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King Faisal University

In research, King Faisal University stands highest in Social Sciences (#297 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#365 of 11,982 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#84 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics — Modeling and Simulation is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#377
of 28,054 · #1,452 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#7
of 98
Research works
11k
▲ 189% vs 2013–17
Citations
144k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is King Faisal 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
Social SciencesDomain #297 of 10,521 37.2%1,053 #951
Health SciencesDomain #365 of 11,982 19.2%1,041 #1092
Business, Management and AccountingField #84 of 2,578 46.9%236 #693
Information SystemsSubfield #46 of 1,291 45.2%107 #291
Physical SciencesDomain #494 of 12,888 28.7%1,993 #1676
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #166 of 3,409 32.0%404 #790
Life SciencesDomain #500 of 7,800 28.7%760 #1856
Social SciencesField #414 of 6,365 33.4%395 #989
Computer ScienceField #307 of 4,667 39.0%459 #986
MedicineField #692 of 10,443 17.6%826 #1877

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Faisal 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).

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. Social Sciences#951 #297
  2. Health Sciences#1,092 #365
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#693 #84
  4. Information Systems#291 #46
  5. Physical Sciences#1,676 #494
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#790 #166
  7. Life Sciences#1,856 #500
  8. Social Sciences#989 #414
  9. Computer Science#986 #307
  10. Medicine#1,877 #692
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 49.0 works7.2×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 20.5 works4.9×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 57.8 works4.2×
  4. MathematicsField · 207.4 works3.6×
← 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: 1.75× its world share, 404 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 215 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 47 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 53 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.42× its world share, 41 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.72× its world share, 131 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 459 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 73 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 557 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 180 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.66× its world share, 281 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.64× its world share, 207 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 66 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.76× its world share, 65 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 826 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.87× its world share, 19 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 236 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 83 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 108 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 175 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 396 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King Faisal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Feroze Kaliyadan, Besim S. Hakim and Md Arifuzzaman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Faisal University.

  1. 1 Feroze Kaliyadan · #29,538 worldwide 507 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Besim S. Hakim · #232,542 worldwide 83 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Md Arifuzzaman · #237,843 worldwide 142 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Yonis Gulzar · #239,504 worldwide 127 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Sulaiman Bah · #249,107 worldwide 142 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Zohaib Khurshid · #272,710 worldwide 124 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Anroop B. Nair · #298,883 worldwide 103 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih · #322,732 worldwide 134 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Mohammed Amin Almaiah · #382,774 worldwide 130 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Fawaz Khaled Alarfaj · #395,829 worldwide 138 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at King Faisal University

Which keywords describe research at King Faisal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Nanomaterials, Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Nonlinear Equations, Heat Transfer and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Machine Learning268▲ 1.69×86 topics
  2. Deep Learning225▲ 1.36×73 topics
  3. Epidemiology216◆ 1.13×130 topics
  4. Nanomaterials154▲ 3.0×20 topics
  5. Inflammation111◆ 1.10×80 topics
  6. Healthcare110▲ 2.0×19 topics
  7. Antioxidant107▲ 3.2×50 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress106▲ 1.33×61 topics
  9. Environmental Impact99▲ 1.20×46 topics
  10. Nanoparticles98▲ 1.61×44 topics
  11. Education94◆ 1.12×43 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications92▲ 1.59×34 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management91▲ 2.0×19 topics
  14. Quality of Life89▲ 1.28×51 topics
  15. Heat Transfer83▲ 3.5×15 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity78▲ 2.5×30 topics
  17. Corporate Governance76▲ 2.1×16 topics
  18. Graphene73▲ 2.2×11 topics
  19. Nanocomposites72▲ 1.85×21 topics
  20. Risk Management64▲ 2.7×12 topics
  21. Nonlinear Equations63▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Diabetes61▲ 2.6×22 topics
  23. Nanostructures61▲ 3.1×16 topics
  24. IoT Security58▲ 3.8×3 topics
  25. Smart Cities57▲ 4.6×7 topics
  26. Toxicity57▲ 2.7×20 topics
  27. Health Benefits54▲ 3.4×14 topics
  28. Synthesis54▲ 3.0×33 topics
  29. Antimicrobial51▲ 3.7×14 topics
  30. Experimental Investigation50▲ 9.8×4 topics
  31. Green Synthesis43▲ 4.6×5 topics
  32. Fractional Calculus42▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Human Resource Management42▲ 5.6×4 topics
  34. Anomalous Diffusion38▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Homotopy Analysis Method38▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Random Walk38▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Pest Management32▲ 8.0×5 topics
  38. Guanxi32▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Wasta32▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Nanofluids32▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does King Faisal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Organizational and Employee Performance.

Fractional Differential …38Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 38 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…32Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 32 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 31 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…31Organizational and Employee Performance: 31 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …30Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 30 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 26 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 24 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…23Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 23 fractional worksDate Palm Research Studies: 23 fractional worksAnimal Diversity and Health Studies: 23 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationSociology and Political ScienceAccountingArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsModeling and Simulation 38 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in MENASociology and Political Science 32 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 31 works
  4. 4 Organizational and Employee PerformanceArtificial Intelligence 31 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferBiomedical Engineering 30 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User BehaviourInformation Systems and Management 26 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in BusinessMarketing 24 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 23 works
  9. 9 Date Palm Research StudiesPlant Science 23 works
  10. 10 Animal Diversity and Health StudiesFood Science 23 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 available64.1%not open35.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.9%domestic only56.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Faisal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 189% 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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