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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?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyJeddah #6555.017.3%4,968
2King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah #65230.115.3%5,249
3King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDhahran #68129.716.6%6,422
4King Saud UniversityRiyadh #84327.415.3%9,185
5Ministry of EducationRiyadh #87527.018.7%327
6University of Business and TechnologyJeddah #1,07624.721.3%681
7Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)Dhahran #1,15624.04.2%3,238
8Jouf UniversitySakakah #1,32522.519.1%1,506
9Prince Sultan UniversityRiyadh #1,49721.221.3%1,416
10Saudi Electronic UniversityRiyadh #1,60020.517.0%513
11King Faisal UniversityHofuf #1,64720.117.5%2,002
12King Abdulaziz City for Science and TechnologyRiyadh #1,68419.912.0%502
13Islamic University of MadinahMedina #1,91318.515.7%792
14University of BishaBisha #2,33916.417.9%556
15Majmaah UniversityRiyadh #2,53015.518.8%928
16Taif UniversityTa'if #2,60915.217.6%2,444
17Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityRiyadh #2,63515.118.2%2,948
18Yanbu University CollegeYanbu #3,07713.415.3%175
19Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)Riyadh #3,08113.48.2%182
20King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research CenterRiyadh #3,17613.117.3%112
21Najran UniversityNajrān #3,27412.720.8%977
22University of Hafr Al-BatinRiyadh #3,30312.613.2%514
23Prince Mohammad bin Fahd UniversityKhobar #3,34212.514.4%916
24King Khalid UniversityAbhā #3,40112.319.3%4,364
25University of Ha'ilHa'il #3,48312.116.6%1,293
26Effat UniversityJeddah #3,71311.47.9%221
27Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammam #3,79211.116.1%1,353
28Shaqra UniversityRiyadh #3,88210.915.0%687
29Alfaisal UniversityRiyadh #4,05010.413.9%364
30Buraydah CollegesBuraidah #4,09810.319.9%253
31University of JeddahJeddah #4,13410.214.1%1,490
32Umm al-Qura UniversityMakkah al Mukarramah #4,8188.617.5%2,368
33Yanbu Industrial CollegeYanbu Industrial City #5,2797.612.3%86
34Northern Border UniversityArar #5,6976.818.3%1,087
35Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl Kharj #5,7436.719.4%2,784
36Royal Commission for Jubail and YanbuYanbu #5,8566.59.5%102
37Taibah UniversityMedina #5,9246.315.7%1,549
38Arab Open UniversityRiyadh #6,3195.717.2%91
39Jazan UniversityGazan #6,5065.313.8%1,864
40Dar Al-Hekma UniversityJeddah #6,5765.214.2%70
41Al Yamamah UniversityRiyadh #6,5815.211.6%72
42Naif Arab University for Security SciencesRiyadh #6,6085.221.0%74
43Jubail Industrial CollegeJubail #6,8634.814.2%185
44Saudi Heart AssociationRiyadh #7,1684.310.3%81
45Al Baha UniversityAl Bahah #7,2014.214.3%655
46Fahd bin Sultan UniversityTabuk #7,4593.919.2%70
47King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesRiyadh #7,7353.515.5%120
48University of TabukTabuk #7,9433.218.5%1,465
49Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh #8,1083.015.6%2,070
50Riyadh Elm UniversityRiyadh #8,8702.012.2%64
51King Abdullah International Medical Research CenterRiyadh #9,83288.017.8%65
52Qassim UniversityBuraidah #9,90780.015.0%2,273
53Ministry of HealthRiyadh #10,13555.07.2%64
54King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreRiyadh #10,36831.08.6%66

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.

  1. 1Abdullah Mohamed Asiri#61,383 worldwide overall531.4 of 2,114 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Xuping Sun#352 worldwide overall342.0 of 622 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Carlos Manuel Duarte#9,340 worldwide overall386.7 of 1,086 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Yu Han#17,635 worldwide overall329.8 of 1,004 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Husam Niman Alshareef#3,390 worldwide overall296.7 of 690 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ahmed Alsaedi#29,005 worldwide overall335.7 of 1,147 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Osman M. Bakr#703 worldwide overall238.5 of 452 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Omar F. Mohammed#5,783 worldwide overall209.2 of 480 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Mohamed Eddaoudi#1,507 worldwide overall200.1 of 411 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Lain‐Jong Li#12,825 worldwide overall211.3 of 577 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Thomas D. Anthopoulos#14,215 worldwide overall207.9 of 576 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Luigi Cavallo#25,076 worldwide overall217.9 of 696 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Stefaan De Wolf#3,793 worldwide overall186.2 of 396 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jorge Gascón#14,158 worldwide overall187.1 of 506 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 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