King Saud University vs University of Manchester
On research quality in 2022–now, University of Manchester ranks #87 in the world and King Saud University #89, of 28,054 institutions. King Saud University stands higher in 9 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Manchester in 8.
Research profiles alike: -0.22different 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 Manchester
- World rank, 2022–now
- #87
- #64 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 16k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.2%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 36%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, History and Philosophy of Science.
Who leads in each field?
King Saud University stands higher in 9 of 17 fields, University of Manchester 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—
- —Arts and Humanities#84
- #227Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#145
- —Business, Management and Accounting#51
- #31Chemistry#43
- #83Computer Science#161
- #6Dentistry—
- —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#111
- #124Engineering#137
- #77Environmental Science#115
- #8Health Professions#57
- #62Materials Science#92
- #218Medicine#122
- #7Nursing—
- —Physics and Astronomy#128
- —Psychology#53
- #331Social Sciences#40
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.
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.8× 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.7× 0.7×
- Nursing1.8× 0.4×
- Dentistry5.1× 1.3×
- Energy2.5× 0.9×
- Veterinary1.1× 0.5×
- Materials Science2.6× 1.3×
- Chemical Engineering2.1× 1.1×
- Chemistry2.8× 1.5×
- Mathematics2.1× 1.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.8×
- Environmental Science1.0× 0.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 0.9×
- Computer Science0.9× 0.8×
- Medicine0.9× 0.8×
- Engineering1.0× 1.1×
- Neuroscience0.9× 1.1×
- Decision Sciences0.9× 1.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 0.9×
- Health Professions0.8× 1.3×
- Psychology0.7× 1.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy0.6× 1.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 1.4×
- Arts and Humanities0.4× 1.4×
- Social Sciences0.3× 1.2×
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 Manchester’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 Manchester?
King Saud University publishes 1.2× as much research as University of Manchester in 2022–now (19k against 16k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, King Saud University or University of Manchester?
25.0% of King Saud University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.2% for University of Manchester.