Sharjah24: Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah, honored several scholars from The Education and Research programmes of the University of Sharjah (UOS). The latter is among the best 2% of scientists globally.

The honoring included 46 scientists and researchers ranked among the top 2% of the world's scientists, according to what was published by Stanford University in cooperation with the publishing house "Elsevier BV".

According to "Research.com", a website that ranks scientists according to research productivity and the number of citations globally, The honoring also included five scientists who got first and second places.
Dr. Hamid Majul Al Nuaimi, Chancellor of UoS, gave a speech in which he stressed that scientific research is one of the main pillars of the university, which is provided by the administration that translates the wise vision and directives of its founder, His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and its president Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah.
He added that Stanford proved, through what is published in cooperation with the publishing house "Elsevier BV", that 44 of the faculty members at the UoS are among the best 2% of the world's scientists based on their impact and services in one year.

The chancellor concluded his speech by stating that 11 scientists of the university are among the top 50 scientists in the UAE.