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Fahd bin Sultan University

In research, Fahd bin Sultan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,469 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,841
of 28,054 · #27,121 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#71
of 98
Research works
274
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Fahd bin Sultan 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,469 of 12,888 23.6%70 #16718

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fahd bin Sultan 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).

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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.76× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.01× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.01× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.39× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fahd bin Sultan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ali Q. Al‐Shetwi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fahd bin Sultan University.

  1. 1 Ali Q. Al‐Shetwi Saudi Arabia · #486,468 worldwide 206 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fahd bin Sultan University

Which keywords describe research at Fahd bin Sultan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Deep Learning, Risk Management, Geopolymer, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Financial Performance.

▲ 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. Deep Learning9▲ 2.1×24 topics
  2. Renewable Energy9▲ 4.9×21 topics
  3. Environmental Impact8▲ 3.8×18 topics
  4. Machine Learning8▲ 1.94×29 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 1.96×21 topics
  6. Neural Networks6▲ 3.0×14 topics
  7. Risk Management4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  8. Financial Performance4▲ 5.6×6 topics
  9. Geopolymer4▲ 22×2 topics
  10. Nanomaterials4▲ 2.7×11 topics
  11. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  12. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  13. Support Vector Machines3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.1×4 topics
  15. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 5.1×3 topics
  16. Environmental Management3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  17. Power Electronics3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  18. Recycled Materials3▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Durability Performance3▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Environmental Impact Assessment3▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Social Networks3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  22. Carbon Emissions3▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Cementitious Materials3▲ 25×1 topic
  24. Fly Ash3▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Human Resource Management3▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  27. Concrete Properties3▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Waste Reduction3▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Electric Vehicles2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  30. Guanxi2▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Wasta2▲ 89×1 topic
  32. Construction Waste Management2▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Recycled Aggregate2▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Rheology2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  35. Fiber Reinforced Concrete2▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Ultra-High Performance Concrete2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Ethical Consumption2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Decentralized Control2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Fahd bin Sultan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials.

Concrete and Cement Mate…3Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 3 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…2Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 2 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concr…2Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 2 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…2Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 2 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …2Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 2 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…1Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceBuilding and ConstructionControl and Systems Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 2 works
  4. 4 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  7. 7 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.1%domestic only47.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fahd bin Sultan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% 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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