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Dar Al-Hekma University

In research, Dar Al-Hekma University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,576 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,241
of 22,385 · #16,383 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#52
of 91
Research works
231
▲ 265% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Dar Al-Hekma University

What is Dar Al-Hekma University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,576 of 10,670 14.2%70 -

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

Which fields of science does Dar Al-Hekma University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Dar Al-Hekma University is in Physical Sciences, 40% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (24%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 79 fractional works · 48.5% of its workComputer Science: 39 fractional works · 24.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 15.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 65 fractional works · 40.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 11.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKDar Al-HekmaUniversity163fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences40%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science3924.2%
    2. Engineering2415.0%
    3. Environmental Science116.7%
    4. Energy20.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    6. Materials Science10.4%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2817.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1811.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities63.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance63.4%
    5. Psychology53.3%
    6. Decision Sciences21.2%
    1. Medicine95.4%
    2. Health Professions42.6%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Neuroscience21.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.11× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.42× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.42×18 works
  2. Computer Science3.11×39 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.60×6 works
  4. Social Sciences1.38×28 works
  5. Environmental Science1.35×11 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.32×6 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.24×2 works
  8. Psychology1.10×5 works
  9. Energy1.01×2 works
  10. Engineering1.00×24 works
  11. Health Professions1.00×4 works
  12. Neuroscience0.69×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×1 works
  14. Veterinary0.50×0 works
  15. Medicine0.28×9 works
  16. Dentistry0.25×0 works
  17. Nursing0.22×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×2 works
  19. Chemistry0.21×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.12×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dar Al-Hekma University?

Ranked on the quality score, Imed Ben Dhaou, Turki A. Althaqafi and Hashem Alaidaros lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dar Al-Hekma University.

  1. 1 Imed Ben Dhaou Saudi Arabia · #1,084,019 worldwide 2.3k citations · 150 works
  2. 2 Turki A. Althaqafi Saudi Arabia · #1,122,223 worldwide 170 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Hashem Alaidaros Saudi Arabia · #1,233,500 worldwide 130 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Karima Saci Saudi Arabia · #1,401,765 worldwide 285 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Samar Altarteer Saudi Arabia · #2,044,007 worldwide 291 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Homam El-Taj Saudi Arabia · #4,453,061 worldwide 91 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Dar Al-Hekma University

What are the most cited papers from Dar Al-Hekma University?

The most cited paper from Dar Al-Hekma University is "Exploring the effect of digital transformation on Firms’ innovation performance" (Silin Li, Luwen Gao, Chunjia Han et al., 2023), with 378 citations. Next come "A Novel Deep Learning Model for Detection of Severity Level of the Disease in Citrus Fruits" (309) and "A Deep Learning-based Fast Fake News Detection Model for Cyber-Physical Social Services" (182).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Exploring the effect of digital transformation on Firms’ innovation performance Silin Li, Luwen Gao, Chunjia Han et al. · Journal of Innovation & Knowledge Open access 2023 378
2 A Novel Deep Learning Model for Detection of Severity Level of the Disease in Citrus Fruits Poonam Dhiman, Vinay Kukreja, Poongodi Manoharan et al. · Electronics Open access 8 Feb 2022 309
3 A Deep Learning-based Fast Fake News Detection Model for Cyber-Physical Social Services Qin Zhang, Zhiwei Guo, Yanyan Zhu et al. · Pattern Recognition Letters 24 Feb 2023 182
4 Prevalence of Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidities Following Traumatic Brain Injury Flora McConnell Hammond, John D. Corrigan, Jessica McKinney Ketchum et al. · Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation Open access Mar 2019 149
5 Modeling Hybrid Feature-Based Phishing Websites Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques Sumitra Das Guptta, Khandaker Tayef Shahriar, Hamed Alqahtani et al. · Annals of Data Science Open access 21 Mar 2022 122
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Dar Al-Hekma University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Security, Healthcare, Internet of Things, IoT Security, Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Management.

▲ 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. Machine Learning25▲ 4.5×35 topics
  2. Deep Learning20▲ 3.5×41 topics
  3. Healthcare10▲ 5.2×9 topics
  4. Internet of Things9▲ 6.2×12 topics
  5. Security8▲ 7.8×13 topics
  6. Education8▲ 2.7×13 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management8▲ 5.1×6 topics
  8. IoT Security7▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Cybersecurity7▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 2.9×17 topics
  11. Sustainability7▲ 1.65×14 topics
  12. Big Data6▲ 3.9×13 topics
  13. Data Mining6▲ 5.1×4 topics
  14. Anomaly Detection6▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  16. IoT6▲ 9.0×9 topics
  17. Smart Cities5▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.1×9 topics
  19. Thermal Comfort5▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  21. Social Capital5▲ 5.8×7 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior5▲ 4.8×8 topics
  23. Knowledge Management4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  24. Social Networks4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  25. Urban Development4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  27. Privacy4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  28. Intrusion Detection4▲ 17×1 topic
  29. Network Security4▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Health Effects4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  31. Risk Management4▲ 4.7×5 topics
  32. Human Resource Management3▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Localization3▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Guanxi3▲ 94×1 topic
  35. Wasta3▲ 94×1 topic
  36. Surveillance3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  37. Big Data Analytics3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Discrimination3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Building Energy Consumption3▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Urban Heat Island3▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Dar Al-Hekma University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and Urban Heat Island Mitigation.

Network Security and Int…4Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 4 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…3Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 3 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 2 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…2Organizational and Employee Performance: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 2 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSociology and Political ScienceBuilding and ConstructionEnvironmental Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 3 works
  4. 4 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 2 works
  6. 6 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  10. 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 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 available71.0%not open29.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dar Al-Hekma University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 265% 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 Dar Al-Hekma University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Dar Al-Hekma University0.00088% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Dar Al-Hekma University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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