How does Saudi Arabia rank in Health Professions research?

Saudi Arabia ranks #9 of 108 countries on research quality in Health Professions (2022–2025), with 4.2k works.

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Health Professions research in Saudi Arabia

King Saud University ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Health Professions research in 2022–2025 (#8 worldwide), followed by King Abdulaziz University and King Khalid University.

Saudi Arabia's world rank: #9
Works, 2022–2025: 4.2k
Top-10% rate: 22.6%
Ranked institutions: 22

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Professions in Saudi Arabia?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	King Saud UniversityRiyadh	#8	72.5	28.9%	392
2	King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah	#51	48.0	24.7%	261
3	King Khalid UniversityAbhā	#90	40.5	27.5%	144
4	Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammam	#113	37.5	28.8%	165
5	Qassim UniversityBuraidah	#117	37.0	22.3%	146
6	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityRiyadh	#142	34.5	36.2%	132
7	Jouf UniversitySakakah	#177	31.6	33.9%	65
8	Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl Kharj	#184	31.1	28.6%	104
9	Umm al-Qura UniversityMakkah al Mukarramah	#195	30.3	19.4%	155
10	Jazan UniversityGazan	#230	28.1	24.5%	144
11	Taif UniversityTa'if	#292	25.0	29.7%	90
12	Taibah UniversityMedina	#409	20.5	25.9%	86
13	Ministry of HealthRiyadh	#422	20.1	14.2%	167
14	King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesRiyadh	#428	19.9	20.5%	136
15	King Faisal UniversityHofuf	#430	19.8	27.5%	98
16	Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh	#447	19.3	27.0%	69
17	University of Ha'ilHa'il	#492	18.1	27.8%	78
18	National Guard Health AffairsRiyadh	#525	17.2	10.9%	110
19	King Abdullah International Medical Research CenterRiyadh	#550	16.6	27.9%	66
20	Najran UniversityNajrān	#706	13.3	20.3%	62
21	King Saud Medical CityRiyadh	#1,215	6.1	17.5%	68
22	Riyadh Armed Forces HospitalRiyadh	#1,319	5.0	6.6%	66

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Saudi Arabia?

Khabir Ahmad rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia.

1Khabir Ahmad#1,033,497 worldwide overall60 citations · 17 works

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