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King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

In research, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre stands highest in Medicine (#967 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,131 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,533 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology, Hepatology and Genetics — Hematology is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,976
of 28,054 · #4,763 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#40
of 98
Research works
9k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
154k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre 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
MedicineField #967 of 10,443 9.4%1,179 #1221
Health SciencesDomain #1,131 of 11,982 9.5%1,263 #1400
Life SciencesDomain #2,533 of 7,800 10.8%243 #2429
SurgerySubfield #681 of 1,816 9.3%190 #1170
Physical SciencesDomain #8,418 of 12,888 14.1%67 #10619
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,582 of 3,579 10.1%174 #2206
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #832 of 1,144 9.8%108 #1334
EpidemiologySubfield #787 of 976 10.5%78 #1165
Social SciencesDomain #8,588 of 10,521 21.0%62 #11800
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield #238 of 261 11.2%61 #760

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre 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. Medicine#1,221 #967
  2. Health Sciences#1,400 #1,131
  3. Life Sciences#2,429 #2,533
  4. Surgery#1,170 #681
  5. Physical Sciences#10,619 #8,418
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,206 #2,582
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,334 #832
  8. Epidemiology#1,165 #787
  9. Social Sciences#11,800 #8,588
  10. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism#760 #238
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 Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 47.7 works9.6×
  2. HepatologySubfield · 24.7 works7.8×
  3. GeneticsSubfield · 32.6 works7.3×
  4. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 60.9 works6.9×
  5. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 44.4 works5.2×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.99× its world share, 174 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.66× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.75× its world share, 1,179 worksMedicineNursing: 1.84× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Prashant Bavi, Liv Hatle and Ali S. Alzahrani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre.

  1. 1 Prashant Bavi Saudi Arabia · #56,748 worldwide 533 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Liv Hatle Saudi Arabia · #68,105 worldwide 264 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Ali S. Alzahrani Saudi Arabia · #124,289 worldwide 165 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Sultan T. Al‐Sedairy Saudi Arabia · #191,102 worldwide 236 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 J. Brismar Saudi Arabia · #194,562 worldwide 85 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 William H. Isbister Saudi Arabia · #233,054 worldwide 88 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Generoso G. Gascon Saudi Arabia · #249,275 worldwide 149 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Ahmed A. Al‐Qahtani Saudi Arabia · #265,182 worldwide 71 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Shahab Uddin Saudi Arabia · #323,438 worldwide 191 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Saleh A. Alqahtani Saudi Arabia · #327,307 worldwide 136 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Prognostic Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment, Genetic Mutations, Chemotherapy, Inflammation and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology161▲ 2.5×120 topics
  2. Inflammation76▲ 2.2×76 topics
  3. Treatment71▲ 3.6×50 topics
  4. Diagnosis65▲ 4.3×40 topics
  5. Prognostic Factors60▲ 8.5×14 topics
  6. Cancer56▲ 2.5×49 topics
  7. Chemotherapy52▲ 4.6×24 topics
  8. Genetic Mutations48▲ 6.8×23 topics
  9. Quality of Life46▲ 1.97×46 topics
  10. Immunotherapy44▲ 3.8×19 topics
  11. Management44▲ 3.5×28 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease44▲ 2.4×34 topics
  13. Risk Factors42▲ 2.4×33 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress42▲ 1.56×49 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines37▲ 4.2×14 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome37▲ 2.8×21 topics
  17. Surgical Management33▲ 4.9×19 topics
  18. Complications32▲ 3.9×17 topics
  19. Thrombosis30▲ 6.7×7 topics
  20. Heart Failure29▲ 4.2×12 topics
  21. Immune Response28▲ 3.0×20 topics
  22. Graft Survival26▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Radiotherapy25▲ 4.0×13 topics
  24. Hematopoietic Stem Cells25▲ 17×3 topics
  25. BRAF Mutation25▲ 21×2 topics
  26. SARS-CoV-224▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Transplantation24▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Surgery24▲ 4.2×10 topics
  29. Ultrasound23▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Liver Transplantation23▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Thyroid Carcinoma23▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Management Guidelines22▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Differentiated Thyroid Cancer22▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Rituximab22▲ 8.8×4 topics
  35. Thyroid Nodules22▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Lymphoma21▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Breast Cancer21▲ 5.4×11 topics
  38. PET Imaging20▲ 7.2×5 topics
  39. Immunosuppressive Therapy20▲ 6.5×8 topics
  40. Kidney Transplantation18▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research.

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis…22Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 22 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Te…15Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 15 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 13 fractional worksAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research: 13 fractional worksHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 12 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 11 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…11Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 11 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 10 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSurgeryHepatologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 22 works
  2. 2 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 15 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 13 works
  4. 4 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  5. 5 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Hematology 13 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 12 works
  7. 7 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 11 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 10 works
  10. 10 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 10 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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