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Islamic University of Madinah

In research, Islamic University of Madinah stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,394 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,684 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,517 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mathematics and Energy — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,299
of 28,054 · #5,740 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#33
of 98
Research works
2.1k
▲ 506% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Islamic University of Madinah 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 #1,394 of 12,888 23.3%792 #3631
EngineeringField #1,684 of 6,636 21.0%272 #3196
Computer ScienceField #1,517 of 4,667 28.6%153 #2346
Social SciencesDomain #4,109 of 10,521 22.6%228 #8349
Materials ScienceField #1,134 of 2,468 21.3%101 #3098
Social SciencesField #3,041 of 6,365 23.8%142 #6298
MathematicsField #529 of 1,053 17.9%70 —
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,465 of 2,318 18.7%73 #2572
Health SciencesDomain #7,619 of 11,982 15.0%112 #14334
EducationSubfield #1,235 of 1,892 22.8%62 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic University of Madinah 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. Physical Sciences#3,631 #1,394
  2. Engineering#3,196 #1,684
  3. Computer Science#2,346 #1,517
  4. Social Sciences#8,349 #4,109
  5. Materials Science#3,098 #1,134
  6. Social Sciences#6,298 #3,041
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,572 #1,465
  8. Health Sciences#14,334 #7,619
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 Islamic University of Madinah specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 48.2 works5.3×
  2. MathematicsField · 69.7 works5.0×
  3. EnergyField · 53.9 works5.0×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.60× its world share, 48 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.67× its world share, 153 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.98× its world share, 54 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.54× its world share, 272 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.45× its world share, 101 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.03× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 142 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic University of Madinah?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdallah Namoun, M. Benghanem and Bilal A. Khawaja lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic University of Madinah.

  1. 1 Abdallah Namoun Saudi Arabia · #286,451 worldwide 114 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 M. Benghanem Saudi Arabia · #612,852 worldwide 145 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Bilal A. Khawaja Saudi Arabia · #652,857 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Tanweer Alam Saudi Arabia · #870,687 worldwide 102 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Toqeer Ali Syed Saudi Arabia · #987,906 worldwide 57 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 M. Abdeen Saudi Arabia · #1,079,990 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Sobhi M. Gomha Saudi Arabia · #1,092,494 worldwide 82 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Muhammad Tayyab Naqash Saudi Arabia · #1,104,128 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Waqas Nawaz Saudi Arabia · #1,250,166 worldwide 49 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Abdullah Almohammedi Saudi Arabia · #1,251,567 worldwide 72 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic University of Madinah

Which keywords describe research at Islamic University of Madinah?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, Experimental Investigation, Islamic Education, Deep Learning, Nanostructures and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Machine Learning69▲ 1.79×78 topics
  2. Deep Learning64▲ 1.59×66 topics
  3. Nanomaterials52▲ 4.2×17 topics
  4. Heat Transfer49▲ 8.4×16 topics
  5. Renewable Energy42▲ 2.5×36 topics
  6. Healthcare36▲ 2.7×13 topics
  7. Internet of Things35▲ 3.4×15 topics
  8. Curriculum Development33▲ 4.0×11 topics
  9. Experimental Investigation31▲ 25×4 topics
  10. Nanostructures30▲ 6.4×13 topics
  11. Islamic Education30▲ 7.1×4 topics
  12. Security26▲ 3.4×19 topics
  13. Graphene25▲ 3.1×11 topics
  14. Semiconductors24▲ 6.6×5 topics
  15. Teacher Training24▲ 3.2×6 topics
  16. Applications23▲ 7.1×8 topics
  17. Synthesis23▲ 5.2×29 topics
  18. Energy Storage22▲ 2.9×11 topics
  19. Thermal Conductivity22▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Nonlinear Equations22▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Solar Energy22▲ 5.7×5 topics
  22. Water Splitting21▲ 4.9×4 topics
  23. Nanocrystals20▲ 6.3×5 topics
  24. Semiconductor20▲ 4.9×7 topics
  25. Islamic Banking20▲ 4.1×3 topics
  26. Nanofluids19▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Review19▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Viscosity19▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Convective Transport19▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Enhancement19▲ 35×1 topic
  31. IoT Security18▲ 4.9×3 topics
  32. Efficiency18▲ 4.9×5 topics
  33. Smart Cities18▲ 5.8×7 topics
  34. Religious Education17▲ 8.5×4 topics
  35. Visible Light16▲ 5.8×3 topics
  36. Fractional Calculus16▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Anomalous Diffusion15▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Homotopy Analysis Method14▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Random Walk14▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Anticancer Agents14▲ 8.0×9 topics

Which research topics does Islamic University of Madinah publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Education and Islamic Studies and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …19Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 19 fractional worksFractional Differential …14Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 14 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 11 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 11 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 11 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 10 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…10Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 10 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 9 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 9 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringModeling and SimulationEducationRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 19 works
  2. 2 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 14 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 13 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 11 works
  6. 6 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 10 works
  8. 8 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  9. 9 Education and Character Development Education 9 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 9 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 available66.0%not open34.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.8%domestic only41.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic University of Madinah's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 506% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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