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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

In research, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#63 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#66 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#43 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Process Chemistry and Technology and Chemical Engineering — Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes is 21.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#109
of 28,054 · #309 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#2
of 98
Research works
17k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
629k
36.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is King Abdullah University of Science and Technology 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 #63 of 12,888 27.6%4,968 #216
EngineeringField #66 of 6,636 27.5%2,068 #168
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #43 of 2,318 28.8%730 #78
Materials ScienceField #66 of 2,468 28.3%559 #119
Computer ScienceField #131 of 4,667 26.7%584 #229
Environmental ScienceField #100 of 3,551 33.1%532 #247
Materials ChemistrySubfield #58 of 1,556 30.5%328 #86
ChemistryField #59 of 1,330 28.4%255 #131
Life SciencesDomain #460 of 7,800 33.9%523 #767
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #58 of 795 48.0%195 #291

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Abdullah University of Science and Technology 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#216 #63
  2. Engineering#168 #66
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#78 #43
  4. Materials Science#119 #66
  5. Computer Science#229 #131
  6. Environmental Science#247 #100
  7. Materials Chemistry#86 #58
  8. Chemistry#131 #59
  9. Life Sciences#767 #460
  10. Aerospace Engineering#291 #58
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 Abdullah University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes takes 21.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 94.0 works21×
  2. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 22.5 works9.6×
  3. Chemical EngineeringField · 189.9 works9.4×
  4. GeophysicsSubfield · 146.1 works7.3×
  5. CatalysisSubfield · 59.0 works7.0×
  6. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 210.6 works6.3×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 151 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 295 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.45× its world share, 190 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.83× its world share, 255 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 584 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.56× its world share, 321 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.17× its world share, 167 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.40× its world share, 2,068 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 532 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.79× its world share, 559 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 82 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 208 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Carlos M. Duarte and Luigi Cavallo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Mohamed Eddaoudi · #7,021 worldwide 2k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Carlos M. Duarte · #8,035 worldwide 4.1k citations · 254 works
  3. 3 Luigi Cavallo · #10,481 worldwide 1.4k citations · 122 works
  4. 4 Lain‐Jong Li · #11,438 worldwide 2.4k citations · 118 works
  5. 5 Jeff S. Shamma · #16,102 worldwide 939 citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Husam N. Alshareef · #20,400 worldwide 1.9k citations · 121 works
  7. 7 Bernard Ghanem · #22,294 worldwide 2k citations · 156 works
  8. 8 Yingchun Cheng · #23,474 worldwide 1.1k citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Osman M. Bakr · #26,747 worldwide 1.1k citations · 72 works
  10. 10 Xabier Irigoien · #27,891 worldwide 724 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Chemical Kinetics, Semiconductors, Emissions, Deep Learning, Nanoparticles, Heat Transfer and Large-Eddy Simulation.

▲ 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. Deep Learning279▲ 1.42×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning261▲ 1.39×73 topics
  3. Catalysis235▲ 6.2×28 topics
  4. Climate Change224▲ 1.45×79 topics
  5. Nanoparticles188▲ 2.6×36 topics
  6. Chemical Kinetics171▲ 33×3 topics
  7. Nanomaterials162▲ 2.7×19 topics
  8. Neural Networks160▲ 1.81×35 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications149▲ 2.2×33 topics
  10. Semiconductors136▲ 7.7×5 topics
  11. Heat Transfer133▲ 4.7×15 topics
  12. Nanocomposites123▲ 2.7×21 topics
  13. Emissions122▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Graphene113▲ 2.9×11 topics
  15. Semiconductor110▲ 5.6×7 topics
  16. Large-Eddy Simulation105▲ 9.5×5 topics
  17. Crystal Growth103▲ 6.4×11 topics
  18. Biosensors101▲ 3.4×12 topics
  19. Biofuels101▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Inverse Problems100▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Light-Emitting Diodes94▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Efficiency93▲ 5.4×5 topics
  23. Oxidation Mechanism92▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Combustion91▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Internal Combustion Engines90▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Soot Formation90▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Combustion Instabilities87▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Field-Effect Transistors87▲ 9.4×4 topics
  29. Premixed Combustion80▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Turbulent Flames80▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Geophysical Imaging80▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Elastic Properties78▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Full-Waveform Tomography74▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Seismic Waveform Inversion74▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Ocean Acidification73▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Membrane Technology70▲ 15×2 topics
  37. CO2 Capture70▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. Hydraulic Fracturing68▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Gas Permeability68▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Channel Modeling67▲ 9.3×6 topics

Which research topics does King Abdullah University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Combustion and flame dynamics, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques and Perovskite Materials and Applications.

Advanced Combustion Engi…90Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 90 fractional worksCombustion and flame dyn…80Combustion and flame dynamics: 80 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…74Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 74 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…61Perovskite Materials and Applications: 61 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 56 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 54 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…53Membrane Separation Technologies: 53 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 48 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 47 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …44Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 44 fractional works
Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesComputational MechanicsGeophysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesFluid Flow and Transfer Processes 90 works
  2. 2 Combustion and flame dynamicsComputational Mechanics 80 works
  3. 3 Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesGeophysics 74 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 61 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 56 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisMechanical Engineering 54 works
  7. 7 Membrane Separation TechnologiesWater Science and Technology 53 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEcology 48 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 47 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.1%domestic only49.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Abdullah University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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