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Alfaisal University

In research, Alfaisal University stands highest in Medicine (#821 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#943 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,407 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,971
of 28,054 · #4,488 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#30
of 98
Research works
3.5k
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Alfaisal 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
MedicineField #821 of 10,443 16.8%711 #2015
Health SciencesDomain #943 of 11,982 17.2%779 #1983
Life SciencesDomain #1,407 of 7,800 25.2%251 #3141
Social SciencesDomain #2,839 of 10,521 24.5%237 #4890
Physical SciencesDomain #3,541 of 12,888 21.6%364 #6768
EngineeringField #2,904 of 6,636 17.4%130 #5214
Social SciencesField #3,107 of 6,365 23.7%81 #4769
Computer ScienceField #2,557 of 4,667 27.0%99 #4124
SurgerySubfield #1,017 of 1,816 13.5%98 #2571
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,040 of 3,579 22.8%146 #3570

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alfaisal 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. Medicine#2,015 #821
  2. Health Sciences#1,983 #943
  3. Life Sciences#3,141 #1,407
  4. Social Sciences#4,890 #2,839
  5. Physical Sciences#6,768 #3,541
  6. Engineering#5,214 #2,904
  7. Social Sciences#4,769 #3,107
  8. Computer Science#4,124 #2,557
  9. Surgery#2,571 #1,017
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,570 #2,040
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.

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: 0.32× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 146 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.36× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 99 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 130 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 711 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 81 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alfaisal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmed Abu‐Zaid, Mohammad Fareed and Nidal Nasser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alfaisal University.

  1. 1 Ahmed Abu‐Zaid Saudi Arabia · #27,229 worldwide 499 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Mohammad Fareed Saudi Arabia · #83,144 worldwide 2.7k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Nidal Nasser Saudi Arabia · #211,869 worldwide 229 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Mohammed Zourob Saudi Arabia · #426,033 worldwide 59 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Anan Saudi Arabia · #501,428 worldwide 89 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mohammed Benali Kanoun Saudi Arabia · #780,597 worldwide 166 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Ismail Keshta Saudi Arabia · #815,897 worldwide 50 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Hayfaa A. Tlaiss Saudi Arabia · #823,761 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Ahmed Yaqinuddin Saudi Arabia · #973,569 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Souraya Goumri‐Said Saudi Arabia · #1,006,842 worldwide 124 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Alfaisal University

Which keywords describe research at Alfaisal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Cancer, Treatment, Diagnosis, Healthcare and SARS-CoV-2.

▲ 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. Epidemiology127▲ 1.97×125 topics
  2. Inflammation77▲ 2.3×79 topics
  3. Machine Learning66▲ 1.24×62 topics
  4. Deep Learning54◆ 0.96×65 topics
  5. Cancer46▲ 2.1×55 topics
  6. Treatment44▲ 2.2×49 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress42▲ 1.57×57 topics
  8. Quality of Life41▲ 1.73×50 topics
  9. Diagnosis39▲ 2.6×40 topics
  10. Healthcare38▲ 2.1×16 topics
  11. COVID-1937▲ 1.66×25 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease36▲ 2.0×35 topics
  13. Pandemic33▲ 1.89×12 topics
  14. Risk Factors32▲ 1.79×32 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome31▲ 2.3×23 topics
  16. Nanoparticles30▲ 1.46×34 topics
  17. Management30▲ 2.3×31 topics
  18. Depression29▲ 2.0×20 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence28▲ 1.26×26 topics
  20. Chemotherapy25▲ 2.2×23 topics
  21. Obesity25▲ 2.0×26 topics
  22. Immune Response25▲ 2.7×19 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-224▲ 4.6×6 topics
  24. Genetics24▲ 2.1×24 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors23▲ 3.3×14 topics
  26. Precision Medicine22▲ 2.9×8 topics
  27. Immunotherapy22▲ 1.91×18 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines22▲ 2.5×14 topics
  29. Medical Imaging22▲ 2.6×7 topics
  30. Biomarkers22▲ 1.94×16 topics
  31. Genetic Mutations21▲ 3.0×22 topics
  32. Vaccine20▲ 3.1×11 topics
  33. Neurological Disorders20▲ 2.2×19 topics
  34. Diabetes20▲ 2.4×21 topics
  35. Immunity19▲ 2.9×11 topics
  36. ACE2 Receptor18▲ 4.6×3 topics
  37. Pathophysiology18▲ 3.8×11 topics
  38. Surgical Management18▲ 2.6×20 topics
  39. Thrombosis18▲ 3.9×7 topics
  40. Pharmacokinetics15▲ 3.6×13 topics

Which research topics does Alfaisal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Innovations in Medical Education.

Artificial Intelligence …11Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 11 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …9SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 9 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…8Innovations in Medical Education: 8 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…7Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 7 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing6IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 6 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 5 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 5 fractional works
Health InformaticsInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthComputational Theory and Mathematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 11 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 9 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 9 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  5. 5 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 works
  6. 6 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 7 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 5 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 available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.5%domestic only55.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alfaisal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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