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Research in Tabuk

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Tabuk and Fahd bin Sultan University.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.7k
▲ 148% vs 2018-21
Citations
73k
12.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Tabuk

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 Tabuk?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of TabukUniversity 5,245 #3,608
2Fahd bin Sultan UniversityUniversity 274 #12,595
3North West Armed Forces HospitalHospital / health system 140 #34,599 all time

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 Tabuk work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Tabuk is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Engineering (15%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,803 fractional works · 51.4% of its workEngineering: 540 fractional works · 15.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 137 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 99 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 59 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 444 fractional works · 12.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 136 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 88 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 74 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 54 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 267 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 176 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 177 fractional works · 5.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 140 fractional works · 4.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 102 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 65 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 47 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 666 fractional works · 19.0% of its workMedicine: 562 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSurgery: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 70 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 589 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 192 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 69 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 61 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 149 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 77 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 75 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 451 fractional works · 12.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 178 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPlant Science: 106 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 171 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 97 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKTabuk3,509fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences19%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. Engineering54015.4%
    2. Computer Science44412.7%
    3. Materials Science2677.6%
    4. Mathematics1775.0%
    5. Environmental Science1404.0%
    6. Chemistry1022.9%
    7. Energy651.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy471.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering120.3%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences100.3%
    1. Medicine56216.0%
    2. Health Professions702.0%
    3. Nursing230.6%
    4. Dentistry90.3%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences1925.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1494.2%
    3. Decision Sciences772.2%
    4. Psychology752.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance501.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities461.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1785.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1714.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics351.0%
    4. Neuroscience351.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology310.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Tabuk strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tabuk is most concentrated in Geometry and Topology, Modeling and Simulation and Statistics and Probability (6.3× the world share in Geometry and Topology).

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 30.6 works6.3×
  2. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 25.8 works6.2×
  3. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 34.8 works5.5×
  4. MathematicsField · 157.1 works4.5×
  5. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 33.6 works3.9×
← 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: 1.09× its world share, 154 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 145 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.94× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.92× its world share, 90 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.65× its world share, 383 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.83× its world share, 50 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 452 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 115 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.18× its world share, 228 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.47× its world share, 157 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 59 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 474 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 133 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 70 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 65 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 155 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics4.47×157 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.94×31 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.43×70 works
  4. Materials Science2.18×228 works
  5. Chemistry1.92×90 works
  6. Energy1.83×50 works
  7. Computer Science1.65×383 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.38×133 works
  9. Nursing1.33×19 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.09×154 works
  11. Engineering1.01×452 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.97×10 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×145 works
  14. Medicine0.83×474 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.81×24 works
  16. Environmental Science0.78×115 works
  17. Health Professions0.75×59 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×46 works
  19. Psychology0.71×65 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.62×41 works
  21. Neuroscience0.59×29 works
  22. Dentistry0.53×8 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.47×41 works
  24. Veterinary0.42×2 works
  25. Social Sciences0.41×155 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Tabuk?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Heat Transfer, Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Experimental Investigation, Healthcare, IoT Security 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 Learning218▲ 1.86×84 topics
  2. Deep Learning208▲ 1.72×77 topics
  3. Epidemiology119▼ 0.85×123 topics
  4. Nanomaterials113▲ 3.1×20 topics
  5. Heat Transfer111▲ 6.5×19 topics
  6. Healthcare100▲ 2.5×17 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress88▲ 1.52×59 topics
  8. Inflammation83◆ 1.11×83 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management81▲ 2.6×19 topics
  10. Nanoparticles80▲ 1.82×42 topics
  11. Environmental Impact77▲ 1.28×46 topics
  12. Internet of Things75▲ 2.5×24 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications75▲ 1.80×33 topics
  14. Renewable Energy70▲ 1.37×35 topics
  15. Experimental Investigation64▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Antioxidant60▲ 2.5×51 topics
  17. IoT Security60▲ 5.6×3 topics
  18. Smart Cities57▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Security56▲ 2.4×22 topics
  20. Toxicity54▲ 3.5×20 topics
  21. Applications51▲ 5.3×8 topics
  22. Data Mining51▲ 1.96×20 topics
  23. Graphene49▲ 2.1×11 topics
  24. Thermal Conductivity45▲ 8.0×7 topics
  25. Antimicrobial44▲ 4.5×14 topics
  26. IoT43▲ 3.3×13 topics
  27. Green Synthesis41▲ 6.2×5 topics
  28. Review40▲ 9.6×4 topics
  29. Nanofluids40▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Viscosity40▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Convective Transport39▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Enhancement39▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Nonlinear Equations37▲ 8.2×6 topics
  34. Monte Carlo Simulation34▲ 4.8×9 topics
  35. Cytotoxicity30▲ 6.2×9 topics
  36. CFD Analysis25▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Friction Factor25▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Solar Air Heater25▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Fractional Calculus25▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Fuzzy Sets24▲ 13×2 topics

What research is done in Tabuk?

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …34Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 34 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms24Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 24 fractional worksRadiation Shielding Materials Analysis: 22 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 22 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 20 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 20 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 20 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing20IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 20 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 19 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 18 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryGeometry and Topology4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 34 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 24 works
  3. 3 Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis Materials Chemistry 22 works
  4. 4 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 22 works
  5. 5 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 20 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 20 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 20 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 20 works
  9. 9 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 18 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 counting20%40%Tabuk27.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.7% in 2010.

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