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Materials Science research in Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#68 worldwide), followed by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and King Saud University.

Saudi Arabia's world rank
#20
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9.8k
Top-10% rate
14.6%
Ranked institutions
30

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

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

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyJeddah #6845.417.8%559
2King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDhahran #66415.915.7%695
3King Saud UniversityRiyadh #69415.412.8%1,706
4Jouf UniversitySakakah #82713.119.2%255
5King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah #83013.112.0%540
6Prince Sultan UniversityRiyadh #92511.620.4%66
7University of BishaBisha #93211.617.8%79
8Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammam #97511.015.2%268
9King Khalid UniversityAbhā #97910.917.1%843
10Taif UniversityTa'if #99510.717.4%427
11Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityRiyadh #1,0579.915.5%603
12Najran UniversityNajrān #1,0719.818.2%155
13King Faisal UniversityHofuf #1,1289.114.1%281
14King Abdulaziz City for Science and TechnologyRiyadh #1,1369.012.6%105
15Islamic University of MadinahMedina #1,1608.714.7%101
16University of JeddahJeddah #1,2407.914.7%180
17Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh #1,3047.212.8%300
18University of Hafr Al-BatinRiyadh #1,3356.99.5%89
19Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl Kharj #1,3366.914.2%282
20Northern Border UniversityArar #1,4485.816.1%131
21Shaqra UniversityRiyadh #1,4695.715.5%93
22Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)Dhahran #1,5105.35.4%167
23Jazan UniversityGazan #1,5135.315.0%241
24University of TabukTabuk #1,5515.016.1%224
25University of Ha'ilHa'il #1,5614.913.0%141
26Umm al-Qura UniversityMakkah al Mukarramah #1,5624.914.0%314
27Taibah UniversityMedina #1,6514.212.0%213
28Majmaah UniversityRiyadh #1,8522.712.3%81
29Qassim UniversityBuraidah #1,9791.811.1%237
30Al Baha UniversityAl Bahah #1,9851.86.9%81

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Saudi Arabia?

Osman M. Bakr, Husam Niman Alshareef and Yu Han rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Osman M. Bakr#703 worldwide overall113.0 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Husam Niman Alshareef#3,390 worldwide overall116.8 of 283 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yu Han#17,635 worldwide overall113.5 of 318 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Lain‐Jong Li#12,825 worldwide overall108.1 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Abdullah Mohamed Asiri#61,383 worldwide overall120.8 of 503 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Omar F. Mohammed#5,783 worldwide overall86.7 of 209 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mohamed Eddaoudi#1,507 worldwide overall74.2 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Xuping Sun#352 worldwide overall66.4 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Thomas D. Anthopoulos#14,215 worldwide overall66.8 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Stefaan De Wolf#3,793 worldwide overall55.9 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jun Li Yin#13,500 worldwide overall55.6 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jorge Gascón#14,158 worldwide overall55.1 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Imran Shakir#41,686 worldwide overall57.0 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Udo Schwingenschlögl#135,182 worldwide overall67.7 of 312 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Xixiang Zhang#74,320 worldwide overall54.5 of 238 papers here in the top 10%

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