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Naif Arab University for Security Sciences

In research, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,608 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,682 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,914
of 22,385 · #17,145 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#55
of 91
Research works
442
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Naif Arab University for Security Sciences

What is Naif Arab University for Security Sciences 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 #6,608 of 10,670 20.9%74 #12562
Social SciencesDomain #7,682 of 9,585 7.3%73 #11997

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Naif Arab University for Security Sciences 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 fields of science does Naif Arab University for Security Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Computer Science (22%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 87 fractional works · 38.9% of its workComputer Science: 50 fractional works · 22.3% of its workInformation Systems: 19 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 12.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 15 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 80 fractional works · 35.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 62 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 33 fractional works · 14.8% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 17.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workToxicology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNaif ArabUniversity for…223fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences36%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science5022.3%
    2. Engineering2712.0%
    3. Environmental Science52.2%
    4. Chemistry31.1%
    5. Materials Science10.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences6227.8%
    2. Psychology114.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting41.8%
    4. Decision Sciences20.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2410.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences73.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics52.2%
    4. Neuroscience31.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine156.7%
    2. Health Professions20.9%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.99× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.20× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.87× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.20×5 works
  2. Computer Science2.87×50 works
  3. Social Sciences2.20×62 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.99×24 works
  5. Psychology1.57×11 works
  6. Engineering0.80×27 works
  7. Veterinary0.77×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.74×3 works
  9. Chemistry0.72×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.71×2 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.67×7 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×4 works
  13. Environmental Science0.43×5 works
  14. Health Professions0.35×2 works
  15. Medicine0.35×15 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×1 works
  17. Dentistry0.24×0 works
  18. Nursing0.23×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  23. Energy0.14×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Emad Ul Haq Qazi, Meryem Ammi and Kyounggon Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Naif Arab University for Security Sciences.

  1. 1 Emad Ul Haq Qazi Saudi Arabia · #771,792 worldwide 567 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Meryem Ammi Saudi Arabia · #776,457 worldwide 857 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Kyounggon Kim Saudi Arabia · #793,420 worldwide 817 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Mohamed Chawki Saudi Arabia · #826,154 worldwide 347 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Hamza Faheem Saudi Arabia · #832,929 worldwide 511 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Abdulrazaq Almorjan Saudi Arabia · #1,073,542 worldwide 355 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Elkhatim Hassan Abdelgadir Saudi Arabia · #3,035,435 worldwide 129 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Mohammed H. Albujja Saudi Arabia · #3,253,244 worldwide 353 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Amani Mohammed Alotaibi Saudi Arabia · #3,278,453 worldwide 314 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Sachil Kumar Saudi Arabia · #3,330,291 worldwide 745 citations · 113 works
All ranked researchers at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Naif Arab University for Security Sciences?

The most cited paper from Naif Arab University for Security Sciences is "Cybersecurity for autonomous vehicles: Review of attacks and defense" (Kyounggon Kim, Jun Seok Kim, Seong Hoon Jeong et al., 2021), with 405 citations. Next come "HealthBlock: A secure blockchain-based healthcare data management system" (325) and "Honey and its nutritional and anti-inflammatory value" (284).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cybersecurity for autonomous vehicles: Review of attacks and defense Kyounggon Kim, Jun Seok Kim, Seong Hoon Jeong et al. · Computers & Security 7 Jan 2021 405
2 HealthBlock: A secure blockchain-based healthcare data management system Bessem Zaabar, Omar Cheikhrouhou, Faisal Jamil et al. · Computer Networks 27 Sep 2021 325
3 Honey and its nutritional and anti-inflammatory value Yazan Ranneh, Abdah Md Akim, Hasiah Ab Hamid et al. · BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies Open access 13 Jan 2021 284
4 A Deep Learning-Based Phishing Detection System Using CNN, LSTM, and LSTM-CNN Zainab Alshingiti, Rabeah Alaqel, Jalal F. Al-Muhtadi et al. · Electronics Open access 3 Jan 2023 240
5 Blockchain for Modern Applications: A Survey Moez Krichen, Meryem Ammi, Alaeddine Mihoub et al. · Sensors Open access 14 Jul 2022 178
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Ethnicity, Islam, Legal Regulation, History, Culture and Social Influence.

▲ 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. Machine Learning29▲ 3.9×35 topics
  2. Deep Learning27▲ 3.6×41 topics
  3. Ethnicity16▲ 19×3 topics
  4. Islam16▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Legal Regulation16▲ 31×4 topics
  6. History16▲ 10×3 topics
  7. Culture15▲ 13×1 topic
  8. Social Influence15▲ 32×1 topic
  9. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles15▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Air Force14▲ 54×1 topic
  11. Economic Security14▲ 30×1 topic
  12. Modernization14▲ 35×1 topic
  13. Transport Policy14▲ 52×1 topic
  14. Cybercrime11▲ 80×3 topics
  15. Security11▲ 7.3×16 topics
  16. IoT Security10▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Behavioral Analysis9▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Law Enforcement8▲ 66×3 topics
  19. Drug Trafficking8▲ 65×2 topics
  20. Internet of Things8▲ 4.0×9 topics
  21. Ancient DNA8▲ 63×3 topics
  22. Genomic Analysis7▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Human Evolution7▲ 149×2 topics
  24. Forensic Genetics7▲ 227×1 topic
  25. Population History7▲ 227×1 topic
  26. Social Networks6▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Dark Web6▲ 114×1 topic
  28. Digital Forensics6▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Identity Theft6▲ 114×1 topic
  30. Security Analysis6▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Detection6▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Cybersecurity6▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Android Malware6▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Permission Analysis6▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Data Analysis6▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Anomaly Detection6▲ 8.6×3 topics
  37. Cloud Computing5▲ 7.7×4 topics
  38. Surveillance4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  39. Method Validation4▲ 35×3 topics
  40. Mobile Devices4▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Naif Arab University for Security Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Forensic and Genetic Research.

Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 15 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 14 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 14 fractional worksForensic and Genetic Research: 7 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…6Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 6 fractional worksDigital and Cyber Forensics: 4 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 4 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 14 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 7 works
  5. 5 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 6 works
  7. 7 Digital and Cyber Forensics Information Systems 4 works
  8. 8 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  10. 10 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 4 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 available70.7%not open29.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Naif Arab University for Security Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Naif Arab University for Security Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00079% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Naif Arab University for Security Sciences0.0011% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Naif Arab University for Security Sciences 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 counting5%10%15%Naif Arab University for Security Sciences11.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.1% in 2023.

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