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Research in Gazan

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

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.1k
▲ 145% vs 2018-21
Citations
90k
11.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Gazan

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 Gazan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Jazan UniversityUniversity 7,812 #3,955
2King Fahad Central HospitalHospital / health system 294 #19,094

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 Gazan work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Gazan is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (14%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,135 fractional works · 42.7% of its workEngineering: 716 fractional works · 14.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 194 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 125 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 104 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 454 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 133 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 102 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 85 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 286 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 169 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 178 fractional works · 3.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 154 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 109 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 134 fractional works · 2.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 95 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 88 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 80 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,564 fractional works · 31.2% of its workMedicine: 1,132 fractional works · 22.6% of its workSurgery: 113 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 109 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 57 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 53 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 218 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOral Surgery: 91 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrthodontics: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 173 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 714 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 256 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 83 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 75 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 149 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 63 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 107 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 99 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 592 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 256 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 148 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 162 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 83 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 63 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKGazan5,004fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences14%

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. Engineering71614.3%
    2. Computer Science4549.1%
    3. Materials Science2865.7%
    4. Mathematics1783.6%
    5. Chemistry1543.1%
    6. Environmental Science1342.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy951.9%
    8. Energy881.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering180.4%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences120.2%
  2. Health Sciences1,56431.2%
    1. Medicine1,13222.6%
    2. Dentistry2184.4%
    3. Health Professions1733.5%
    4. Nursing360.7%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Social Sciences2565.1%
    2. Psychology1493.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities1072.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting992.0%
    5. Decision Sciences561.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance470.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2565.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1623.2%
    3. Neuroscience631.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics621.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology491.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Gazan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Gazan is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry (10.2× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 50.1 works10×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 85.2 works10×
  3. DentistryField · 199.9 works9.5×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 45.6 works7.7×
  5. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 36.4 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.

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: 0.67× its world share, 139 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 225 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 54 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.65× its world share, 56 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.00× its world share, 137 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 400 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.81× its world share, 72 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 638 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 115 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.58× its world share, 241 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.08× its world share, 158 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 82 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 9.46× its world share, 200 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 152 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 973 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 88 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 85 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 49 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 131 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 219 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry9.46×200 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.65×56 works
  3. Mathematics3.08×158 works
  4. Chemistry2.00×137 works
  5. Energy1.81×72 works
  6. Materials Science1.58×241 works
  7. Nursing1.35×29 works
  8. Health Professions1.33×152 works
  9. Computer Science1.18×400 works
  10. Medicine1.16×973 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.15×49 works
  12. Chemical Engineering1.01×15 works
  13. Engineering0.98×638 works
  14. Psychology0.98×131 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×225 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.97×42 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.85×82 works
  18. Neuroscience0.76×54 works
  19. Veterinary0.74×4 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.70×88 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.67×139 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.61×85 works
  23. Environmental Science0.53×115 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×42 works
  25. Social Sciences0.40×219 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×11 works

Which keywords describe research in Gazan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Heat Transfer, Healthcare, Quality of Life and Internet of Things.

▲ 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. Epidemiology303▲ 1.52×131 topics
  2. Machine Learning246▲ 1.48×87 topics
  3. Deep Learning214▲ 1.24×82 topics
  4. Inflammation138▲ 1.30×83 topics
  5. Nanomaterials133▲ 2.5×19 topics
  6. Healthcare132▲ 2.3×22 topics
  7. Quality of Life128▲ 1.78×51 topics
  8. Nanoparticles111▲ 1.76×43 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress108▲ 1.31×62 topics
  10. COVID-19106▲ 1.63×25 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence105▲ 1.47×37 topics
  12. Heat Transfer101▲ 4.1×19 topics
  13. Internet of Things101▲ 2.4×24 topics
  14. Cancer91▲ 1.35×58 topics
  15. Antioxidant90▲ 2.6×51 topics
  16. Depression84▲ 1.91×22 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications84▲ 1.41×33 topics
  18. Risk Factors83▲ 1.51×35 topics
  19. Graphene76▲ 2.2×12 topics
  20. Security74▲ 2.2×22 topics
  21. Clinical Trials72▲ 2.2×19 topics
  22. Synthesis69▲ 3.7×32 topics
  23. Global Burden68▲ 2.5×12 topics
  24. Medicinal Chemistry64▲ 4.8×12 topics
  25. IoT Security62▲ 4.0×3 topics
  26. Smart Cities60▲ 4.5×8 topics
  27. Toxicity57▲ 2.6×19 topics
  28. Solar Energy56▲ 3.6×5 topics
  29. Anticancer Agents52▲ 7.0×12 topics
  30. Applications50▲ 3.6×8 topics
  31. Experimental Investigation50▲ 9.6×4 topics
  32. Antimicrobial49▲ 3.5×14 topics
  33. Nonlinear Equations45▲ 7.0×5 topics
  34. Dental Caries37▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Review37▲ 6.1×5 topics
  36. Heterocyclic Compounds34▲ 8.2×5 topics
  37. Viscosity33▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Nanofluids32▲ 7.7×2 topics
  39. Dental Materials32▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Restorative Dentistry32▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Gazan?

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …30Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 30 fractional worksDental materials and res…28Dental materials and restorations: 28 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 28 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…27Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 27 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…26Dental Radiography and Imaging: 26 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 25 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …22Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 22 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 21 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 20 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringOrthodonticsComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 30 works
  2. 2 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 28 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 28 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 27 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 26 works
  6. 6 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 25 works
  7. 7 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 22 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 22 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 21 works
  10. 10 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 20 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%Gazan19.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.6% in 2021.

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