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University of Wollongong in Dubai

In research, University of Wollongong in Dubai stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,927 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,148 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,522 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,124
of 28,054 · #14,117 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#22
of 66
Research works
964
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is University of Wollongong in 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 #3,927 of 10,521 42.3%119 #3983
Physical SciencesDomain #6,148 of 12,888 21.5%155 #13636
Computer ScienceField #2,522 of 4,667 29.5%62 #4227
EngineeringField #4,896 of 6,636 15.1%60 #8246

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wollongong in 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#3,983 #3,927
  2. Physical Sciences#13,636 #6,148
  3. Computer Science#4,227 #2,522
  4. Engineering#8,246 #4,896
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: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.51× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.00× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.37× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Wollongong in Dubai?

Ranked on the composite score, Balan Sundarakani, Kathy Ning Shen and May El Barachi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wollongong in Dubai.

  1. 1 Balan Sundarakani United Arab Emirates · #177,423 worldwide 179 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Kathy Ning Shen United Arab Emirates · #435,745 worldwide 87 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 May El Barachi United Arab Emirates · #482,786 worldwide 51 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Zeenath Reza Khan United Arab Emirates · #605,745 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Flevy Lasrado United Arab Emirates · #794,506 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Haroon ur Rashid Khan United Arab Emirates · #959,741 worldwide 103 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Karol Sikora United Arab Emirates · #997,050 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Mohamed K. Watfa United Arab Emirates · #1,029,960 worldwide 47 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wollongong in Dubai

Which keywords describe research at University of Wollongong in Dubai?

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

▲ 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 Learning38▲ 3.5×53 topics
  2. Machine Learning31▲ 3.0×50 topics
  3. Healthcare18▲ 5.1×10 topics
  4. Sustainability18▲ 2.3×30 topics
  5. Renewable Energy17▲ 3.8×20 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management16▲ 5.5×11 topics
  7. Neural Networks16▲ 3.2×24 topics
  8. Corporate Governance14▲ 6.1×14 topics
  9. Internet of Things14▲ 5.0×12 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 2.7×15 topics
  11. Risk Management12▲ 7.5×10 topics
  12. Security11▲ 5.4×14 topics
  13. Big Data10▲ 3.3×13 topics
  14. Medical Imaging8▲ 5.1×6 topics
  15. Privacy8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  16. Firm Performance8▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Academic Dishonesty7▲ 169×1 topic
  18. Plagiarism7▲ 169×1 topic
  19. Consumer Behavior7▲ 3.5×7 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks7▲ 2.9×12 topics
  21. Decentralization6▲ 9.5×2 topics
  22. Game Theory6▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Blockchain6▲ 7.8×1 topic
  24. Business Ethics6▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Smart Contracts6▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Social Capital6▲ 3.5×8 topics
  27. Financial Constraints6▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Smart Cities6▲ 6.9×4 topics
  29. Cybersecurity6▲ 7.4×3 topics
  30. Environmental Management6▲ 4.4×6 topics
  31. Smart Grid6▲ 4.7×7 topics
  32. IoT Security5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  33. Capital Structure5▲ 10×2 topics
  34. RFID Technology5▲ 9.0×4 topics
  35. Customer Satisfaction5▲ 4.9×3 topics
  36. Investor Protection5▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Ownership Structure5▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Organizational Performance5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  39. Earnings Management4▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Short-Term Forecasting4▲ 9.1×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Wollongong in Dubai publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Academic integrity and plagiarism, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Corporate Finance and Governance and Information and Cyber Security.

Academic integrity and plagiarism: 7 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 6 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…5Corporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…4Information and Cyber Security: 4 fractional worksEthics in Business and Education: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Fo…3Energy Load and Power Forecasting: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 3 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…3Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 3 fractional works
Safety ResearchInformation SystemsAccountingInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 7 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 6 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 4 works
  5. 5 Ethics in Business and Education Information Systems and Management 4 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  7. 7 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  9. 9 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 3 works
  10. 10 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 3 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Wollongong in Dubai's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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