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Saudi Arabia vs Türkiye

On research quality in 2022–now, Saudi Arabia ranks #15 in the world and Türkiye #17, of 192 countries. Saudi Arabia stands higher in 13 of the 26 fields both publish in, Türkiye in 13.

Saudi Arabia

World rank, 2022–now
#15
#31 all time
Works, 2022–now
156k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
58%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Dentistry, Orthodontics, Modeling and Simulation.

Türkiye

World rank, 2022–now
#17
#28 all time
Works, 2022–now
460k
fractional
Top-10% rate
13.0%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
60%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Museology, Religious studies, Archeology.

Who leads in each field?

Saudi Arabia stands higher in 13 of 26 fields, Türkiye in 13. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

How has their output grown?

50k100k150kTürkiye119k in 2025Saudi Arabia45k in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Saudi Arabia or Türkiye?

Türkiye publishes 2.9× as much research as Saudi Arabia in 2022–now (460k against 156k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Saudi Arabia or Türkiye?

23.4% of Saudi Arabia's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 13.0% for Türkiye.

Where does their research happen?

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