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King Fahad Central Hospital

In research, King Fahad Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,309 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,559 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,401
of 28,054 · #33,144 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#87
of 98
Research works
294
▲ 233% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is King Fahad Central Hospital 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 #6,309 of 11,982 11.1%77 #13321
MedicineField #5,559 of 10,443 11.4%66 #12293

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Fahad Central Hospital 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.53× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.50× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.85× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 3.30× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at King Fahad Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Pathogenesis, Prevention, Pharmacokinetics, Vaccine and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 4.7×82 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 3.9×32 topics
  3. Quality of Life7▲ 4.6×26 topics
  4. COVID-194▲ 2.4×16 topics
  5. Treatment3▲ 2.7×23 topics
  6. Public Health3▲ 2.0×20 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.6×17 topics
  8. Immune Response3▲ 4.8×13 topics
  9. Pathogenesis3▲ 5.4×13 topics
  10. Risk Factors3▲ 2.5×19 topics
  11. Cancer3▲ 1.98×18 topics
  12. Global Burden3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  13. Diagnosis3▲ 2.7×21 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.2×12 topics
  15. Mortality3▲ 4.5×11 topics
  16. Prevention3▲ 6.1×12 topics
  17. Complications3▲ 4.9×11 topics
  18. Management3▲ 3.1×17 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Vaccine3▲ 6.1×10 topics
  21. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  22. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 8.5×7 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  24. Diabetes2▲ 4.4×10 topics
  25. Surgical Management2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  26. Endoscopic Surgery2▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  28. Genetic Variation2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  29. Psychological Factors2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  30. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 13×3 topics
  31. SARS-CoV-22▲ 4.9×4 topics
  32. Sickle-cell Disease2▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Thalassemia2▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Anemia2▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Elderly2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  36. Low Back Pain2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  37. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  38. Quality Improvement2▲ 7.3×7 topics
  39. Cytochrome P4501▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Pharmacogenetics1▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does King Fahad Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Sinusitis and nasal conditions and Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies.

Hemoglobinopathies and R…2Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Dru…1Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 1 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal cond…1Sinusitis and nasal conditions: 1 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway…1Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…1Diet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Fu…1Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 1 fractional works
GeneticsPharmacologyOtorhinolaryngologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 1 works
  3. 3 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  4. 4 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 1 works
  9. 9 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 1 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 available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Fahad Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 233% 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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