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Dar Al Uloom University

In research, Dar Al Uloom University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,482 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#5,189 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,111 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 32.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,593
of 28,054 · #19,103 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#53
of 98
Research works
497
▲ 253% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Dar Al Uloom 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,482 of 11,982 14.0%130 #6563
MedicineField #5,189 of 10,443 14.6%79 #11986
Social SciencesDomain #7,111 of 10,521 24.9%67 #12289

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dar Al Uloom 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. Health Sciences#6,563 #2,482
  2. Medicine#11,986 #5,189
  3. Social Sciences#12,289 #7,111
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.

What does Dar Al Uloom University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 32.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 39.6 works32×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 32.41× its world share, 40 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.62× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.94× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 32.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dar Al Uloom University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ali Haidar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dar Al Uloom University.

  1. 1 Ali Haidar Saudi Arabia · #1,215,978 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Dar Al Uloom University

Which keywords describe research at Dar Al Uloom University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence and Infection Control.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.0×86 topics
  2. Quality of Life13▲ 3.6×34 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.9×19 topics
  4. COVID-1910▲ 2.9×16 topics
  5. Clinical Trials9▲ 5.2×12 topics
  6. Public Health8▲ 2.1×20 topics
  7. Dental Materials7▲ 54×1 topic
  8. Restorative Dentistry7▲ 54×1 topic
  9. Treatment7▲ 2.2×25 topics
  10. Risk Factors6▲ 2.3×23 topics
  11. Risk Management6▲ 5.0×7 topics
  12. Virtual Reality6▲ 4.7×3 topics
  13. Infection Control6▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Revascularization6▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Corporate Governance6▲ 3.1×6 topics
  16. Economic Growth6▲ 2.6×11 topics
  17. Dental Caries6▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate5▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Root Canal Irrigants5▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Supply Chain Management5▲ 2.3×10 topics
  21. Dental Practice5▲ 47×1 topic
  22. Transmission Routes5▲ 47×1 topic
  23. Management5▲ 2.5×18 topics
  24. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  25. Bone Regeneration4▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Physical Activity4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  27. Inflammatory Pathways4▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Prevention4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  29. Oral Microbiome4▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Periodontal Diseases4▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Periodontal Disease4▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Osteoporosis4▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Psychological Factors4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  34. Biomaterials4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  35. Cone-Beam CT3▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Dental Imaging3▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Dental Implants3▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Peri-implant Diseases3▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Growth Factors3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  40. Oral Health3▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Dar Al Uloom University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, Dental Research and COVID-19 and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research.

Dental materials and restorations: 7 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 5 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…5Dental Research and COVID-19: 5 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…4Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 4 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration…3Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 3 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 2 fractional works
OrthodonticsOral SurgeryGeneral DentistryPeriodontics2 others

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

  1. 1 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 7 works
  2. 2 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 5 works
  3. 3 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 5 works
  4. 4 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 4 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 3 works
  8. 8 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral 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 available75.2%not open24.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.0%domestic only53.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dar Al Uloom University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 253% 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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