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Psychology research in Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz University ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Psychology research in 2022-now (#985 worldwide), followed by King Saud University and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.

Saudi Arabia's world rank
#34
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.1k
Top-10% rate
13.4%
Ranked institutions
20

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Saudi Arabia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah #98510.014.1%304
2King Saud UniversityRiyadh #1,1198.413.3%451
3Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammam #1,3945.515.6%138
4King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesRiyadh #1,4085.312.9%91
5King Faisal UniversityHofuf #1,4564.916.3%183
6Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityRiyadh #1,4704.815.6%155
7Majmaah UniversityRiyadh #1,6683.113.1%76
8University of Ha'ilHa'il #1,7312.713.9%102
9Jazan UniversityGazan #1,7332.612.9%128
10King Khalid UniversityAbhā #1,7612.415.8%192
11Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl Kharj #1,7642.418.9%154
12University of JeddahJeddah #1,8052.111.2%84
13Umm al-Qura UniversityMakkah al Mukarramah #1,8591.78.9%174
14Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh #1,8841.512.9%118
15Taif UniversityTa'if #1,900144.010.1%108
16Northern Border UniversityArar #1,903142.012.2%67
17Taibah UniversityMedina #1,910137.014.0%79
18Najran UniversityNajrān #1,924127.013.1%74
19Qassim UniversityBuraidah #1,943114.09.8%159
20University of TabukTabuk #2,00176.011.7%63

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Saudi Arabia?

Abdullah Alamer, Yasmin A. Altwaijri and Ali H. Al‐Hoorie rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Abdullah Alamer#144,034 worldwide overall16.3 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Yasmin A. Altwaijri#816,336 worldwide overall16.3 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ali H. Al‐Hoorie#19,628 worldwide overall11.6 of 24 papers here in the top 10%

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