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Jordan
Jordan ranks between 11th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Cybersecurity
11–12tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%10thIT2.3%11–12TR2.2%11–12JO2.2%13thEG2.0%14thMY1.9%
Al-Ahliyya Amman University0.6% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
17–20tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%14–15ES1.4%16thSG1.2%17–20JO1.0%17–20FR1.0%17–20TR1.0%
Al-Balqa Applied University0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
22–25tied, of 68
1stCN44.5%22–25SG0.6%22–25NZ0.6%22–25JO0.5%22–25AE0.5%26–31BR0.4%
Jordan University of Science and Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Large language models
28–39tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%28–39BD0.3%28–39MY0.3%28–39JO0.3%28–39DK0.3%28–39BE0.3%
Outside the top 30
Al-Ahliyya Amman University0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 470.2 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39BT0.1%20–39PT0.1%20–39JO0.1%20–39BR0.1%20–39SG0.1%
Outside the top 30
Amman Arab University0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
36–40tied, of 833.0 papers of credit
1stCN53.0%31–35CZ0.3%36–40DZ0.2%36–40JO0.2%36–40NZ0.2%36–40VN0.2%
Outside the top 30
German Jordanian University0.1% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
30–38tied, of 400.2 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%30–38KZ0.1%30–38MY0.1%30–38MX0.1%30–38JO0.1%30–38NL0.1%
Outside the top 30
Jordan University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
34–38tied, of 802.3 papers of credit
1stCN39.9%34–38LB0.2%34–38QA0.2%34–38JO0.2%34–38ZA0.2%39–40TN0.1%
Outside the top 30
Al-Ahliyya Amman University0.0% of the top 10%
Optical communication
37–40tied, of 541.1 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%33–36PK0.3%37–40NZ0.2%37–40BR0.2%37–40JO0.2%37–40LV0.1%
Outside the top 30
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method