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Research in Hofuf

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

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 156% vs 2018-21
Citations
146k
13.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
28.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Hofuf

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 Hofuf?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1King Faisal UniversityUniversity 12,226 #1,820
2King Fahad Hospital HufūfHospital / health system 266 #20,820

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 Hofuf work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Hofuf is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (11%), Computer Science (9%).

Physical Sciences: 2,472 fractional works · 41.4% of its workEngineering: 687 fractional works · 11.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 153 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 144 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 84 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 74 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 565 fractional works · 9.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 200 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems: 127 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 78 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 356 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 203 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 242 fractional works · 4.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 66 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 238 fractional works · 4.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 156 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 86 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 95 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 89 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 86 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,316 fractional works · 22.0% of its workMedicine: 1,050 fractional works · 17.6% of its workSurgery: 109 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 97 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 55 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 122 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 81 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,265 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 467 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 169 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 143 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSafety Research: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 279 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAccounting: 85 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 222 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 77 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 133 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 98 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 93 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 72 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 923 fractional works · 15.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 484 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPlant Science: 242 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFood Science: 98 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 266 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 139 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 66 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHofuf5,977fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences21%

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. Engineering68711.5%
    2. Computer Science5659.4%
    3. Materials Science3566.0%
    4. Mathematics2424.1%
    5. Environmental Science2384.0%
    6. Chemistry1562.6%
    7. Energy951.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy861.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering280.5%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences190.3%
  2. Health Sciences1,31622.0%
    1. Medicine1,05017.6%
    2. Health Professions1222.0%
    3. Dentistry811.4%
    4. Nursing410.7%
    5. Veterinary220.4%
  3. Social Sciences1,26521.2%
    1. Social Sciences4677.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2794.7%
    3. Psychology2223.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1332.2%
    5. Decision Sciences931.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities721.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4848.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2664.5%
    3. Neuroscience661.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology571.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics500.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Hofuf strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hofuf is most concentrated in Modeling and Simulation, Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (7.1× the world share in Modeling and Simulation).

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 49.0 works7.1×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 20.5 works4.8×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 57.8 works4.1×
  4. MathematicsField · 207.4 works3.6×
← 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: 1.72× its world share, 404 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 221 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 48 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 54 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.40× its world share, 42 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.69× its world share, 131 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 459 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 73 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 558 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 180 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.63× its world share, 281 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.57× its world share, 207 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 67 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.80× its world share, 67 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 103 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 897 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.83× its world share, 19 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 237 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 83 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 109 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 176 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 398 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics3.57×207 works
  2. Veterinary2.83×19 works
  3. Dentistry2.80×67 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.40×42 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.73×83 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.72×404 works
  7. Chemistry1.69×131 works
  8. Materials Science1.63×281 works
  9. Energy1.61×73 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.48×237 works
  11. Nursing1.42×34 works
  12. Chemical Engineering1.37×24 works
  13. Computer Science1.19×459 works
  14. Psychology1.17×176 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.03×109 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×48 works
  17. Medicine0.94×897 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×221 works
  19. Health Professions0.79×103 works
  20. Engineering0.75×558 works
  21. Environmental Science0.73×180 works
  22. Neuroscience0.68×54 works
  23. Social Sciences0.64×398 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.61×67 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.39×56 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×15 works

Which keywords describe research in Hofuf?

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

▲ 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. Machine Learning331▲ 1.66×88 topics
  2. Deep Learning274▲ 1.33×78 topics
  3. Epidemiology266◆ 1.11×130 topics
  4. Nanomaterials192▲ 3.1×21 topics
  5. Healthcare136▲ 1.99×21 topics
  6. Inflammation134◆ 1.05×80 topics
  7. Environmental Impact133▲ 1.30×49 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress132▲ 1.34×61 topics
  9. Sustainability128◆ 0.87×68 topics
  10. Antioxidant125▲ 3.1×51 topics
  11. Nanoparticles125▲ 1.66×44 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications113▲ 1.60×35 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management107▲ 1.99×20 topics
  14. Quality of Life105▲ 1.21×52 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence101▲ 1.19×43 topics
  16. Heat Transfer93▲ 3.2×16 topics
  17. Graphene92▲ 2.3×11 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity91▲ 2.4×31 topics
  19. Nanocomposites87▲ 1.84×21 topics
  20. Corporate Governance86▲ 1.96×18 topics
  21. Nonlinear Equations76▲ 10.0×6 topics
  22. Toxicity72▲ 2.8×20 topics
  23. Risk Management72▲ 2.5×13 topics
  24. Nanostructures72▲ 3.0×17 topics
  25. Diabetes71▲ 2.4×22 topics
  26. Smart Cities69▲ 4.3×7 topics
  27. IoT Security68▲ 3.7×3 topics
  28. Synthesis67▲ 3.0×34 topics
  29. Antimicrobial65▲ 3.9×14 topics
  30. Health Benefits62▲ 3.1×14 topics
  31. Experimental Investigation54▲ 8.7×4 topics
  32. Green Synthesis52▲ 4.6×5 topics
  33. Fractional Calculus51▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Human Resource Management50▲ 5.5×5 topics
  35. Anomalous Diffusion47▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Homotopy Analysis Method47▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Random Walk47▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Guanxi38▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Wasta38▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Social Media Marketing37▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Hofuf?

Fractional Differential …38Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 38 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…32Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 32 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 31 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…31Organizational and Employee Performance: 31 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …30Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 30 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 26 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 24 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…23Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 23 fractional worksDate Palm Research Studies: 23 fractional worksAnimal Diversity and Health Studies: 23 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationSociology and Political ScienceAccountingArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 38 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 32 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 31 works
  4. 4 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 31 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 30 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 26 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 24 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 23 works
  9. 9 Date Palm Research Studies Plant Science 23 works
  10. 10 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 23 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Hofuf25.7% 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 31.9% in 2023.

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