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Qatif Central Hospital

In research, Qatif Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,052 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,755 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,050
of 28,054 · #35,763 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#93
of 98
Research works
484
▲ 124% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Qatif Central Hospital 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 #8,052 of 11,982 6.3%82 #13934
MedicineField #9,755 of 10,443 5.3%73 #12817

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Qatif Central Hospital 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).

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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.96× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.53× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.72× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Qatif Central Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmed H. Al‐Salem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qatif Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Ahmed H. Al‐Salem Saudi Arabia · #1,031,898 worldwide 61 citations · 119 works
All ranked researchers at Qatif Central Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Qatif Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Treatment, Genetics, Diagnosis, Fistulas, Hemorrhoids and Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 4.1×65 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 5.8×27 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 5.6×24 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 2.5×25 topics
  5. Diagnosis4▲ 4.7×19 topics
  6. Risk Factors4▲ 3.9×20 topics
  7. Genetics4▲ 6.0×11 topics
  8. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  9. Fistulas4▲ 96×2 topics
  10. Hemorrhoids3▲ 177×1 topic
  11. Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy3▲ 177×1 topic
  12. Endoscopic Surgery3▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Genetic Regulation3▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 23×2 topics
  15. COVID-193▲ 2.3×13 topics
  16. Sickle-cell Disease3▲ 75×1 topic
  17. Thalassemia3▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Surgical Management3▲ 7.4×12 topics
  19. Pandemic3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  20. Pathophysiology3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 4.7×9 topics
  22. Management2▲ 3.1×16 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  24. Stem Cells2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  25. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks2▲ 43×2 topics
  26. Enteric Nervous System2▲ 49×2 topics
  27. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Complications2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  29. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  30. Nasoseptal Flap2▲ 54×1 topic
  31. SARS-CoV-22▲ 5.8×6 topics
  32. Skull Base Reconstruction2▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Hirschsprung Disease2▲ 168×1 topic
  34. Neural Crest Cells2▲ 168×1 topic
  35. Anal Cancer2▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Chemoradiation2▲ 26×1 topic
  37. MRI Imaging2▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Reproductive Outcome2▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Fetal Surgery2▲ 27×3 topics
  40. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Qatif Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies.

Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 3 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical O…2Head and Neck Surgical Oncology: 2 fractional worksCongenital gastrointesti…2Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies: 2 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 2 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksGynecological conditions…1Gynecological conditions and treatments: 1 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 1 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal conditions: 1 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 1 fractional works
SurgeryGeneticsObstetrics and GynecologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  8. 8 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  10. 10 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 1 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Qatif Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 124% 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.