Physical Sciences research in Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#65 worldwide), followed by King Abdulaziz University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
- Saudi Arabia's world rank
- #23 of 154 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 73k
- Top-10% rate
- 16.4%
- Ranked institutions
- 54
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Saudi Arabia?
Institutions in Saudi Arabia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Saudi Arabia?
Abdullah Mohamed Asiri, Xuping Sun and Carlos Manuel Duarte rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Abdullah Mohamed Asiri#61,383 worldwide overall531.4 of 2,114 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Xuping Sun#352 worldwide overall342.0 of 622 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Carlos Manuel Duarte#9,340 worldwide overall386.7 of 1,086 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Yu Han#17,635 worldwide overall329.8 of 1,004 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Husam Niman Alshareef#3,390 worldwide overall296.7 of 690 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Ahmed Alsaedi#29,005 worldwide overall335.7 of 1,147 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Osman M. Bakr#703 worldwide overall238.5 of 452 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Omar F. Mohammed#5,783 worldwide overall209.2 of 480 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Mohamed Eddaoudi#1,507 worldwide overall200.1 of 411 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Lain‐Jong Li#12,825 worldwide overall211.3 of 577 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Thomas D. Anthopoulos#14,215 worldwide overall207.9 of 576 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Luigi Cavallo#25,076 worldwide overall217.9 of 696 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Stefaan De Wolf#3,793 worldwide overall186.2 of 396 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Jorge Gascón#14,158 worldwide overall187.1 of 506 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Zaher Mundher Yaseen#26,938 worldwide overall224.8 of 564 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Saudi Arabia on their work in Physical Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.
How Saudi Arabia compares with other countries in Physical Sciences