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Zayed University

In research, Zayed University stands highest in Social Sciences (#622 of 10,521 worldwide), Information Systems (#140 of 1,291 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#808 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, Communication and Safety Research — Computer Science Applications is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,192
of 28,054 · #4,324 all time
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#9
of 66
Research works
4.6k
▲ 115% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Zayed University 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 #622 of 10,521 38.1%824 #1002
Information SystemsSubfield #140 of 1,291 41.5%93 #370
Social SciencesField #808 of 6,365 35.3%415 #1022
Business, Management and AccountingField #348 of 2,578 44.3%135 #754
Computer ScienceField #741 of 4,667 34.2%347 #1227
Physical SciencesDomain #2,567 of 12,888 30.3%561 #5013
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #534 of 2,578 34.5%148 #744
EducationSubfield #457 of 1,892 37.4%110 #796
Health SciencesDomain #3,553 of 11,982 25.8%151 #6365
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #563 of 1,884 33.2%110 #1002

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zayed University 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#1,002 #622
  2. Information Systems#370 #140
  3. Social Sciences#1,022 #808
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#754 #348
  5. Computer Science#1,227 #741
  6. Physical Sciences#5,013 #2,567
  7. Sociology and Political Science#744 #534
  8. Education#796 #457
  9. Health Sciences#6,365 #3,553
  10. Artificial Intelligence#1,002 #563
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 Zayed University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 23.7 works5.9×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 24.5 works5.5×
  3. Safety ResearchSubfield · 21.5 works4.8×
  4. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 22.6 works4.6×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.73× its world share, 347 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 116 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 80 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.57× its world share, 135 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 66 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 95 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 415 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zayed University?

Ranked on the composite score, Safa Otoum, Catherine Nickerson and Lars Bergkvist lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zayed University.

  1. 1 Safa Otoum United Arab Emirates · #109,395 worldwide 386 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Catherine Nickerson United Arab Emirates · #155,806 worldwide 151 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Lars Bergkvist United Arab Emirates · #179,479 worldwide 649 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Anestis Fotiadis United Arab Emirates · #194,660 worldwide 132 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Habibul Haque Khondker United Arab Emirates · #202,028 worldwide 73 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Faouzi Kamoun United Arab Emirates · #234,527 worldwide 117 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Efstathios Polyzos United Arab Emirates · #317,888 worldwide 131 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Jibran Iqbal United Arab Emirates · #377,013 worldwide 332 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Zaghum Umar United Arab Emirates · #415,924 worldwide 187 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Monther Aldwairi United Arab Emirates · #428,533 worldwide 94 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Zayed University

Which keywords describe research at Zayed University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Healthcare, Social Media, IoT Security, Internet of Things, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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 Learning183▲ 3.4×76 topics
  2. Deep Learning140▲ 2.5×68 topics
  3. Healthcare74▲ 4.0×22 topics
  4. Social Media71▲ 3.0×31 topics
  5. Globalization68▲ 2.1×64 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence66▲ 2.9×33 topics
  7. Internet of Things59▲ 4.2×16 topics
  8. Sustainability59▲ 1.47×51 topics
  9. Big Data58▲ 4.0×20 topics
  10. Education54▲ 1.92×43 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management52▲ 3.5×17 topics
  12. Security49▲ 4.6×24 topics
  13. Educational Technology48▲ 2.5×20 topics
  14. Online Learning47▲ 3.5×14 topics
  15. IoT Security45▲ 8.5×3 topics
  16. Neural Networks44▲ 1.75×32 topics
  17. Corporate Governance37▲ 3.1×18 topics
  18. Social Networks37▲ 8.6×8 topics
  19. Data Mining36▲ 3.0×12 topics
  20. E-Learning36▲ 2.2×12 topics
  21. Student Engagement34▲ 5.2×14 topics
  22. Smart Cities32▲ 7.6×5 topics
  23. Human Resource Management32▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Technology Integration31▲ 6.3×8 topics
  25. Higher Education30▲ 3.5×12 topics
  26. Social Capital30▲ 3.4×14 topics
  27. Digital Transformation29▲ 3.4×13 topics
  28. Behavioral Analysis25▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Surveillance24▲ 5.6×4 topics
  30. Privacy24▲ 5.0×7 topics
  31. Localization24▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Cybersecurity24▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Guanxi23▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Wasta23▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Organizational Performance23▲ 5.7×9 topics
  36. Student Satisfaction21▲ 6.8×2 topics
  37. Student Perceptions20▲ 6.8×7 topics
  38. Security Analysis20▲ 7.1×4 topics
  39. Middle East20▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Learning Analytics19▲ 9.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Zayed University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Online Learning and Analytics and Advanced Malware Detection Techniques.

Socioeconomic Developmen…23Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 23 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…19Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 19 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 17 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 14 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 14 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 13 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…13Education and Islamic Studies: 13 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 13 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 12 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsSignal Processing4 others

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

  1. 1 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 19 works
  3. 3 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 17 works
  4. 4 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 17 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 13 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 13 works
  9. 9 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  10. 10 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 12 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 available43.7%not open56.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.8%domestic only58.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zayed University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 115% 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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