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Computer Science research in Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#150 worldwide), followed by University of Business and Technology and Prince Sultan University.

Saudi Arabia's world rank
#26
of 128 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
14k
Top-10% rate
19.3%
Ranked institutions
35

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

What is the best university for Computer Science in Saudi Arabia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyJeddah #15040.314.4%584
2University of Business and TechnologyJeddah #55624.719.8%283
3Prince Sultan UniversityRiyadh #60723.623.6%426
4King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah #67222.418.1%1,228
5King Saud UniversityRiyadh #79920.421.3%1,419
6Saudi Electronic UniversityRiyadh #80920.216.4%240
7King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDhahran #94218.418.4%634
8Jouf UniversitySakakah #1,32814.320.3%303
9Majmaah UniversityRiyadh #1,33414.323.5%242
10Buraydah CollegesBuraidah #1,35014.125.8%113
11Prince Mohammad bin Fahd UniversityKhobar #1,48413.019.8%186
12King Faisal UniversityHofuf #1,53612.623.2%462
13Taif UniversityTa'if #1,60212.121.0%433
14Islamic University of MadinahMedina #1,61112.018.5%153
15Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityRiyadh #1,62311.924.8%638
16Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammam #1,63311.920.0%343
17University of JeddahJeddah #1,65111.716.6%430
18Najran UniversityNajrān #1,72711.226.4%215
19Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl Kharj #1,76210.920.5%617
20Shaqra UniversityRiyadh #1,91010.012.8%209
21University of Hafr Al-BatinRiyadh #2,0039.418.1%102
22University of TabukTabuk #2,0309.322.1%370
23Northern Border UniversityArar #2,0479.219.5%271
24King Khalid UniversityAbhā #2,0679.119.5%620
25University of BishaBisha #2,0689.020.6%142
26Umm al-Qura UniversityMakkah al Mukarramah #2,1028.920.5%547
27Taibah UniversityMedina #2,3887.315.9%378
28University of Ha'ilHa'il #2,4507.018.4%260
29Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)Dhahran #2,5946.39.2%198
30Effat UniversityJeddah #2,6076.38.6%76
31Jazan UniversityGazan #2,7795.513.4%399
32Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh #3,0014.619.1%392
33Al Baha UniversityAl Bahah #3,1064.214.0%168
34Qassim UniversityBuraidah #3,1674.016.7%544
35Alfaisal UniversityRiyadh #3,3873.215.6%99

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

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Saudi Arabia?

Muhammad Khurram Khan, Bernard Ghanem and Mohammad Mehedi Hassan rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia, on their papers in Computer Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Muhammad Khurram Khan#236,692 worldwide overall219.7 of 467 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Bernard Ghanem#11,546 worldwide overall85.0 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Mohammad Mehedi Hassan#98,432 worldwide overall122.1 of 297 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4M. Shamim Hossain#26,395 worldwide overall103.5 of 177 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Tanzila Saba#62,624 worldwide overall105.5 of 234 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Muhammad Ali Imran#68,000 worldwide overall84.1 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ahmad Almogren#107,327 worldwide overall99.2 of 208 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Amjad Ur Rehman#134,777 worldwide overall91.1 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Xiangliang Zhang#118,350 worldwide overall63.6 of 255 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Panos Kalnis#33,306 worldwide overall48.1 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Fuad E. Alsaadi#166,903 worldwide overall82.0 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Peter Wonka#27,662 worldwide overall46.5 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Anis Koubâa#159,170 worldwide overall66.5 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ali Yusny Daud#32,592 worldwide overall41.9 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ghulam Muhammad#578,859 worldwide overall94.2 of 254 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Saudi Arabia on their work in Computer Science 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 Computer Science