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King Fahd Hospital of the University

In research, King Fahd Hospital of the University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,820 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,986 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,710
of 28,054 · #19,234 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#60
of 98
Research works
1.4k
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is King Fahd Hospital of the University 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 #2,820 of 11,982 9.3%275 #6014
MedicineField #2,986 of 10,443 7.6%255 #5397

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Fahd Hospital of the University 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.93× its world share, 255 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King Fahd Hospital of the University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmed Ammar, Mir Sadat‐Ali and Iqbal A Bukhari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Fahd Hospital of the University.

  1. 1 Ahmed Ammar Saudi Arabia · #458,685 worldwide 34 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Mir Sadat‐Ali Saudi Arabia · #523,987 worldwide 55 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Iqbal A Bukhari Saudi Arabia · #1,234,823 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at King Fahd Hospital of the University

Which keywords describe research at King Fahd Hospital of the University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammation, Surgical Management, Management, Complications and Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology49▲ 3.7×103 topics
  2. Inflammation21▲ 3.0×49 topics
  3. Diagnosis19▲ 6.0×34 topics
  4. Treatment18▲ 4.5×40 topics
  5. Management14▲ 5.2×25 topics
  6. Quality of Life13▲ 2.7×37 topics
  7. Risk Factors13▲ 3.4×28 topics
  8. COVID-1912▲ 2.6×18 topics
  9. Complications12▲ 6.9×15 topics
  10. Surgical Management12▲ 8.3×19 topics
  11. Surgery10▲ 8.3×9 topics
  12. Pandemic10▲ 2.6×7 topics
  13. Pathophysiology9▲ 9.3×8 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 2.5×26 topics
  15. Mortality9▲ 4.7×13 topics
  16. Cancer9▲ 1.98×23 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders9▲ 4.5×19 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 4.4×13 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors8▲ 5.4×13 topics
  20. Genetics8▲ 3.3×17 topics
  21. Chemotherapy8▲ 3.3×16 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 2.5×18 topics
  23. Obesity7▲ 2.6×15 topics
  24. Guidelines6▲ 4.1×12 topics
  25. Immune Response6▲ 3.4×12 topics
  26. Diabetes6▲ 3.6×15 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 4.6×10 topics
  28. Radiotherapy6▲ 4.5×10 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 5.9×7 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations6▲ 4.0×18 topics
  31. SARS-CoV-26▲ 5.2×6 topics
  32. Stroke5▲ 9.0×7 topics
  33. Pulmonary Hypertension5▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Thrombosis5▲ 5.2×6 topics
  35. Autoantibodies5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  36. Children4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  37. Critical Care4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  38. CT Imaging4▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Endoscopic Surgery4▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Clinical Characteristics4▲ 8.9×2 topics

Which research topics does King Fahd Hospital of the University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas.

Hemoglobinopathies and R…4Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …4COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…4COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 4 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carci…3Breast Lesions and Carcinomas: 3 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal conditions: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksTrauma Management and Di…2Trauma Management and Diagnosis: 2 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 2 fractional worksAbdominal Trauma and Injuries: 2 fractional worksDermatological and COVID…2Dermatological and COVID-19 studies: 2 fractional works
GeneticsOncologyInfectious DiseasesPathology and Forensic Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 4 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 4 works
  4. 4 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 3 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  9. 9 Abdominal Trauma and Injuries Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Dermatological and COVID-19 studies Dermatology 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Fahd Hospital of the University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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