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Qassim University

In research, Qassim University stands highest in Health Sciences (#238 of 11,982 worldwide), Mathematics (#22 of 1,053 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#496 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Numerical Analysis, General Dentistry and Orthodontics — Numerical Analysis is 11.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#473
of 28,054 · #1,675 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#8
of 98
Research works
11k
▲ 171% vs 2013–17
Citations
126k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Qassim 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 #238 of 11,982 17.9%1,504 #1088
MathematicsField #22 of 1,053 21.6%337 #345
Physical SciencesDomain #496 of 12,888 23.2%2,273 #1785
MedicineField #574 of 10,443 18.1%1,077 #1803
Health ProfessionsField #117 of 1,928 22.3%146 #722
DentistryField #27 of 367 12.8%221 #144
Life SciencesDomain #603 of 7,800 26.6%650 #1645
EngineeringField #542 of 6,636 22.5%670 #1735
Computer ScienceField #384 of 4,667 28.2%544 #1341
Applied MathematicsSubfield #14 of 137 23.3%91 #181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Qassim 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#1,088 #238
  2. Mathematics#345 #22
  3. Physical Sciences#1,785 #496
  4. Medicine#1,803 #574
  5. Health Professions#722 #117
  6. Dentistry#144 #27
  7. Life Sciences#1,645 #603
  8. Engineering#1,735 #542
  9. Computer Science#1,341 #384
  10. Applied Mathematics#181 #14
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 Qassim University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Numerical Analysis takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 51.1 works11×
  2. General DentistrySubfield · 25.1 works11×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 61.1 works10×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 91.0 works8.8×
  5. DentistryField · 220.9 works8.5×
  6. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 62.6 works8.4×
  7. PeriodonticsSubfield · 43.6 works6.0×
  8. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 90.6 works5.9×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 250 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 245 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 54 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.56× its world share, 48 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.30× its world share, 109 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 544 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.22× its world share, 60 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 670 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 168 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.27× its world share, 237 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.35× its world share, 337 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 117 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.50× its world share, 221 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 146 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 1,077 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.26× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 166 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 74 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 87 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 159 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 342 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Qassim University?

Ranked on the composite score, Fahad A. Alhumaydhi, Arshad Husain Rahmani and Tarek Moulahi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qassim University.

  1. 1 Fahad A. Alhumaydhi Saudi Arabia · #84,494 worldwide 359 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Arshad Husain Rahmani Saudi Arabia · #191,592 worldwide 131 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Tarek Moulahi Saudi Arabia · #296,791 worldwide 152 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 M.M. Fathi Saudi Arabia · #316,651 worldwide 82 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Anis Omri Saudi Arabia · #331,979 worldwide 226 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Emad M. Abdallah Saudi Arabia · #344,610 worldwide 95 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 S. Sivasankaran Saudi Arabia · #366,794 worldwide 220 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Ahmad Almatroudi Saudi Arabia · #416,606 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Amjad Ali Khan Saudi Arabia · #450,525 worldwide 88 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Abdul Razzaq Ghumman Saudi Arabia · #464,413 worldwide 63 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Qassim University

Which keywords describe research at Qassim University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Nonlinear Equations, Deep Learning, Language Teaching, Antioxidant, Oxidative Stress and Fractional Calculus.

▲ 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. Epidemiology273▲ 1.29×131 topics
  2. Machine Learning246▲ 1.40×83 topics
  3. Deep Learning206◆ 1.13×73 topics
  4. Inflammation140▲ 1.26×82 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress134▲ 1.53×60 topics
  6. Quality of Life114▲ 1.47×51 topics
  7. COVID-19107▲ 1.46×24 topics
  8. Antioxidant104▲ 2.8×51 topics
  9. Nanoparticles97▲ 1.44×41 topics
  10. Healthcare93▲ 1.54×21 topics
  11. Nanomaterials92▲ 1.62×19 topics
  12. Renewable Energy92▲ 1.19×36 topics
  13. Cancer91▲ 1.27×57 topics
  14. Nonlinear Equations87▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Language Teaching77▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity76▲ 2.2×31 topics
  17. Online Learning73▲ 1.64×17 topics
  18. Diabetes69▲ 2.6×21 topics
  19. Fractional Calculus55▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants53▲ 2.5×19 topics
  21. Controllability53▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Anomalous Diffusion51▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Homotopy Analysis Method49▲ 20×1 topic
  24. Random Walk49▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Anti-inflammatory47▲ 3.2×29 topics
  26. Medicinal Chemistry47▲ 3.1×12 topics
  27. Second Language Acquisition47▲ 9.9×3 topics
  28. Boundary Value Problems46▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Corpus Linguistics45▲ 3.9×5 topics
  30. Nonlinear Systems44▲ 3.9×8 topics
  31. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation39▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Corrective Feedback38▲ 10×1 topic
  33. L2 Motivation38▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Numerical Methods35▲ 7.8×5 topics
  35. Fractional Differential Equations34▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Semilinear Differential Equations34▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Dental Caries33▲ 6.3×2 topics
  38. Solitons33▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Dental Materials32▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Restorative Dentistry32▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Qassim University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis and Dental materials and restorations.

Fractional Differential …49Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 49 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…38EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 38 fractional worksNonlinear Differential E…34Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 34 fractional worksDental materials and res…32Dental materials and restorations: 32 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 30 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 26 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…25Dental Research and COVID-19: 25 fractional worksDifferential Equations and Numerical Methods: 24 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 24 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…23Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 23 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationLanguage and LinguisticsApplied MathematicsOrthodontics5 others

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

  1. 1 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 49 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 38 works
  3. 3 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 34 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 32 works
  5. 5 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 30 works
  6. 6 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 26 works
  7. 7 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 25 works
  8. 8 Differential Equations and Numerical Methods Numerical Analysis 24 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 24 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 23 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 available70.5%not open29.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Qassim University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 171% 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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