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King Abdullah Medical City

In research, King Abdullah Medical City stands highest in Medicine (#2,496 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,992 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,969
of 28,054 · #22,381 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#62
of 98
Research works
920
▲ 114% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is King Abdullah Medical City 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
MedicineField #2,496 of 10,443 6.0%305 #6867
Health SciencesDomain #2,992 of 11,982 6.6%356 #6884

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Abdullah Medical City 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.12× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.51× its world share, 305 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King Abdullah Medical City?

Ranked on the composite score, Khalid Al Aboud, Ahmad Al Aboud and Mohammed Shariff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Abdullah Medical City.

  1. 1 Khalid Al Aboud Saudi Arabia · #598,785 worldwide 16 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Ahmad Al Aboud Saudi Arabia · #992,559 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Mohammed Shariff Saudi Arabia · #1,192,860 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at King Abdullah Medical City

Which keywords describe research at King Abdullah Medical City?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Treatment, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Management, Inflammation and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology55▲ 3.1×112 topics
  2. Quality of Life29▲ 4.4×47 topics
  3. Treatment20▲ 3.7×46 topics
  4. Inflammation20▲ 2.1×51 topics
  5. Diagnosis19▲ 4.5×38 topics
  6. Risk Factors15▲ 3.1×29 topics
  7. Management15▲ 4.1×27 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 2.8×29 topics
  9. Chemotherapy14▲ 4.3×24 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 5.4×14 topics
  11. Depression13▲ 3.4×13 topics
  12. Diabetes12▲ 5.4×14 topics
  13. COVID-1912▲ 1.95×19 topics
  14. Complications11▲ 5.0×16 topics
  15. Guidelines11▲ 5.3×12 topics
  16. Surgical Management11▲ 5.9×18 topics
  17. Obesity10▲ 3.0×17 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 2.8×20 topics
  19. Radiotherapy10▲ 5.6×13 topics
  20. Clinical Trials9▲ 3.1×17 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations9▲ 4.7×20 topics
  22. Genetics8▲ 2.7×12 topics
  23. Mortality8▲ 3.1×12 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors8▲ 3.9×13 topics
  25. Anxiety8▲ 3.5×8 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance7▲ 3.5×8 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 4.6×10 topics
  28. Prognosis6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  29. Surgery6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  30. Pathophysiology6▲ 4.6×9 topics
  31. Survival Analysis6▲ 5.1×6 topics
  32. Elderly6▲ 5.4×5 topics
  33. Quality Improvement6▲ 6.9×8 topics
  34. Clinical Management6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  35. Endoscopic Surgery6▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Hearing Loss6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Critical Care6▲ 5.5×8 topics
  38. Lifestyle Intervention6▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Mechanical Ventilation5▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Prophylaxis5▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does King Abdullah Medical City publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Health and Well-being Studies, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis.

Respiratory Support and …3Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 3 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…3Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 3 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…3Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medic…2Patient Safety and Medication Errors: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineClinical PsychologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEmergency Medical Services3 others

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

  1. 1 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  4. 4 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  5. 5 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 2 works
  8. 8 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available77.9%not open22.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Abdullah Medical City's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 114% 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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