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Research in Khobar

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University and Saad Specialist Hospital.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.8k
▲ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
59k
12.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Khobar

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Which research institutions are in Khobar?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Prince Mohammad bin Fahd UniversityUniversity 2,613 #2,917
2Saad Specialist HospitalHospital / health system 776 #9,761
3Procare Riaya HospitalHospital / health system 21 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.

Which fields of science does Khobar work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Khobar is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (23%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,151 fractional works · 50.8% of its workEngineering: 513 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 108 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 97 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 78 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 51 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 244 fractional works · 10.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 85 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 37 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 103 fractional works · 4.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 65 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 60 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 56 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 45 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 54 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 46 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 605 fractional works · 26.7% of its workMedicine: 524 fractional works · 23.1% of its workSurgery: 83 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 37 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 51 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 357 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 127 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 70 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 66 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 42 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 154 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 70 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKhobar2,267fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering51322.6%
    2. Computer Science24410.8%
    3. Environmental Science1034.6%
    4. Mathematics652.9%
    5. Materials Science602.7%
    6. Chemistry562.5%
    7. Energy542.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy321.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering120.6%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences100.5%
    1. Medicine52423.1%
    2. Health Professions512.3%
    3. Dentistry160.7%
    4. Nursing110.5%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences1275.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting703.1%
    3. Psychology662.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance421.9%
    5. Decision Sciences291.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities231.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology703.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences331.5%
    3. Neuroscience311.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology140.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Khobar?

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

▲ 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 Learning161▲ 2.1×77 topics
  2. Machine Learning158▲ 2.1×80 topics
  3. Heat Transfer112▲ 10×17 topics
  4. Epidemiology108▲ 1.19×122 topics
  5. Renewable Energy78▲ 2.4×38 topics
  6. Experimental Investigation63▲ 27×3 topics
  7. Sustainability59◆ 1.06×53 topics
  8. Environmental Impact55▲ 1.42×36 topics
  9. Healthcare54▲ 2.1×20 topics
  10. Thermal Conductivity50▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Applications50▲ 8.0×6 topics
  12. Review46▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties45▲ 2.0×30 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks45▲ 2.8×14 topics
  15. Nanofluids43▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Viscosity42▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence42▲ 1.31×31 topics
  18. Convective Transport42▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Enhancement42▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Nanoparticles39▲ 1.37×35 topics
  21. Internet of Things39▲ 2.0×20 topics
  22. Thermal Management34▲ 4.5×6 topics
  23. Numerical Simulation33▲ 4.9×10 topics
  24. IoT Security32▲ 4.5×3 topics
  25. Medical Imaging31▲ 2.6×7 topics
  26. Heat Exchangers25▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Pressure Drop25▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Fluid Flow25▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Medicinal Chemistry23▲ 3.8×9 topics
  30. Convective Heat Transfer23▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Smart Cities23▲ 3.8×6 topics
  32. Numerical Modeling22▲ 9.4×3 topics
  33. Experimental Study20▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Microchannel20▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Friction Factor20▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Solar Air Heater20▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Number Theory19▲ 34×3 topics
  38. Anticancer Agents18▲ 5.5×9 topics
  39. Modular Forms18▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Heterocyclic Compounds16▲ 8.1×5 topics

What research is done in Khobar?

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …38Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 38 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms19Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 19 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…19Heat Transfer and Optimization: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Identities: 13 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 11 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Combinatorial Mathematics: 9 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 9 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 9 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 9 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAlgebra and Number TheoryComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 38 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 19 works
  3. 3 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 19 works
  4. 4 Advanced Mathematical Identities Algebra and Number Theory 13 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 11 works
  6. 6 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  7. 7 Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 9 works
  8. 8 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 9 works
  10. 10 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 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%Khobar21.7% 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 22.9% in 2019.

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