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Research in Riyadh

Science Explorer records 52 research institutions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are King Saud University, Ministry of Education and Prince Sultan University.

Research institutions
52
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
143k
▲ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3M
15.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Riyadh

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 Riyadh?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1King Saud UniversityUniversity 62,220 #1,051
2King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreHospital / health system 9,039 #10,134
3Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityUniversity 8,438 #1,985
4Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityUniversity 7,652 #3,347
5King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesUniversity 5,070 #4,588
6Prince Sultan UniversityUniversity 4,366 #1,338
7Majmaah UniversityUniversity 3,978 #2,354
8National Guard Health AffairsHospital / health system 3,552 #8,013
9Alfaisal UniversityUniversity 3,493 #3,334
10Riyadh Armed Forces HospitalHospital / health system 3,266 #14,015
11Shaqra UniversityUniversity 3,183 #3,067
12King Abdulaziz City for Science and TechnologyResearch facility 3,165 #3,027
13King Abdulaziz Medical CityHospital / health system 2,953 #12,000
14Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 2,370 #7,107
15King Fahd Medical CityFunder 2,344 #11,315
16King Abdullah International Medical Research CenterResearch facility 2,172 #5,627
17Riyadh Elm UniversityUniversity 1,956 #6,967
18Saudi Electronic UniversityUniversity 1,889 #1,726
19University of Hafr Al-BatinUniversity 1,493 #3,861
20Ministry of EducationGovernment institution 1,452 #1,144
21King Khaled Eye Specialist HospitalFunder 1,342 #19,332
22Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)Company 1,169 #6,293
23Eye CenterHospital / health system 1,046 #12,921
24Security Forces HospitalHospital / health system 893 #13,765
25Saudi Heart AssociationNonprofit 696 #8,325
26Saudi Center for Organ TransplantationGovernment institution 656 #11,286
27Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz HospitalHospital / health system 516 #12,320
28Dar Al Uloom UniversityUniversity 497 #8,772
29Saudi Arabian Monetary AuthorityGovernment institution 487 #8,279
30Naif Arab University for Security SciencesUniversity 442 #9,914
31Al Yamamah UniversityUniversity 437 #6,475
32King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research CenterResearch facility 361 #9,237
33Al-Farabi CollegeUniversity 332 #18,191 all time
34Arab Open UniversityUniversity 324 #7,021
35Al-Ghad International Health Sciences CollegesUniversity 205 #17,932
36Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and ControlGovernment institution 185 #18,809
37King Fahd Security CollegeUniversity 177 #25,632 all time
38Saudi Commission for Health SpecialtiesGovernment institution 162 #19,145
39King Salman Center for Disability ResearchNonprofit 151 #11,039
40Shura CouncilGovernment institution 102 not ranked
41King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic StudiesNonprofit 53 not ranked
42King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable EnergyGovernment institution 47 not ranked
43Aljazeera HospitalHospital / health system 23 not ranked
44General Organization for Social InsuranceInstitution 21 not ranked
45King Faisal FoundationNonprofit 9 not ranked
46King Abdulaziz Foundation For Research And ArchivesArchive 9 not ranked
47Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyNonprofit 7 not ranked
48Supreme Commission for Tourism and AntiquitiesGovernment institution 2 not ranked
49Saudi Chemical SocietyNonprofit 2 not ranked
50Saudi Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic SurgeryNonprofit 1 not ranked
51Saudi Heritage Preservation SocietyArchive 1 not ranked
52Saudi Pharmaceutical SocietyNonprofit 0 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 Saud University: 43.1%King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre: 6.3%Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University: 5.8%Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University: 5.3%47 others listed: 39.5%43%largest
King Saud University62k · 43.1%King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre9,039 · 6.3%Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University8,438 · 5.8%Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University7,652 · 5.3%47 others listed57k · 39.5%

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

Which fields of science does Riyadh work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Riyadh is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Engineering (12%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24k fractional works · 38.3% of its workEngineering: 7,311 fractional works · 11.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,027 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,474 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 780 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 549 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 407 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 386 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 359 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 295 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 242 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 202 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 178 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 145 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 142 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4,830 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,746 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 853 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 680 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 653 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 367 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 244 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 286 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3,686 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2,155 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 556 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 471 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 360 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 144 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,121 fractional works · 3.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 472 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 292 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 287 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 243 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 223 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 184 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 181 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 239 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1,601 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 873 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 225 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 220 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 142 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 141 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1,578 fractional works · 2.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 395 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 360 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 322 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 192 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 151 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 158 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1,052 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 963 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 856 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 304 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 228 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 161 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 163 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 357 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 272 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 21k fractional works · 34.4% of its workMedicine: 17k fractional works · 28.0% of its workSurgery: 2,094 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,274 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1,207 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,103 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 906 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 815 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 765 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 762 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 713 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 622 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 500 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 465 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 457 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 453 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 452 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 439 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 369 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 341 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 316 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 302 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 277 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 264 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 217 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 189 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 182 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 169 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 166 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 162 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 151 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 150 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 141 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 136 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 127 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 127 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 496 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1,999 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 892 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 279 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 237 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 591 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 1,343 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOral Surgery: 509 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 375 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 300 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 159 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 497 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 357 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 71 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8,435 fractional works · 13.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,502 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,896 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 594 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 233 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 217 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 159 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 403 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,805 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 1,395 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 522 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 198 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 188 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 166 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 336 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 928 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 371 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 210 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 144 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 202 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 683 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 400 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 282 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 517 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 248 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 168 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 101 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8,403 fractional works · 13.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,974 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,061 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 769 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 180 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 167 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 135 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 662 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 1,715 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 729 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 349 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 276 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 255 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,398 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 321 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 317 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 216 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 216 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 189 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 139 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,007 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 734 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 188 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 703 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 291 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 184 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 228 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 606 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 308 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 154 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 142 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRiyadh62kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences34%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. Engineering7,31111.8%
    2. Computer Science4,8307.8%
    3. Materials Science3,6866.0%
    4. Environmental Science2,1213.4%
    5. Chemistry1,6012.6%
    6. Mathematics1,5782.6%
    7. Energy1,0521.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy8561.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences3570.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering2720.4%
    1. Medicine17k28.0%
    2. Health Professions1,9993.2%
    3. Dentistry1,3432.2%
    4. Nursing4970.8%
    5. Veterinary710.1%
  3. Life Sciences8,43513.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,5025.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,8054.5%
    3. Neuroscience9281.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology6831.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5170.8%
  4. Social Sciences8,40313.6%
    1. Social Sciences2,9744.8%
    2. Psychology1,7152.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1,3982.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,0071.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities7031.1%
    6. Decision Sciences6061.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Riyadh strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Riyadh is most concentrated in General Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentistry (6.2× the world share in General Dentistry).

  1. General DentistrySubfield · 145.1 works6.2×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 341.6 works5.7×
  3. DentistryField · 1,224.3 works4.7×
  4. Research and TheorySubfield · 63.3 works4.5×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 469.0 works4.5×
  6. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 321.1 works4.3×
  7. PeriodonticsSubfield · 268.5 works3.7×
  8. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 52.6 works3.2×
← 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: 0.97× its world share, 2,487 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 3,023 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 581 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 794 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.49× its world share, 471 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 242 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.72× its world share, 1,448 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 4,167 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 313 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.84× its world share, 910 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 6,456 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 1,813 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.73× its world share, 3,241 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.19× its world share, 1,384 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 712 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.69× its world share, 1,224 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 1,785 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 15k worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 428 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 62 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 613 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 1,178 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 523 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 876 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 1,475 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2,554 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.69×1,224 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.49×471 works
  3. Mathematics2.19×1,384 works
  4. Energy1.84×910 works
  5. Materials Science1.73×3,241 works
  6. Chemistry1.72×1,448 works
  7. Nursing1.63×428 works
  8. Medicine1.45×15k works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.29×242 works
  10. Health Professions1.26×1,785 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×581 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×3,023 works
  13. Decision Sciences1.01×523 works
  14. Computer Science1.00×4,167 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×2,487 works
  16. Neuroscience0.91×794 works
  17. Psychology0.90×1,475 works
  18. Veterinary0.85×62 works
  19. Engineering0.80×6,456 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×876 works
  21. Environmental Science0.68×1,813 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×1,178 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.60×712 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.39×613 works
  25. Social Sciences0.38×2,554 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×313 works

Which keywords describe research in Riyadh?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Nanomaterials, Deep Learning, Inflammation, Nanoparticles, Quality of Life and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3,624▲ 1.47×138 topics
  2. Machine Learning2,810▲ 1.37×96 topics
  3. Deep Learning2,565▲ 1.20×84 topics
  4. Inflammation1,825▲ 1.39×83 topics
  5. Nanomaterials1,793▲ 2.8×20 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress1,407▲ 1.39×63 topics
  7. Quality of Life1,368▲ 1.54×57 topics
  8. Nanoparticles1,313▲ 1.69×44 topics
  9. Healthcare1,178▲ 1.67×35 topics
  10. Environmental Impact1,117◆ 1.06×69 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications1,110▲ 1.52×36 topics
  12. COVID-191,110▲ 1.38×33 topics
  13. Treatment1,016▲ 1.35×52 topics
  14. Cancer991▲ 1.19×59 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease954▲ 1.36×39 topics
  16. Risk Factors942▲ 1.39×37 topics
  17. Graphene917▲ 2.2×12 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence900◆ 1.02×59 topics
  19. Depression887▲ 1.64×24 topics
  20. Antioxidant870▲ 2.0×51 topics
  21. Nanocomposites806▲ 1.65×22 topics
  22. Diagnosis784▲ 1.36×41 topics
  23. Toxicity737▲ 2.8×20 topics
  24. Heat Transfer710▲ 2.3×20 topics
  25. Clinical Trials698▲ 1.69×19 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering666▲ 1.78×13 topics
  27. Antioxidant Activity660▲ 1.72×32 topics
  28. Diabetes652▲ 2.1×22 topics
  29. Synthesis611▲ 2.6×35 topics
  30. Medical Imaging609▲ 1.87×9 topics
  31. Water Splitting600▲ 2.6×4 topics
  32. Antimicrobial579▲ 3.3×14 topics
  33. Nanostructures570▲ 2.3×17 topics
  34. Metal-Organic Frameworks556▲ 2.2×6 topics
  35. Green Synthesis535▲ 4.6×5 topics
  36. IoT Security506▲ 2.7×3 topics
  37. Visible Light460▲ 3.2×3 topics
  38. Nonlinear Equations454▲ 5.7×6 topics
  39. Cytotoxicity403▲ 4.8×11 topics
  40. Experimental Investigation400▲ 6.3×5 topics

What research is done in Riyadh?

Advanced Photocatalysis …294Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 294 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…282Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 282 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 231 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 224 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 202 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 186 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 184 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…174Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 174 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 174 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 170 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryModeling and SimulationBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 294 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 282 works
  3. 3 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 231 works
  4. 4 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 224 works
  5. 5 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 202 works
  6. 6 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 186 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 184 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 174 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 174 works
  10. 10 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 170 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Riyadh23.7% 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 24.2% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Riyadh for research?

Science Explorer records 52 research institutions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are King Saud University, Ministry of Education and Prince Sultan University.

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