The United Arab Emirates University publishes 1077 research articles and is awarded 14 patents in the first half of 2022

The United Arab Emirates University publishes 1077 research articles and is awarded 14 patents in the first half of 2022

Al Ain: The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has set scientific research at the forefront of its ambitious strategic vision, where research is considered as key to institutional innovation and foresight, to create a vibrant, sustainable future for the next generation. In line with the vision, the faculty members of UAEU have produced 1077 research articles during the period January to June 2022, according to the international Scopus database.

Dr Ahmed Murad, UAEU’s Associate Provost for Research elaborated that the impact of the university’s research is a combination of the number of publications, the significance of the Journal in the research field, and the citations of publications by other researchers. He noted that the UAEU’s publications have been cited 872 times across 88 countries, and with a Field-weight impact factor of 1.70. He added, “UAEU’s focuses on the quality of the research output, which is assessed by the percentage of papers published in journals of high significance in their field. According to the Scopus database, 26 papers were published in the top 1% of journals, 28.3% of the papers were published in top 10% of journals, and 67.3% of papers were published in the top 25% of journals”.

According to the Scopus