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Majmaah University

In research, Majmaah University stands highest in Health Sciences (#978 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,586 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,094 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Modeling and Simulation is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,667
of 28,054 · #3,894 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#27
of 98
Research works
4k
▲ 280% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Majmaah 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 SciencesDomain #978 of 11,982 15.8%474 #2347
Physical SciencesDomain #1,586 of 12,888 26.2%928 #3419
EngineeringField #1,094 of 6,636 25.3%391 #2636
MedicineField #1,830 of 10,443 14.4%356 #5031
Computer ScienceField #973 of 4,667 33.8%242 #2251
Social SciencesDomain #2,571 of 10,521 25.2%367 #4260
Life SciencesDomain #2,400 of 7,800 28.1%149 #5435
Social SciencesField #2,480 of 6,365 25.3%133 #4634
MathematicsField #454 of 1,053 24.9%61 #786
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #857 of 1,884 35.7%74 #1767

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Majmaah 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 Sciences#2,347 #978
  2. Physical Sciences#3,419 #1,586
  3. Engineering#2,636 #1,094
  4. Medicine#5,031 #1,830
  5. Computer Science#2,251 #973
  6. Social Sciences#4,260 #2,571
  7. Life Sciences#5,435 #2,400
  8. Social Sciences#4,634 #2,480
  9. Mathematics#786 #454
  10. Artificial Intelligence#1,767 #857
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 Majmaah University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 21.7 works8.1×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 23.1 works6.3×
  3. DentistryField · 51.1 works5.5×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 72 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 242 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 391 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 81 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.71× its world share, 61 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.50× its world share, 51 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 356 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 71 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 76 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 133 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Majmaah University?

Ranked on the composite score, Waqas Sami, Faizan Kashoo and Iskander Tlili lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Majmaah University.

  1. 1 Waqas Sami · #59,128 worldwide 239 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Faizan Kashoo · #86,912 worldwide 549 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Iskander Tlili · #236,743 worldwide 366 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Mohd Anul Haq · #384,204 worldwide 129 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Ilyas Khan · #545,738 worldwide 460 citations · 122 works
  6. 6 Abdullah Bajahzar · #566,351 worldwide 107 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Iskander Tlili · #660,283 worldwide 211 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Mohamed Yacin Sikkandar · #667,282 worldwide 78 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Mohammed Alshehri · #781,315 worldwide 63 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Naveed Yaqoob · #905,672 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Majmaah University

Which keywords describe research at Majmaah University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Machine Learning, Experimental Investigation, Deep Learning, Applications, Thermal Conductivity, Review and Viscosity.

▲ 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 Learning147▲ 2.3×71 topics
  2. Deep Learning137▲ 2.1×73 topics
  3. Heat Transfer117▲ 12×15 topics
  4. Epidemiology100▲ 1.31×116 topics
  5. Experimental Investigation72▲ 36×4 topics
  6. Healthcare56▲ 2.6×17 topics
  7. Applications53▲ 10×7 topics
  8. Thermal Conductivity50▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Renewable Energy47▲ 1.71×32 topics
  10. Review47▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Viscosity45▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Nanofluids45▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Convective Transport44▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Enhancement44▲ 51×1 topic
  15. IoT Security43▲ 7.0×3 topics
  16. Internet of Things39▲ 2.3×21 topics
  17. Data Mining34▲ 2.3×15 topics
  18. Language Teaching33▲ 6.8×5 topics
  19. Smart Cities30▲ 6.0×8 topics
  20. Nonlinear Equations29▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Anomaly Detection29▲ 5.1×5 topics
  22. Numerical Modeling27▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Cybersecurity26▲ 5.7×5 topics
  24. CFD Analysis26▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Friction Factor26▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Solar Air Heater26▲ 32×1 topic
  27. Multilingualism23▲ 7.1×4 topics
  28. Student Perceptions22▲ 6.4×6 topics
  29. Language Policy22▲ 8.3×3 topics
  30. Corpus Linguistics22▲ 5.4×5 topics
  31. Bilingual Education22▲ 9.8×2 topics
  32. Second Language Acquisition20▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Intrusion Detection20▲ 7.0×4 topics
  34. Corrective Feedback20▲ 14×1 topic
  35. L2 Motivation20▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Turbulent Flows19▲ 9.8×3 topics
  37. Botnet Detection19▲ 8.0×1 topic
  38. DDoS Attacks19▲ 8.0×1 topic
  39. Fractional Calculus19▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Vortex Dynamics18▲ 8.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Majmaah University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …44Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 44 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 26 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 20 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 19 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 18 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 17 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…15Heat Transfer and Optimization: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…15Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 15 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…14Second Language Learning and Teaching: 14 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…14Organizational and Employee Performance: 14 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringLanguage and LinguisticsComputer Networks and Communications5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferBiomedical Engineering 44 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer MechanismsMechanical Engineering 26 works
  3. 3 EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLanguage and Linguistics 20 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Networks and Communications 19 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Mechanics 18 works
  6. 6 Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsModeling and Simulation 17 works
  7. 7 Heat Transfer and OptimizationMechanical Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesSignal Processing 15 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and TeachingLiterature and Literary Theory 14 works
  10. 10 Organizational and Employee PerformanceArtificial Intelligence 14 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 available68.2%not open31.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Majmaah University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 280% 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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