Al-Balqa' Applied University: Rankings

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Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 5th in Jordan, 3085th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 83 research topics. Al-Balqa' Applied University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,103 academic publications and 124,348 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3085 of 14,131 In the World
#1002 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 30 In Jordan
#450 of 2,749 For Applied Mathematics
#557 of 1,009 For Information Technology
#784 of 1,036 For Social Work
#5110 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#5146 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 80 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 4th for Engineering in Jordan and 2002nd in the World with 4,476 publications made and 62,312 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Jordan
#861 of 2,835 In Asia
#2002 of 6,782 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1998 1 0
1999 7 0
2000 15 11
2001 15 16
2002 22 12
2003 34 47
2004 39 65
2005 56 88
2006 73 122
2007 91 250
2008 115 413
2009 113 575
2010 126 820
2011 143 1060
2012 175 1333
2013 158 1566
2014 151 1710
2015 160 1911
2016 170 2063
2017 201 2623
2018 206 3087
2019 317 4228
2020 334 5732
2021 358 7669
2022 472 9266
2023 536 11259
2024 365 10421

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Engineering.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Jordan and 2038th in the World with 4,462 publications made and 62,406 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Jordan
#564 of 2,864 In Asia
#2038 of 7,081 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1998 2 0
1999 3 0
2000 2 0
2001 4 9
2002 10 7
2003 10 17
2004 14 22
2005 11 25
2006 31 50
2007 50 117
2008 50 186
2009 51 202
2010 56 306
2011 104 456
2012 167 557
2013 217 727
2014 159 932
2015 156 1102
2016 185 1269
2017 183 1592
2018 216 2284
2019 294 3305
2020 395 4802
2021 391 6986
2022 562 8996
2023 657 11714
2024 461 10281

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Social Work 1 60 784
Journalism and Digital Media 4 217 883
Special Education 3 116 887
International Law 2 193 968
Early Childhood Education 4 141 969
Communications and Public Relations 2 238 1194
Education Majors 4 294 1231
Linguistics 4 471 1462
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 440 1740
Demography 4 556 1741
Law 5 494 1746
Sociology 4 454 1783
Classics and Ancient History 5 454 1806
Archaeology 5 665 1929
Philosophy 3 517 1953
Political Science 5 522 1991
History 5 670 2073
Anthropology 5 576 2106
Gender Studies 5 461 2160
Aesthetics 6 749 2295
Library and Information science 4 811 2755

Environmental Science rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Jordan and 1891st in the World with 4,257 publications made and 66,219 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Jordan
#704 of 2,838 In Asia
#1891 of 6,876 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 7 0
2000 15 9
2001 12 21
2002 23 14
2003 31 48
2004 34 62
2005 39 78
2006 62 144
2007 82 272
2008 92 335
2009 100 528
2010 91 691
2011 111 869
2012 168 1072
2013 174 1309
2014 154 1546
2015 154 1684
2016 156 1766
2017 196 2354
2018 202 2854
2019 282 3916
2020 339 5076
2021 331 6856
2022 457 8520
2023 561 10543
2024 368 9314

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 3 347 939
Environmental Management 3 422 1148
Paleontology 3 594 1644
Geotechnical Engineering 5 672 1651
Geology 3 631 1717
Agricultural Science 3 694 1735
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 625 1745
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 716 1768
Geography and Cartography 4 650 1918
Ecology 3 723 1923
Earth science and Geophysics 5 786 1946
Environmental Chemistry 6 933 2069
Oceanography 4 826 2101
Forestry 3 867 2356
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 1310 3259

Physics rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 3rd for Physics in Jordan and 1824th in the World with 4,121 publications made and 66,367 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Jordan
#765 of 2,817 In Asia
#1824 of 6,713 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 6 0
2000 16 11
2001 14 11
2002 17 9
2003 30 46
2004 32 60
2005 50 81
2006 68 133
2007 109 361
2008 111 475
2009 111 691
2010 110 880
2011 135 1132
2012 169 1440
2013 158 1708
2014 137 1796
2015 147 1991
2016 145 2189
2017 180 2676
2018 170 3082
2019 274 4231
2020 311 5304
2021 339 6880
2022 446 8229
2023 482 9619
2024 332 8986

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 2 476 1465
Quantum and Particle physics 3 624 1582
Nuclear Physics 5 702 1732
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 798 2120
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 908 2152
Acoustical Engineering 4 892 2160
Materials Science 4 1007 2176
Optical Engineering 6 1014 2261
Condensed Matter Physics 8 1171 2442
Nanotechnology 5 1327 2642

Computer Science rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Jordan and 1661st in the World with 4,111 publications made and 60,499 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Jordan
#619 of 2,840 In Asia
#1661 of 6,845 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1998 2 0
1999 2 0
2000 1 2
2001 5 5
2002 9 5
2003 11 10
2004 14 16
2005 20 23
2006 30 30
2007 52 103
2008 64 165
2009 53 242
2010 74 298
2011 106 455
2012 160 586
2013 151 823
2014 144 921
2015 135 1116
2016 163 1365
2017 168 1783
2018 224 2607
2019 287 3749
2020 362 5314
2021 372 7805
2022 513 10169
2023 568 13010
2024 403 11413

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Information Technology 2 121 557
Management Information Systems 2 186 925
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 393 1028
Cyber Security 5 373 1116
Computational Linguistics 5 472 1255
Multimedia 3 383 1288
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 494 1331
Machine Learning 3 515 1333
Computer Vision 3 528 1339
Computer Networking 5 544 1405
Data Science 4 430 1434
Cognitive Science 3 532 1461
Computer Engineering 5 676 1568
Software Engineering 6 484 1577
Computer Graphics 3 612 1619
Human-Computer Interaction 6 616 1742
Telecommunications 5 774 1787
Neuroscience 6 986 2664
Library and Information science 4 811 2755
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 1422 3151

Biology rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 5th for Biology in Jordan and 2437th in the World with 3,997 publications made and 61,371 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Jordan
#1049 of 2,834 In Asia
#2437 of 6,833 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 6 0
2000 11 9
2001 6 24
2002 11 16
2003 16 48
2004 25 44
2005 32 71
2006 51 113
2007 81 222
2008 81 315
2009 95 491
2010 75 599
2011 91 736
2012 139 948
2013 139 1254
2014 137 1432
2015 132 1626
2016 126 1655
2017 182 2057
2018 169 2663
2019 258 3802
2020 292 4817
2021 337 6488
2022 426 8105
2023 588 9928
2024 467 9102

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 3 663 1616
Paleontology 3 594 1644
Agricultural Science 3 694 1735
Evolutionary Biology 4 654 1887
Nutrition and Food Science 3 855 1939
Botany 3 810 2014
Animal Science 5 774 2136
Virology 5 867 2246
Forestry 3 867 2356
Oncology and Cancer research 9 1091 2493
Zoology 4 913 2533
Genetics 5 1103 2539
Microbiology 6 1141 2568
Nanotechnology 5 1327 2642
Biochemistry 5 1216 2656
Neuroscience 6 986 2664
Immunology 7 1157 2792
Biotechnology 9 1287 2807
Pharmacology 14 1425 3065
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 1422 3151
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 1310 3259

Chemistry rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 5th for Chemistry in Jordan and 2334th in the World with 3,468 publications made and 48,572 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Jordan
#1064 of 2,781 In Asia
#2334 of 6,545 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 7 0
2000 16 13
2001 10 23
2002 21 21
2003 31 52
2004 32 67
2005 43 84
2006 60 131
2007 86 257
2008 92 363
2009 97 539
2010 92 713
2011 92 878
2012 129 1091
2013 107 1379
2014 114 1465
2015 116 1652
2016 111 1628
2017 150 2036
2018 143 2410
2019 226 3160
2020 249 4206
2021 274 5428
2022 325 6218
2023 475 7674
2024 349 7746

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 3 747 1454
Physical chemistry 4 775 1699
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 625 1745
Nutrition and Food Science 3 855 1939
Environmental Chemistry 6 933 2069
Materials Science 4 1007 2176
Pharmacy 10 1009 2217
Chemical Engineering 4 1123 2259
Organic Chemistry 5 1052 2267
Inorganic Chemistry 6 1117 2321
Computational Chemistry 10 1115 2371
Nanotechnology 5 1327 2642
Biochemistry 5 1216 2656

Mathematics rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Jordan and 1267th in the World with 3,008 publications made and 52,771 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Jordan
#405 of 2,718 In Asia
#1267 of 6,418 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 4 1
2002 6 0
2003 8 8
2004 7 9
2005 12 18
2006 30 56
2007 46 199
2008 29 213
2009 30 318
2010 49 371
2011 58 508
2012 99 680
2013 108 791
2014 100 892
2015 97 965
2016 127 1163
2017 124 1453
2018 141 1959
2019 206 3008
2020 272 3913
2021 294 5560
2022 419 7297
2023 443 8696
2024 282 6215

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 117 450
Math Teachers 4 227 962
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 393 1028
Statistics 4 624 1716
Operations Research 6 859 1973
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 950 2471

Medicine rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 5th for Medicine in Jordan and 2493rd in the World with 2,800 publications made and 32,594 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Health Science, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Jordan
#978 of 2,809 In Asia
#2493 of 6,775 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 5 2
2001 3 9
2002 4 5
2003 5 14
2004 9 7
2005 10 21
2006 21 38
2007 34 69
2008 29 106
2009 35 149
2010 33 207
2011 52 244
2012 87 314
2013 106 399
2014 82 512
2015 57 630
2016 79 606
2017 97 685
2018 101 1143
2019 163 1482
2020 225 2322
2021 266 3775
2022 389 5237
2023 482 6736
2024 401 5848

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Social Work 1 60 784
Health Science 4 297 1235
Public Health 5 606 1859
Veterinary 6 828 1927
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 578 1928
Clinical Psychology 7 606 2030
Family medicine 9 649 2046
Critical Care Nursing 9 698 2050
Pediatrics 5 693 2067
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 922 2176
Pharmacy 10 1009 2217
Virology 5 867 2246
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 728 2252
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 937 2404
Gerontology 7 782 2452
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 777 2458
Oncology and Cancer research 9 1091 2493
Surgery 6 941 2514
Nursing 10 829 2535
Pathology 6 1068 2605
Anesthesiology 8 1051 2664
Cardiology 7 1101 2740
Psychiatry 7 1027 2758
Immunology 7 1157 2792
Physical Therapy 8 1075 2815
Pharmacology 14 1425 3065
Anatomy and Physiology 6 1318 3239

Business rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 3rd for Business in Jordan and 1427th in the World with 2,206 publications made and 34,246 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Jordan
#421 of 2,646 In Asia
#1427 of 6,339 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2001 2 3
2002 8 1
2003 7 6
2004 5 5
2005 9 11
2006 17 29
2007 28 89
2008 19 84
2009 30 128
2010 39 174
2011 69 253
2012 88 285
2013 103 437
2014 70 478
2015 66 581
2016 93 636
2017 89 831
2018 114 1240
2019 174 1964
2020 188 2745
2021 190 3930
2022 278 5249
2023 333 7009
2024 176 6113

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 220 807
Human Resource Management 2 204 915
Management Information Systems 2 186 925
Accounting 3 210 936
Supply Chain Management 3 367 946
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 394 1123
Marketing 3 318 1156
Engineering Management 4 347 1191
Finance 2 339 1248
Project Management 3 308 1314
Management 4 442 1401
Advertising 2 463 1575
International Business 2 446 1713
Operations Research 6 859 1973

Psychology rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 4th for Psychology in Jordan and 1866th in the World with 2,112 publications made and 28,449 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Jordan
#641 of 2,755 In Asia
#1866 of 6,645 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 1 0
2003 0 5
2004 2 3
2005 3 12
2006 7 11
2007 16 26
2008 21 46
2009 16 58
2010 27 119
2011 44 115
2012 69 187
2013 94 221
2014 56 293
2015 58 398
2016 75 440
2017 87 562
2018 100 885
2019 126 1453
2020 182 2176
2021 209 3308
2022 278 4563
2023 379 5914
2024 248 4790

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Social Work 1 60 784
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 231 785
Special Education 3 116 887
Education Majors 4 294 1231
Social Psychology 4 372 1442
Cognitive Science 3 532 1461
Child Psychology 4 473 1767
Clinical Psychology 7 606 2030
Neuroscience 6 986 2664
Psychiatry 7 1027 2758

Economics rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 3rd for Economics in Jordan and 1393rd in the World with 1,564 publications made and 25,304 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Jordan
#367 of 2,553 In Asia
#1393 of 6,167 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2003 4 7
2004 6 3
2005 5 4
2006 13 20
2007 19 69
2008 17 92
2009 16 143
2010 15 172
2011 38 215
2012 52 265
2013 83 358
2014 52 387
2015 51 456
2016 68 547
2017 56 642
2018 77 999
2019 109 1352
2020 157 2022
2021 139 2674
2022 202 3340
2023 242 4441
2024 131 3651

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 220 807
Development Studies 3 260 1097
Finance 2 339 1248
Environmental Economics 5 476 1319
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 950 2471

Art & Design rankings

Al-Balqa' Applied University ranked 4th for Art & Design in Jordan and 1936th in the World with 785 publications made and 8,052 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Jordan
#594 of 2,428 In Asia
#1936 of 5,966 In the World

Al-Balqa' Applied University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2000 1 0
2001 2 0
2002 1 0
2003 1 5
2004 2 2
2005 1 0
2006 5 1
2007 10 28
2008 9 23
2009 9 38
2010 14 38
2011 18 62
2012 34 72
2013 43 92
2014 26 102
2015 30 137
2016 41 161
2017 44 217
2018 41 272
2019 64 466
2020 71 622
2021 59 933
2022 83 1274
2023 105 1628
2024 68 1491

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Balqa' Applied University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Jordan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Creative Writing 3 202 1199
Multimedia 3 383 1288
Computer Graphics 3 612 1619
Fashion Design 5 699 2063
Literature 6 628 2106
Aesthetics 6 749 2295