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The American University of Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, 1941st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 102 research topics. The American University of Sharjah ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,034 academic publications and 165,674 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1941 of 14,131 In the World
#578 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 66 In the United Arab Emirates
#1 of 4 In Sharjah
#318 of 1,202 For Construction Management
#412 of 1,099 For Supply Chain Management
#461 of 1,024 For Risk Management
#3787 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2706 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 99 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 5th for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 1440th in the World with 5,826 publications made and 107,241 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#561 of 2,835 In Asia
#1440 of 6,782 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1998 1 0
1999 6 0
2000 21 9
2001 30 12
2002 36 38
2003 55 71
2004 93 99
2005 87 185
2006 128 328
2007 147 444
2008 141 680
2009 157 908
2010 165 1108
2011 196 1417
2012 199 1773
2013 245 2166
2014 239 2619
2015 278 3079
2016 278 3541
2017 301 4159
2018 299 5230
2019 367 6441
2020 461 8921
2021 433 11422
2022 499 13914
2023 544 16468
2024 407 17014

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Physics in the United Arab Emirates and 1595th in the World with 4,960 publications made and 91,428 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#631 of 2,817 In Asia
#1595 of 6,713 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1999 7 0
2000 20 8
2001 23 14
2002 34 37
2003 58 67
2004 69 95
2005 68 165
2006 108 312
2007 119 404
2008 123 625
2009 122 835
2010 141 1007
2011 172 1228
2012 165 1585
2013 211 1925
2014 213 2361
2015 228 2759
2016 242 3237
2017 269 3731
2018 257 4664
2019 300 5690
2020 375 7746
2021 380 10017
2022 454 12141
2023 485 14162
2024 306 14598

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 479 1206
Theoretical Physics 3 455 1411
Acoustical Engineering 3 516 1425
Materials Science 4 603 1435
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 567 1533
Quantum and Particle physics 4 629 1589
Nanotechnology 5 808 1681
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 612 1761
Optical Engineering 4 760 1777
Nuclear Physics 4 755 1818
Condensed Matter Physics 5 1046 2206

Computer Science rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1424th in the World with 4,546 publications made and 80,834 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 30 In the United Arab Emirates
#498 of 2,840 In Asia
#1424 of 6,845 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1998 2 0
1999 8 1
2000 20 9
2001 20 6
2002 32 42
2003 59 61
2004 93 107
2005 84 186
2006 118 336
2007 142 389
2008 127 579
2009 144 727
2010 160 917
2011 167 1243
2012 163 1529
2013 197 1786
2014 164 2157
2015 214 2564
2016 203 2730
2017 255 3136
2018 230 3939
2019 262 4987
2020 353 6715
2021 337 8857
2022 344 10040
2023 349 11668
2024 288 10250

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Information Technology 2 148 637
Software Engineering 3 160 777
Cyber Security 5 291 927
Management Information Systems 6 195 950
Telecommunications 3 349 978
Multimedia 3 245 979
Computer Engineering 3 385 997
Robotics 4 391 1000
Computer Networking 4 385 1101
Computational Linguistics 6 495 1305
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 544 1338
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 502 1343
Data Science 6 394 1362
Computer Vision 4 561 1392
Machine Learning 4 556 1393
Human-Computer Interaction 6 478 1454
Cognitive Science 4 549 1487
Computer Graphics 4 704 1790
Neuroscience 6 694 2000
Library and Information science 5 609 2224
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 1134 2594

Environmental Science rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1732nd in the World with 4,265 publications made and 83,625 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#626 of 2,838 In Asia
#1732 of 6,876 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1998 2 0
1999 5 0
2000 10 11
2001 19 8
2002 16 16
2003 35 23
2004 48 57
2005 52 85
2006 76 166
2007 97 199
2008 88 351
2009 109 588
2010 126 748
2011 153 986
2012 149 1321
2013 182 1588
2014 160 1953
2015 195 2467
2016 198 2741
2017 252 3240
2018 230 4172
2019 265 5256
2020 359 7432
2021 323 9505
2022 367 11139
2023 442 13383
2024 295 12626

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 3 273 783
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 334 1076
Environmental Management 5 408 1122
Oceanography 4 438 1315
Earth science and Geophysics 3 569 1491
Geotechnical Engineering 4 628 1566
Geography and Cartography 4 540 1674
Geology 4 627 1702
Ecology 4 621 1715
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 703 1747
Paleontology 4 792 2054
Agricultural Science 4 905 2175
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 867 2296
Environmental Chemistry 4 1060 2304

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 1812th in the World with 4,176 publications made and 80,975 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#486 of 2,864 In Asia
#1812 of 7,081 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 2
1997 0 0
1998 3 0
1999 8 1
2000 16 12
2001 28 8
2002 23 24
2003 49 28
2004 67 71
2005 61 116
2006 107 203
2007 119 299
2008 110 475
2009 128 646
2010 148 930
2011 161 1320
2012 148 1650
2013 168 1882
2014 176 2403
2015 185 2799
2016 192 3020
2017 239 3360
2018 221 4240
2019 238 5436
2020 323 7161
2021 305 9674
2022 335 10759
2023 361 12678
2024 244 11202

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Political Economy 2 122 1031
Public Policy / Administration 2 168 1093
Anthropology 4 231 1184
Communications and Public Relations 5 241 1210
Journalism and Digital Media 7 379 1265
Law 4 308 1304
Classics and Ancient History 2 270 1334
Media Studies 4 197 1380
Art History 2 180 1389
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 316 1416
Archaeology 3 439 1433
Education Majors 5 365 1464
Political Science 4 329 1490
History 3 434 1513
Linguistics 3 509 1552
Gender Studies 3 261 1610
Aesthetics 4 482 1697
Sociology 4 470 1816
Philosophy 3 496 1884
Library and Information science 5 609 2224
Demography 5 902 2520

Chemistry rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 1896th in the World with 3,736 publications made and 77,129 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#814 of 2,781 In Asia
#1896 of 6,545 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1999 5 0
2000 12 3
2001 19 12
2002 22 25
2003 36 56
2004 47 58
2005 40 103
2006 71 171
2007 78 273
2008 96 417
2009 74 606
2010 88 665
2011 121 853
2012 111 1116
2013 146 1305
2014 146 1682
2015 159 1939
2016 170 2445
2017 181 2876
2018 193 3564
2019 233 4522
2020 316 6494
2021 312 8372
2022 365 10508
2023 431 12391
2024 252 13296

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 248 819
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 334 1076
Materials Science 4 603 1435
Chemical Engineering 5 730 1522
Nanotechnology 5 808 1681
Physical chemistry 4 807 1758
Organic Chemistry 4 927 2032
Computational Chemistry 5 898 2046
Radiochemistry 4 1124 2154
Inorganic Chemistry 4 1048 2187
Environmental Chemistry 4 1060 2304
Biochemistry 5 1112 2440
Nutrition and Food Science 4 1390 2942

Biology rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 2343rd in the World with 3,531 publications made and 73,982 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#999 of 2,834 In Asia
#2343 of 6,833 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1998 1 0
1999 3 0
2000 10 6
2001 11 8
2002 12 16
2003 32 32
2004 51 59
2005 42 99
2006 61 148
2007 81 221
2008 74 374
2009 82 536
2010 97 631
2011 120 856
2012 96 1145
2013 124 1376
2014 120 1678
2015 127 1964
2016 146 2297
2017 190 2682
2018 176 3421
2019 214 4284
2020 318 5996
2021 322 8371
2022 356 10238
2023 406 12049
2024 247 11465

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 2 411 1392
Nanotechnology 5 808 1681
Neuroscience 6 694 2000
Paleontology 4 792 2054
Pharmacology 6 956 2161
Agricultural Science 4 905 2175
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 867 2296
Genetics 5 1003 2328
Oncology and Cancer research 6 1028 2354
Biochemistry 5 1112 2440
Virology 6 973 2481
Biotechnology 6 1124 2494
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 1134 2594
Microbiology 5 1200 2680
Botany 4 1244 2902
Immunology 6 1212 2910
Nutrition and Food Science 4 1390 2942
Horticulture 4 1410 3082

Business rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 3rd for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 1038th in the World with 2,974 publications made and 59,406 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#261 of 2,646 In Asia
#1038 of 6,339 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1998 2 0
1999 4 0
2000 10 4
2001 12 3
2002 17 23
2003 30 20
2004 46 53
2005 39 83
2006 77 164
2007 85 224
2008 82 350
2009 101 463
2010 121 628
2011 141 960
2012 124 1233
2013 150 1500
2014 115 1814
2015 132 2087
2016 161 2258
2017 177 2560
2018 160 3162
2019 170 4023
2020 209 5167
2021 185 6481
2022 207 7242
2023 227 8219
2024 182 7056

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 84 318
Supply Chain Management 2 148 412
Risk Management 1 84 461
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 152 615
Project Management 2 106 648
Actuarial Science 1 129 718
Accounting 1 155 748
Entrepreneurship 4 129 764
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 254 798
Finance 2 199 860
Operations Research 4 299 893
International Business 2 159 940
Marketing 3 230 945
Management Information Systems 6 195 950
Engineering Management 4 264 1010
Management 4 299 1039
International Trade 2 190 1055
Public Policy / Administration 2 168 1093
Advertising 3 286 1154
Human Resource Management 4 277 1175

Mathematics rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 1333rd in the World with 2,714 publications made and 53,531 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#438 of 2,718 In Asia
#1333 of 6,418 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1998 1 0
1999 4 0
2000 9 6
2001 10 3
2002 16 18
2003 41 17
2004 60 61
2005 51 105
2006 76 184
2007 74 229
2008 79 327
2009 80 393
2010 102 594
2011 106 769
2012 107 1046
2013 129 1212
2014 121 1373
2015 146 1663
2016 143 1863
2017 160 2065
2018 154 2541
2019 161 3463
2020 194 4494
2021 163 5684
2022 218 6408
2023 192 7164
2024 113 5035

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 129 718
Operations Research 4 299 893
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 258 1026
Applied Mathematics 3 347 1081
Statistics 4 430 1320
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 544 1338
Math Teachers 7 353 1351

Economics rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 3rd for Economics in the United Arab Emirates and 1119th in the World with 1,992 publications made and 38,494 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#268 of 2,553 In Asia
#1119 of 6,167 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1998 1 0
1999 3 0
2000 3 2
2001 9 3
2002 11 8
2003 23 11
2004 31 37
2005 23 47
2006 42 111
2007 55 159
2008 52 231
2009 64 334
2010 78 442
2011 81 667
2012 84 790
2013 97 976
2014 89 1218
2015 98 1376
2016 124 1491
2017 107 1636
2018 120 2024
2019 116 2615
2020 136 3444
2021 120 4348
2022 130 4717
2023 170 5505
2024 117 4345

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 152 615
Actuarial Science 1 129 718
Finance 2 199 860
International Economics 2 138 926
Environmental Economics 5 302 951
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 258 1026
Political Economy 2 122 1031
International Trade 2 190 1055
Development Studies 4 419 1502

Psychology rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Psychology in the United Arab Emirates and 1836th in the World with 1,773 publications made and 38,140 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#632 of 2,755 In Asia
#1836 of 6,645 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 4 3
2001 0 1
2002 3 5
2003 15 13
2004 20 26
2005 25 39
2006 32 59
2007 48 113
2008 43 166
2009 51 216
2010 58 341
2011 62 438
2012 50 602
2013 56 708
2014 73 896
2015 82 1073
2016 86 1150
2017 101 1261
2018 86 1681
2019 110 2201
2020 149 2898
2021 169 4125
2022 155 4704
2023 160 5503
2024 129 4606

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 261 850
Social Psychology 4 343 1368
Education Majors 5 365 1464
Cognitive Science 4 549 1487
Neuroscience 6 694 2000
Clinical Psychology 4 613 2054
Child Psychology 4 611 2061
Psychiatry 7 832 2335

Art & Design rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 3rd for Art & Design in the United Arab Emirates and 1518th in the World with 892 publications made and 14,635 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Architecture.

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
#3 of 20 In the United Arab Emirates
#423 of 2,428 In Asia
#1518 of 5,966 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 6 1
2002 4 3
2003 9 0
2004 15 13
2005 15 19
2006 34 37
2007 23 65
2008 23 117
2009 28 108
2010 30 155
2011 37 192
2012 39 294
2013 31 333
2014 41 380
2015 45 476
2016 52 511
2017 40 524
2018 54 666
2019 51 902
2020 70 1185
2021 67 1622
2022 65 1628
2023 71 2002
2024 38 1732

The following table provides academic rankings for The American University of Sharjah in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cinematography 2 99 820
Architecture 4 246 917
Multimedia 3 245 979
Creative Writing 4 253 1350
Art History 2 180 1389
Fashion Design 4 468 1539
Aesthetics 4 482 1697
Literature 3 478 1736
Computer Graphics 4 704 1790

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the American University of Sharjah

Speciality United Arab Emirates Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 338 910
Ophthalmology 4 554 1509
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 436 1607
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 732 1964
Health Science 11 686 2281
Cardiology 4 880 2318
Anesthesiology 4 916 2401
Public Health 5 893 2491
Nursing 7 809 2496
Medicine 7 1078 2707
Anatomy and Physiology 6 1095 2749
Surgery 6 1084 2851
Physical Therapy 6 1111 2882
Pathology 7 1229 2925