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Khalifa University ranked 6th in the United Arab Emirates, 2782nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 98 research topics. Khalifa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,552 academic publications and 180,789 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2782 of 14,131 In the World
#877 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 66 In the United Arab Emirates
#2 of 13 In Abu Dhabi
#196 of 1,019 For Database Administration
#303 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#309 of 1,020 For Aviation
#2761 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 95 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Khalifa University ranked 3rd for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 1088th in the World with 11,495 publications made and 154,821 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#375 of 2,809 In Asia
#1088 of 6,684 In the World

Khalifa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 1 0
2007 0 0
2008 17 1
2009 35 22
2010 70 61
2011 178 140
2012 198 289
2013 289 602
2014 270 998
2015 420 1799
2016 385 2664
2017 675 3844
2018 1045 6390
2019 1140 10881
2020 1291 17291
2021 1442 25553
2022 1722 35069
2023 2097 43290

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

Physics rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Physics in the United Arab Emirates and 1188th in the World with 10,122 publications made and 132,922 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#420 of 2,786 In Asia
#1188 of 6,603 In the World

Khalifa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2009 18 17
2010 38 31
2011 122 80
2012 160 196
2013 245 441
2014 234 780
2015 339 1405
2016 331 2263
2017 573 3177
2018 930 5422
2019 993 9338
2020 1177 14740
2021 1303 21910
2022 1559 30294
2023 1876 37707

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

Physics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 375 908
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 348 969
Materials Science 3 421 1098
Quantum and Particle physics 2 395 1134
Acoustical Engineering 2 402 1185
Astrobiology 1 370 1212
Optical Engineering 2 475 1250
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 443 1402
Theoretical Physics 5 543 1592
Condensed Matter Physics 2 730 1643
Nuclear Physics 3 657 1655
Biophysics 3 664 1713
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 660 1732

Chemistry rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 1473rd in the World with 8,365 publications made and 117,846 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#591 of 2,750 In Asia
#1473 of 6,447 In the World

Khalifa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2009 10 5
2010 25 11
2011 78 45
2012 98 123
2013 161 264
2014 158 562
2015 247 1000
2016 218 1589
2017 450 2261
2018 770 4239
2019 825 7589
2020 942 12356
2021 1143 19206
2022 1411 27606
2023 1647 35041

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

Chemistry subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 1 157 613
Chemical Engineering 1 358 864
Nanotechnology 1 375 908
Physical chemistry 2 436 1059
Materials Science 3 421 1098
Radiochemistry 2 575 1156
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 370 1181
Computational Chemistry 2 479 1295
Inorganic Chemistry 2 639 1448
Organic Chemistry 2 622 1492
Biochemistry 3 726 1745
Environmental Chemistry 2 783 1809
Pharmacy 6 987 2188
Nutrition and Food Science 3 1009 2227

Biology rankings

Khalifa University ranked 3rd for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 1741st in the World with 7,538 publications made and 103,252 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#680 of 2,814 In Asia
#1741 of 6,770 In the World

Khalifa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 4 0
2009 10 8
2010 15 20
2011 49 42
2012 78 103
2013 112 220
2014 114 485
2015 220 834
2016 196 1183
2017 383 1867
2018 642 3545
2019 732 6486
2020 851 10616
2021 1067 16945
2022 1327 24321
2023 1575 31100

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

Biology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 375 908
Astrobiology 1 370 1212
Biotechnology 4 670 1660
Agricultural Science 2 652 1693
Biophysics 3 664 1713
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 665 1719
Biochemistry 3 726 1745
Genetics 3 737 1810
Paleontology 3 681 1848
Oncology and Cancer research 4 848 2032
Evolutionary Biology 5 755 2094
Neuroscience 6 762 2216
Nutrition and Food Science 3 1009 2227
Virology 4 876 2296
Botany 3 943 2311
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 881 2350
Forestry 3 890 2372
Pharmacology 7 1097 2464
Microbiology 3 1142 2596
Immunology 4 1071 2649
Zoology 4 1048 2834
Horticulture 3 1417 3105

Computer Science rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1117th in the World with 7,365 publications made and 86,371 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 29 In the United Arab Emirates
#328 of 2,809 In Asia
#1117 of 6,752 In the World

Khalifa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2006 1 0
2007 0 0
2008 18 2
2009 33 22
2010 72 65
2011 175 134
2012 207 310
2013 265 585
2014 233 905
2015 354 1514
2016 320 2152
2017 430 2919
2018 567 4412
2019 666 6964
2020 725 9940
2021 824 14236
2022 1063 18581
2023 1278 22444

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

Computer Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Database Administration 1 43 196
Robotics 1 152 466
Cyber Security 1 121 477
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 196 625
Software Engineering 1 116 630
Data Science 2 127 711
Computer Networking 1 211 718
Telecommunications 2 239 764
Computer Engineering 1 261 768
Game Design and Development 2 228 893
Web Design and Development 3 323 966
Multimedia 3 248 1032
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 334 1058
Computer Vision 1 370 1081
Computer Graphics 1 341 1102
Computational Linguistics 3 375 1115
Human-Computer Interaction 3 319 1162
Machine Learning 3 461 1269
Cognitive Science 1 470 1359
Management Information Systems 10 441 1601
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 665 1719
Neuroscience 6 762 2216
Library and Information science 6 671 2447

Environmental Science rankings

Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1431st in the World with 7,257 publications made and 96,078 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#472 of 2,811 In Asia
#1431 of 6,798 In the World

Khalifa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
2009 20 10
2010 30 18
2011 79 47
2012 79 114
2013 124 229
2014 111 455
2015 187 769
2016 167 1217
2017 390 1762
2018 674 3103
2019 769 6062
2020 863 10084
2021 984 15783
2022 1182 22200
2023 1438 27640

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

Environmental Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 2 234 691
Environmental Management 3 264 799
Mining Engineering 2 336 906
Geotechnical Engineering 2 364 1019
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 343 1060
Oceanography 2 350 1122
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 370 1181
Ecology 2 378 1233
Earth science and Geophysics 2 469 1318
Geography and Cartography 2 414 1403
Geology 2 477 1445
Agricultural Science 2 652 1693
Environmental Chemistry 2 783 1809
Paleontology 3 681 1848
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 881 2350
Forestry 3 890 2372

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Khalifa University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 2119th in the World with 4,643 publications made and 47,592 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#597 of 2,845 In Asia
#2119 of 7,020 In the World

Khalifa University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2009 12 11
2010 33 34
2011 97 67
2012 116 159
2013 131 297
2014 99 406
2015 208 720
2016 180 1031
2017 254 1377
2018 351 2208
2019 421 3592
2020 480 5824
2021 570 8837
2022 751 12189
2023 856 14954

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 143 804
Military science 2 132 919
Journalism and Digital Media 8 409 1361
Archaeology 4 479 1577
Law 5 408 1601
History 4 488 1702
Aesthetics 5 509 1812
Political Science 5 425 1820
Linguistics 5 687 1931
Anthropology 7 478 1943
Education Majors 8 545 1994
Communications and Public Relations 11 535 2078
Sociology 5 656 2318
Classics and Ancient History 5 692 2363
Library and Information science 6 671 2447
Philosophy 5 732 2484
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 767 2598
Demography 6 924 2613

Mathematics rankings

Khalifa University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 1251st in the World with 3,768 publications made and 44,001 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#380 of 2,673 In Asia
#1251 of 6,305 In the World

Khalifa University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2009 20 8
2010 34 20
2011 111 69
2012 104 149
2013 133 272
2014 132 422
2015 218 754
2016 163 1118
2017 223 1563
2018 292 2224
2019 336 3572
2020 346 5006
2021 417 7227
2022 549 9123
2023 605 10727

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

Mathematics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 196 625
Operations Research 3 282 878
Statistics 3 391 1269
Applied Mathematics 4 495 1390
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 521 1609
Math Teachers 8 579 1995

Business rankings

Khalifa University ranked 4th for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 1300th in the World with 2,813 publications made and 33,593 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#353 of 2,579 In Asia
#1300 of 6,187 In the World

Khalifa University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2007 1 0
2008 4 0
2009 10 9
2010 29 20
2011 56 40
2012 70 94
2013 81 189
2014 72 280
2015 122 445
2016 112 626
2017 149 874
2018 237 1385
2019 272 2412
2020 325 3688
2021 332 5514
2022 435 7323
2023 459 9101

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

Business subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 2 168 490
Operations Research 3 282 878
Construction Management 6 320 981
Tax Law 2 285 1054
Project Management 6 215 1057
Management 4 295 1063
Engineering Management 5 416 1243
Marketing 5 350 1293
Management Information Systems 10 441 1601
Finance 6 502 1654
International Business 6 519 1808
Accounting 9 600 1992
Advertising 8 684 2124

Economics rankings

Khalifa University ranked 6th for Economics in the United Arab Emirates and 1667th in the World with 1,382 publications made and 15,112 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 25 In the United Arab Emirates
#461 of 2,461 In Asia
#1667 of 5,995 In the World

Khalifa University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2009 6 1
2010 11 6
2011 28 23
2012 28 32
2013 38 67
2014 28 115
2015 45 159
2016 42 218
2017 73 283
2018 94 548
2019 155 1065
2020 154 1613
2021 171 2521
2022 220 3570
2023 261 4830

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

Economics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 122 448
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 143 804
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 521 1609
Finance 6 502 1654
Development Studies 5 546 1865

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Khalifa University

Speciality United Arab Emirates Asia World Rank
Optometry 1 219 818
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 232 1172
Ophthalmology 2 492 1412
Cardiology 2 493 1436
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 557 1600
Sports Medicine 3 513 1715
Art & Design 5 487 1720
Critical Care Nursing 5 536 1720
Fashion Design 5 542 1760
Social Psychology 5 510 1840
Pathology 3 705 1880
Psychology 5 647 1944
Psychiatry 3 655 1954
Physical Therapy 3 648 1965
Orthodontics 6 718 1994
Pediatrics 7 665 2002
Anatomy and Physiology 3 785 2098
Medicine 3 764 2100
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 689 2187
Surgery 4 788 2198
Literature 5 677 2269
Anesthesiology 3 855 2299
Health Science 11 660 2307
Family medicine 7 739 2314
Public Health 6 934 2649
Child Psychology 9 893 2724
Nursing 8 1030 3044
Clinical Psychology 10 1141 3083