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King Saud University

In research, King Saud University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#843 of 10,670 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#449 of 3,157 worldwide) and Engineering (#937 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, General Dentistry and Dentistry (Orthodontics is 7.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,051
of 22,385 · #1,065 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#4
of 91
Research works
62k
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2M
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.18×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
King Saud University

What is King Saud University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #843 of 10,670 15.3%9,185 #857
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #449 of 3,157 18.4%1,633 #519
EngineeringField #937 of 5,901 15.1%2,785 #929
Environmental ScienceField #557 of 3,334 15.6%960 #703
Computer ScienceField #799 of 4,417 21.3%1,419 #616
Life SciencesDomain #1,236 of 6,403 14.7%3,651 #1280
Health SciencesDomain #2,059 of 9,902 11.2%5,412 #2242
MedicineField #1,992 of 8,541 10.2%4,210 #2131
Plant ScienceSubfield #313 of 1,317 20.9%827 #415
Social SciencesDomain #2,582 of 9,585 15.4%2,027 #1788

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Saud 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#857 #843
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#519 #449
  3. Engineering#929 #937
  4. Environmental Science#703 #557
  5. Computer Science#616 #799
  6. Life Sciences#1,280 #1,236
  7. Health Sciences#2,242 #2,059
  8. Medicine#2,131 #1,992
  9. Plant Science#415 #313
  10. Social Sciences#1,788 #2,582
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does King Saud University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at King Saud University is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Engineering (13%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 9,948 fractional works · 44.6% of its workEngineering: 3,003 fractional works · 13.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 899 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 585 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 309 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 301 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 185 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 137 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 114 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1,828 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,075 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 273 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 252 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 186 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,566 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 583 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 248 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 220 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 191 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 155 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,054 fractional works · 4.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 232 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 159 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 149 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 862 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 457 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 114 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 517 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 160 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 473 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 448 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 284 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 215 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 141 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 146 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6,057 fractional works · 27.2% of its workMedicine: 4,725 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSurgery: 516 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 353 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 307 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 270 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 257 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 246 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 241 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 226 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 190 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 168 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 157 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 154 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 136 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 114 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 342 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDentistry: 555 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOral Surgery: 199 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 188 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 112 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 545 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 245 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 195 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 198 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 153 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 33 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4,023 fractional works · 18.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,785 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPlant Science: 898 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFood Science: 288 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 119 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,383 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 814 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 172 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 341 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 150 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 272 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 131 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 243 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 141 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,280 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 857 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 314 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 230 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 269 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 513 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 197 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 278 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 233 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 202 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 153 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 196 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKing SaudUniversity22kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3,00313.5%
    2. Materials Science1,8288.2%
    3. Computer Science1,5667.0%
    4. Environmental Science1,0544.7%
    5. Chemistry8623.9%
    6. Mathematics5172.3%
    7. Energy4732.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy2841.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences2151.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering1460.7%
  2. Health Sciences6,05727.2%
    1. Medicine4,72521.2%
    2. Dentistry5552.5%
    3. Health Professions5452.4%
    4. Nursing1980.9%
    5. Veterinary330.1%
  3. Life Sciences4,02318.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,7858.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,3836.2%
    3. Neuroscience3411.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2721.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology2431.1%
  4. Social Sciences2,28010.2%
    1. Social Sciences8573.8%
    2. Psychology5132.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2781.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities2331.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2020.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1960.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does King Saud University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 188.4 works7.5×
  2. General DentistrySubfield · 55.8 works5.8×
  3. DentistryField · 554.6 works5.1×
  4. Research and TheorySubfield · 28.4 works4.9×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 198.8 works4.6×
  6. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 104.0 works4.4×
  7. PeriodonticsSubfield · 111.7 works3.7×
  8. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 57.5 works3.5×
← 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: 1.68× its world share, 1,784 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 1,383 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 243 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 341 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.46× its world share, 272 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.87× its world share, 146 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.46× its world share, 862 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 1,566 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 215 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.30× its world share, 472 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 3,004 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 1,054 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.35× its world share, 1,828 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 517 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 284 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.12× its world share, 555 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 545 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 4,725 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 198 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 33 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 233 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 278 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 196 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 202 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 513 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 857 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.12×555 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.46×272 works
  3. Chemistry2.46×862 works
  4. Materials Science2.35×1,828 works
  5. Energy2.30×472 works
  6. Mathematics1.97×517 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.87×146 works
  8. Nursing1.82×198 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.68×1,784 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×1,383 works
  11. Medicine1.10×4,725 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.08×243 works
  13. Veterinary1.08×33 works
  14. Environmental Science0.95×1,054 works
  15. Neuroscience0.94×341 works
  16. Health Professions0.93×545 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.91×196 works
  18. Computer Science0.90×1,566 works
  19. Engineering0.90×3,004 works
  20. Psychology0.76×513 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.61×215 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.57×284 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×202 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×278 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.36×233 works
  26. Social Sciences0.30×857 works

Who are the top researchers at King Saud University?

Ranked on the quality score, Arunodaya Raj Mishra, Pratibha Rani and Parvaiz Ahmad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Saud University.

  1. 1 Arunodaya Raj Mishra Saudi Arabia · #507 worldwide 9.8k citations · 215 works
  2. 2 Pratibha Rani Saudi Arabia · #1,724 worldwide 8.6k citations · 204 works
  3. 3 Parvaiz Ahmad Saudi Arabia · #4,024 worldwide 41k citations · 550 works
  4. 4 Mohamad-Hani A. Temsah Saudi Arabia · #4,559 worldwide 137k citations · 336 works
  5. 5 Mu. Naushad Saudi Arabia · #20,965 worldwide 39k citations · 529 works
  6. 6 Rabih Halwani Saudi Arabia · #23,717 worldwide 59k citations · 362 works
  7. 7 M. Shamim Hossain Saudi Arabia · #26,395 worldwide 21k citations · 338 works
  8. 8 Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni Saudi Arabia · #34,156 worldwide 21k citations · 241 works
  9. 9 Abdelmohsen A. Nassani Saudi Arabia · #34,985 worldwide 7.4k citations · 249 works
  10. 10 Khalid F. AlHabib Saudi Arabia · #38,676 worldwide 54k citations · 332 works
All ranked researchers at King Saud University

What are the most cited papers from King Saud University?

The most cited paper from King Saud University is "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015" (Christina Fitzmaurice et al., 2016), with 6,333 citations. Next come "The contribution of outdoor air pollution sources to premature mortality on a global scale" (6,216) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access185 authors 5 Dec 2016 6,333
2 The contribution of outdoor air pollution sources to premature mortality on a global scale Jos Lelieveld, John S. Evans, Mohammed S. Fnais et al. · Nature Open access Sep 2015 6,216
3 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
4 European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 W.J. Fokkens et al. · Rhinology Journal Open access148 authors Feb 2020 5,610
5 Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi Conrad L. Schoch et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access156 authors 27 Mar 2012 5,240
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at King Saud University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Epidemiology, Toxicity, Graphene, Green Synthesis, Machine Learning and Antioxidant.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology1,045▲ 1.18×136 topics
  2. Nanomaterials1,005▲ 4.3×20 topics
  3. Machine Learning900▲ 1.21×94 topics
  4. Deep Learning786◆ 1.02×83 topics
  5. Nanoparticles683▲ 2.4×44 topics
  6. Inflammation659▲ 1.39×83 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress651▲ 1.77×62 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications595▲ 2.2×35 topics
  9. Environmental Impact571▲ 1.50×62 topics
  10. Graphene511▲ 3.4×12 topics
  11. Antioxidant494▲ 3.2×51 topics
  12. Toxicity456▲ 4.7×20 topics
  13. Nanocomposites426▲ 2.4×22 topics
  14. Quality of Life421▲ 1.31×54 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity399▲ 2.9×32 topics
  16. Antimicrobial363▲ 5.8×14 topics
  17. Green Synthesis331▲ 7.8×5 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering322▲ 2.4×13 topics
  19. Synthesis318▲ 3.8×36 topics
  20. Water Splitting315▲ 3.8×4 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants305▲ 3.5×20 topics
  22. Metal-Organic Frameworks305▲ 3.3×6 topics
  23. Energy Storage300▲ 2.1×12 topics
  24. Antioxidants297▲ 3.0×16 topics
  25. Drug Delivery292▲ 2.4×16 topics
  26. Nanostructures292▲ 3.2×17 topics
  27. Cytotoxicity261▲ 8.5×11 topics
  28. Visible Light248▲ 4.8×3 topics
  29. Semiconductor247▲ 3.4×6 topics
  30. Biosynthesis243▲ 6.9×9 topics
  31. Solar Energy240▲ 3.4×5 topics
  32. Anti-inflammatory233▲ 3.7×29 topics
  33. Medicinal Chemistry228▲ 3.8×13 topics
  34. Flavonoids220▲ 3.9×12 topics
  35. Nanocrystals219▲ 3.8×5 topics
  36. Biological Synthesis206▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Silver206▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Anticancer Agents203▲ 6.1×12 topics
  39. Antioxidant Properties182▲ 5.7×7 topics
  40. Antimicrobial Activity181▲ 5.0×9 topics

Which research topics does King Saud University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Dental materials and restorations and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 206 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 178 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 122 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 104 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 99 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 96 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…95Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 95 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 95 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 93 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …86Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 86 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentOrthodonticsFood Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 206 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 178 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 122 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 104 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 99 works
  6. 6 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 96 works
  7. 7 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 95 works
  8. 8 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 95 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 93 works
  10. 10 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 86 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.4%domestic only58.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has King Saud University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is King Saud University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.11% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%King Saud University0.083% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of King Saud University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%King Saud University15.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.0% in 2025.

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