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Research in Ta'if

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Taif University and Armed Forces Hospital.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▲ 66% vs 2018-21
Citations
156k
13.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Ta'if

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 Ta'if?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Taif UniversityUniversity 9,917 #2,875
2Armed Forces HospitalHospital / health system 1,596 #13,040

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 Ta'if work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Ta'if is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Engineering (16%), Materials Science (8%).

Physical Sciences: 2,694 fractional works · 47.7% of its workEngineering: 895 fractional works · 15.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 284 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 162 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 92 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 478 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 258 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 475 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 152 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 82 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 80 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 215 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 124 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 183 fractional works · 3.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 171 fractional works · 3.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 141 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 73 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 96 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,523 fractional works · 27.0% of its workMedicine: 1,246 fractional works · 22.1% of its workSurgery: 153 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 85 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 148 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 79 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 789 fractional works · 14.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 307 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 157 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 292 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 170 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 636 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 216 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 72 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 138 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% 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: 97 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 78 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTa'if5,642fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences11%

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. Engineering89515.9%
    2. Materials Science4788.5%
    3. Computer Science4758.4%
    4. Chemistry2153.8%
    5. Mathematics1833.2%
    6. Environmental Science1713.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1412.5%
    8. Energy961.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences210.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering200.4%
  2. Health Sciences1,52327.0%
    1. Medicine1,24622.1%
    2. Health Professions1482.6%
    3. Dentistry791.4%
    4. Nursing450.8%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3075.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2925.2%
    3. Neuroscience761.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics611.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology530.9%
    1. Social Sciences2163.8%
    2. Psychology1382.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting971.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities781.4%
    5. Decision Sciences581.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance490.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ta'if strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ta'if is most concentrated in Modeling and Simulation, Numerical Analysis and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (7.5× the world share in Modeling and Simulation).

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 53.8 works7.5×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 20.7 works4.8×
  3. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 67.5 works4.2×
← 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: 1.17× its world share, 283 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 265 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 48 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.16× its world share, 57 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.47× its world share, 198 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 437 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 85 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 829 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 152 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.40× its world share, 428 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.82× its world share, 170 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 127 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.91× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 131 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 1,110 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 39 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 82 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 53 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 45 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 123 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 196 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.16×57 works
  2. Dentistry2.91×72 works
  3. Mathematics2.82×170 works
  4. Chemistry2.47×198 works
  5. Materials Science2.40×428 works
  6. Energy1.82×85 works
  7. Nursing1.56×39 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.17×283 works
  9. Medicine1.13×1,110 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.12×127 works
  11. Computer Science1.10×437 works
  12. Engineering1.08×829 works
  13. Decision Sciences1.07×53 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.99×18 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×265 works
  16. Health Professions0.97×131 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×48 works
  18. Psychology0.79×123 works
  19. Neuroscience0.78×65 works
  20. Veterinary0.66×5 works
  21. Environmental Science0.60×152 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.50×74 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×82 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×45 works
  25. Social Sciences0.30×196 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×18 works

Which keywords describe research in Ta'if?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Nonlinear Equations, Heat Transfer, Nanoparticles and Antioxidant.

▲ 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. Epidemiology282▲ 1.26×128 topics
  2. Machine Learning261▲ 1.39×88 topics
  3. Deep Learning255▲ 1.31×80 topics
  4. Nanomaterials169▲ 2.9×19 topics
  5. Inflammation147▲ 1.23×82 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress143▲ 1.54×61 topics
  7. Nanoparticles139▲ 1.96×42 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications127▲ 1.90×35 topics
  9. Nanocomposites110▲ 2.5×21 topics
  10. Antioxidant108▲ 2.8×51 topics
  11. Heat Transfer106▲ 3.8×17 topics
  12. Quality of Life105▲ 1.29×51 topics
  13. Cancer100▲ 1.31×59 topics
  14. Healthcare94▲ 1.47×22 topics
  15. Graphene93▲ 2.4×11 topics
  16. Nonlinear Equations85▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Synthesis83▲ 3.9×35 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity75▲ 2.1×32 topics
  19. Medicinal Chemistry70▲ 4.6×13 topics
  20. Toxicity70▲ 2.9×20 topics
  21. Antimicrobial67▲ 4.2×14 topics
  22. Anticancer Agents64▲ 7.6×12 topics
  23. Nanostructures62▲ 2.7×15 topics
  24. Applications60▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Experimental Investigation59▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Nanocrystals52▲ 3.6×5 topics
  27. Fractional Calculus50▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Review47▲ 6.9×4 topics
  29. Green Synthesis47▲ 4.4×5 topics
  30. Anomalous Diffusion46▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Homotopy Analysis Method45▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Random Walk45▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Heterocyclic Compounds44▲ 9.3×5 topics
  34. Thermal Conductivity44▲ 4.9×8 topics
  35. Viscosity40▲ 9.9×3 topics
  36. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation39▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Nanofluids38▲ 8.2×2 topics
  38. Convective Transport37▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Enhancement37▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Rogue Waves35▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Ta'if?

Fractional Differential …41Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 41 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …36Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 36 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Soli…33Nonlinear Waves and Solitons: 33 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…28Synthesis and biological activity: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 25 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 24 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…23Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 23 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 23 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 23 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms20Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 20 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationBiomedical EngineeringStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsOrganic Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 41 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 36 works
  3. 3 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 33 works
  4. 4 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 28 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 24 works
  7. 7 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 23 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 23 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 23 works
  10. 10 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 20 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%Ta'if22.8% 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 27.7% in 2021.

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