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Research in Yanbu

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Yanbu University College, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu and Royal Commission Medical Center.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 78% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
11.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1969-2026
58 years on the record
Yanbu

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 Yanbu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Yanbu University CollegeUniversity 699 #7,137
2Royal Commission for Jubail and YanbuGovernment institution 377 #8,735
3Royal Commission Medical CenterHospital / health system 173 #15,454

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 Yanbu work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research in Yanbu is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 386 fractional works · 58.8% of its workEngineering: 177 fractional works · 26.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 45 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 5.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 18 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 65 fractional works · 9.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 22 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 45 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 4.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 28 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 25 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 133 fractional works · 20.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEducation: 30 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 30 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 18 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 101 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMedicine: 83 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 36 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKYanbu656fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences59%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences20%

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. Engineering17726.9%
    2. Computer Science659.9%
    3. Materials Science456.9%
    4. Environmental Science304.6%
    5. Energy284.2%
    6. Chemistry152.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy101.5%
    8. Mathematics81.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.5%
    1. Social Sciences609.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities304.5%
    3. Psychology233.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting111.7%
    5. Decision Sciences60.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.6%
    1. Medicine8312.6%
    2. Health Professions91.3%
    3. Dentistry71.0%
    4. Nursing20.4%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences142.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology111.7%
    3. Neuroscience60.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Yanbu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Yanbu is most concentrated in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy (5.0× the world share in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment).

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 20.1 works5.0×
  2. EnergyField · 22.5 works4.7×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.65× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 132 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.67× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.98× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy4.65×22 works
  2. Dentistry1.98×5 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.83×28 works
  4. Engineering1.67×132 works
  5. Materials Science1.67×31 works
  6. Chemistry1.39×12 works
  7. Computer Science1.37×56 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.35×2 works
  9. Psychology1.21×19 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.09×6 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.92×24 works
  13. Nursing0.83×2 works
  14. Mathematics0.82×5 works
  15. Social Sciences0.79×52 works
  16. Medicine0.67×68 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.65×8 works
  18. Neuroscience0.60×5 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×4 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×9 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×12 works
  22. Health Professions0.49×7 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×2 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×10 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Yanbu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Language Teaching, Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Corrective Feedback, Second Language Acquisition, Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ 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 Learning43▲ 1.95×56 topics
  2. Renewable Energy32▲ 3.4×31 topics
  3. Deep Learning30▲ 1.33×52 topics
  4. Heat Transfer26▲ 8.1×16 topics
  5. Language Teaching22▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Nanoparticles17▲ 2.1×33 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency17▲ 2.8×22 topics
  8. Online Learning16▲ 3.0×9 topics
  9. Healthcare16▲ 2.1×12 topics
  10. Nanocomposites16▲ 3.1×18 topics
  11. Power Electronics15▲ 7.0×8 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration15▲ 6.8×5 topics
  13. Corrective Feedback14▲ 29×1 topic
  14. Second Language Acquisition14▲ 23×1 topic
  15. Energy Storage14▲ 3.2×11 topics
  16. Higher Education14▲ 3.9×15 topics
  17. Bilingual Education13▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Language Policy13▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Multilingualism12▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Phase Change Materials12▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Solar Energy12▲ 5.8×5 topics
  22. Teacher Training12▲ 3.0×5 topics
  23. Artificial Neural Networks11▲ 3.7×6 topics
  24. Technology Integration10▲ 5.1×7 topics
  25. Model Predictive Control10▲ 6.1×5 topics
  26. Thermal Management10▲ 4.7×5 topics
  27. Smart Grid10▲ 4.2×6 topics
  28. Numerical Simulation9▲ 5.0×6 topics
  29. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology9▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Solar Thermal Collectors9▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Applications9▲ 5.1×7 topics
  32. Thermodynamic Analysis8▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Review8▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Experimental Investigation8▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Student Perceptions8▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Thermal Comfort8▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Smart Grid Applications7▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Pressure Drop7▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Parameter Estimation7▲ 8.6×4 topics
  40. Waste Heat Recovery7▲ 19×2 topics

What research is done in Yanbu?

EFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…13EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 13 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 8 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 6 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 5 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 5 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 5 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…4Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 4 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 4 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 4 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Opti…4Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 4 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentLiterature and Literary TheoryMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 13 works
  2. 2 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 5 works
  6. 6 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 4 works
  8. 8 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 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%Yanbu19.6% 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 28.0% in 2020.

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