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King University

In research, King University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,270 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,419 of 11,982 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,287 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry and Philosophy — Dentistry is 13.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,742
of 28,054 · #6,196 all time
Rank in United States
#398
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is King 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,270 of 12,888 27.2%199 #5269
Health SciencesDomain #2,419 of 11,982 12.6%232 #4314
Computer ScienceField #1,287 of 4,667 23.7%79 #2432
Health ProfessionsField #691 of 1,928 3.7%67 #1398
MedicineField #3,841 of 10,443 15.5%122 #6222
Life SciencesDomain #3,887 of 7,800 23.8%60 #7026
Social SciencesDomain #5,734 of 10,521 11.8%159 #5297
Social SciencesField #4,211 of 6,365 14.6%64 #4264

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King 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. Physical Sciences#5,269 #2,270
  2. Health Sciences#4,314 #2,419
  3. Computer Science#2,432 #1,287
  4. Health Professions#1,398 #691
  5. Medicine#6,222 #3,841
  6. Life Sciences#7,026 #3,887
  7. Social Sciences#5,297 #5,734
  8. Social Sciences#4,264 #4,211
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 13.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 42.6 works13×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 28.2 works10×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 13.49× its world share, 43 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.90× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 122 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 13.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King University?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew Simoson, Zhu Hon and shifa liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King University.

  1. 1 Andrew Simoson United States · #879,146 worldwide 6 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Zhu Hon United States · #1,023,105 worldwide 1 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 shifa liu United States · #1,615,860 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at King University

Which keywords describe research at King University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, History, Philosophy, Religion, Aging, Social Support, Ethics and Cultural Studies.

▲ 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. Quality of Life45▲ 4.8×32 topics
  2. Deep Learning37▲ 1.65×56 topics
  3. History35▲ 7.6×14 topics
  4. Healthcare34▲ 4.6×13 topics
  5. Mental Health33▲ 3.5×21 topics
  6. Philosophy33▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Religion33▲ 11×9 topics
  8. Aging30▲ 8.7×14 topics
  9. Social Support30▲ 8.4×14 topics
  10. Identity30▲ 6.4×13 topics
  11. Ethics29▲ 9.4×9 topics
  12. Epidemiology29◆ 1.12×74 topics
  13. Cultural Studies28▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Elderly27▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Palliative Care27▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Phenomenology27▲ 39×3 topics
  17. End-of-Life Care27▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Caregiving27▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Medical Ethics27▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Narrative27▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Hermeneutics27▲ 50×1 topic
  22. Interpretation27▲ 105×1 topic
  23. Retirement27▲ 60×2 topics
  24. Community Living27▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Healthcare Legislation27▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Patient Rights27▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Societal Impact27▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Neural Networks22▲ 2.2×24 topics
  29. Machine Learning21◆ 0.97×47 topics
  30. Artificial Intelligence19▲ 2.1×22 topics
  31. Inflammation18▲ 1.36×58 topics
  32. Regulation11▲ 3.1×17 topics
  33. Bone Regeneration10▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Corpus Linguistics8▲ 5.7×3 topics
  35. Biomaterials8▲ 5.3×6 topics
  36. Neural Machine Translation7▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Statistical Machine Translation7▲ 12×1 topic
  38. China7▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Dental Implants7▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Peri-implant Diseases7▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does King University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity, Health, Medicine and Society, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Natural Language Processing Techniques.

Hermeneutics and Narrati…27Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 27 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…27Health, Medicine and Society: 27 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…27Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 27 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 7 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 6 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 6 fractional worksTopic Modeling6Topic Modeling: 6 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 5 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 5 fractional works
PhilosophyGeneral Health ProfessionsArtificial IntelligenceOral Surgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 27 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 27 works
  3. 3 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 27 works
  4. 4 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  5. 5 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 7 works
  6. 6 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 6 works
  7. 7 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 6 works
  8. 8 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  9. 9 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 5 works
  10. 10 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 5 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors76.4%domestic only23.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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