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Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

In research, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University stands highest in Mathematics (#21 of 1,053 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#415 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#417 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Orthodontics and Numerical Analysis — Modeling and Simulation is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#479
of 28,054 · #1,677 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#9
of 98
Research works
9.8k
▲ 361% vs 2013–17
Citations
131k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz 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
MathematicsField #21 of 1,053 33.2%214 #314
Physical SciencesDomain #415 of 12,888 28.9%2,784 #1473
Health SciencesDomain #417 of 11,982 22.5%1,003 #1572
EngineeringField #299 of 6,636 27.9%1,068 #1139
Computer ScienceField #320 of 4,667 35.3%617 #1224
Social SciencesDomain #791 of 10,521 32.4%1,017 #1765
MedicineField #896 of 10,443 23.4%740 #2736
Health ProfessionsField #184 of 1,928 28.6%104 #959
Information SystemsSubfield #137 of 1,291 43.2%95 #703
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #79 of 705 37.7%102 #652

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz 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. Mathematics#314 #21
  2. Physical Sciences#1,473 #415
  3. Health Sciences#1,572 #417
  4. Engineering#1,139 #299
  5. Computer Science#1,224 #320
  6. Social Sciences#1,765 #791
  7. Medicine#2,736 #896
  8. Health Professions#959 #184
  9. Information Systems#703 #137
  10. Computer Networks and Communications#652 #79
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 Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 69.8 works9.3×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 39.5 works6.5×
  3. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 29.4 works6.4×
  4. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 32.4 works5.7×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 58.3 works5.6×
  6. DentistryField · 136.2 works5.2×
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 66.0 works3.5×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 160 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 221 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 68 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.50× its world share, 66 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.85× its world share, 155 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.48× its world share, 617 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.86× its world share, 141 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 1,068 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 172 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.51× its world share, 282 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.39× its world share, 214 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 92 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.24× its world share, 136 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 740 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 151 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 146 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 77 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 85 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 154 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 403 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rayed Alyousef, Mugahed Amran and Haider Mahmood lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University.

  1. 1 Rayed Alyousef Saudi Arabia · #74,570 worldwide 531 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Mugahed Amran Saudi Arabia · #92,893 worldwide 414 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Haider Mahmood Saudi Arabia · #147,506 worldwide 305 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Obaid Afzal Saudi Arabia · #152,428 worldwide 188 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Usman Tariq Saudi Arabia · #180,375 worldwide 321 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Hegazy Rezk Saudi Arabia · #187,320 worldwide 554 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Hisham Alabduljabbar Saudi Arabia · #208,034 worldwide 338 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Yousef Ibrahim Daradkeh Saudi Arabia · #212,055 worldwide 165 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Jamel Nebhen Saudi Arabia · #217,856 worldwide 184 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 A.S. Abdullah Saudi Arabia · #307,773 worldwide 438 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Which keywords describe research at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz 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, Nonlinear Equations, Renewable Energy, Thermal Conductivity and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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 Learning348▲ 1.90×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning320▲ 1.83×87 topics
  3. Heat Transfer210▲ 7.9×16 topics
  4. Epidemiology163▼ 0.77×121 topics
  5. Renewable Energy154▲ 1.99×42 topics
  6. Nanoparticles141▲ 2.1×43 topics
  7. Nanomaterials132▲ 2.3×19 topics
  8. Experimental Investigation110▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Healthcare109▲ 1.80×17 topics
  10. Environmental Impact108▲ 1.18×49 topics
  11. Neural Networks103▲ 1.25×36 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency102▲ 2.0×38 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications90▲ 1.43×35 topics
  14. Antioxidant89▲ 2.4×51 topics
  15. Nonlinear Equations85▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks83▲ 2.1×14 topics
  17. Applications83▲ 5.6×8 topics
  18. Internet of Things80▲ 1.73×23 topics
  19. Thermal Conductivity77▲ 9.3×7 topics
  20. Graphene75▲ 2.0×11 topics
  21. IoT Security74▲ 4.3×3 topics
  22. Review69▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Solar Energy68▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Viscosity67▲ 18×4 topics
  25. Nanofluids67▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Convective Transport66▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Enhancement66▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Fractional Calculus63▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Synthesis60▲ 3.0×34 topics
  30. Smart Cities60▲ 4.3×8 topics
  31. Anomalous Diffusion59▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Homotopy Analysis Method58▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Random Walk58▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Medicinal Chemistry57▲ 3.8×12 topics
  35. Phase Change Materials57▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Numerical Modeling48▲ 8.3×5 topics
  37. Security and Privacy46▲ 4.5×3 topics
  38. Anticancer Agents45▲ 5.5×12 topics
  39. Friction Factor41▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Solar Air Heater41▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Heat Transfer Mechanisms and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 66 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 58 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms41Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 41 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 33 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 31 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 30 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…28Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 28 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 27 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 26 fractional worksNonlinear Differential E…25Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 25 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringModeling and SimulationMechanical EngineeringSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 66 works
  2. 2 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 58 works
  3. 3 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 41 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  5. 5 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 30 works
  7. 7 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 28 works
  8. 8 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 27 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 26 works
  10. 10 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 25 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 available67.6%not open32.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.2%domestic only43.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 361% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.