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King Saud University

In research, King Saud University stands highest in Health Professions (#8 of 1,928 worldwide), Health Sciences (#73 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#85 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, General Dentistry and Dentistry — Orthodontics is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#89
of 28,054 · #387 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#1
of 98
Research works
57k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is King Saud 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 ProfessionsField #8 of 1,928 28.9%392 #88
Health SciencesDomain #73 of 11,982 20.3%4,306 #267
Physical SciencesDomain #85 of 12,888 24.9%9,010 #376
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #23 of 3,409 35.5%1,610 #122
Information SystemsSubfield #9 of 1,291 45.7%215 #54
Plant ScienceSubfield #13 of 1,395 43.5%817 #65
DentistryField #6 of 367 20.3%458 #15
Computer ScienceField #83 of 4,667 35.6%1,362 #277
EngineeringField #124 of 6,636 23.8%2,731 #340
MedicineField #218 of 10,443 19.1%3,267 #533

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 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. Health Professions#88 #8
  2. Health Sciences#267 #73
  3. Physical Sciences#376 #85
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#122 #23
  5. Information Systems#54 #9
  6. Plant Science#65 #13
  7. Dentistry#15 #6
  8. Computer Science#277 #83
  9. Engineering#340 #124
  10. Medicine#533 #218
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 Saud University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 163.9 works7.8×
  2. General DentistrySubfield · 42.8 works5.3×
  3. DentistryField · 458.4 works5.1×
  4. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 94.5 works4.8×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 165.2 works4.6×
  6. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 54.9 works4.0×
  7. BioengineeringSubfield · 45.9 works3.7×
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 242.2 works3.7×
← 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: 1.82× its world share, 1,610 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 1,147 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 192 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 268 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.69× its world share, 242 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.09× its world share, 136 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.76× its world share, 807 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 1,362 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 187 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.52× its world share, 432 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 2,731 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 939 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.61× its world share, 1,693 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.12× its world share, 464 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 260 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.08× its world share, 458 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 392 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 3,267 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 160 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 28 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 200 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 229 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 169 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 160 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 395 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 679 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.

Who are the top researchers at King Saud University?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Shamim Hossain, Mohamad‐Hani Temsah and Muhammad Imran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Saud University.

  1. 1 M. Shamim Hossain · #7,680 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Mohamad‐Hani Temsah · #8,182 worldwide 4.9k citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Muhammad Imran · #12,195 worldwide 1.3k citations · 110 works
  4. 4 Ghulam Muhammad · #14,147 worldwide 1.2k citations · 120 works
  5. 5 Ahmad Almogren · #19,045 worldwide 650 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Mehedi Hassan · #22,144 worldwide 870 citations · 100 works
  7. 7 Kashif Ghafoor · #22,780 worldwide 709 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Mohamed Hashem · #23,055 worldwide 790 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Mu. Naushad · #26,852 worldwide 1.7k citations · 100 works
  10. 10 Khalid F. AlHabib · #29,635 worldwide 635 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at King Saud University

Which keywords describe research at King Saud University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Toxicity, Graphene, Biomedical Applications, Green Synthesis, Antimicrobial 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 2022–2025 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. Nanomaterials930▲ 4.7×20 topics
  2. Machine Learning765▲ 1.26×93 topics
  3. Epidemiology725◆ 0.99×135 topics
  4. Deep Learning691◆ 1.09×83 topics
  5. Nanoparticles622▲ 2.7×44 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress559▲ 1.84×62 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications553▲ 2.5×35 topics
  8. Environmental Impact525▲ 1.66×60 topics
  9. Inflammation513▲ 1.33×83 topics
  10. Graphene470▲ 3.7×12 topics
  11. Antioxidant443▲ 3.5×51 topics
  12. Toxicity425▲ 5.3×20 topics
  13. Nanocomposites395▲ 2.6×22 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity364▲ 3.1×32 topics
  15. Antimicrobial338▲ 6.5×14 topics
  16. Green Synthesis313▲ 8.7×5 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering295▲ 2.6×13 topics
  18. Synthesis295▲ 4.3×35 topics
  19. Water Splitting288▲ 4.2×4 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks282▲ 3.6×6 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants281▲ 3.8×20 topics
  22. Energy Storage277▲ 2.3×11 topics
  23. Nanostructures270▲ 3.6×17 topics
  24. Drug Delivery267▲ 2.6×16 topics
  25. Antioxidants267▲ 3.2×16 topics
  26. Cytotoxicity247▲ 9.8×11 topics
  27. Semiconductor235▲ 3.7×6 topics
  28. Biosynthesis229▲ 7.9×9 topics
  29. Visible Light228▲ 5.2×3 topics
  30. Solar Energy224▲ 3.8×5 topics
  31. Medicinal Chemistry214▲ 4.2×13 topics
  32. Nanocrystals211▲ 4.2×5 topics
  33. Anti-inflammatory209▲ 4.0×29 topics
  34. Flavonoids200▲ 4.1×12 topics
  35. Biological Synthesis195▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Silver195▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Anticancer Agents190▲ 6.7×12 topics
  38. Antioxidant Properties174▲ 6.4×7 topics
  39. Antimicrobial Activity171▲ 5.5×9 topics
  40. Photocatalyst167▲ 5.0×1 topic

Which research topics does King Saud University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Dental materials and restorations and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 195 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 167 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 108 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 99 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 97 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 90 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…88Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 88 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 88 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 86 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…81Synthesis and biological activity: 81 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 applicationsMaterials Chemistry 195 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 167 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorationsOrthodontics 108 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityFood Science 99 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 97 works
  6. 6 Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Chemistry 90 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 88 works
  8. 8 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalWater Science and Technology 88 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputational Theory and Mathematics 86 works
  10. 10 Synthesis and biological activityOrganic Chemistry 81 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Saud University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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