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Socioeconomic Development in MENA

Socioeconomic Development in MENA is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1951. 15.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the dynamics of networking, human resource management, and cultural influences in the Middle East and Asia, with a focus on the concepts of Guanxi in China and Wasta in Arab countries. It delves into topics such as gender-segregated education, localization policies, the impact of regulations on HRM, challenges and achievements in education, and the role of informal social networks in shaping business practices.

  • Guanxi
  • Wasta
  • Emiratisation
  • Saudization
  • Human Resource Management
  • Gender Segregation
  • Localization
  • Social Networks
  • Education
  • Cultural Identity
Research works
14k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
2.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+87%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Socioeconomic Development in MENA research?

By volume, Saudi Arabia and the United States publish the most (639 and 390 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Saudi Arabia 639 works
  2. 2 United States 390 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 303 works
  4. 4 Jordan 269 works
  5. 5 Malaysia 267 works
  6. 6 United Arab Emirates 231 works
  7. 7 Egypt 198 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 163 works
  9. 9 Pakistan 157 works
  10. 10 India 155 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Saudi Arabia: 23.0%United States: 14.1%Indonesia: 10.9%Jordan: 9.7%6 others listed: 42.3%23%largest
Saudi Arabia639 · 23.0%United States390 · 14.1%Indonesia303 · 10.9%Jordan269 · 9.7%6 others listed1,172 · 42.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Socioeconomic Development in MENA research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Qatar University publishes the most Socioeconomic Development in MENA research, followed by King Saud University and University of Jordan.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Qatar UniversityQatar 59 works
  2. 2 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 50 works
  3. 3 University of JordanJordan 49 works
  4. 4 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 42 works
  5. 5 Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 33 works
  6. 6 Al-Balqa Applied UniversityJordan 33 works
  7. 7 King Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia 32 works
  8. 8 University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia 31 works
  9. 9 Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversitySaudi Arabia 31 works
  10. 10 Sultan Qaboos UniversityOman 29 works

Where is Socioeconomic Development in MENA research done?

The largest centres of Socioeconomic Development in MENA research in 2022–2025 are Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Amman (Jordan), Doha (Qatar) and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nizwá, Salt and Najrān.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 186 works
  2. 2 Amman Jordan 127 works
  3. 3 Doha Qatar 113 works
  4. 4 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 106 works
  5. 5 Cairo Egypt 82 works
  6. 6 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 70 works
  7. 7 Dubai United Arab Emirates 68 works
  8. 8 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 67 works
  9. 9 Muscat Oman 60 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 57 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. NizwáOM · 23.0 works70×
  2. SaltJO · 32.8 works66×
  3. NajrānSA · 20.3 works40×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Socioeconomic Development in MENA than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Socioeconomic Development in MENA?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Business and Technology, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University and Qatar University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%25%50%mean 33.64%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Business and Technology: 31, 31.5%Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University: 33, 27.5%Qatar University: 59, 25.9%University of Sharjah: 28, 29.4%Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University: 24, 29.8%Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University: 31, 18.5%King Abdulaziz University: 42, 14.9%University of Nizwa: 10, 48.9%Prince Sultan University: 11, 51.5%Gulf University: 9, 58.5%University of Busine…University of SharjahPrince Sattam Bin Ab…Qatar University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia 77.431.5%71.1×31 +167.1%
2 Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 77.027.5%27.5×33 +667.5%
3 Qatar UniversityQatar 75.925.9%44.1×59 +131.6%
4 University of SharjahUnited Arab Emirates 74.929.4%23.2×28 +195.0%
5 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia 71.229.8%28.4×24 +377.3%
6 Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversitySaudi Arabia 71.118.5%35.7×31 +542.5%
7 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 70.414.9%16.7×42 +506.8%
8 University of NizwaOman 69.248.9%53.2×10 +94.3%
9 Prince Sultan UniversitySaudi Arabia 69.151.5%22.2×11 +38.1%
10 Gulf UniversitySerbia 68.358.5%94.3×9 —

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Socioeconomic Development in MENA research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.