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King Abdullah Medical City

In research, King Abdullah Medical City stands highest in Medicine (#4,165 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,834 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,606
of 22,385 · #22,782 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#62
of 91
Research works
920
▲ 103% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.75×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
King Abdullah Medical City

What is King Abdullah Medical City known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,165 of 8,541 4.2%305 #8598
Health SciencesDomain #4,834 of 9,902 4.5%356 #10492

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does King Abdullah Medical City work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at King Abdullah Medical City is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 409 fractional works · 78.9% of its workMedicine: 354 fractional works · 68.4% of its workSurgery: 64 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEpidemiology: 23 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 16 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 32 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOral Surgery: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKing AbdullahMedical City518fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine35468.4%
    2. Health Professions326.2%
    3. Dentistry183.5%
    4. Nursing40.7%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology275.2%
    2. Neuroscience122.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology81.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    1. Psychology152.9%
    2. Social Sciences102.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting61.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering61.3%
    2. Computer Science61.2%
    3. Environmental Science40.8%
    4. Materials Science20.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    6. Mathematics10.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    10. Energy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.98× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.23× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 354 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.23×18 works
  2. Medicine3.56×354 works
  3. Health Professions2.36×32 works
  4. Nursing1.48×4 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.47×8 works
  6. Neuroscience1.37×12 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×27 works
  8. Psychology0.95×15 works
  9. Veterinary0.88×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.66×1 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.46×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×4 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×6 works
  14. Mathematics0.20×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.16×10 works
  16. Computer Science0.15×6 works
  17. Environmental Science0.15×4 works
  18. Materials Science0.13×2 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works
  20. Chemistry0.10×1 works
  21. Energy0.10×0 works
  22. Engineering0.08×6 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.07×1 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at King Abdullah Medical City?

Ranked on the quality score, Souad A. Almuthree, Yasser H. Hadi and Adnan Alzanbagi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Abdullah Medical City.

  1. 1 Souad A. Almuthree Saudi Arabia · #2,416,945 worldwide 454 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Yasser H. Hadi Saudi Arabia · #3,027,487 worldwide 90 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Adnan Alzanbagi Saudi Arabia · #3,267,439 worldwide 255 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Doaa Abdelmoety Saudi Arabia · #3,531,582 worldwide 311 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Fahad Aljindan Saudi Arabia · #3,591,331 worldwide 210 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Abdulaziz M. Tashkandi Saudi Arabia · #4,018,835 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Sayeed Ahmed Saudi Arabia · #4,049,159 worldwide 76 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Mohammed Kareem Shariff Saudi Arabia · #4,148,507 worldwide 650 citations · 92 works
  9. 9 Abdelfattah Touman Saudi Arabia · #4,210,902 worldwide 123 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Yaser Meeralam Saudi Arabia · #4,418,967 worldwide 80 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at King Abdullah Medical City

What are the most cited papers from King Abdullah Medical City?

The most cited paper from King Abdullah Medical City is "Mutations in SECISBP2 result in abnormal thyroid hormone metabolism" (Alexandra M. Dumitrescu, Xiao-Hui Liao, Mohamed S Y Abdullah et al., 2005), with 415 citations. Next come "A seven-planet resonant chain in TRAPPIST-1" (366) and "iSCAN: An RT-LAMP-coupled CRISPR-Cas12 module for rapid, sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2" (318).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mutations in SECISBP2 result in abnormal thyroid hormone metabolism Alexandra M. Dumitrescu, Xiao-Hui Liao, Mohamed S Y Abdullah et al. · Nature Genetics 16 Oct 2005 415
2 A seven-planet resonant chain in TRAPPIST-1 Rodrigo Luger et al. · Nature Astronomy Open access 22 May 2017 366
3 iSCAN: An RT-LAMP-coupled CRISPR-Cas12 module for rapid, sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 Zahir Ali, Rashid Abdi Aman, Ahmed Mahas et al. · Virus Research Open access 18 Aug 2020 318
4 Volatile Anesthetics versus Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery Giovanni Landoni et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 19 Mar 2019 281
5 Trends in guideline implementation: a scoping systematic review and the members of the Guidelines International Network Implementation Working G, Anna R. Gagliardi, Samia M. Alhabib · Implementation Science ReviewOpen access 20 Apr 2015 254
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at King Abdullah Medical City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Treatment, Guidelines, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease and Management.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology62▲ 3.0×114 topics
  2. Quality of Life32▲ 4.3×48 topics
  3. Treatment24▲ 3.7×46 topics
  4. Inflammation23▲ 2.1×54 topics
  5. Diagnosis22▲ 4.5×38 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 3.1×31 topics
  7. Risk Factors17▲ 3.0×29 topics
  8. Management16▲ 3.9×27 topics
  9. Chemotherapy15▲ 4.0×24 topics
  10. Depression15▲ 3.2×13 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 5.0×14 topics
  12. Guidelines14▲ 5.8×12 topics
  13. Diabetes14▲ 5.4×15 topics
  14. COVID-1913▲ 1.90×19 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress13▲ 1.50×40 topics
  16. Complications13▲ 4.9×16 topics
  17. Obesity13▲ 3.2×17 topics
  18. Surgical Management12▲ 5.8×18 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations12▲ 5.0×21 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 2.7×20 topics
  21. Radiotherapy11▲ 5.2×13 topics
  22. Clinical Trials10▲ 2.9×18 topics
  23. Genetics9▲ 2.6×14 topics
  24. Mortality9▲ 3.1×12 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors9▲ 3.8×13 topics
  26. Anxiety8▲ 3.4×8 topics
  27. Heart Failure8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  28. Insulin Resistance8▲ 3.5×8 topics
  29. Hearing Loss7▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Critical Care7▲ 5.7×8 topics
  31. Pathophysiology7▲ 4.7×9 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 4.3×10 topics
  33. Elderly6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  34. Lifestyle Intervention6▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Quality Improvement6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  36. Endoscopic Surgery6▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Healthcare-Associated Infections6▲ 9.0×5 topics
  38. Prophylaxis6▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Clinical Management6▲ 6.5×7 topics
  40. Mechanical Ventilation6▲ 9.8×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Health and Well-being Studies and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes.

Diabetes, Cardiovascular…4Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 4 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …3Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 3 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…3Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineClinical PsychologySurgery6 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  2. 2 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  6. 6 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  9. 9 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 3 works
  10. 10 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 103% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is King Abdullah Medical City as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%King Abdullah Medical City0.0020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of King Abdullah Medical City over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025King Abdullah Medical City5.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2017.

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