What drives American University of Beirut's research

Ask where American University of Beirut's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 8,199 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 77 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Migration, Health and Trauma; Middle East Politics and Society; Global Maternal and Child Health.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.94, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.