Field · Energy · Saudi Arabia
Energy research in Saudi Arabia
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Energy research in 2022–2025 (#39 worldwide), followed by King Saud University and King Abdulaziz University.
- Saudi Arabia's world rank
- #9 of 73 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 3k
- Top-10% rate
- 22.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 14
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Energy in Saudi Arabia?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDhahran | #39 | 44.0 | 23.0% | 355 |
| 2 | King Saud UniversityRiyadh | #73 | 34.4 | 19.6% | 432 |
| 3 | King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah | #111 | 28.0 | 21.9% | 200 |
| 4 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyJeddah | #129 | 25.7 | 27.1% | 167 |
| 5 | King Khalid UniversityAbhā | #142 | 24.2 | 23.6% | 188 |
| 6 | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl Kharj | #155 | 22.9 | 27.2% | 141 |
| 7 | Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh | #226 | 17.1 | 22.1% | 102 |
| 8 | Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityRiyadh | #363 | 9.9 | 22.5% | 108 |
| 9 | King Faisal UniversityHofuf | #448 | 6.7 | 25.9% | 73 |
| 10 | Jazan UniversityGazan | #499 | 5.0 | 16.4% | 72 |
| 11 | Taif UniversityTa'if | #519 | 4.4 | 16.2% | 85 |
| 12 | Umm al-Qura UniversityMakkah al Mukarramah | #541 | 3.8 | 16.3% | 79 |
| 13 | Jouf UniversitySakakah | #579 | 2.8 | 20.8% | 66 |
| 14 | Qassim UniversityBuraidah | #609 | 2.0 | 17.2% | 60 |
Institutions in Saudi Arabia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Energy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Energy researchers in Saudi Arabia?
Xuping Sun, Kazuhiro Takanabe and Jorge Gascón rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia.
- 1Xuping Sun#32,463 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 24 works
- 2Kazuhiro Takanabe#36,712 worldwide overall910 citations · 19 works
- 3Jorge Gascón#46,457 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 14 works
- 4M. A. Abido#58,677 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 13 works
- 5Shafiqur Rehman#59,276 worldwide overall725 citations · 12 works
- 6Peng Wang#80,871 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 20 works
- 7Hafız Muhammad Ali#81,025 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 20 works
- 8Huabin Zhang#83,279 worldwide overall703 citations · 20 works
- 9P. Gandhidasan#85,688 worldwide overall399 citations · 13 works
- 10Fahad A. Al‐Sulaiman#97,341 worldwide overall467 citations · 15 works
- 11Imran Shakir#106,778 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 23 works
- 12Ali J. Chamkha#119,701 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 15 works
- 13Reda M. Mohamed#137,801 worldwide overall575 citations · 27 works
- 14Noreddine Ghaffour#156,370 worldwide overall658 citations · 15 works
- 15Kuo‐Wei Huang#164,550 worldwide overall681 citations · 18 works