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Northern Border University

In research, Northern Border University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,094 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,279 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#872 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Mathematics — Applied Mathematics is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,269
of 28,054 · #3,926 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#23
of 98
Research works
3.4k
▲ 193% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Northern Border 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 #1,094 of 12,888 27.4%1,087 #3319
Health SciencesDomain #1,279 of 11,982 18.2%324 #3760
EngineeringField #872 of 6,636 26.8%395 #2934
Social SciencesDomain #1,858 of 10,521 25.7%365 #3511
MedicineField #2,355 of 10,443 16.8%266 #6464
Computer ScienceField #1,133 of 4,667 31.8%271 #2467
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #544 of 1,568 30.1%76 —
Life SciencesDomain #2,730 of 7,800 22.2%175 #6863
Social SciencesField #2,242 of 6,365 22.7%146 #3938
Materials ScienceField #884 of 2,468 22.5%131 #2374

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northern Border 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#3,319 #1,094
  2. Health Sciences#3,760 #1,279
  3. Engineering#2,934 #872
  4. Social Sciences#3,511 #1,858
  5. Medicine#6,464 #2,355
  6. Computer Science#2,467 #1,133
  7. Life Sciences#6,863 #2,730
  8. Social Sciences#3,938 #2,242
  9. Materials Science#2,374 #884
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 Northern Border University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Applied Mathematics takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 28.3 works5.0×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.46× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.66× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.93× its world share, 59 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.78× its world share, 271 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.27× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 395 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.93× its world share, 131 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.12× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 266 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 67 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 146 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northern Border University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohamed R. Eid, Eman Ramadan Elsharkawy and Hamdy Khamees Thabet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northern Border University.

  1. 1 Mohamed R. Eid Saudi Arabia · #542,827 worldwide 330 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Eman Ramadan Elsharkawy Saudi Arabia · #685,392 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Hamdy Khamees Thabet Saudi Arabia · #825,614 worldwide 112 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Mohd Imran Saudi Arabia · #996,202 worldwide 95 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Salah Knani Saudi Arabia · #1,139,271 worldwide 107 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Mohamed H. Helal Saudi Arabia · #1,180,507 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Syed Sajid Hussain Shah Saudi Arabia · #1,217,253 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Yahia Said Saudi Arabia · #1,251,246 worldwide 65 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Ekramy Elmorsy Saudi Arabia · #1,431,583 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Donald H. Thor Saudi Arabia · #1,432,294 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Northern Border University

Which keywords describe research at Northern Border University?

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

▲ 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. Deep Learning140▲ 2.1×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning133▲ 2.1×72 topics
  3. Heat Transfer85▲ 8.8×15 topics
  4. Epidemiology67◆ 0.87×107 topics
  5. Experimental Investigation50▲ 24×4 topics
  6. Renewable Energy48▲ 1.71×33 topics
  7. Nanoparticles46▲ 1.88×43 topics
  8. Nanomaterials44▲ 2.1×19 topics
  9. Healthcare42▲ 1.93×14 topics
  10. Education41▲ 1.23×38 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks40▲ 2.8×14 topics
  12. Applications40▲ 7.3×8 topics
  13. Thermal Conductivity37▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Review34▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications34▲ 1.48×31 topics
  16. Nanofluids33▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Viscosity33▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Convective Transport32▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Enhancement32▲ 36×1 topic
  20. IoT Security31▲ 4.9×3 topics
  21. Nanocomposites30▲ 1.91×22 topics
  22. Synthesis23▲ 3.1×29 topics
  23. Smart Cities22▲ 4.4×6 topics
  24. Medicinal Chemistry21▲ 3.9×13 topics
  25. Anomaly Detection21▲ 3.6×5 topics
  26. Social Networks21▲ 4.0×9 topics
  27. Nonlinear Equations19▲ 7.7×6 topics
  28. Numerical Modeling19▲ 9.1×3 topics
  29. Localization18▲ 7.8×4 topics
  30. Anticancer Agents18▲ 6.2×9 topics
  31. Human Resource Management18▲ 5.9×3 topics
  32. CFD Analysis18▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Friction Factor18▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Solar Air Heater18▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Porous Media17▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Guanxi17▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Wasta17▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Phase Change Materials14▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Pressure Drop14▲ 9.0×3 topics
  40. Fluid Flow13▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Northern Border University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, Socioeconomic Development in MENA and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …32Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 32 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 18 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…17Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 17 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…13Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 13 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 10 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 10 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…10Heat Transfer and Optimization: 10 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…10Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…10Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 10 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…10Synthesis and biological activity: 10 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and Communications5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 32 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 10 works
  6. 6 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  7. 7 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  9. 9 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 10 works
  10. 10 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 10 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.4%domestic only46.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northern Border University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 193% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.