{"id":27394,"date":"2021-08-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=27394"},"modified":"2026-03-27T23:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:06:19","slug":"united-arab-emirates-rises-4-positions-globally-in-nature-index-2021-annual-tables-despite-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/united-arab-emirates-rises-4-positions-globally-in-nature-index-2021-annual-tables-despite-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"United Arab Emirates rises 4 positions globally in Nature Index 2021 Annual Tables, despite pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 UAE \u2013 44th in top 50 countries globally, its highest achievement in four years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 UAE \u2013 2nd in Arab World1 and 5th in both Western Asia and MENA2 countries on this year index<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 UAE \u2013 in top 50 countries in Chemistry, Earth and Environmental sciences, Life sciences and Physical sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Khalifa University \u2013 2nd among Arab academic institutions, and 2nd and 4th in Earth and Environmental sciences and Physical sciences specialties respectively<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Included also \u2013 top academic institutions on the index contributing to the Arab World research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Nature Index 2021 Annual Tables, as measured by the metric, Share*, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has jumped up four positions in the top 50 global countries in research output to reach the 44th place, its highest in four years. The country has achieved a remarkable growth increase of 27.4% in adjusted Share** and 12.6% in adjusted article count. It has also maintained its positions in research share as the 2nd in the Arab World1, and 5th in both Western Asia and MENA2 countries on this year index. Saudi Arabia remains the first in the Arab countries in the top 50, sitting at 29th in the global rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By specialty, UAE is the only other Arab country alongside Saudi Arabia to make the top 50 global countries list, as well as the top 50 countries in all four specialties of the measured natural science journals. The country achieved 52% adjusted Share growth in Earth and Environmental sciences and a significant growth in Life sciences and Physical sciences, which resulted in joining the global performers in 41st and 49th places respectively. In the Arab World, it came second after Saudi Arabia by research share in Earth and Environmental, Physical sciences and Life sciences and third in Chemistry after Saudi Arabia and Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s Nature Index Annual Tables include seventeen Arab countries with Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt still holding the top three positions respectively since 2017, and UAE again the second highest contributor to the overall research share after increasing its contribution by 3% (from 10% to 13%), the highest increase amongst its Arab peers. Egypt maintains its first position in North Africa2 and second in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u200e\u2068\u062f\u064a\u0641\u064a\u062f-\u0633\u0648\u064a\u0646\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0643\u0633\u060c-\u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633-\u0645\u0624\u0634\u0631-\u0646\u064a\u062a\u0634\u0631\u2069.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u200e\u2068\u062f\u064a\u0641\u064a\u062f-\u0633\u0648\u064a\u0646\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0643\u0633\u060c-\u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633-\u0645\u0624\u0634\u0631-\u0646\u064a\u062a\u0634\u0631\u2069.webp\" alt=\"\u200e\u2068\u062f\u064a\u0641\u064a\u062f \u0633\u0648\u064a\u0646\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0643\u0633\u060c \u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633 \u0645\u0624\u0634\u0631 \u0646\u064a\u062a\u0634\u0631\u2069\" class=\"wp-image-27340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u200e\u2068\u062f\u064a\u0641\u064a\u062f-\u0633\u0648\u064a\u0646\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0643\u0633\u060c-\u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633-\u0645\u0624\u0634\u0631-\u0646\u064a\u062a\u0634\u0631\u2069.webp 523w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u200e\u2068\u062f\u064a\u0641\u064a\u062f-\u0633\u0648\u064a\u0646\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0643\u0633\u060c-\u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633-\u0645\u0624\u0634\u0631-\u0646\u064a\u062a\u0634\u0631\u2069-271x300.webp 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Swinbanks, Founder of the Nature Index, said: \u201cUAE has moved up to 44th in this year\u2019s Nature Index Tables after being at 49th in 2017 and 48th in both 2018 and 2019. It is third after Vietnam and Croatia in percentage rise in adjusted share at +27.4% amongst the top 50 countries. While many larger nations managed to slow or reverse the declines in research output of previous years, UAE is one of the eight countries \u2013 alongside China, Chile, Ireland, Poland, Thailand, South Korea and Slovenia \u2013 that managed an increase in their adjusted Share both from 2018 to 2019, and 2019 to 2020. Although Chemistry adjusted Share dropped to half, the Emirates increased its output by 50% in Earth and Environmental sciences in 2020.\u201d It has also succeeded in joining the top 50 countries in Physical sciences research for the first time since 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By academic institutions in UAE, Khalifa University of Science and Technology remains in first place after reversing its decline in adjusted Share over the past two years and retaining its 2017 growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020, it has jumped six positions up to 2nd place in the top fifteen academic institutions in the Arab countries. The latter&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">list includes also the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) that has increased its research share and jumped two levels up to 10th in the same list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Nature Index 2021 Annual Tables, the top 10 Arab countries in order of research share are Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, Oman, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, Algeria and Kuwait.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top fifteen academic institutions in the Arab countries, in order of research share, are: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) \u2013 Saudi Arabia, Khalifa University of Science and Technology \u2013 UAE, King Abdulaziz University (KAU) \u2013 Saudi Arabia, King Saud University (KSU) \u2013 Saudi Arabia, American University of Beirut (AUB) \u2013 Lebanon, University of Nizwa \u2013 Oman, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) \u2013 Qatar, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) \u2013 Saudi Arabia, British University in Egypt (BUE) \u2013 Egypt, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) \u2013 UAE, Ain Shams University \u2013 Egypt, Cairo University (CU) \u2013 Egypt, American University in Cairo (AUC) \u2013 Egypt, University of Carthage (UCAR) \u2013 Tunisia and Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) \u2013 Oman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top ten African countries in order of research share are South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Algeria, Cameroon and Rwanda. Morocco maintained its fourth place while Tunisia moved up five positions to fifth and Algeria from seventeenth to eighth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a global level, the institutions that have retained their positions at the top of the tables include the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harvard University, the Max Planck Society, the French National Centre for Scientific Research and the Stanford University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Swinbanks noted: \u201cWhile the annual tables are a good indicator of high quality research output in the natural sciences, we encourage readers to use the findings alongside other measures such as metrics that encompass research fields beyond the natural sciences as well as other scientific outputs such as data, software and intellectual property when considering research quality and institutional performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Nature Index\u2019s signature metric, Share, is a fractional count for an article allocated to an institution, city or country\/region that takes into account the proportion of authors on the article whose institutional affiliation is with that institution or location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**Adjusted Share takes account of a small annual variation in the total number of articles in the Nature Index. For further explanation, please see natureindex.com\/glossary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 Arab countries on Nature Index 2021 Annual Tables are Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 MEA and MENA refer to the Middle East Africa and Middle East North Africa regions respectively. North Africa countries on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nature Index 2021 Annual Tables are Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution\u2019s or country\/region\u2019s publication output in 82 natural science journals, selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields. The Nature Index recognises that many other factors must be taken into account when considering research quality and institutional performance; Nature Index metrics alone should not be used to assess institutions or individuals. Nature Index data and methods are transparent and available under a creative commons license at natureindex.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 UAE \u2013 44th in top 50 countries globally, its highest achievement in four years \u2022 UAE \u2013 2nd in Arab World1 and 5th in both Western Asia and MENA2 countries on this year index \u2022 UAE \u2013 in top 50 countries in Chemistry, Earth and Environmental sciences, Life sciences and Physical sciences \u2022 Khalifa 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