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Research in Dhahran

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia) and Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization.

Research institutions
7
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
33k
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Dhahran?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsUniversity 27,480 #217
2Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)Company 3,960 #2,833
3Saudi Aramco Medical Services OrganizationHospital / health system 576 #10,077
4Dhahran Health CenterHospital / health system 541 #16,820
5King Fahd Military Medical ComplexHospital / health system 457 #14,418
6Imam Abdulrahman Al Faisal HospitalHospital / health system 221 #15,837
7Saudi Center for Theoretical PhysicsResearch facility 80 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals: 82.5%Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia): 11.9%Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization: 1.7%Dhahran Health Center: 1.6%3 others listed: 2.3%82%largest
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals27k · 82.5%Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)3,960 · 11.9%Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization576 · 1.7%Dhahran Health Center541 · 1.6%3 others listed758 · 2.3%

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What is Dhahran strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dhahran is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering, Metals and Alloys and Energy Engineering and Power Technology (14.6× the world share in Ocean Engineering).

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 721.8 works15×
  2. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 38.5 works12×
  3. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 71.1 works6.9×
  4. CatalysisSubfield · 91.4 works6.5×
  5. GeophysicsSubfield · 199.3 works6.0×
  6. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 42.4 works5.7×
  7. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 94.1 works5.1×
  8. Chemical EngineeringField · 169.2 works5.1×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Dhahran?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Nanoparticles, Renewable Energy, Hydraulic Fracturing, Machine Learning, Vibration Analysis, Fracture Propagation and Shale Gas Reservoirs.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Machine Learning601▲ 1.92×88 topics
  2. Renewable Energy516▲ 3.8×44 topics
  3. Nanoparticles502▲ 4.2×44 topics
  4. CO2 Sequestration396▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Deep Learning362◆ 1.11×75 topics
  6. Nanomaterials324▲ 3.2×20 topics
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing296▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Environmental Impact295▲ 1.82×55 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis285▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Fracture Propagation281▲ 48×1 topic
  11. Shale Gas Reservoirs281▲ 48×1 topic
  12. Mechanical Properties265▲ 2.9×38 topics
  13. Optimization263▲ 6.0×25 topics
  14. Energy Storage255▲ 4.1×12 topics
  15. Rheological Properties253▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Drilling Fluids246▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Well Integrity246▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Catalysis245▲ 3.9×27 topics
  19. Gas Permeability220▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Pore Structure212▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency207▲ 2.3×37 topics
  22. Shale Gas204▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Porous Media201▲ 16×6 topics
  24. Nanopores194▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Heat Transfer190▲ 4.0×19 topics
  26. Mudstones188▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Thermal Maturity188▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Surfactants185▲ 20×5 topics
  29. Graphene184▲ 2.8×12 topics
  30. Nanofluids180▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Pore-scale Modeling154▲ 44×1 topic
  32. X-ray Computed Tomography154▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Data Assimilation151▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Uncertainty Quantification148▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Ensemble Kalman Filter146▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Solar Energy145▲ 4.8×5 topics
  37. Closed-Loop Control144▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Well Placement144▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Geophysical Imaging114▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Membrane Technology113▲ 14×2 topics

What research is done in Dhahran?

Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 281 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 246 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …188Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 188 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…154Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 154 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 144 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 98 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…96Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 96 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 90 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 79 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 73 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsGeophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 281 works
  2. 2 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 246 works
  3. 3 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 188 works
  4. 4 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 154 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 144 works
  6. 6 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 98 works
  7. 7 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 96 works
  8. 8 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 90 works
  9. 9 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 79 works
  10. 10 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 73 works

Research output over time

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