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Al Yamamah University

In research, Al Yamamah University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,230 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,777 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,141
of 28,054 · #27,583 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#78
of 98
Research works
437
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Al Yamamah 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,230 of 10,521 33.7%101 #10876
Physical SciencesDomain #9,777 of 12,888 23.4%72 #17605

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al Yamamah 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).

What does Al Yamamah University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 30.0 works4.5×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.61× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.54× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.30× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.85× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Al Yamamah University?

Ranked on the composite score, Naimatullah Shah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al Yamamah University.

  1. 1 Naimatullah Shah Saudi Arabia · #494,522 worldwide 111 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Al Yamamah University

Which keywords describe research at Al Yamamah University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Supply Chain Management, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Risk Management, Deep Learning, Human Rights and Financial Stability.

▲ 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. Machine Learning14▲ 2.1×36 topics
  2. Sustainability13▲ 2.5×23 topics
  3. Deep Learning12▲ 1.78×34 topics
  4. Economic Growth10▲ 5.5×13 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management9▲ 4.9×12 topics
  6. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.6×14 topics
  7. Human Rights8▲ 3.5×11 topics
  8. Risk Management7▲ 7.4×8 topics
  9. Globalization7▲ 1.70×16 topics
  10. Corporate Governance6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  11. Healthcare6▲ 2.4×9 topics
  12. Social Capital6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior5▲ 3.8×6 topics
  14. Internet of Things5▲ 2.8×6 topics
  15. Financial Stability5▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Islamic Banking5▲ 5.5×3 topics
  17. Social Impact4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  18. Digital Transformation4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  19. Entrepreneurship4▲ 5.2×4 topics
  20. Finance4▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Performance Analysis4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Student Perceptions4▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Urbanization4▲ 4.6×3 topics
  24. Customer Satisfaction4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  25. IoT Security4▲ 5.6×3 topics
  26. Panel Data Analysis4▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Stock Market4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  28. Global Governance4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  29. Ethical Identity4▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Financial Development4▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Shariah Supervision4▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Tool Wear3▲ 12×3 topics
  33. International Law3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  34. Privacy3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  35. Environmental Regulation3▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Smart Cities3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  37. CO2 Emissions3▲ 7.5×1 topic
  38. Kuznets Curve3▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Virtual Prototyping3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Process Parameters3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Al Yamamah University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Islamic Finance and Bank…4Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…3Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…2Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Machining and O…2Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques: 2 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 2 fractional worksUrban Design and Spatial Analysis: 2 fractional works
AccountingEconomics and EconometricsLiterature and Literary TheoryIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  5. 5 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 2 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al Yamamah University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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.

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