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Top research institutions in Saudi Arabia

King Saud University ranks first in Saudi Arabia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#89 worldwide), followed by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and King Khalid University.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionWorld rankTop-10% rateWorksAll time
1King Saud UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #89 25.0% 18,607 #3
2King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Jeddah #109 28.3% 5,747 #1
3King Khalid UniversityUniversity · Abhā #192 27.1% 7,533 #5
4King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsUniversity · Dhahran #217 26.2% 7,157 #4
5King Abdulaziz UniversityUniversity · Jeddah #229 23.0% 11,216 #2
6Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #363 29.3% 5,324 #7
7King Faisal UniversityUniversity · Hofuf #377 28.5% 4,847 #6
8Qassim UniversityUniversity · Buraidah #473 22.0% 5,358 #8
9Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityUniversity · Al Kharj #479 28.5% 5,353 #9
10Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #495 26.2% 3,850 #12
11Umm al-Qura UniversityUniversity · Makkah al Mukarramah #503 22.9% 5,357 #10
12Taif UniversityUniversity · Ta'if #525 24.5% 4,539 #11
13Jouf UniversityUniversity · Sakakah #641 28.6% 2,746 #15
14Jazan UniversityUniversity · Gazan #677 21.4% 4,251 #16
15Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityUniversity · Dammam #726 23.8% 3,766 #13
16University of TabukUniversity · Tabuk #781 26.8% 2,845 #17
17University of Ha'ilUniversity · Ha'il #843 25.9% 2,747 #18
18Taibah UniversityUniversity · Medina #845 22.9% 3,193 #14
19Prince Sultan UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #860 34.3% 2,269 #20
20University of Business and TechnologyUniversity · Jeddah #889 40.6% 1,952 #23
21University of JeddahUniversity · Jeddah #1,053 22.5% 3,050 #21
22Najran UniversityUniversity · Najrān #1,229 26.9% 2,027 #22
23Northern Border UniversityUniversity · Arar #1,269 25.1% 1,952 #26
24Shaqra UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #1,507 24.6% 1,642 #28
25Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Riyadh #1,615 33.2% 655 #29
26Prince Mohammad bin Fahd UniversityUniversity · Khobar #1,621 24.1% 1,300 #27
27Majmaah UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #1,667 23.6% 1,917 #25
28King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesUniversity · Riyadh #1,849 15.3% 2,022 #24
29Al Baha UniversityUniversity · Al Bahah #1,881 17.9% 1,616 #35
30Alfaisal UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #1,971 20.5% 1,632 #30
31University of BishaUniversity · Bisha #2,058 25.7% 1,185 #33
32King Abdulaziz City for Science and TechnologyResearch facility · Riyadh #2,156 22.1% 694 #19
33Islamic University of MadinahUniversity · Medina #2,299 22.6% 1,179 #34
34University of Hafr Al-BatinUniversity · Riyadh #2,449 21.7% 886 #39
35Saudi Electronic UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #2,469 32.2% 1,092 #40
36King Abdullah International Medical Research CenterResearch facility · Riyadh #2,647 17.4% 1,116 #36
37Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)Company · Dhahran #2,833 11.3% 1,753 #32
38National Guard Health AffairsHospital / health system · Riyadh #3,599 10.0% 1,326 #37
39Buraydah CollegesUniversity · Buraidah #3,718 22.1% 652 #43
40King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreHospital / health system · Riyadh #3,976 10.4% 1,635 #31
41Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Riyadh #4,276 12.7% 1,151 #41
42Riyadh Elm UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #4,498 13.2% 492 #38
43King Saud Medical CityHospital / health system · Riyadh #5,410 10.2% 1,072 #44
44King Abdulaziz Medical CityHospital / health system · Riyadh #6,154 8.9% 1,007 #42
45King Fahd Medical CityFunder · Riyadh #6,576 8.7% 831 #45
46Jubail Industrial CollegeUniversity · Jubail #6,779 20.9% 280 #48
47Sulaiman Al Rajhi CollegesUniversity · Al Bukayrīyah #8,009 16.9% 283 #56
48Riyadh Armed Forces HospitalHospital / health system · Riyadh #8,013 5.9% 911 #46
49Armed Forces HospitalHospital / health system · Ta'if #8,078 7.2% 567 #52
50Effat UniversityUniversity · Jeddah #8,141 24.8% 474 #49
51King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research CenterResearch facility · Riyadh #8,305 32.9% 181 #51
52King Abdulaziz HospitalHospital / health system · Makkah al Mukarramah #8,373 8.0% 749 #54
53Dar Al Uloom UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #8,593 17.4% 252 #62
54Saad Specialist HospitalHospital / health system · Khobar #8,707 10.5% 288 #53
55Yanbu University CollegeUniversity · Yanbu #9,266 22.7% 244 #55
56Soliman Fakeeh HospitalHospital / health system · Jeddah #9,844 14.9% 233 #70
57King Fahad Hospital JeddahHospital / health system · Jeddah #9,882 8.1% 495 #61
58King Abdul Aziz University HospitalHospital / health system · Jeddah #10,050 14.4% 363 #47
59Saudi Aramco Medical Services OrganizationHospital / health system · Dhahran #10,077 13.4% 181 #57
60King Fahd Hospital of the UniversityHospital / health system · Khobar #10,710 10.0% 337 #63
61Arab Open UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #10,876 32.8% 219 #80
62King Abdullah Medical CityHospital / health system · Makkah al Mukarramah #10,969 7.9% 452 #72
63Maternity and Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Dammam #11,543 8.1% 415 #78
64Ibn Sina National College for Medical StudiesUniversity · Jeddah #12,114 10.7% 242 #69
65Royal Commission for Jubail and YanbuGovernment institution · Yanbu #12,437 20.6% 196 #71
66Saudi Heart AssociationNonprofit · Riyadh #12,460 16.1% 243 #66
67King Fahd Armed Forces HospitalHospital / health system · Jeddah #12,552 7.3% 221 #73
68Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)Company · Riyadh #12,622 18.5% 126 #50
69King Salman Center for Disability ResearchNonprofit · Riyadh #12,724 29.9% 134 #88
70King Khaled HospitalHospital / health system · Najrān #12,821 11.2% 233 #75
71Fahd bin Sultan UniversityUniversity · Tabuk #12,841 24.8% 126 #82
72King Fahad Specialist HospitalHospital / health system · Dammam #12,896 7.1% 434 #67
73Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz HospitalHospital / health system · Riyadh #13,384 10.0% 282 #74
74Security Forces HospitalHospital / health system · Riyadh #13,411 7.5% 375 #77
75Saudi Center for Organ TransplantationGovernment institution · Riyadh #13,463 11.5% 155 #60
76Eye CenterHospital / health system · Riyadh #13,804 8.7% 184 #68
77Asir Central HospitalHospital / health system · Abhā #13,989 10.8% 147 #79
78Al Yamamah UniversityUniversity · Riyadh #14,141 27.4% 205 #84
79King Khalid University HospitalHospital / health system · Riyadh #14,270 12.9% 194 #58
80King Fahd Military Medical ComplexHospital / health system · Dhahran #14,418 12.9% 203 #83
81Saudi Arabian Monetary AuthorityGovernment institution · Riyadh #14,612 15.2% 237 #76
82Dammam Central HospitalHospital / health system · Dammam #14,654 8.0% 294 #64
83Imam Abdulrahman Al Faisal HospitalHospital / health system · Dhahran #15,837 7.1% 105 #90
84Naif Arab University for Security SciencesUniversity · Riyadh #16,296 21.9% 192 #89
85Dhahran Health CenterHospital / health system · Dhahran #16,820 14.1% 123 #59
86Dar Al-Hekma UniversityUniversity · Jeddah #17,456 25.8% 141 #97
87King Fahad Central HospitalHospital / health system · Gazan #18,401 10.2% 106 #94
88Yanbu Industrial CollegeUniversity · Yanbu Industrial City #18,740 19.6% 98 #85
89Royal Commission Medical CenterHospital / health system · Yanbu #19,146 14.0% 87 #98
90Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and ControlGovernment institution · Riyadh #19,548 11.2% 90 #91
91Saudi Water AuthorityCompany · Jubail #20,512 15.0% 61 #86
92Hera General HospitalHospital / health system · Makkah al Mukarramah #20,943 6.9% 107 #92
93Qatif Central HospitalHospital / health system · Al Qaţīf #21,050 8.0% 102 #99
94King Khaled Eye Specialist HospitalFunder · Riyadh #21,204 5.7% 218 #81
95Al-Ghad International Health Sciences CollegesUniversity · Riyadh #23,170 10.9% 79 #93
96Islamic Development BankInstitution · Jeddah #23,187 18.0% 127 #96
97Saudi Commission for Health SpecialtiesGovernment institution · Riyadh #25,514 11.6% 70 #100
98King Fahad Hospital HufūfHospital / health system · Al Hufūf #25,766 4.6% 96 #102

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Saudi Arabia on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.

Size against quality inside Saudi Arabia

The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.

0%20%40%mean 18.0735%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →King Saud University: 19k, 25.0%King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 5,747, 28.3%King Khalid University: 7,533, 27.1%King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals: 7,157, 26.2%King Abdulaziz University: 11k, 23.0%Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University: 5,324, 29.3%King Faisal University: 4,847, 28.5%Qassim University: 5,358, 22.0%Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University: 5,353, 28.5%Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University: 3,850, 26.2%Umm al-Qura University: 5,357, 22.9%Taif University: 4,539, 24.5%Jouf University: 2,746, 28.6%Jazan University: 4,251, 21.4%Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University: 3,766, 23.8%University of Tabuk: 2,845, 26.8%University of Ha'il: 2,747, 25.9%Taibah University: 3,193, 22.9%Prince Sultan University: 2,269, 34.3%University of Business and Technology: 1,952, 40.6%University of Jeddah: 3,050, 22.5%Najran University: 2,027, 26.9%Northern Border University: 1,952, 25.1%Shaqra University: 1,642, 24.6%Ministry of Education: 655, 33.2%Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University: 1,300, 24.1%Majmaah University: 1,917, 23.6%King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences: 2,022, 15.3%Al Baha University: 1,616, 17.9%Alfaisal University: 1,632, 20.5%University of Bisha: 1,185, 25.7%King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology: 694, 22.1%Islamic University of Madinah: 1,179, 22.6%University of Hafr Al-Batin: 886, 21.7%Saudi Electronic University: 1,092, 32.2%King Abdullah International Medical Research Center: 1,116, 17.4%Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia): 1,753, 11.3%National Guard Health Affairs: 1,326, 10.0%Buraydah Colleges: 652, 22.1%King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre: 1,635, 10.4%Ministry of Health: 1,151, 12.7%Riyadh Elm University: 492, 13.2%King Saud Medical City: 1,072, 10.2%King Abdulaziz Medical City: 1,007, 8.9%King Fahd Medical City: 831, 8.7%Jubail Industrial College: 280, 20.9%Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges: 283, 16.9%Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital: 911, 5.9%Armed Forces Hospital: 567, 7.2%Effat University: 474, 24.8%King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center: 181, 32.9%King Abdulaziz Hospital: 749, 8.0%Dar Al Uloom University: 252, 17.4%Saad Specialist Hospital: 288, 10.5%Yanbu University College: 244, 22.7%Soliman Fakeeh Hospital: 233, 14.9%King Fahad Hospital Jeddah: 495, 8.1%King Abdul Aziz University Hospital: 363, 14.4%Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization: 181, 13.4%King Fahd Hospital of the University: 337, 10.0%Arab Open University: 219, 32.8%King Abdullah Medical City: 452, 7.9%Maternity and Children's Hospital: 415, 8.1%Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies: 242, 10.7%Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu: 196, 20.6%Saudi Heart Association: 243, 16.1%King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital: 221, 7.3%Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia): 126, 18.5%King Salman Center for Disability Research: 134, 29.9%King Khaled Hospital: 233, 11.2%Fahd bin Sultan University: 126, 24.8%King Fahad Specialist Hospital: 434, 7.1%Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital: 282, 10.0%Security Forces Hospital: 375, 7.5%Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation: 155, 11.5%Eye Center: 184, 8.7%Asir Central Hospital: 147, 10.8%Al Yamamah University: 205, 27.4%King Khalid University Hospital: 194, 12.9%King Fahd Military Medical Complex: 203, 12.9%Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority: 237, 15.2%Dammam Central Hospital: 294, 8.0%Imam Abdulrahman Al Faisal Hospital: 105, 7.1%Naif Arab University for Security Sciences: 192, 21.9%Dhahran Health Center: 123, 14.1%Dar Al-Hekma University: 141, 25.8%King Fahad Central Hospital: 106, 10.2%Yanbu Industrial College: 98, 19.6%Royal Commission Medical Center: 87, 14.0%Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and Control: 90, 11.2%Saudi Water Authority: 61, 15.0%Hera General Hospital: 107, 6.9%Qatif Central Hospital: 102, 8.0%King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital: 218, 5.7%Al-Ghad International Health Sciences Colleges: 79, 10.9%Islamic Development Bank: 127, 18.0%Saudi Commission for Health Specialties: 70, 11.6%King Fahad Hospital Hufūf: 96, 4.6%King Abdullah Univer…King Khalid UniversityKing Fahd University…King Saud University
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