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Research in Al Bahah

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Al Baha University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.1k
▲ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
8.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1983-2026
44 years on the record
Al Bahah

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 Al Bahah?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Al Baha UniversityUniversity 3,121 #4,268

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 Al Bahah work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Al Bahah is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Computer Science (11%), Engineering (10%).

Physical Sciences: 767 fractional works · 41.2% of its workComputer Science: 196 fractional works · 10.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 58 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 46 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 42 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 194 fractional works · 10.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 62 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 94 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 53 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 72 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 63 fractional works · 3.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 60 fractional works · 3.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 493 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMedicine: 404 fractional works · 21.7% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 40 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 43 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPeriodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 316 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 137 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 56 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 43 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 52 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 52 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 285 fractional works · 15.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 127 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPlant Science: 65 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFood Science: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 97 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 48 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAl Bahah1,861fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences17%

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. Computer Science19610.5%
    2. Engineering19410.4%
    3. Materials Science945.0%
    4. Chemistry723.9%
    5. Mathematics633.4%
    6. Environmental Science603.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy532.8%
    8. Energy221.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Medicine40421.7%
    2. Health Professions432.3%
    3. Dentistry251.3%
    4. Nursing180.9%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Social Sciences1377.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities522.8%
    3. Psychology522.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting392.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance211.2%
    6. Decision Sciences150.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1276.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology975.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology241.3%
    4. Neuroscience201.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics170.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Al Bahah strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Al Bahah is most concentrated in Modeling and Simulation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Organic Chemistry (9.3× the world share in Modeling and Simulation).

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 21.0 works9.3×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 20.0 works4.0×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 42.2 works3.5×
← 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: 1.48× its world share, 114 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.53× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.44× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 168 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 163 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.44× its world share, 81 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.91× its world share, 55 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.65× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 354 worksMedicineNursing: 2.14× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 125 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics2.91×55 works
  2. Dentistry2.65×21 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.53×14 works
  4. Chemistry2.44×62 works
  5. Nursing2.14×17 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.48×114 works
  7. Materials Science1.44×81 works
  8. Computer Science1.33×168 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.28×21 works
  10. Energy1.26×19 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.23×44 works
  12. Veterinary1.18×3 works
  13. Medicine1.14×354 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×82 works
  15. Psychology0.94×46 works
  16. Health Professions0.91×39 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.88×41 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.80×12 works
  19. Engineering0.67×163 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×35 works
  21. Environmental Science0.65×52 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.64×4 works
  23. Neuroscience0.63×16 works
  24. Social Sciences0.61×125 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.58×20 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Al Bahah?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Nonlinear Equations, Antioxidant, IoT Security, Anomaly Detection and Medicinal Plants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology120▲ 1.61×118 topics
  2. Machine Learning120▲ 1.93×74 topics
  3. Deep Learning94▲ 1.47×71 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress50▲ 1.65×56 topics
  5. Inflammation46▲ 1.16×75 topics
  6. Antioxidant46▲ 3.6×49 topics
  7. Nanomaterials40▲ 2.1×16 topics
  8. Healthcare36▲ 1.72×17 topics
  9. Nanoparticles36▲ 1.53×34 topics
  10. IoT Security35▲ 6.1×3 topics
  11. Medicinal Plants33▲ 4.6×18 topics
  12. Treatment33▲ 1.47×42 topics
  13. Nonlinear Equations33▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Data Mining32▲ 2.4×17 topics
  15. Anomaly Detection30▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Cybersecurity27▲ 5.9×5 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity27▲ 2.3×29 topics
  18. Antioxidants26▲ 3.2×16 topics
  19. Security26▲ 2.1×18 topics
  20. Flavonoids26▲ 5.4×12 topics
  21. Anticancer Agents26▲ 9.2×10 topics
  22. Synthesis25▲ 3.6×27 topics
  23. Medicinal Chemistry25▲ 5.0×10 topics
  24. Anti-inflammatory25▲ 4.7×28 topics
  25. Intrusion Detection22▲ 8.1×4 topics
  26. Network Security21▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Antimicrobial20▲ 3.9×13 topics
  28. Drug Discovery20▲ 4.9×11 topics
  29. Botnet Detection20▲ 9.0×1 topic
  30. DDoS Attacks20▲ 9.0×1 topic
  31. Fractional Calculus19▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Anomalous Diffusion19▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Heterocyclic Compounds18▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Homotopy Analysis Method18▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Random Walk18▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Coumarins14▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Tubulin Inhibitors14▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Vascular Targeting Agents14▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Guanxi13▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Wasta13▲ 34×1 topic

What research is done in Al Bahah?

Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 18 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 16 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…13Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 13 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…13Synthesis and biological activity: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 10 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 10 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…9Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 8 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…8Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 8 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsModeling and SimulationSociology and Political ScienceOrganic Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 18 works
  2. 2 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 16 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 13 works
  5. 5 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 10 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 10 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 8 works
  10. 10 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 8 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%Al Bahah18.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.7% in 2013.

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