King Saud University vs University of British Columbia
On research quality in 2022–now, King Saud University ranks #89 in the world and University of British Columbia #91, of 28,054 institutions. King Saud University stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of British Columbia in 8.
Research profiles alike: -0.15different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
King Saud University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #89
- #387 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 19k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 25.0%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 52%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Orthodontics, General Dentistry, Dentistry.
University of British Columbia
- World rank, 2022–now
- #91
- #50 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 20k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.7%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 36%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Linguistics and Language, Ecological Modeling.
Who leads in each field?
King Saud University stands higher in 8 of 16 fields, University of British Columbia in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #23Agricultural and Biological Sciences#119
- —Arts and Humanities#86
- #227Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#79
- —Business, Management and Accounting#159
- #31Chemistry—
- #83Computer Science#121
- #6Dentistry—
- #124Engineering#145
- #77Environmental Science#30
- #8Health Professions#56
- #62Materials Science—
- #218Medicine#60
- —Neuroscience#62
- #7Nursing—
- —Psychology#25
- #331Social Sciences#54
Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.
Where does each put its research?
Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world’s share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.7× 0.8×
- Dentistry5.1× 1.1×
- Energy2.5× 0.6×
- Chemistry2.8× 0.7×
- Materials Science2.6× 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.8× 0.6×
- Chemical Engineering2.1× 0.8×
- Nursing1.8× 0.8×
- Mathematics2.1× 1.4×
- Computer Science0.9× 0.8×
- Engineering1.0× 0.8×
- Decision Sciences0.9× 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 1.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.4×
- Environmental Science1.0× 1.3×
- Veterinary1.1× 1.5×
- Medicine0.9× 1.2×
- Physics and Astronomy0.6× 1.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 1.1×
- Health Professions0.8× 1.4×
- Neuroscience0.9× 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 0.8×
- Psychology0.7× 1.7×
- Arts and Humanities0.4× 1.1×
- Social Sciences0.3× 1.0×
Location quotient in 2022–now: the share of each side’s research in the field over the world’s share. 1× is the world’s balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where King Saud University leans further are at the top, University of British Columbia’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, King Saud University or University of British Columbia?
University of British Columbia publishes 1.1× as much research as King Saud University in 2022–now (20k against 19k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, King Saud University or University of British Columbia?
25.0% of King Saud University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.7% for University of British Columbia.