲ 2.9×14 topics
  24. Customer Satisfaction15▲ 6.5×7 topics
  25. Medical Imaging14▲ 4.0×7 topics
  26. Digital Transformation14▲ 3.8×8 topics
  27. Cybersecurity13▲ 7.7×4 topics
  28. Surveillance12▲ 6.6×4 topics
  29. Organizational Performance12▲ 7.0×7 topics
  30. Support Vector Machines11▲ 5.0×8 topics
  31. Human Resource Management11▲ 9.9×4 topics
  32. Social Networks10▲ 5.6×7 topics
  33. Smart Contracts9▲ 8.2×2 topics
  34. Decentralization9▲ 6.2×1 topic
  35. Localization9▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Intrusion Detection8▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Behavioral Analysis8▲ 10×2 topics
  38. DDoS Attacks8▲ 9.7×1 topic
  39. Network Security8▲ 9.0×1 topic
  40. Social Media Marketing8▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Dubai publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Organizational and Employee Performance, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Blockchain Technology Ap…9Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 9 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…8Organizational and Employee Performance: 8 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 8 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 7 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 6 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…6Digital Marketing and Social Media: 6 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 5 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Classification: 5 fractional works
Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and CommunicationsSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 works
  2. 2 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 7 works
  6. 6 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 6 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  10. 10 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 5 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.7%domestic only48.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Dubai's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 156% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.