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Prince Sultan University

In research, Prince Sultan University stands highest in Mathematics (#31 of 1,053 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#667 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#587 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Numerical Analysis and Geometry and Topology — Modeling and Simulation is 17.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#860
of 28,054 · #2,713 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#19
of 98
Research works
4.4k
▲ 275% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Prince Sultan 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 #31 of 1,053 32.3%185 #322
Physical SciencesDomain #667 of 12,888 32.5%1,416 #2240
Social SciencesDomain #587 of 10,521 44.3%510 #1444
EngineeringField #541 of 6,636 28.4%553 #1767
Social SciencesField #611 of 6,365 43.5%182 #1389
Computer ScienceField #463 of 4,667 39.1%426 #1255
Information SystemsSubfield #163 of 1,291 44.2%74 #585
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #302 of 1,884 42.6%128 #804
Health SciencesDomain #2,159 of 11,982 25.7%261 #4781
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #563 of 2,318 20.8%130 #1586

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Prince Sultan 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#322 #31
  2. Physical Sciences#2,240 #667
  3. Social Sciences#1,444 #587
  4. Engineering#1,767 #541
  5. Social Sciences#1,389 #611
  6. Computer Science#1,255 #463
  7. Information Systems#585 #163
  8. Artificial Intelligence#804 #302
  9. Health Sciences#4,781 #2,159
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,586 #563
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 Sultan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 17.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 56.1 works18×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 26.7 works14×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 39.8 works11×
  4. MathematicsField · 185.1 works6.9×
  5. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 41.3 works6.3×
  6. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 25.1 works3.6×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.42× its world share, 426 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.95× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.63× its world share, 553 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 66 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 6.93× its world share, 185 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 214 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 51 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 120 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 182 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Prince Sultan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tanzila Saba, Anis Koubâa and Antonio M. Calafiore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Prince Sultan University.

  1. 1 Tanzila Saba Saudi Arabia · #57,274 worldwide 698 citations · 110 works
  2. 2 Anis Koubâa Saudi Arabia · #91,542 worldwide 531 citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Antonio M. Calafiore Saudi Arabia · #147,242 worldwide 178 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Amjad Rehman Saudi Arabia · #177,432 worldwide 452 citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Mohammad Nurunnabi Saudi Arabia · #184,775 worldwide 121 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar Saudi Arabia · #204,353 worldwide 318 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Thabet Abdeljawad Saudi Arabia · #232,660 worldwide 599 citations · 139 works
  8. 8 Mamdouh Alenezi Saudi Arabia · #270,501 worldwide 186 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Moustafa M. Nasralla Saudi Arabia · #362,380 worldwide 101 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Aziz Khan Saudi Arabia · #477,177 worldwide 84 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Prince Sultan University

Which keywords describe research at Prince Sultan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Heat Transfer, Nonlinear Equations, IoT Security, Fractional Calculus, Anomalous Diffusion and Experimental Investigation.

▲ 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 Learning239▲ 3.1×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning206▲ 2.8×85 topics
  3. Heat Transfer76▲ 6.8×13 topics
  4. Healthcare69▲ 2.7×21 topics
  5. Neural Networks67▲ 1.91×39 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence66▲ 2.1×39 topics
  7. Sustainability64▲ 1.16×61 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks60▲ 3.6×14 topics
  9. Nonlinear Equations60▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Renewable Energy58▲ 1.79×37 topics
  11. Internet of Things57▲ 2.9×22 topics
  12. IoT Security52▲ 7.1×3 topics
  13. Security50▲ 3.4×20 topics
  14. Fractional Calculus47▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Risk Management46▲ 4.2×13 topics
  16. Anomalous Diffusion45▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Experimental Investigation44▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Homotopy Analysis Method44▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Random Walk44▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Medical Imaging42▲ 3.6×7 topics
  21. Data Mining41▲ 2.4×17 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration38▲ 5.0×6 topics
  23. Power Electronics37▲ 4.9×7 topics
  24. Security Analysis36▲ 9.1×4 topics
  25. Fixed Point Theorems36▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Metric Spaces36▲ 111×1 topic
  27. Nonlinear Systems34▲ 7.1×8 topics
  28. Applications34▲ 5.4×6 topics
  29. Anomaly Detection33▲ 5.0×5 topics
  30. Cybersecurity32▲ 5.9×6 topics
  31. Thermal Conductivity32▲ 9.1×5 topics
  32. Review29▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Smart Cities29▲ 5.0×7 topics
  34. Nanofluids28▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Viscosity28▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Convective Transport28▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Enhancement28▲ 27×1 topic
  38. 5G Networks27▲ 5.8×5 topics
  39. Boundary Value Problems26▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Controllability24▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Prince Sultan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Fixed Point Theorems Analysis, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer and Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis.

Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 44 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 36 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …28Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 28 fractional worksNonlinear Differential E…22Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 22 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 20 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 17 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…16Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 16 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms16Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 16 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 16 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 15 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationGeometry and TopologyBiomedical EngineeringApplied Mathematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 44 works
  2. 2 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 36 works
  3. 3 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 28 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 22 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 20 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 17 works
  7. 7 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 16 works
  8. 8 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 16 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 15 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 available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.9%domestic only43.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Prince Sultan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 275% 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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