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Research in Medina

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Islamic University of Madinah and Taibah University.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▲ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
138k
13.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1981-2026
46 years on the record
Medina

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 Medina?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Taibah UniversityUniversity 8,186 #3,342
2Islamic University of MadinahUniversity 2,123 #2,779

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 Medina work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Medina is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (15%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,761 fractional works · 53.3% of its workEngineering: 786 fractional works · 15.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 213 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 139 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 91 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 619 fractional works · 11.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 221 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 115 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 95 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 81 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 376 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 219 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 241 fractional works · 4.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 57 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 216 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 124 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 202 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 132 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 148 fractional works · 2.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 124 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 113 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,228 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMedicine: 953 fractional works · 18.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 84 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 83 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 69 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 65 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDentistry: 128 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOral Surgery: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthodontics: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 116 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 769 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 359 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEducation: 125 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 120 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 121 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 105 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 69 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 426 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 186 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 106 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 105 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMedina5,185fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences15%

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. Engineering78615.2%
    2. Computer Science61911.9%
    3. Materials Science3767.3%
    4. Mathematics2414.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2164.2%
    6. Chemistry2023.9%
    7. Environmental Science1482.9%
    8. Energy1242.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences250.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering240.5%
  2. Health Sciences1,22823.7%
    1. Medicine95318.4%
    2. Dentistry1282.5%
    3. Health Professions1162.2%
    4. Nursing290.6%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Social Sciences3596.9%
    2. Psychology1212.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1052.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities691.3%
    5. Decision Sciences611.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance541.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1863.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1052.0%
    3. Neuroscience591.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology420.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics340.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Medina strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Medina is most concentrated in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Modeling and Simulation and Algebra and Number Theory (8.1× the world share in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics).

  1. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 111.3 works8.1×
  2. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 47.0 works7.7×
  3. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 20.8 works7.4×
  4. OrthodonticsSubfield · 31.9 works6.5×
  5. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 21.5 works5.8×
  6. Oral SurgerySubfield · 44.6 works5.3×
  7. DentistryField · 111.3 works5.2×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 86 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 158 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.87× its world share, 29 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.28× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.53× its world share, 174 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 531 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.45× its world share, 98 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 661 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 118 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.05× its world share, 314 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.13× its world share, 212 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.98× its world share, 193 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.25× its world share, 111 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 100 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 791 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 98 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 301 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.25×111 works
  2. Mathematics4.13×212 works
  3. Chemistry2.53×174 works
  4. Energy2.45×98 works
  5. Materials Science2.05×314 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.98×193 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.87×29 works
  8. Computer Science1.56×531 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.28×20 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.24×52 works
  11. Nursing1.20×26 works
  12. Engineering1.01×661 works
  13. Medicine0.94×791 works
  14. Health Professions0.87×100 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.75×33 works
  16. Psychology0.74×98 works
  17. Neuroscience0.72×51 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×158 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×88 works
  20. Environmental Science0.54×118 works
  21. Social Sciences0.54×301 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×46 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.46×58 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×86 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×22 works
  26. Veterinary0.29×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Medina?

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

▲ 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 Learning312▲ 1.81×87 topics
  2. Deep Learning300▲ 1.68×79 topics
  3. Epidemiology220◆ 1.06×126 topics
  4. Nanomaterials147▲ 2.7×20 topics
  5. Healthcare129▲ 2.2×20 topics
  6. Nanoparticles119▲ 1.82×44 topics
  7. Nonlinear Equations110▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications100▲ 1.62×36 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence98▲ 1.33×40 topics
  10. Internet of Things96▲ 2.2×24 topics
  11. Nanocomposites93▲ 2.3×21 topics
  12. Heat Transfer91▲ 3.6×18 topics
  13. Synthesis87▲ 4.5×34 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management83▲ 1.78×21 topics
  15. Security79▲ 2.3×25 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks77▲ 2.0×14 topics
  17. Graphene74▲ 2.1×11 topics
  18. Nanostructures73▲ 3.5×17 topics
  19. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation68▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Medicinal Chemistry65▲ 4.7×13 topics
  21. IoT Security64▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. Anticancer Agents63▲ 8.2×12 topics
  23. Smart Cities62▲ 4.5×8 topics
  24. Rogue Waves58▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Solitons58▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Integrable Equations57▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Soliton Solutions57▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Nanocrystals54▲ 4.0×5 topics
  29. Optical Lattices54▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Antimicrobial54▲ 3.6×14 topics
  31. Applications53▲ 3.8×8 topics
  32. Experimental Investigation52▲ 9.8×4 topics
  33. Fractional Calculus47▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Discrete47▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Nonlinear Photonic Systems47▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Anomalous Diffusion47▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Homotopy Analysis Method45▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Random Walk45▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Heterocyclic Compounds44▲ 10×6 topics
  40. Review41▲ 6.6×4 topics

What research is done in Medina?

Nonlinear Waves and Solitons: 52 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 43 fractional worksFractional Differential …40Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 40 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …28Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 28 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 28 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 25 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…22Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 22 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 21 fractional worksConducting polymers and …19Conducting polymers and applications: 19 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsModeling and SimulationBiomedical EngineeringOrganic Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 52 works
  2. 2 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 43 works
  3. 3 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 40 works
  4. 4 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 28 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 28 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 25 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 22 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 22 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21 works
  10. 10 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 19 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 counting10%20%30%Medina23.5% 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 24.1% in 2024.

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