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Asir Central Hospital

In research, Asir Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,095 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,576 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,324
of 22,385 · #27,378 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#79
of 91
Research works
513
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.7k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Asir Central Hospital

What is Asir Central Hospital known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,095 of 9,902 7.0%117 #10961
MedicineField #4,576 of 8,541 6.4%103 #9383

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asir Central Hospital 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Asir Central Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Asir Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 137 fractional works · 80.0% of its workMedicine: 121 fractional works · 70.5% of its workSurgery: 25 fractional works · 14.5% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAsir CentralHospital171fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12170.5%
    2. Health Professions84.8%
    3. Dentistry63.5%
    4. Nursing10.7%
    5. Veterinary10.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology95.1%
    2. Neuroscience53.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Psychology53.1%
    2. Social Sciences31.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Engineering31.5%
    2. Materials Science10.4%
    3. Environmental Science00.2%
    4. Chemistry00.2%
    5. Energy00.1%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    8. Computer Science00.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.13× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 121 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.13×6 works
  2. Medicine3.67×121 works
  3. Veterinary3.48×1 works
  4. Neuroscience1.86×5 works
  5. Health Professions1.83×8 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.79×3 works
  7. Nursing1.35×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.29×1 works
  9. Psychology1.03×5 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×9 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×1 works
  14. Energy0.15×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.13×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.12×3 works
  18. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  19. Engineering0.10×3 works
  20. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  21. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asir Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Abdullah Mohammed Algarni, Khaled Abdulwahab N. Amer and Tarek Saed Malatani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asir Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Abdullah Mohammed Algarni Saudi Arabia · #1,939,118 worldwide 607 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Khaled Abdulwahab N. Amer Saudi Arabia · #3,569,773 worldwide 147 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Tarek Saed Malatani Saudi Arabia · #4,026,273 worldwide 534 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Mohammed Rashid Saudi Arabia · #4,200,544 worldwide 263 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Mohammad S. Al-Ahmari Saudi Arabia · #5,220,526 worldwide 54 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Alhussain Asiri Saudi Arabia · #5,275,816 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Ali H. Alzarei Saudi Arabia · #5,331,599 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Hanan Hassan AlMalki Saudi Arabia · #5,407,963 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Abdullah Alhaizaey Saudi Arabia · #5,624,123 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Sugandh D. Shetty Saudi Arabia · #5,687,118 worldwide 754 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Asir Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Asir Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Asir Central Hospital is "36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine" (R. M. Bateman et al., 2016), with 531 citations. Next come "Intrusion detection systems for IoT-based smart environments: a survey" (482) and "A prospective international observational prevalence study on prone positioning of ARDS patients: the APRONET (ARDS Prone Position Network) study" (304).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine R. M. Bateman et al. · Critical Care Open access2,440 authors Apr 2016 531
2 Intrusion detection systems for IoT-based smart environments: a survey Mohamed Faisal Elrawy, Ali Ismail Awad, Hesham F. A. Hamed · Journal of Cloud Computing Advances Systems and Applications Open access Dec 2018 482
3 A prospective international observational prevalence study on prone positioning of ARDS patients: the APRONET (ARDS Prone Position Network) study Claude Guérin et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access279 authors 7 Dec 2017 304
4 Association between Diabetes Consequences and Quality of Life among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in the Aseer Province of Saudi Arabia Sultan Mohammed Alshahrani, Moferrah Alzahran, Khaled Mohammed Alakhali et al. · Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences Open access 30 May 2020 294
5 Treatment of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome with a combination of lopinavir-ritonavir and interferon-β1b (MIRACLE trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial And the MIRACLE trial group et al. · Trials Open access 30 Jan 2018 262
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asir Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Complications, Treatment, Risk Factors, Autoantibodies and Diagnosis.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology28▲ 4.1×91 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 2.9×39 topics
  3. Quality of Life10▲ 3.9×32 topics
  4. Treatment8▲ 3.8×31 topics
  5. Risk Factors7▲ 3.7×21 topics
  6. Complications6▲ 7.4×16 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.1×21 topics
  8. Diagnosis6▲ 3.7×26 topics
  9. Global Burden5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.70×29 topics
  11. Autoantibodies5▲ 12×7 topics
  12. Depression5▲ 3.0×16 topics
  13. Diabetes4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  14. Endoscopic Surgery4▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  16. Glycemic Control4▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Management4▲ 2.9×18 topics
  18. Mortality4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  19. Surgical Management4▲ 5.6×15 topics
  20. Genetics4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  21. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 9.4×6 topics
  22. Pathogenesis3▲ 3.9×14 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  24. Insulin Therapy3▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Prevention3▲ 4.4×11 topics
  26. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 7.9×8 topics
  27. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  28. Chronic Pain3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  30. Eosinophilia3▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  32. Psychological Factors3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Chronic Rhinosinusitis3▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Nasal Polyps3▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  36. Critical Care2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  37. Pain Management2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  38. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Quality Improvement2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  40. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 6.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Asir Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sinusitis and nasal conditions, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Diabetes Management and Research.

Sinusitis and nasal cond…3Sinusitis and nasal conditions: 3 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythemat…2Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatm…1Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical Oncology: 1 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…1Diabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 1 fractional works
OtorhinolaryngologyRheumatologyPharmacologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism2 others

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

  1. 1 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 3 works
  2. 2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 2 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 1 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 available64.6%not open35.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asir Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Asir Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00074% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Asir Central Hospital0.00064% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Asir Central Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Asir Central Hospital11.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.6% in 2025.

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