American University of Sharjah: Rankings

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The American University of Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, 1893rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 96 research topics. The American University of Sharjah ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,867 academic publications and 111,064 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1893 of 14,131 In the World
#556 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 66 In the United Arab Emirates
#1 of 4 In Sharjah
#323 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#436 of 2,061 For Project Management
#465 of 1,003 For Supply Chain Management
#3348 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2706 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 93 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 5th for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 1471st in the World with 5,135 publications made and 73,808 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
#567 of 2,809 In Asia
#1471 of 6,684 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1998 1 0
1999 5 0
2000 21 6
2001 24 10
2002 32 33
2003 50 64
2004 89 79
2005 80 134
2006 120 280
2007 131 379
2008 128 557
2009 152 788
2010 139 899
2011 195 1181
2012 182 1422
2013 228 1881
2014 226 2201
2015 265 2538
2016 267 3003
2017 295 3318
2018 276 4218
2019 334 5261
2020 440 7176
2021 407 9401
2022 509 11912
2023 489 13306

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 1625th in the World with 4,448 publications made and 63,155 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#642 of 2,786 In Asia
#1625 of 6,603 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1999 7 0
2000 20 5
2001 19 12
2002 28 31
2003 49 65
2004 70 75
2005 61 118
2006 93 270
2007 105 367
2008 115 533
2009 121 755
2010 125 851
2011 173 1050
2012 154 1303
2013 194 1700
2014 203 2009
2015 224 2338
2016 234 2755
2017 267 3021
2018 240 3826
2019 282 4716
2020 365 6325
2021 357 8434
2022 460 10475
2023 443 11607

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 4 451 1162
Theoretical Physics 2 441 1384
Acoustical Engineering 3 500 1399
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 551 1511
Quantum and Particle physics 4 608 1565
Materials Science 4 695 1623
Nanotechnology 5 835 1742
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 600 1751
Optical Engineering 4 752 1774
Nuclear Physics 4 727 1776
Condensed Matter Physics 5 1027 2180

Computer Science rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1403rd in the World with 4,036 publications made and 53,968 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 29 In the United Arab Emirates
#475 of 2,809 In Asia
#1403 of 6,752 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1998 1 0
1999 7 0
2000 21 3
2001 17 4
2002 31 34
2003 54 56
2004 87 84
2005 75 126
2006 110 269
2007 132 332
2008 118 478
2009 140 613
2010 141 721
2011 156 1000
2012 149 1240
2013 185 1548
2014 160 1756
2015 194 2047
2016 192 2297
2017 243 2413
2018 215 3073
2019 245 3945
2020 343 5308
2021 329 7170
2022 335 8232
2023 331 9106

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 1 99 512
Management Information Systems 3 154 832
Software Engineering 3 195 903
Telecommunications 3 328 949
Computer Engineering 3 345 952
Robotics 2 359 955
Cyber Security 5 315 1021
Computer Networking 3 349 1038
Multimedia 4 294 1148
Computational Linguistics 6 419 1208
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 463 1308
Data Science 6 368 1344
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 539 1345
Computer Vision 4 526 1357
Machine Learning 4 517 1361
Cognitive Science 2 481 1383
Human-Computer Interaction 5 470 1490
Computer Graphics 4 710 1771
Neuroscience 4 683 2026
Library and Information science 4 564 2148
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 1015 2421

Environmental Science rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1715th in the World with 3,778 publications made and 55,861 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
#600 of 2,811 In Asia
#1715 of 6,798 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1998 2 0
1999 3 0
2000 11 6
2001 13 7
2002 15 15
2003 28 19
2004 45 46
2005 48 57
2006 73 130
2007 82 158
2008 85 285
2009 108 489
2010 110 563
2011 145 785
2012 135 1037
2013 176 1322
2014 147 1567
2015 184 1970
2016 188 2239
2017 239 2474
2018 217 3327
2019 244 4210
2020 351 5830
2021 316 7776
2022 372 9334
2023 401 10600

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 3 297 844
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 339 1108
Environmental Management 5 443 1214
Oceanography 3 427 1310
Earth science and Geophysics 3 544 1459
Geotechnical Engineering 3 616 1550
Geography and Cartography 4 498 1614
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 669 1693
Geology 4 610 1699
Ecology 4 617 1738
Paleontology 4 779 2047
Agricultural Science 4 858 2121
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 856 2304
Environmental Chemistry 4 1100 2402

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 1763rd in the World with 3,712 publications made and 52,898 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
#455 of 2,845 In Asia
#1763 of 7,020 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 0
1997 0 0
1998 3 0
1999 7 0
2000 17 5
2001 22 6
2002 23 20
2003 44 24
2004 55 50
2005 56 79
2006 96 150
2007 112 218
2008 99 367
2009 124 517
2010 133 675
2011 151 1028
2012 146 1336
2013 159 1565
2014 168 1915
2015 176 2185
2016 178 2458
2017 223 2512
2018 198 3177
2019 224 4114
2020 319 5396
2021 282 7471
2022 334 8338
2023 334 9191

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
Public Policy / Administration 1 124 960
Political Economy 2 108 975
Communications and Public Relations 5 187 1116
Anthropology 3 192 1117
Art History 2 136 1211
Classics and Ancient History 2 225 1215
Journalism and Digital Media 4 337 1224
Media Studies 4 154 1249
Law 3 292 1306
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 257 1320
Archaeology 3 418 1415
Political Science 4 301 1461
Linguistics 3 461 1469
History 3 400 1475
Education Majors 5 354 1525
Aesthetics 4 438 1622
Gender Studies 3 241 1631
Sociology 4 438 1772
Philosophy 3 454 1805
Library and Information science 4 564 2148
Demography 5 865 2497

Chemistry rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 5th for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 1936th in the World with 3,310 publications made and 54,532 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#826 of 2,750 In Asia
#1936 of 6,447 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2000 12 2
2001 16 12
2002 18 20
2003 33 55
2004 46 48
2005 35 74
2006 64 151
2007 68 238
2008 86 347
2009 75 548
2010 76 572
2011 120 732
2012 102 904
2013 134 1115
2014 139 1415
2015 155 1666
2016 168 2053
2017 174 2353
2018 181 2976
2019 213 3754
2020 298 5351
2021 300 7132
2022 359 9264
2023 392 10394

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
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 339 1108
Chemical Engineering 5 736 1559
Materials Science 4 695 1623
Nanotechnology 5 835 1742
Physical chemistry 4 817 1796
Organic Chemistry 4 928 2043
Radiochemistry 4 1121 2166
Inorganic Chemistry 4 1051 2216
Environmental Chemistry 4 1100 2402
Biochemistry 5 1093 2413
Nutrition and Food Science 4 1411 3003

Biology rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 2326th in the World with 3,137 publications made and 50,267 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#979 of 2,814 In Asia
#2326 of 6,770 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1998 1 0
1999 2 0
2000 9 4
2001 9 8
2002 9 14
2003 27 27
2004 51 50
2005 41 73
2006 56 116
2007 68 192
2008 74 305
2009 82 470
2010 81 518
2011 113 725
2012 93 925
2013 122 1175
2014 108 1414
2015 125 1588
2016 136 1966
2017 181 2119
2018 158 2809
2019 190 3508
2020 323 4895
2021 313 6995
2022 355 8806
2023 372 9908

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 2 451 1484
Nanotechnology 5 835 1742
Neuroscience 4 683 2026
Paleontology 4 779 2047
Agricultural Science 4 858 2121
Pharmacology 4 922 2125
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 856 2304
Genetics 5 976 2320
Virology 6 929 2402
Biochemistry 5 1093 2413
Biotechnology 5 1078 2415
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 1015 2421
Oncology and Cancer research 6 1047 2423
Microbiology 4 1172 2659
Immunology 5 1114 2734
Botany 4 1222 2894
Nutrition and Food Science 4 1411 3003

Business rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 3rd for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 1026th in the World with 2,670 publications made and 40,032 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#250 of 2,579 In Asia
#1026 of 6,187 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1998 2 0
1999 3 0
2000 9 2
2001 9 2
2002 16 19
2003 24 18
2004 45 40
2005 35 65
2006 67 112
2007 81 173
2008 73 285
2009 100 380
2010 106 451
2011 128 757
2012 120 1007
2013 141 1285
2014 110 1464
2015 129 1713
2016 148 1865
2017 169 1949
2018 154 2422
2019 161 3180
2020 209 3988
2021 187 5209
2022 203 5856
2023 224 6305

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 82 323
Project Management 1 56 436
Supply Chain Management 1 159 465
Risk Management 1 85 478
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 123 568
Actuarial Science 1 111 680
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 193 687
Accounting 1 136 727
Entrepreneurship 4 117 766
Management Information Systems 3 154 832
Finance 2 192 866
Operations Research 4 304 929
Public Policy / Administration 1 124 960
International Business 2 162 975
Engineering Management 4 275 986
Marketing 3 233 989
Human Resource Management 4 212 1018
Management 3 291 1056
Advertising 3 228 1081
International Trade 2 205 1098

Mathematics rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 1307th in the World with 2,486 publications made and 37,042 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
#407 of 2,673 In Asia
#1307 of 6,305 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1998 1 0
1999 4 0
2000 10 4
2001 8 4
2002 16 15
2003 36 14
2004 58 46
2005 48 69
2006 67 129
2007 64 193
2008 79 274
2009 79 340
2010 95 460
2011 101 635
2012 96 857
2013 121 1037
2014 119 1168
2015 142 1353
2016 135 1553
2017 153 1619
2018 139 1993
2019 153 2772
2020 194 3567
2021 159 4672
2022 212 5246
2023 182 5547

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 1 111 680
Operations Research 4 304 929
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 242 991
Applied Mathematics 3 314 1012
Statistics 4 418 1315
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 539 1345
Math Teachers 3 325 1372

Economics rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 3rd for Economics in the United Arab Emirates and 1113th in the World with 1,771 publications made and 25,459 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 25 In the United Arab Emirates
#257 of 2,461 In Asia
#1113 of 5,995 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1998 1 0
1999 2 0
2000 2 0
2001 6 3
2002 7 6
2003 17 7
2004 31 24
2005 20 32
2006 40 76
2007 45 119
2008 53 172
2009 63 259
2010 71 315
2011 77 506
2012 81 641
2013 90 804
2014 84 923
2015 94 1079
2016 114 1178
2017 101 1218
2018 110 1551
2019 114 2029
2020 135 2636
2021 116 3439
2022 125 3792
2023 155 4222

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 2 123 568
Actuarial Science 1 111 680
Finance 2 192 866
International Economics 2 142 945
Political Economy 2 108 975
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 242 991
Environmental Economics 5 324 1014
International Trade 2 205 1098
Development Studies 4 380 1471

Psychology rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 4th for Psychology in the United Arab Emirates and 1770th in the World with 1,575 publications made and 25,028 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 24 In the United Arab Emirates
#571 of 2,703 In Asia
#1770 of 6,528 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2000 4 2
2001 0 1
2002 3 5
2003 14 10
2004 20 23
2005 24 34
2006 27 38
2007 42 84
2008 38 130
2009 51 182
2010 54 268
2011 55 359
2012 42 502
2013 55 599
2014 64 766
2015 82 879
2016 82 996
2017 96 974
2018 79 1295
2019 106 1758
2020 149 2318
2021 160 3344
2022 163 3850
2023 153 4245

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 4 183 772
Social Psychology 3 307 1334
Cognitive Science 2 481 1383
Education Majors 5 354 1525
Neuroscience 4 683 2026
Clinical Psychology 4 596 2088
Child Psychology 4 628 2175
Psychiatry 5 798 2304

Art & Design rankings

The American University of Sharjah ranked 3rd for Art & Design in the United Arab Emirates and 1461st in the World with 789 publications made and 9,940 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Computer Graphics.

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
#386 of 2,302 In Asia
#1461 of 5,720 In the World

American University of Sharjah
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2002 4 1
2003 7 1
2004 9 5
2005 16 15
2006 26 33
2007 23 47
2008 17 85
2009 27 93
2010 29 120
2011 34 167
2012 33 224
2013 32 280
2014 38 306
2015 41 352
2016 49 416
2017 42 418
2018 43 499
2019 45 701
2020 71 921
2021 62 1320
2022 66 1305
2023 60 1456

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 1 69 709
Architecture 4 208 857
Multimedia 4 294 1148
Art History 2 136 1211
Creative Writing 3 197 1218
Fashion Design 2 442 1489
Aesthetics 4 438 1622
Literature 3 411 1640
Computer Graphics 4 710 1771

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the American University of Sharjah

Speciality United Arab Emirates Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 306 847
Ophthalmology 3 502 1431
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 441 1678
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 681 1888
Health Science 8 551 2013
Nursing 5 683 2271
Public Health 5 856 2472
Medicine 4 1003 2612
Anatomy and Physiology 5 1042 2677
Physical Therapy 5 1040 2763
Surgery 6 1067 2875
Pathology 7 1182 2889