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King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

In research, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,888 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,664 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Energy is 23.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,305
of 28,054 · #13,866 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#51
of 98
Research works
361
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center 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 #4,888 of 12,888 30.9%112 #8273
Social SciencesDomain #6,664 of 10,521 38.2%64 #11124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center 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).

What does King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy takes 23.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EnergyField · 38.9 works23×
  2. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 30.2 works22×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 41.5 works11×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 27.9 works9.7×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 23.43× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.76× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.45× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.72× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 23.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Fakhri Hasanov, Jeyhun I. Mikayilov and Rubal Dua lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center.

  1. 1 Fakhri Hasanov Saudi Arabia · #307,161 worldwide 160 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jeyhun I. Mikayilov Saudi Arabia · #430,453 worldwide 123 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Rubal Dua Saudi Arabia · #526,488 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jorge Blázquez Saudi Arabia · #1,152,402 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Selahattin Murat Şirin Saudi Arabia · #1,514,410 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

Which keywords describe research at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Energy Efficiency, Consumption, Rebound Effect, Climate Change and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy48▲ 19×17 topics
  2. Sustainability33▲ 7.5×16 topics
  3. Environmental Impact27▲ 8.9×10 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency26▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Climate Change23▲ 4.7×21 topics
  6. Consumption20▲ 175×1 topic
  7. Rebound Effect20▲ 175×1 topic
  8. Economic Growth18▲ 11×10 topics
  9. Energy Transition15▲ 58×4 topics
  10. Energy Consumption14▲ 33×3 topics
  11. Financial Development13▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Panel Data Analysis13▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Monetary Policy12▲ 27×4 topics
  14. CO2 Emissions12▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Household Fuel Use11▲ 83×1 topic
  16. Indoor Air Pollution11▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Urbanization11▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration10▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Economic Development9▲ 6.3×5 topics
  20. Life Cycle Assessment9▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Smart Grid9▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Environmental Regulation9▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Kuznets Curve9▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Electric Vehicles7▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Democracy7▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Global Economy7▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Stock Market7▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Natural Gas7▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Economic Policy Uncertainty7▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Oil Price Shocks7▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Policy7▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Political Economy6▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Global Governance6▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Global Warming6▲ 8.4×3 topics
  36. Charging Infrastructure6▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Vehicle-to-Grid6▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Economic Impacts6▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Institutions6▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Policy Instruments6▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Energy and Environment Impacts, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Market Dynamics and Volatility.

Energy, Environment, and…20Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 20 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 11 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 7 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 6 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 6 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…6Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 6 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 5 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 5 fractional worksEnergy Efficiency and Management: 4 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPollutionEconomics and EconometricsElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 11 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  7. 7 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  8. 8 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 5 works
  9. 9 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  10. 10 Energy Efficiency and Management Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 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 available77.3%not open22.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% 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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