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Research in Al Kharj

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.8k
▲ 111% vs 2018-21
Citations
131k
13.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
28.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
2000-2026
27 years on the record
Al Kharj

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 Kharj?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityUniversity 9,807 #2,805

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 Kharj work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Al Kharj is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Medicine (15%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,197 fractional works · 50.6% of its workEngineering: 1,208 fractional works · 19.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 291 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 199 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 195 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 93 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 90 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 65 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 697 fractional works · 11.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 245 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 112 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 107 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 99 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 331 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 191 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomaterials: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 249 fractional works · 3.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 79 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 207 fractional works · 3.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 181 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 112 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 162 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 140 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 110 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,250 fractional works · 19.8% of its workMedicine: 939 fractional works · 14.9% of its workPharmacology: 90 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 77 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 74 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDentistry: 156 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOral Surgery: 65 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthodontics: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 128 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,170 fractional works · 18.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 461 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEducation: 185 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 129 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 182 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 171 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 71 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 65 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 167 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAccounting: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 95 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 94 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 705 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 259 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 163 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 177 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 103 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 137 fractional works · 2.2% of its workToxicology: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 83 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAl Kharj6,322fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering1,20819.1%
    2. Computer Science69711.0%
    3. Materials Science3315.2%
    4. Mathematics2493.9%
    5. Environmental Science2073.3%
    6. Chemistry1812.9%
    7. Energy1622.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy1101.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering270.4%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences250.4%
  2. Health Sciences1,25019.8%
    1. Medicine93914.9%
    2. Dentistry1562.5%
    3. Health Professions1282.0%
    4. Nursing240.4%
    5. Veterinary30.0%
  3. Social Sciences1,17018.5%
    1. Social Sciences4617.3%
    2. Psychology1822.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities1712.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1672.6%
    5. Decision Sciences951.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance941.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2594.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1772.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1372.2%
    4. Neuroscience831.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology480.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Al Kharj strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Al Kharj is most concentrated in Modeling and Simulation, Orthodontics and Numerical Analysis (9.3× the world share in Modeling and Simulation).

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 69.8 works9.3×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 39.5 works6.5×
  3. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 29.4 works6.4×
  4. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 32.4 works5.7×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 58.3 works5.6×
  6. DentistryField · 136.2 works5.2×
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 66.0 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: 0.63× its world share, 160 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 221 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 68 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.50× its world share, 66 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.85× its world share, 155 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.48× its world share, 617 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.86× its world share, 141 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 1,068 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 172 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.51× its world share, 282 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.39× its world share, 214 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 92 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.24× its world share, 136 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 740 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 151 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 146 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 77 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 85 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 154 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 403 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.24×136 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.50×66 works
  3. Mathematics3.39×214 works
  4. Energy2.86×141 works
  5. Chemistry1.85×155 works
  6. Materials Science1.51×282 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.49×77 works
  8. Computer Science1.48×617 works
  9. Engineering1.33×1,068 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.26×24 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.98×151 works
  12. Psychology0.95×154 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×146 works
  14. Neuroscience0.78×68 works
  15. Nursing0.78×21 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×221 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.77×92 works
  18. Health Professions0.74×104 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×85 works
  20. Medicine0.72×740 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×35 works
  22. Environmental Science0.65×172 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×160 works
  24. Social Sciences0.59×403 works
  25. Veterinary0.33×2 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×20 works

Which keywords describe research in Al Kharj?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Experimental Investigation, Nonlinear Equations, Renewable Energy, Nanomaterials and Thermal Conductivity.

▲ 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. Deep Learning390▲ 1.79×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning370▲ 1.76×87 topics
  3. Heat Transfer220▲ 7.1×18 topics
  4. Epidemiology193▼ 0.77×122 topics
  5. Renewable Energy179▲ 1.96×47 topics
  6. Nanoparticles162▲ 2.0×43 topics
  7. Nanomaterials154▲ 2.3×20 topics
  8. Environmental Impact127▲ 1.18×51 topics
  9. Healthcare126▲ 1.75×19 topics
  10. Data Mining125▲ 2.7×21 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency116▲ 1.98×39 topics
  12. Experimental Investigation115▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Antioxidant98▲ 2.3×51 topics
  14. Nonlinear Equations96▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks93▲ 2.0×14 topics
  16. Applications88▲ 5.1×8 topics
  17. Graphene85▲ 2.0×12 topics
  18. Thermal Conductivity82▲ 8.2×7 topics
  19. IoT Security80▲ 4.1×3 topics
  20. Solar Energy78▲ 3.9×5 topics
  21. Review73▲ 9.6×5 topics
  22. Viscosity71▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Fractional Calculus70▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Nanofluids70▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Synthesis70▲ 3.0×34 topics
  26. Convective Transport70▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Enhancement70▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Smart Cities69▲ 4.1×8 topics
  29. Anomalous Diffusion67▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Homotopy Analysis Method65▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Random Walk65▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Medicinal Chemistry65▲ 3.8×12 topics
  33. Adverse Drug Reactions63▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Pharmacovigilance61▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Signal Detection61▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Phase Change Materials60▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Anticancer Agents50▲ 5.3×12 topics
  38. Numerical Modeling50▲ 7.6×5 topics
  39. Friction Factor42▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Solar Air Heater42▲ 16×1 topic

What research is done in Al Kharj?

Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 66 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 58 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms41Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 41 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 33 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 31 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 30 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…28Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 28 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 27 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 26 fractional worksNonlinear Differential E…25Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 25 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringModeling and SimulationMechanical EngineeringSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 66 works
  2. 2 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 58 works
  3. 3 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 41 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  5. 5 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 30 works
  7. 7 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 28 works
  8. 8 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 27 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 26 works
  10. 10 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 25 works

Research output over time

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 counting20%40%Al Kharj27.9% 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 30.5% in 2023.

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