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PREAMBLE

DU recognizes research as one of the main pillars of academic excellence as explicitly

mentioned in its mission statement. All efforts are being made to encourage research among
its faculty members and to create a conducive environment for credible research. As a

consequence, DU is currently ranked 2nd in Research among all private Universities in Oman
based on its ResearchGate(RG) score.

In its strategic plan DU has envisaged to create a hub of research activity beneficial to the

region. To achieve this, DU has established a Department of Research (DR) that works under
direct supervision of the Deputy Vice Chancellor. It strives to create a favourable research

environment within DU by encouraging, facilitating and promoting all research activities across
the University. The DR ensures that good and meaningful researches are been undertaken by

the faculty members.

The University also has a University Research Board (URB) which is tasked to help DR foster

and improve the conducive research within DU by managing DU Research grants.

As a part of its mission to promote quality Research and to become the hub of all Research
activities in the region, DU has also setup a Research centre. The center focuses on niche

areas of Research of regional importance, dealt with in different Research units. The clusters
support and develop strategically important local and national topics.

The Eleventh Annual Research Report presents the ‘Research output’ of faculty members of

Dhofar University (DU) for the AY 2018-19. Please note that:

 In the Publications' list, DU faculty members are indicated with bold letters.
 Only published or presented papers are listed. Manuscripts accepted but not yet

published shall appear in the next annual Research report.

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