Sum of all citations received by AAU publications within the rolling window. Citations are aggregated as of the Excel snapshot date (29 Apr 2026). Newer windows naturally show fewer citations because recent papers have had less time to accumulate citations.

Compares actual citations received to the expected world average for the same document type, year, and field. Values above 1.0 indicate above-average world impact.

The Research Strength Score (THE) measures the institution's representativeresearch quality. It is based on the75th percentileof 5-year Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI 5Y) calculated from the Scholarly Output (THE) — chosen to reduce the skewing effect of publications with exceptionally high FWCI 5Y.Weighted at 5.0% of the overall THE WUR Score.

Share of publications ranked in the top 10% most cited worldwide for their field and year, measured by Field-Weighted Citation Impact. The indicator is reported in SciVal as Outputs in Top Citation Percentileswith a "field-weighted" toggle. World benchmark = 10% by definition; any value above 10% means above-world excellence.

Mean number of citations received per publication in the window. Useful as a simple impact indicator but should be interpreted alongside FWCI (which normalises for field) and citation maturity (newer papers have lower CPP).

Percentage of publications with no citations to date. A high rate over mature windows may indicate low visibility. Must be interpreted carefully considering publication year distribution — recent papers naturally have lower citation counts.

For each AAU publication, Scopus/Derwent provides the count of distinct patent familiesciting that paper. A patent family groups equivalent patents filed for the same invention across different jurisdictions — so this count avoids inflation from multi-country filings of the same invention.

Number of citations received by AAU publications from policy documents— including governmental reports, intergovernmental publications (UN, WHO, OECD, World Bank), NGO white papers, and think-tank briefs. Sourced via the Overton policy database integrated into Scopus. Direct evidence ofsocietal and policy impactbeyond academic citations — a key indicator for impact-oriented rankings (THE Impact, QS Sustainability).

Journals ranked in the top 25% of their subject category by SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)indicator. SJR is a citation-based prestige metric similar to Impact Factor but normalised for citation patterns. Q1 = SJR percentile rank ≤ 25 within subject.

Journals ranked in the second quartile (top 25%-50%) of their subject category by SJR. Q2 = SJR percentile rank between 26 and 50.

Combined share of publications in Q1 and Q2 journals — i.e., the upper halfof journal quality distribution. A common quality benchmark used in QS WUR and institutional reporting.

Mean CiteScore of all journals in which the institution published, weighted by number of papers. CiteScore = average citations per document over a 4-year window. Scopus equivalent of the Impact Factor.

Percentage of publications co-authored with researchers from at least one institution outside the home country (Jordan). The global average is approximately 30%, making values above 60% exceptional.

Percentage of publications co-authored with at least one other Jordanian institutionbut withno international co-authors. Captures the strength of the domestic research network — separate from international collaboration.

Total count of unique partner institutions that have co-authored AAU publications within the window — at any frequency (including one-off collaborations). Measures the breadthof AAU's research network.

Count of unique partner institutions that have co-authored at least 5 publicationswith AAU within the window. Captures institutions with which AAU has built asustained, repeat research relationship— a depth indicator complementing breadth.

Count of unique countries hosting AAU's collaborating institutions within the window. Indicates the geographic spanof AAU's research network.

Count of countries that host at least 5 sustainable institutions— i.e., countries where AAU has built deep relationships with multiple partner universities. Each qualifying country impliesat minimum 25 substantive paperswith AAU.

Percentage of publications mapped to at least one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals using Scopus's SDG classification framework (2025 edition). Measures contribution to globally prioritized societal challenges. Note: Scopus 2025 mapping practically covers SDGs 1–16; SDG 17 is excluded as a cross-cutting goal.

Number of distinct SDGs (out of 16 Scopus-classified goals) that AAU has at least one publication mapped to within the window. Indicates the diversityof AAU's societal-impact research portfolio.

Detailed table showing performance across all 17 SDGs with 4 metrics: Output(paper count),FWCI(citation impact),Citations(raw count), andViews(proportion viewed/downloaded). Metric switcher and 3 windows allow comparison. Bibliometric measures aligned with THE Impact 2025 methodology.

Average number of THE WUR subjectsassigned to each AAU publication. THE WUR uses 11 broad subject fields. A higher value indicates stronger interdisciplinary research that crosses field boundaries — increasingly rewarded by THE's Interdisciplinary Science Rankings.

Average number of QS Broad Subject Areas(5 areas) assigned to each AAU publication. Each AAU paper touching multiple QS areas means it contributes to multiple QS Subject Rankings — multiplying institutional visibility.

Three-table view of AAU's research portfolio mapped onto THE and QS classifications:
· THE WUR(11 fields): shows Scholarly Output + FWCI per subject
·QS Broad(5 areas): shows Output + Citations
·QS Narrow Top 10: shows Output + Citations
Window switcher allows time-window comparison. Counts use whole counting (matches SciVal, THE WUR, and QS WUR official reporting).

Number of distinct Scopus TopicsAAU has published in. Scopus identifies ~96,000 topics globally via citation co-occurrence analysis. A higher count indicates broader research coverage; combined with prominence, signals AAU's position across the global research landscape.

Number of distinct Topic ClustersAAU has published in. Scopus has ~1,500 clusters globally, each grouping related topics. Cluster-level coverage indicates thestrategic breadthof AAU's research domains.

Average Topic Prominence Percentileacross all AAU papers. Scopus assigns each topic a prominence score (1–100) reflecting how fast-growing and highly cited the topic is globally. AAU's average above 90 means most papers are in top-decile trending topics.

Average Topic Cluster Prominence Percentileacross all AAU papers. Cluster-level prominence captures larger thematic areas' positioning in global research. Lower than Topic Prominence because clusters span both hot and mature topics.

List of AAU's top 10 topics ranked by Prominence Percentile, filtered to topics where AAU has at least 5 publications (excludes one-off topic appearances). Shows where AAU is making meaningful contributions to globally trending research.

This subsection documents the two distinct ShanghaiRanking productsthat draw on Web of Science (WoS) data, each with its own window and document-type filters. Both rely on Clarivate's Web of Science Core Collection as the authoritative data source — NOT Scopus.

The flagship WoS index covering ~9,500 peer-reviewed journals across natural sciences, engineering, medicine, agricultureand applied disciplines. Every SCI-EXPANDED publication contributes 1 pointto ShanghaiRanking ARWU's "Papers in SCI-E & SSCI" indicator (PUB, 20% of ARWU).

Covers ~3,400 journals across economics, education, law, management, political science, psychology, sociologyand other social-science disciplines. ShanghaiRanking applies a ×2 multiplierto SSCI publications to compensate for the smaller publication volumes typical of social-science fields and to encourage cross-disciplinary universities.

Covers journals that have passed WoS quality screening but have not yet met the citation-impact threshold to enter SCI-E or SSCI. ESCI publications are tracked but do NOT contribute to ARWU PUB points. Universities monitor ESCI output as a leading indicator — journals that graduate from ESCI into SCI-E will eventually convert these papers into countable points.

Covers ~1,800 journals in arts, humanities, religion, literature, philosophy, history. A&HCI publications are tracked but do NOT contribute to ARWU PUB points. ShanghaiRanking's bibliometric model is calibrated for science-driven evaluation, so arts-humanities outputs are excluded from the weighted ranking even though they're acknowledged as legitimate scholarly work.

GRAS evaluates universities in 57 narrow academic subjectsusing four bibliometric indicators: (1) PUB(WoS Articles & Reviews · 5-year window), (2) CNCI(Category Normalised Citation Impact), (3) IC(International Collaboration share), and(4) TOP(Q1 share). Universities qualify if they have produced ≥ minimum-threshold WoS publications in the subject's 5-year window. The dashboard's GRAS tab maps AAU's 15 candidate subjects to GRAS classification and color-codes eligibility tiers.

This subsection documents the five research-related THE indicatorsimplemented in the dashboard. Times Higher Education's Research QualityandResearch Environmentpillars together carry 30% in THE WUR and 35.5% in THE AUR. Other THE indicators (Teaching, International Outlook, Industry, etc.) require survey or institutional data and are not derivable from Scopus.

Average citation rate per publication normalised by fieldandpublication year. A value of 1.0 equals world average; AAU's value indicates papers cited at multiples of the global benchmark. This is the highest-weighted single indicatorin THE WUR (15%). Not reported separately in THE AUR — folded into Research Environment pillar.

Measures the institution's representativeresearch quality by taking the 75th percentileof the 5-year FWCI distribution rather than the mean. The 75th-percentile choice reduces the skewing effect of a handful of outlier papers with exceptional FWCI. This indicator carries 5% in THE WUR but is upgraded to 15% in THE Arab University Rankings— the top weight in AUR.

Share of publications ranked in the top 10% most cited worldwidefor their field and year, measured by Field-Weighted Citation Impact. Reported in SciVal as Outputs in Top Citation Percentileswith a "field-weighted" toggle. World benchmark = 10% by definition; any value above 10% indicates excellence above the global standard.

Total publications divided by the mean faculty headcountacross the window. Normalises raw output for institutional size, enabling fair comparison across universities of different scale. Carries the same 5.5% weight in both THE WUR and THE AUR.

Share of AAU publications co-authored with at least one institution outside Jordan. Counts any international co-authorregardless of how many papers that institution has contributed (different from QS sustainable-partner definition). Carries 2.5% weight in both THE WUR and THE AUR under the International Outlook pillar.

This subsection documents the six research-related QS indicators implemented in the dashboard. Five out of QS's nine WUR indicators (Reputation, Faculty/Student, International Faculty/Students, Sustainability, Employment Outcomes) are not bibliometricand require institutional surveys; they are not computable from Scopus and are therefore omitted. The six bibliometric indicators below cover the entireResearchandInternational Research Networkcomponents of QS WUR (25%) and QS Arab (15%).

Total publications produced by AAU divided by the mean faculty headcount over the window. Same numerical method as THE Research Productivity, but treated as a separate indicator in QS Arab Region with 5% weight.

Mean number of citations received per AAU publication in the window. Identical formula to Citations per Publicationin the Citation tab. QS Arab uses this raw average as its citation indicator (5%), distinct from QS WUR's normalisedCitations per Faculty(20%).

Total citations received during the window divided by mean faculty headcount. Carries the highest single weight(20%) in QS WUR — the single most influential metric in the QS WUR composite score.

Total deduplicated count of AAU publications that contributed to a sustainable international research partnership. A "sustainable partnership" is defined by QS as one resulting in ≥3 joint publicationsover a 5-year period. Not every internationally co-authored paper is counted — only those whose at least one international co-author institution itself reaches the ≥3-paper threshold within the window.

Distinct count of internationalinstitutions (excluding domestic Jordanian universities) with which AAU has co-authored ≥3 papers within the window.Computation is per QS Main Subject, then averaged: P is calculated independently inside each of the five QS Main Subjects (Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Tech, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences & Mgmt) and the final reported value is the arithmetic mean of these five subject-specific counts.

Distinct count of countries hosting at least one sustainable international institution. Critical methodological rule: the ≥3-paper threshold applies to the partnership(institution-to-institution),notto the country. A country counts as a Location if even one of its universities is a sustainable partner — there is no "≥3 sustainable institutions per country" requirement. Verified directly from QS official documentation:"We only consider sustained partnerships, defined as those which result in three or more joint papers."

QS adopts the Margalef richness indexfrom ecology (where it measures species diversity) and adapts it to research-network diversity. The index rewards institutions that diversify their international partner geography rather than concentrating partnerships within a few countries. Computed per main subject, then averaged, then min-max scaled to 1–100 against the global cohort.