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Research in Abhā

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Abhā, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are King Khalid University and Asir Central Hospital.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 103% vs 2018-21
Citations
206k
13.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Abhā

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Abhā?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1King Khalid UniversityUniversity 16,638 #2,482
2Asir Central HospitalHospital / health system 513 #17,324

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Abhā work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research in Abhā is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Medicine (15%), Materials Science (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4,871 fractional works · 56.3% of its workEngineering: 1,764 fractional works · 20.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 467 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 404 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 299 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 158 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 937 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 562 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 176 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 100 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 704 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 221 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 124 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 109 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 374 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 242 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 341 fractional works · 3.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 250 fractional works · 2.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 71 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 214 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 200 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 184 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,708 fractional works · 19.7% of its workMedicine: 1,264 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSurgery: 131 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 103 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 224 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDentistry: 229 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOral Surgery: 86 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthodontics: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 170 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,169 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 490 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEducation: 202 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 140 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 221 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 166 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 93 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 153 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 912 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 361 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 217 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 310 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 155 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 98 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAbhā8,660fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,76420.4%
    2. Materials Science93710.8%
    3. Computer Science7048.1%
    4. Chemistry3744.3%
    5. Environmental Science3413.9%
    6. Mathematics2502.9%
    7. Energy2142.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy1842.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering620.7%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences410.5%
  2. Health Sciences1,70819.7%
    1. Medicine1,26414.6%
    2. Dentistry2292.6%
    3. Health Professions1702.0%
    4. Nursing390.5%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
  3. Social Sciences1,16913.5%
    1. Social Sciences4905.7%
    2. Psychology2212.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities1661.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1531.8%
    5. Decision Sciences800.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance580.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3614.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3103.6%
    3. Neuroscience981.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics810.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology620.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Abhā strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Abhā is most concentrated in General Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentistry (7.3× the world share in General Dentistry).

  1. General DentistrySubfield · 24.3 works7.3×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 61.6 works7.1×
  3. DentistryField · 199.3 works5.3×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 78.2 works5.3×
  5. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 54.2 works5.0×
  6. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 23.6 works4.4×
  7. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 153.7 works4.4×
  8. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 23.2 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 277 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 315 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 54 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 83 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.62× its world share, 71 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.06× its world share, 55 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.83× its world share, 341 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 619 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.67× its world share, 188 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 1,585 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 295 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.13× its world share, 840 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.53× its world share, 229 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 164 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.35× its world share, 199 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 151 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 1,087 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 151 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 138 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 73 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 53 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 192 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 444 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.35×199 works
  2. Materials Science3.13×840 works
  3. Chemistry2.83×341 works
  4. Energy2.67×188 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.62×71 works
  6. Mathematics2.53×229 works
  7. Chemical Engineering2.06×55 works
  8. Engineering1.38×1,585 works
  9. Computer Science1.04×619 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.98×73 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.96×164 works
  12. Nursing0.91×34 works
  13. Psychology0.82×192 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×315 works
  15. Environmental Science0.77×295 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.76×277 works
  17. Health Professions0.74×151 works
  18. Medicine0.74×1,087 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.70×54 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.68×151 works
  21. Neuroscience0.67×83 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×138 works
  23. Veterinary0.53×6 works
  24. Social Sciences0.46×444 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×53 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×36 works

Which keywords describe research in Abhā?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Nanomaterials, Experimental Investigation, Applications, Thermal Conductivity, Review, Viscosity and Nanofluids.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Heat Transfer468▲ 11×18 topics
  2. Machine Learning407▲ 1.41×91 topics
  3. Nanomaterials374▲ 4.1×20 topics
  4. Deep Learning360▲ 1.20×81 topics
  5. Epidemiology297▼ 0.86×129 topics
  6. Experimental Investigation272▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Nanoparticles253▲ 2.3×44 topics
  8. Graphene218▲ 3.8×12 topics
  9. Applications218▲ 9.2×8 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications210▲ 2.0×36 topics
  11. Thermal Conductivity201▲ 15×7 topics
  12. Review183▲ 18×5 topics
  13. Viscosity177▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Nanofluids176▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Convective Transport174▲ 44×1 topic
  16. Enhancement174▲ 44×1 topic
  17. Nanostructures171▲ 4.8×17 topics
  18. Nanocomposites169▲ 2.5×22 topics
  19. Synthesis167▲ 5.1×35 topics
  20. Energy Storage162▲ 2.9×13 topics
  21. Nanocrystals149▲ 6.7×5 topics
  22. Semiconductors143▲ 5.7×5 topics
  23. Semiconductor140▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Efficiency137▲ 5.3×7 topics
  25. Water Splitting136▲ 4.2×4 topics
  26. Medicinal Chemistry127▲ 5.5×13 topics
  27. Metal-Organic Frameworks124▲ 3.4×6 topics
  28. Solar Energy113▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Anticancer Agents109▲ 8.4×12 topics
  30. Visible Light108▲ 5.3×3 topics
  31. Crystal Growth107▲ 4.5×12 topics
  32. Numerical Modeling96▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Green Synthesis93▲ 5.7×5 topics
  34. CFD Analysis93▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Friction Factor93▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Solar Air Heater93▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Nonlinear Equations84▲ 7.5×6 topics
  38. Turbulent Flows77▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. Pressure Drop75▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Fluid Flow74▲ 14×2 topics

What research is done in Abhā?

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …160Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 160 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 91 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 69 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 68 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 52 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 52 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…51Synthesis and biological activity: 51 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 44 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 42 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 41 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentComputational Mechanics3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 160 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 91 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 69 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 68 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 52 works
  6. 6 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 52 works
  7. 7 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 51 works
  8. 8 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 42 works
  10. 10 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 41 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Abhā27.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.8% in 2024.

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