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Research in Jeddah

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, King Abdulaziz University and University of Business and Technology.

Research institutions
16
11 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
71k
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7M
24.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Jeddah

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 Jeddah?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1King Abdulaziz UniversityUniversity 37,413 #933
2King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 17,404 #221
3University of JeddahUniversity 5,914 #2,988
4University of Business and TechnologyUniversity 3,280 #1,038
5King Fahad Hospital JeddahHospital / health system 1,242 #12,484
6Effat UniversityUniversity 1,096 #4,378
7King Fahd Armed Forces HospitalHospital / health system 633 #14,923
8Ibn Sina National College for Medical StudiesUniversity 568 #12,691
9Islamic Development BankInstitution 494 #18,425
10Soliman Fakeeh HospitalHospital / health system 479 #12,459
11Dar Al-Hekma UniversityUniversity 231 #9,241
12Al Amal Hospital JeddahHospital / health system 103 not ranked
13Magrabi Hospitals and CentersHospital / health system 95 not ranked
14Jeddah Institute for Speech and HearingNonprofit 12 not ranked
15Bugshan HospitalHospital / health system 9 not ranked
16Organisation of Islamic CooperationGovernment institution 2 not ranked

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.

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 Abdulaziz University: 54.2%King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 25.2%University of Jeddah: 8.6%University of Business and Technology: 4.8%12 others listed: 7.2%54%largest
King Abdulaziz University37k · 54.2%King Abdullah University of Science and Technology17k · 25.2%University of Jeddah5,914 · 8.6%University of Business and Technology3,280 · 4.8%12 others listed4,964 · 7.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Jeddah work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research in Jeddah is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Medicine (16%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14k fractional works · 52.4% of its workEngineering: 4,959 fractional works · 18.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,449 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 778 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 550 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 356 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 344 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 298 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 223 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 210 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 178 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 152 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 135 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 118 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 68 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3,075 fractional works · 11.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,150 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 498 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 450 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 385 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 212 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 130 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1,451 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 864 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 206 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 182 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,439 fractional works · 5.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 258 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 231 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 220 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 195 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 132 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 128 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 849 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 203 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 180 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 156 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 142 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 731 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 409 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 542 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 485 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 537 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeophysics: 202 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 519 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 178 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 159 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 66 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 285 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,658 fractional works · 20.6% of its workMedicine: 4,484 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSurgery: 488 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 397 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 293 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 279 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 258 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 215 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 205 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 200 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 185 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 182 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 123 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 121 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 115 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 68 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 67 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 452 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 526 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 215 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 68 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 166 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 502 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOral Surgery: 194 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 131 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 127 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,528 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,527 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 578 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 385 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 343 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,109 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAccounting: 271 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 254 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 179 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 141 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 625 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 229 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 156 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 550 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 396 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 107 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 421 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 211 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 127 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 82 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 294 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 107 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2,865 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,272 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 741 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 171 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 161 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 896 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 459 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 149 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 165 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 347 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 150 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 66 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 210 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 139 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKJeddah27kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences21%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. Engineering4,95918.1%
    2. Computer Science3,07511.2%
    3. Materials Science1,4515.3%
    4. Environmental Science1,4395.2%
    5. Mathematics8493.1%
    6. Chemistry7312.7%
    7. Energy5422.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences5372.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy5191.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering2851.0%
  2. Health Sciences5,65820.6%
    1. Medicine4,48416.3%
    2. Health Professions5261.9%
    3. Dentistry5021.8%
    4. Nursing1270.5%
    5. Veterinary190.1%
  3. Social Sciences4,52816.5%
    1. Social Sciences1,5275.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1,1094.0%
    3. Psychology6252.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5502.0%
    5. Decision Sciences4211.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities2941.1%
  4. Life Sciences2,86510.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,2724.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8963.3%
    3. Neuroscience3471.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2100.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1390.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Jeddah strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Jeddah is most concentrated in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, General Dentistry and Modeling and Simulation (5.8× the world share in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes).

  1. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 110.0 works5.8×
  2. General DentistrySubfield · 56.1 works5.3×
  3. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 141.2 works4.2×
  4. OrthodonticsSubfield · 113.4 works4.1×
  5. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 85.9 works4.1×
  6. Oral SurgerySubfield · 178.3 works3.8×
  7. DentistryField · 445.7 works3.8×
  8. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 178.9 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: 0.68× its world share, 789 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 1,124 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 187 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 309 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 125 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.09× its world share, 262 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.76× its world share, 672 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.42× its world share, 2,693 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 466 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.12× its world share, 473 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 4,491 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 1,248 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 1,312 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.69× its world share, 769 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 465 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.78× its world share, 446 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 468 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 3,926 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 110 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 258 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 968 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 383 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 498 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 538 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1,323 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.78×446 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.09×262 works
  3. Mathematics2.69×769 works
  4. Energy2.12×473 works
  5. Chemistry1.76×672 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.63×383 works
  7. Materials Science1.55×1,312 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.46×125 works
  9. Computer Science1.42×2,693 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.24×968 works
  11. Engineering1.23×4,491 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.22×466 works
  13. Environmental Science1.03×1,248 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×498 works
  15. Nursing0.93×110 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×1,124 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.86×465 works
  18. Medicine0.84×3,926 works
  19. Neuroscience0.78×309 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×187 works
  21. Health Professions0.73×468 works
  22. Psychology0.73×538 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×789 works
  24. Veterinary0.50×16 works
  25. Social Sciences0.43×1,323 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.37×258 works

Which keywords describe research in Jeddah?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Epidemiology, Heat Transfer, Healthcare, Supply Chain Management and Smart Cities.

▲ 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 Learning1,667▲ 1.82×97 topics
  2. Deep Learning1,406▲ 1.49×84 topics
  3. Epidemiology1,038◆ 0.95×138 topics
  4. Nanomaterials641▲ 2.2×20 topics
  5. Healthcare603▲ 1.93×27 topics
  6. Renewable Energy595▲ 1.50×50 topics
  7. Climate Change557▼ 0.75×109 topics
  8. Neural Networks548▲ 1.29×40 topics
  9. Inflammation543◆ 0.93×83 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management532▲ 2.2×25 topics
  11. Nanoparticles526▲ 1.52×44 topics
  12. Sustainability514▼ 0.77×95 topics
  13. Environmental Impact476◆ 1.02×63 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications450▲ 1.39×36 topics
  15. Heat Transfer445▲ 3.3×19 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress436◆ 0.97×63 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence414◆ 1.06×57 topics
  18. COVID-19400◆ 1.12×31 topics
  19. Catalysis389▲ 2.1×29 topics
  20. Graphene377▲ 2.0×11 topics
  21. Nanocomposites376▲ 1.74×21 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency371▲ 1.46×44 topics
  23. Internet of Things370▲ 1.58×30 topics
  24. Smart Cities328▲ 4.5×8 topics
  25. IoT320▲ 3.1×18 topics
  26. Security315▲ 1.72×26 topics
  27. Risk Management295▲ 2.3×16 topics
  28. Customer Satisfaction268▲ 3.1×9 topics
  29. Semiconductor261▲ 2.9×7 topics
  30. IoT Security260▲ 3.1×3 topics
  31. Water Splitting244▲ 2.4×4 topics
  32. Organizational Performance240▲ 3.4×12 topics
  33. Solar Energy236▲ 2.7×5 topics
  34. Semiconductors235▲ 2.9×6 topics
  35. Chemical Kinetics193▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Nonlinear Equations191▲ 5.4×6 topics
  37. Social Media Marketing182▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Experimental Investigation173▲ 6.1×5 topics
  39. Nanofluids146▲ 6.4×2 topics
  40. Fractional Calculus134▲ 8.6×2 topics

What research is done in Jeddah?

Organizational and Emplo…161Organizational and Employee Performance: 161 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …133Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 133 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 133 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 106 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 100 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 98 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 96 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …95Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 95 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 95 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 93 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAccountingSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 161 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 133 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 133 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 106 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 100 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 98 works
  7. 7 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 96 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 95 works
  9. 9 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 95 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 93 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 counting20%40%Jeddah24.0% 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 34.1% in 2016.

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