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Chemical Engineering research in Saudi Arabia

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Chemical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#41 worldwide), followed by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and King Saud University.

Saudi Arabia's world rank
#11
of 45 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
947
Top-10% rate
19.7%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Chemical Engineering in Saudi Arabia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDhahran #4130.222.8%129
2King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyJeddah #4926.923.4%190
3King Saud UniversityRiyadh #8516.514.6%136
4King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah #1584.917.6%60

Institutions in Saudi Arabia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Chemical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Chemical Engineering researchers in Saudi Arabia?

Jorge Gascón, Suk Ho Chung and S.S.E.H. Elnashaie rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia.

  1. 1Jorge Gascón#46,457 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 13 works
  2. 2Suk Ho Chung#111,249 worldwide overall698 citations · 20 works
  3. 3S.S.E.H. Elnashaie#115,643 worldwide overall345 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Malik Abdul Rub#162,945 worldwide overall589 citations · 37 works
  5. 5Kuo‐Wei Huang#164,550 worldwide overall681 citations · 13 works
  6. 6Mohammed M. Rahman#184,765 worldwide overall959 citations · 16 works
  7. 7Abdullah M. Asiri#194,296 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 52 works
  8. 8S. Mani Sarathy#196,587 worldwide overall719 citations · 38 works
  9. 9Alberto Boretti#203,908 worldwide overall538 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Inas M. AlNashef#261,755 worldwide overall378 citations · 22 works
  11. 11Hicham Idriss#285,174 worldwide overall546 citations · 15 works
  12. 12Naved Azum#291,953 worldwide overall264 citations · 15 works
  13. 13Yu Han#303,703 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 12 works
  14. 14Ahmad Umar#376,954 worldwide overall944 citations · 11 works
  15. 15Pedro Castaño#413,953 worldwide overall338 citations · 11 works

How Saudi Arabia compares with other countries in Chemical Engineering