Research in the UAE – At a Glance

An evidence-based assessment report of the performance of UAE’s Scientific Research. The report presents a multifaceted view of UAE’s research performance through analyses based on several indicators using Elsevier data with the aim to create comparative analyses is not to rank UAE, but to set a context that would enable to make policy decision in steering the country towards desired aims by providing insights.

RESEARCH OUTPUTS

11,268

21,473

14%

91%

NATURAL SCIENCES

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Research Areas

Over the period of analysis, 65% of UAE’s publications were in Natural Sciences, and 36% in Engineering and Technology. From the first period (2008-2012) to the second (2013-2017), share of publications in engineering and technology increased the most with small declines in the share of agricultural sciences, medical and health sciences, and social sciences

Publications

  • 2013-2017

  • 782

  • 7946

  • 524

  • 4631

  • 14157

  • 3527

  • 2008 - 2012

  • 508

  • 3728

  • 269

  • 2529

  • 7105

  • 1955