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Research in Riyadh

Science Explorer records 54 research institutions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are King Saud University, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University and Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University.

Research institutions
54
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
143k
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.4%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 57,235 #89
2King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreHospital / health system 9,039 #3,976
3Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityUniversity 8,438 #363
4Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityUniversity 7,652 #495
5King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesUniversity 5,070 #1,849
6Prince Sultan UniversityUniversity 4,366 #860
7Majmaah UniversityUniversity 3,978 #1,667
8National Guard Health AffairsHospital / health system 3,552 #3,599
9Alfaisal UniversityUniversity 3,493 #1,971
10Riyadh Armed Forces HospitalHospital / health system 3,266 #8,013
11Shaqra UniversityUniversity 3,183 #1,507
12King Abdulaziz City for Science and TechnologyResearch facility 3,165 #2,156
13King Abdulaziz Medical CityHospital / health system 2,953 #6,154
14Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 2,370 #4,276
15King Fahd Medical CityFunder 2,344 #6,576
16King Saud Medical CityHospital / health system 2,187 #5,410
17King Abdullah International Medical Research CenterResearch facility 2,172 #2,647
18King Khalid University HospitalHospital / health system 2,046 #14,270
19Riyadh Elm UniversityUniversity 1,956 #4,498
20Saudi Electronic UniversityUniversity 1,889 #2,469
21University of Hafr Al-BatinUniversity 1,493 #2,449
22Ministry of EducationGovernment institution 1,452 #1,615
23King Khaled Eye Specialist HospitalFunder 1,342 #21,204
24Eye CenterHospital / health system 1,046 #13,804
25Security Forces HospitalHospital / health system 893 #13,411
26Saudi Heart AssociationNonprofit 696 #12,460
27Saudi Center for Organ TransplantationGovernment institution 656 #13,463
28Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)Company 531 #12,622
29Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz HospitalHospital / health system 516 #13,384
30Dar Al Uloom UniversityUniversity 497 #8,593
31Saudi Arabian Monetary AuthorityGovernment institution 487 #14,612
32Naif Arab University for Security SciencesUniversity 442 #16,296
33Al Yamamah UniversityUniversity 437 #14,141
34King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research CenterResearch facility 361 #8,305
35Al-Farabi CollegeUniversity 332 #19,982 all time
36Arab Open UniversityUniversity 324 #10,876
37Al-Ghad International Health Sciences CollegesUniversity 205 #23,170
38Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and ControlGovernment institution 185 #19,548
39King Fahd Security CollegeUniversity 177 #33,785 all time
40Saudi Commission for Health SpecialtiesGovernment institution 162 #25,514
41King Salman Center for Disability ResearchNonprofit 151 #12,724
42Shura CouncilGovernment institution 102 not ranked
43King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic StudiesNonprofit 53 not ranked
44King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable EnergyGovernment institution 47 not ranked
45Aljazeera HospitalHospital / health system 23 not ranked
46General Organization for Social InsuranceInstitution 21 not ranked
47King Faisal FoundationNonprofit 9 not ranked
48King Abdulaziz Foundation For Research And ArchivesArchive 9 not ranked
49Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyNonprofit 7 not ranked
50Supreme Commission for Tourism and AntiquitiesGovernment institution 2 not ranked
51Saudi Chemical SocietyNonprofit 2 not ranked
52Saudi Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic SurgeryNonprofit 1 not ranked
53Saudi Heritage Preservation SocietyArchive 1 not ranked
54Saudi Pharmaceutical SocietyNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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: 40.0%King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre: 6.3%Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University: 5.9%Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University: 5.4%49 others listed: 42.4%40%largest
King Saud University57k · 40.0%King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre9,039 · 6.3%Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University8,438 · 5.9%Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University7,652 · 5.4%49 others listed61k · 42.4%

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

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×
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Which keywords describe research in Riyadh?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology3,154▲ 1.48×138 topics
  2. Machine Learning2,408▲ 1.37×96 topics
  3. Deep Learning2,244▲ 1.22×84 topics
  4. Nanomaterials1,584▲ 2.8×20 topics
  5. Inflammation1,578▲ 1.41×83 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress1,238▲ 1.41×63 topics
  7. Quality of Life1,207▲ 1.56×55 topics
  8. Nanoparticles1,159▲ 1.71×44 topics
  9. COVID-191,034▲ 1.41×33 topics
  10. Healthcare1,009▲ 1.66×34 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications990▲ 1.55×36 topics
  12. Environmental Impact988◆ 1.08×67 topics
  13. Treatment898▲ 1.38×52 topics
  14. Cancer875▲ 1.21×59 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease827▲ 1.38×39 topics
  16. Risk Factors824▲ 1.40×37 topics
  17. Graphene802▲ 2.2×12 topics
  18. Depression795▲ 1.68×24 topics
  19. Antioxidant777▲ 2.1×51 topics
  20. Nanocomposites732▲ 1.69×22 topics
  21. Diagnosis693▲ 1.39×41 topics
  22. Toxicity667▲ 2.9×20 topics
  23. Heat Transfer644▲ 2.4×20 topics
  24. Clinical Trials623▲ 1.73×19 topics
  25. Antioxidant Activity604▲ 1.77×32 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering592▲ 1.80×13 topics
  27. Diabetes570▲ 2.1×22 topics
  28. Synthesis543▲ 2.7×35 topics
  29. Antimicrobial528▲ 3.5×14 topics
  30. Water Splitting516▲ 2.6×4 topics
  31. Nanostructures498▲ 2.3×17 topics
  32. Green Synthesis495▲ 4.8×5 topics
  33. IoT Security458▲ 2.7×3 topics
  34. Medicinal Chemistry428▲ 2.9×13 topics
  35. Nonlinear Equations397▲ 5.7×6 topics
  36. Cytotoxicity373▲ 5.1×11 topics
  37. Experimental Investigation366▲ 6.5×5 topics
  38. Anticancer Agents349▲ 4.3×12 topics
  39. Biological Synthesis282▲ 7.0×1 topic
  40. Silver282▲ 7.0×1 topic

What research is done in Riyadh?

  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

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