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University of Palestine

In research, University of Palestine stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,843 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,186 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Professions — Health Professions is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,030
of 28,054 · #18,419 all time
Rank in Palestine
#10
of 17
Research works
533
▲ 223% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of Palestine 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,843 of 11,982 23.1%67 #6259
Social SciencesDomain #7,186 of 10,521 20.0%72 #12077

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Palestine 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).

What does University of Palestine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Professions takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health ProfessionsField · 20.7 works4.1×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.12× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 3.54× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Palestine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mortality, Public Health, Mental Health, Conflict, Health, Globalization, Violence and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Public Health12▲ 4.4×21 topics
  2. Globalization12▲ 3.2×14 topics
  3. Epidemiology11▲ 1.51×54 topics
  4. Mental Health11▲ 4.1×19 topics
  5. Mortality10▲ 8.7×9 topics
  6. Human Rights9▲ 4.7×14 topics
  7. Conflict8▲ 26×5 topics
  8. Health8▲ 10×5 topics
  9. Violence7▲ 26×3 topics
  10. Peacebuilding7▲ 58×3 topics
  11. Democratic Republic of Congo7▲ 217×1 topic
  12. Iraq7▲ 217×1 topic
  13. COVID-196▲ 2.5×12 topics
  14. Depression6▲ 3.9×10 topics
  15. Quality of Life6▲ 2.2×23 topics
  16. Palestine6▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Pandemic6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  18. Discrimination6▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Renewable Energy6▲ 2.0×11 topics
  20. Ethnic Identity5▲ 25×1 topic
  21. Israel5▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Healthcare Workers4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  23. Trauma4▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Risk Management4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  25. Health Disparities4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  26. Leadership4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  27. Politics4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  28. Anxiety4▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Technology Integration4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  30. Ethnicity4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  31. Infectious Diseases3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  32. Integration3▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Psychological Adjustment3▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Stress3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  35. Immigrant3▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Refugee3▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Elderly3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  38. Strategic Planning3▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Islam3▲ 7.0×1 topic
  40. Nursing3▲ 7.5×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Palestine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Conflict Studies, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Migration, Health and Trauma and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Health and Conflict Stud…7Health and Conflict Studies: 7 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 5 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  2. 2 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  9. 9 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Palestine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 223% 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.

Other research institutions in Gaza

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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.