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King Abdulaziz University

In research, King Abdulaziz University stands highest in Health Sciences (#154 of 11,982 worldwide), Dentistry (#5 of 367 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#191 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentistry — General Dentistry is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#229
of 28,054 · #375 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#5
of 98
Research works
37k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
903k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is King Abdulaziz 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 #154 of 11,982 16.3%2,951 #437
DentistryField #5 of 367 17.2%346 #38
Physical SciencesDomain #191 of 12,888 24.4%5,249 #308
Health ProfessionsField #51 of 1,928 24.7%261 #192
Computer ScienceField #134 of 4,667 32.9%1,228 #358
MathematicsField #32 of 1,053 21.2%488 #48
Information SystemsSubfield #42 of 1,291 36.1%203 #191
MedicineField #349 of 10,443 15.0%2,269 #812
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #65 of 1,884 32.5%458 #154
EngineeringField #245 of 6,636 23.0%1,628 #322

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Abdulaziz 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#437 #154
  2. Dentistry#38 #5
  3. Physical Sciences#308 #191
  4. Health Professions#192 #51
  5. Computer Science#358 #134
  6. Mathematics#48 #32
  7. Information Systems#191 #42
  8. Medicine#812 #349
  9. Artificial Intelligence#154 #65
  10. Engineering#322 #245
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 King Abdulaziz University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Dentistry takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General DentistrySubfield · 43.0 works8.8×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 95.4 works7.6×
  3. DentistryField · 345.6 works6.3×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 137.2 works6.3×
  5. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 90.2 works5.8×
  6. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 51.3 works5.4×
  7. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 88.6 works4.9×
  8. PeriodonticsSubfield · 70.0 works4.6×
← 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: 0.80× its world share, 426 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 589 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 114 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 166 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.03× its world share, 80 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.54× its world share, 60 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.70× its world share, 298 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 1,228 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 126 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.94× its world share, 200 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 1,628 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 489 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.38× its world share, 540 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.70× its world share, 488 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 190 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.35× its world share, 346 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 261 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 2,269 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 66 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 122 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 305 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 195 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 130 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 304 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 586 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King Abdulaziz University?

Ranked on the composite score, Nadeem Shafique Butt, Abdullah Abusorrah and Elrashdy M. Redwan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Abdulaziz University.

  1. 1 Nadeem Shafique Butt Saudi Arabia · #8,707 worldwide 803 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Abdullah Abusorrah Saudi Arabia · #19,352 worldwide 1.1k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Elrashdy M. Redwan Saudi Arabia · #28,063 worldwide 956 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Fuad E. Alsaadi Saudi Arabia · #29,969 worldwide 997 citations · 109 works
  5. 5 Xuping Sun Saudi Arabia · #32,463 worldwide 1.3k citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Zuhair S. Natto Saudi Arabia · #34,406 worldwide 840 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 M.A. Barakat Saudi Arabia · #35,401 worldwide 583 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Abdul‐Sattar Nizami Saudi Arabia · #50,551 worldwide 804 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Rashid Mehmood Saudi Arabia · #59,144 worldwide 294 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 S.R. Mahmoud Saudi Arabia · #60,094 worldwide 470 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at King Abdulaziz University

Which keywords describe research at King Abdulaziz University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Nanomaterials, Heat Transfer, Healthcare, Experimental Investigation and Nonlinear Equations.

▲ 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 Learning705▲ 1.92×93 topics
  2. Deep Learning588▲ 1.53×80 topics
  3. Epidemiology554▲ 1.25×134 topics
  4. Nanomaterials304▲ 2.6×19 topics
  5. Inflammation302▲ 1.29×83 topics
  6. Healthcare263▲ 2.1×23 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress228▲ 1.24×62 topics
  8. Heat Transfer221▲ 4.0×19 topics
  9. Neural Networks214▲ 1.24×39 topics
  10. COVID-19213▲ 1.39×27 topics
  11. Quality of Life211▲ 1.31×52 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management208▲ 1.99×23 topics
  13. Nanoparticles204▲ 1.45×43 topics
  14. Renewable Energy199▲ 1.23×42 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications186▲ 1.39×36 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence184▲ 1.20×46 topics
  17. Cancer181▲ 1.20×58 topics
  18. Graphene176▲ 2.3×11 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease169▲ 1.35×39 topics
  20. Antioxidant164▲ 2.1×51 topics
  21. Internet of Things155▲ 1.59×25 topics
  22. Smart Cities130▲ 4.5×7 topics
  23. IoT Security127▲ 3.5×3 topics
  24. Toxicity127▲ 2.6×20 topics
  25. IoT121▲ 2.9×17 topics
  26. Experimental Investigation120▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Solar Energy116▲ 3.2×5 topics
  28. Nonlinear Equations116▲ 8.0×6 topics
  29. Water Splitting109▲ 2.7×4 topics
  30. Green Synthesis100▲ 4.6×5 topics
  31. Visible Light98▲ 3.7×3 topics
  32. Thermal Conductivity89▲ 5.1×7 topics
  33. Fractional Calculus85▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Review81▲ 5.9×4 topics
  35. Viscosity77▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Nanofluids75▲ 8.2×2 topics
  37. Convective Transport73▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Enhancement73▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Anomalous Diffusion64▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Social Media Marketing64▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does King Abdulaziz University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Organizational and Employee Performance and Fractional Differential Equations Solutions.

Advanced Photocatalysis …76Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 76 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …73Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 73 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 64 fractional worksFractional Differential …63Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 63 fractional worksDental materials and res…56Dental materials and restorations: 56 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 52 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 49 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…49Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 49 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 45 fractional worksStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 44 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomedical EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceModeling and Simulation6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 76 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 73 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 64 works
  4. 4 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 63 works
  5. 5 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 56 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 52 works
  7. 7 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 49 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 49 works
  9. 9 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 45 works
  10. 10 Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Statistics and Probability 44 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-authors46.8%domestic only53.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Abdulaziz University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.