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Arts and Humanities research in Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz University ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#1,549 worldwide), followed by King Saud University and Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University.

Saudi Arabia's world rank
#47
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.2k
Top-10% rate
14.1%
Ranked institutions
10

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in Saudi Arabia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah #1,5492.713.2%122
2King Saud UniversityRiyadh #1,721128.012.9%212
3Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl Kharj #1,735118.017.3%151
4Majmaah UniversityRiyadh #1,737116.08.0%71
5King Khalid UniversityAbhā #1,83643.015.9%150
6Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh #1,86423.012.7%86
7Umm al-Qura UniversityMakkah al Mukarramah #1,86522.012.1%96
8Taif UniversityTa'if #1,86720.012.6%71
9Jazan UniversityGazan #1,87316.07.8%87
10Qassim UniversityBuraidah #1,87515.08.3%166

Institutions in Saudi Arabia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Arts and Humanities, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Saudi Arabia?

Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Tariq Elyas and Dina Abdel Salam El‐Dakhs rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ali H. Al‐Hoorie#19,628 worldwide overall15.5 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Tariq Elyas#164,633 worldwide overall14.7 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Dina Abdel Salam El‐Dakhs#243,855 worldwide overall17.8 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Handoyo Puji Widodo#144,788 worldwide overall12.2 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Reima Saado Al-Jarf#1,264,657 worldwide overall23.6 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Abdullah Alsharekh#70,423 worldwide overall9.7 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Norah Almusharraf#35,631 worldwide overall9.3 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Mohammed Mashary Alnaim#243,721 worldwide overall8.9 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Abdullah Alamer#144,034 worldwide overall9.2 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ritesh George Menezes#145,110 worldwide overall7.3 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Mohammad Hamad Al-khresheh#386,107 worldwide overall9.6 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Munassir Alhamami#2,009,033 worldwide overall12.9 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Sohaib Alam#882,840 worldwide overall10.9 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Mutahar Qassem#1,326,280 worldwide overall8.2 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Osman Z. Barnawi#210,903 worldwide overall5.7 of 10 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Saudi Arabia on their work in Arts and Humanities 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 Arts and Humanities