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Al Baha University

In research, Al Baha University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,390 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,868 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,529 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Organic Chemistry — Modeling and Simulation is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,881
of 28,054 · #5,891 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#29
of 98
Research works
3.1k
▲ 188% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Al Baha University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,390 of 12,888 22.2%655 #4426
Health SciencesDomain #1,868 of 11,982 12.5%433 #4201
MedicineField #2,529 of 10,443 13.0%354 #7042
Computer ScienceField #1,238 of 4,667 27.0%168 #2544
EngineeringField #2,493 of 6,636 19.7%163 #5946
Life SciencesDomain #3,232 of 7,800 17.6%248 #7512
Social SciencesDomain #4,745 of 10,521 16.5%280 #8874
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,141 of 3,409 17.1%114 #4367
Social SciencesField #4,235 of 6,365 13.3%125 #7149
ChemistryField #948 of 1,330 22.5%62 #2366

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al Baha University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,426 #1,390
  2. Health Sciences#4,201 #1,868
  3. Medicine#7,042 #2,529
  4. Computer Science#2,544 #1,238
  5. Engineering#5,946 #2,493
  6. Life Sciences#7,512 #3,232
  7. Social Sciences#8,874 #4,745
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,367 #2,141
  9. Social Sciences#7,149 #4,235
  10. Chemistry#2,366 #948
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Al Baha University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 21.0 works9.3×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 20.0 works4.0×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 42.2 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 114 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.53× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.44× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 168 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 163 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.44× its world share, 81 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.91× its world share, 55 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.65× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 354 worksMedicineNursing: 2.14× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 125 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Al Baha University?

Ranked on the composite score, Saad M. Howladar, Rahmat Budiarto and Loutfy H. Madkour lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al Baha University.

  1. 1 Saad M. Howladar Saudi Arabia · #782,177 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Rahmat Budiarto Saudi Arabia · #783,799 worldwide 173 citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Loutfy H. Madkour Saudi Arabia · #963,735 worldwide 95 citations · 99 works
  4. 4 Mohammed Alghamdi Saudi Arabia · #984,290 worldwide 73 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 S. Fares Saudi Arabia · #1,594,629 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Saad Alqithami Saudi Arabia · #1,622,430 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Al Baha University

Which keywords describe research at Al Baha University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Antioxidant, Nonlinear Equations, IoT Security, Medicinal Plants and Anticancer Agents.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology106▲ 1.66×116 topics
  2. Machine Learning106▲ 2.0×72 topics
  3. Deep Learning85▲ 1.53×66 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress42▲ 1.60×56 topics
  5. Antioxidant42▲ 3.8×49 topics
  6. Inflammation40▲ 1.18×74 topics
  7. Nanomaterials36▲ 2.1×15 topics
  8. IoT Security32▲ 6.2×3 topics
  9. Nanoparticles32▲ 1.56×33 topics
  10. Healthcare32▲ 1.73×16 topics
  11. COVID-1931▲ 1.42×23 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants30▲ 4.7×17 topics
  13. Nonlinear Equations30▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Data Mining28▲ 2.3×16 topics
  15. Anomaly Detection26▲ 5.4×5 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity25▲ 2.4×29 topics
  17. Cybersecurity24▲ 6.1×5 topics
  18. Synthesis24▲ 3.9×27 topics
  19. Flavonoids23▲ 5.5×12 topics
  20. Medicinal Chemistry23▲ 5.2×10 topics
  21. Anticancer Agents23▲ 9.2×10 topics
  22. Antioxidants22▲ 3.1×15 topics
  23. Anti-inflammatory22▲ 5.0×28 topics
  24. Antimicrobial19▲ 4.1×13 topics
  25. Drug Discovery18▲ 5.1×11 topics
  26. Intrusion Detection18▲ 7.7×3 topics
  27. Network Security18▲ 8.6×2 topics
  28. Botnet Detection18▲ 8.9×1 topic
  29. DDoS Attacks18▲ 8.9×1 topic
  30. Heterocyclic Compounds17▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Fractional Calculus17▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Anomalous Diffusion17▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Homotopy Analysis Method16▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Random Walk16▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Localization14▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Guanxi13▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Wasta13▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Coumarins13▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Tubulin Inhibitors13▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Vascular Targeting Agents13▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Al Baha University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Socioeconomic Development in MENA and Synthesis and biological activity.

Network Security and Int…18Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 18 fractional worksFractional Differential …16Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 16 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…13Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 13 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…13Synthesis and biological activity: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 10 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 10 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…9Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…8Health and Well-being Studies: 8 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…8Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 8 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsModeling and SimulationSociology and Political ScienceOrganic Chemistry4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 18 works
  2. 2 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 16 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 13 works
  5. 5 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 10 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 10 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 8 works
  10. 10 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available72.7%not open27.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.7%domestic only57.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al Baha University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 188% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.