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Engineering research in Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Engineering research in 2022-now (#81 worldwide), followed by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and King Abdulaziz University.

Saudi Arabia's world rank
#24
of 131 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
26k
Top-10% rate
16.2%
Ranked institutions
40

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Saudi Arabia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyJeddah #8149.417.4%2,068
2King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDhahran #42830.216.3%3,254
3King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah #74923.816.0%1,628
4Prince Sultan UniversityRiyadh #82222.719.3%553
5University of Business and TechnologyJeddah #89121.821.8%217
6King Saud UniversityRiyadh #93721.215.1%2,785
7Ministry of EducationRiyadh #1,13819.017.0%101
8Jouf UniversitySakakah #1,31117.320.8%531
9Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)Dhahran #1,35317.03.3%2,083
10Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl Kharj #1,49115.820.6%1,068
11Majmaah UniversityRiyadh #1,49315.818.7%391
12Najran UniversityNajrān #1,51615.622.5%351
13King Khalid UniversityAbhā #1,58015.221.3%1,588
14King Abdulaziz City for Science and TechnologyRiyadh #1,66614.611.2%192
15Prince Mohammad bin Fahd UniversityKhobar #1,78213.812.6%406
16Effat UniversityJeddah #1,84113.47.9%107
17Taif UniversityTa'if #1,89313.117.8%821
18Saudi Electronic UniversityRiyadh #1,89413.116.9%161
19Islamic University of MadinahMedina #2,10011.914.1%272
20Northern Border UniversityArar #2,11111.820.3%395
21University of Ha'ilHa'il #2,19911.416.3%466
22Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityRiyadh #2,22611.216.7%776
23University of Hafr Al-BatinRiyadh #2,38710.415.3%176
24King Faisal UniversityHofuf #2,40610.315.8%560
25Yanbu University CollegeYanbu #2,40710.318.4%85
26Umm al-Qura UniversityMakkah al Mukarramah #2,42610.218.4%739
27Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammam #2,45010.116.9%376
28University of BishaBisha #2,5209.818.9%156
29Shaqra UniversityRiyadh #2,9018.215.8%203
30University of TabukTabuk #3,1157.418.0%414
31University of JeddahJeddah #3,1557.212.8%402
32Jazan UniversityGazan #3,2516.913.7%636
33Buraydah CollegesBuraidah #3,6845.418.5%65
34Qassim UniversityBuraidah #3,7245.315.5%670
35Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh #3,7685.214.5%564
36Jubail Industrial CollegeJubail #3,7785.112.9%74
37Taibah UniversityMedina #4,0204.413.8%389
38Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)Riyadh #4,3393.55.9%66
39Al Baha UniversityAl Bahah #4,5353.014.1%163
40Alfaisal UniversityRiyadh #5,236138.010.3%130

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Saudi Arabia?

Ahmed Alsaedi, Husam Niman Alshareef and Abdullah Mohamed Asiri rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia, on their papers in Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ahmed Alsaedi#29,005 worldwide overall180.9 of 542 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Husam Niman Alshareef#3,390 worldwide overall153.2 of 344 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Abdullah Mohamed Asiri#61,383 worldwide overall146.0 of 416 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Thomas D. Anthopoulos#14,215 worldwide overall126.4 of 311 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Xuping Sun#352 worldwide overall110.6 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Stefaan De Wolf#3,793 worldwide overall112.6 of 231 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Osman M. Bakr#703 worldwide overall92.6 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Hafız Muhammad Ali#73,013 worldwide overall147.6 of 364 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yu Han#17,635 worldwide overall101.9 of 285 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Mohamed‐Slim Alouini#1,069,066 worldwide overall279.3 of 1,399 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Omar F. Mohammed#5,783 worldwide overall78.3 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Taseer Muhammad#603,426 worldwide overall212.1 of 583 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Lain‐Jong Li#12,825 worldwide overall80.1 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ingo Pinnau#3,633 worldwide overall69.4 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15A. Alsaedi#253,119 worldwide overall127.2 of 396 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Saudi Arabia on their work in Engineering 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 Engineering