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Dammam Central Hospital

In research, Dammam Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,241 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,615 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,945
of 22,385 · #19,452 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#58
of 91
Research works
872
▲ 140% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Dammam Central Hospital

What is Dammam 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 #5,241 of 9,902 4.2%196 #12322
MedicineField #4,615 of 8,541 3.7%170 #10995

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dammam 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 Dammam Central Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Dammam Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Engineering (9%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 215 fractional works · 65.6% of its workMedicine: 186 fractional works · 56.8% of its workSurgery: 39 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOral Surgery: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 14.8% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 8.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKDammam CentralHospital328fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences12%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine18656.8%
    2. Health Professions185.4%
    3. Dentistry92.8%
    4. Nursing20.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering298.9%
    2. Computer Science72.0%
    3. Environmental Science41.2%
    4. Materials Science31.0%
    5. Chemistry20.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    7. Mathematics10.3%
    8. Energy10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences164.8%
    2. Psychology102.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting51.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities41.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology133.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology51.6%
    3. Neuroscience41.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.69× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.95× its world share, 186 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.69×9 works
  2. Medicine2.95×186 works
  3. Health Professions2.06×18 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.55×5 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.32×2 works
  6. Nursing1.03×2 works
  7. Psychology0.95×10 works
  8. Veterinary0.86×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×13 works
  10. Neuroscience0.71×4 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.67×2 works
  12. Engineering0.59×29 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×5 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.42×4 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.41×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×3 works
  17. Social Sciences0.38×16 works
  18. Chemistry0.33×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.29×3 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.26×7 works
  22. Environmental Science0.24×4 works
  23. Mathematics0.23×1 works
  24. Energy0.18×1 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dammam Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Ebtesam M. Ba-Essa, Osama M. Almadani and Zaki A. Naserullah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dammam Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Ebtesam M. Ba-Essa Saudi Arabia · #2,694,739 worldwide 662 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Osama M. Almadani Saudi Arabia · #4,474,670 worldwide 308 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Zaki A. Naserullah Saudi Arabia · #4,492,970 worldwide 473 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Ali A. Alsaeed Saudi Arabia · #4,839,159 worldwide 232 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Ayman M. Karkar Saudi Arabia · #4,859,582 worldwide 1.8k citations · 102 works
  6. 6 Magdy Abdel Azim Kharoshah Saudi Arabia · #5,032,781 worldwide 891 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Maher Kamel Moawad Saudi Arabia · #5,078,564 worldwide 374 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Sami E. Fathalla Saudi Arabia · #5,319,869 worldwide 122 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Zeinab AlQudehy Saudi Arabia · #5,418,484 worldwide 100 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Reda Ghacha Saudi Arabia · #5,616,029 worldwide 98 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Dammam Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Dammam Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Dammam Central Hospital is "Prevalence of periodontal disease, its association with systemic diseases and prevention." (Muhammad Ashraf Nazir, 2017), with 1,045 citations. Next come "PMMA denture base material enhancement: a review of fiber, filler, and nanofiller addition" (410) and "Self-medication and self-prescription with antibiotics in the Middle East—do they really happen? A systematic review of the prevalence, possible reasons, and outcomes" (343).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevalence of periodontal disease, its association with systemic diseases and prevention. Muhammad Ashraf Nazir · PubMed Open access 26 May 2017 1,045
2 PMMA denture base material enhancement: a review of fiber, filler, and nanofiller addition Mohammed M. Gad, Shaimaa M. Fouda, Fahad A. Al‐Harbi et al. · International Journal of Nanomedicine Open access May 2017 410
3 Self-medication and self-prescription with antibiotics in the Middle East—do they really happen? A systematic review of the prevalence, possible reasons, and outcomes Faten Alhomoud, Zainab Aljamea, Reem Almahasnah et al. · International Journal of Infectious Diseases ReviewOpen access 19 Jan 2017 343
4 Leptin, resistin and visfatin: the missing link between endocrine metabolic disorders and immunity Ebtesam Abdullah Al-Suhaimi, Adeeb Shehzad · European journal of medical research Open access May 2013 228
5 Preparation of a novel curcumin nanoemulsion by ultrasonication and its comparative effects in wound healing and the treatment of inflammation Niyaz Ahmad, Rizwan Ahmad, Ali Al-Qudaihi et al. · RSC Advances Open access 2019 216
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Dammam Central Hospital?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology47▲ 3.6×107 topics
  2. Treatment18▲ 4.4×39 topics
  3. Quality of Life15▲ 3.1×36 topics
  4. Inflammation14▲ 2.0×50 topics
  5. Diagnosis13▲ 4.2×33 topics
  6. Risk Factors11▲ 2.9×31 topics
  7. Complications10▲ 6.5×17 topics
  8. Management9▲ 3.5×27 topics
  9. Surgical Management8▲ 5.8×17 topics
  10. COVID-198▲ 1.76×18 topics
  11. Immune Response7▲ 3.8×15 topics
  12. Nanoparticles7▲ 1.64×17 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 1.71×25 topics
  14. Pathogenesis6▲ 3.7×18 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 2.3×17 topics
  16. Diabetes6▲ 3.6×14 topics
  17. Pandemic6▲ 1.76×8 topics
  18. Pathophysiology6▲ 5.9×10 topics
  19. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  20. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 5.4×9 topics
  21. Vaccine5▲ 4.1×10 topics
  22. CO2 Sequestration5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  23. Guidelines5▲ 3.3×12 topics
  24. Global Burden5▲ 2.8×12 topics
  25. Prevention5▲ 3.6×14 topics
  26. SARS-CoV-25▲ 4.9×6 topics
  27. Quality Improvement5▲ 7.6×8 topics
  28. Vibration Analysis5▲ 5.4×2 topics
  29. Rheological Properties5▲ 7.9×2 topics
  30. Drilling Fluids5▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Prognostic Factors5▲ 3.3×13 topics
  32. Well Integrity5▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Children4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  34. Rehabilitation4▲ 3.3×10 topics
  35. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  36. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 5.2×3 topics
  37. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  38. Autoantibodies4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  39. Fibrosis3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  40. Predictive Maintenance3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Dammam Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Drilling and Well Engineering, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Drilling and Well Engine…5Drilling and Well Engineering: 5 fractional worksOil and Gas Production T…2Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 2 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…2Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 2 fractional worksVascular Malformations and Hemangiomas: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…2Esophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders: 2 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringGeneticsInfectious DiseasesSurgery1 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders Surgery 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dammam Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 140% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Dammam Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Dammam Central Hospital0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Dammam 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Dammam Central Hospital5.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 2013.

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