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University of Nizwa

In research, University of Nizwa stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,091 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,157 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,573 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Organic Chemistry — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,643
of 28,054 · #5,535 all time
Rank in Oman
#5
of 26
Research works
2k
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is University of Nizwa 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 #3,091 of 12,888 28.5%367 #6147
Life SciencesDomain #3,157 of 7,800 28.4%161 #4299
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,573 of 3,409 35.1%72 #1798
Social SciencesDomain #5,121 of 10,521 22.8%184 #2663
Health SciencesDomain #6,187 of 11,982 21.4%120 #10507
MedicineField #5,415 of 10,443 22.2%108 #9539
EngineeringField #4,098 of 6,636 17.0%98 #7317
Computer ScienceField #3,383 of 4,667 30.7%61 #5450
Social SciencesField #4,960 of 6,365 20.2%74 #2217
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,942 of 3,579 22.5%64 #5558

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Nizwa 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#6,147 #3,091
  2. Life Sciences#4,299 #3,157
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,798 #1,573
  4. Social Sciences#2,663 #5,121
  5. Health Sciences#10,507 #6,187
  6. Medicine#9,539 #5,415
  7. Engineering#7,317 #4,098
  8. Computer Science#5,450 #3,383
  9. Social Sciences#2,217 #4,960
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,558 #2,942
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 Nizwa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 38.8 works9.0×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 31.0 works5.0×
← 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: 1.83× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.98× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.45× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 98 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.16× its world share, 58 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 108 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Nizwa?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Waqas, Abdul Latif Khan and Saeed Ullah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Nizwa.

  1. 1 Muhammad Waqas Oman · #125,646 worldwide 235 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Abdul Latif Khan Oman · #142,614 worldwide 288 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Saeed Ullah Oman · #151,570 worldwide 431 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Hidayat Hussain Oman · #159,270 worldwide 205 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Javid Hussain Oman · #167,802 worldwide 210 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Anil K. Philip Oman · #176,963 worldwide 513 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Saurabh Bhatia Oman · #217,235 worldwide 211 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Mohammad Amzad Hossain Oman · #279,399 worldwide 151 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Sobia Ahsan Halim Oman · #312,191 worldwide 218 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Ahmed S. El‐Karamany Oman · #319,480 worldwide 172 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Nizwa

Which keywords describe research at University of Nizwa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medicinal Plants, Machine Learning, Anti-inflammatory, General Relativity, Supernovae, Antioxidant, Medicinal Chemistry and Dark Energy.

▲ 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 Learning46▲ 1.70×49 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress29▲ 2.1×47 topics
  3. Antioxidant25▲ 4.3×41 topics
  4. Medicinal Plants25▲ 7.4×13 topics
  5. Cancer23▲ 2.0×41 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity22▲ 4.2×27 topics
  7. Anti-inflammatory20▲ 8.6×23 topics
  8. General Relativity20▲ 35×2 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications19▲ 1.92×28 topics
  10. Supernovae19▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Medicinal Chemistry18▲ 7.9×10 topics
  12. Dark Energy18▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Cosmic Microwave Background18▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Cosmological Parameters18▲ 38×1 topic
  15. Black Holes18▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Antioxidants17▲ 4.6×13 topics
  17. Corporate Governance17▲ 2.8×13 topics
  18. Flavonoids17▲ 7.6×11 topics
  19. Risk Management16▲ 3.9×8 topics
  20. Anticancer Agents16▲ 12×11 topics
  21. Drug Discovery15▲ 8.3×9 topics
  22. Quantum Gravity15▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Pharmacology15▲ 7.0×14 topics
  24. Heat Transfer14▲ 3.4×10 topics
  25. Apoptosis14▲ 5.3×17 topics
  26. Antimicrobial13▲ 5.6×13 topics
  27. Synthesis13▲ 4.2×31 topics
  28. IoT13▲ 4.1×11 topics
  29. Field Theories13▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Holographic13▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Antimicrobial Activity11▲ 7.8×7 topics
  32. Biological Activities11▲ 8.2×9 topics
  33. Human Resource Management11▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Localization10▲ 9.9×2 topics
  35. Guanxi10▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Wasta10▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Gravitational Waves10▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Global Financial Crisis9▲ 8.0×2 topics
  39. Equation of State9▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Ethical Identity9▲ 8.6×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Nizwa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Socioeconomic Development in MENA and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 18 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 13 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…10Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 10 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…9Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 9 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 9 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 8 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…7Organizational and Employee Performance: 7 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 6 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 6 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 6 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsSociology and Political ScienceAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 9 works
  5. 5 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  6. 6 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 8 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  8. 8 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 6 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 6 works
  10. 10 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 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 available58.4%not open41.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.6%domestic only49.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Nizwa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% 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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