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Qatif Central Hospital

In research, Qatif Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,738 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,362 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,093
of 22,385 · #25,582 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#85
of 91
Research works
484
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.5k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Qatif Central Hospital

What is Qatif Central Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,738 of 9,902 4.1%82 #9526
MedicineField #5,362 of 8,541 4.0%73 #8838

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Qatif Central Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Qatif Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 89 fractional works · 80.1% of its workMedicine: 80 fractional works · 71.7% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 17.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKQatif CentralHospital111fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8071.7%
    2. Health Professions76.4%
    3. Dentistry21.4%
    4. Nursing10.6%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology65.2%
    2. Neuroscience22.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Psychology32.4%
    2. Social Sciences22.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering21.7%
    2. Environmental Science00.4%
    3. Materials Science00.4%
    4. Computer Science00.4%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.85× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.43× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× 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.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.73×80 works
  2. Dentistry2.85×2 works
  3. Health Professions2.43×7 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.86×2 works
  5. Neuroscience1.23×2 works
  6. Nursing1.16×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×6 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×0 works
  9. Psychology0.78×3 works
  10. Veterinary0.66×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.22×0 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.17×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  18. Engineering0.11×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  21. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Qatif Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Jumana Mansour Al-Jishi, Salah Abohelaika and Arif Al-Hamad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qatif Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Jumana Mansour Al-Jishi Saudi Arabia · #2,421,094 worldwide 447 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Salah Abohelaika Saudi Arabia · #3,300,044 worldwide 311 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Arif Al-Hamad Saudi Arabia · #4,273,116 worldwide 323 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Ali H. Al‐Jam'a Saudi Arabia · #4,309,677 worldwide 483 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Alya Hassan Alhajjaj Saudi Arabia · #4,513,806 worldwide 201 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Hussain Abdullali Albaharna Saudi Arabia · #4,751,192 worldwide 92 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Ahmed H. Al Salem Saudi Arabia · #4,921,190 worldwide 207 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Hussain A. Abusrair Saudi Arabia · #5,072,848 worldwide 145 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Manaf Aljishi Saudi Arabia · #5,200,378 worldwide 48 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Ali Magzoub Elbashier Saudi Arabia · #5,204,411 worldwide 255 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Qatif Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Qatif Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Qatif Central Hospital is "SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-COV: A comparative overview" (Ali Ahmed Rabaan, Shamsah H. Al-Ahmed, Shafiul Haque et al., 2020), with 622 citations. Next come "The effect of cryotherapy on nerve conduction velocity, pain threshold and pain tolerance" (446) and "Role of Inflammatory Cytokines in COVID-19 Patients: A Review on Molecular Mechanisms, Immune Functions, Immunopathology and Immunomodulatory Drugs to Counter Cytokine Storm" (263).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-COV: A comparative overview Ali Ahmed Rabaan, Shamsah H. Al-Ahmed, Shafiul Haque et al. · PubMed 15 Apr 2020 622
2 The effect of cryotherapy on nerve conduction velocity, pain threshold and pain tolerance Amin A. Al-Gafly, Keith George · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 15 Jan 2007 446
3 Role of Inflammatory Cytokines in COVID-19 Patients: A Review on Molecular Mechanisms, Immune Functions, Immunopathology and Immunomodulatory Drugs to Counter Cytokine Storm Ali Ahmed Rabaan, Shamsah H. Al-Ahmed, Javed Muhammad et al. · Vaccines Open access 29 Apr 2021 263
4 Characterizing the morbid genome of ciliopathies Ciliopathy WorkingGroup et al. · Genome biology Open access 28 Nov 2016 172
5 Spread of Terbinafine-Resistant Trichophyton mentagrophytes Type VIII (India) in Germany–“The Tip of the Iceberg?” Pietro Nenoff et al. · Journal of Fungi Open access 5 Oct 2020 170
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Qatif Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Treatment, Diagnosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Genetic Regulation, Sickle-cell Disease and Thalassemia.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology18▲ 4.1×68 topics
  2. Quality of Life9▲ 5.8×28 topics
  3. Treatment8▲ 5.6×25 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 2.5×26 topics
  5. Diagnosis5▲ 4.8×20 topics
  6. Risk Factors5▲ 3.9×21 topics
  7. Genetics4▲ 5.6×11 topics
  8. Genetic Regulation4▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 26×2 topics
  10. Sickle-cell Disease4▲ 83×1 topic
  11. Thalassemia4▲ 83×1 topic
  12. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  13. Endoscopic Surgery4▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Fistulas4▲ 90×2 topics
  15. COVID-193▲ 2.4×13 topics
  16. Hemorrhoids3▲ 166×1 topic
  17. Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy3▲ 166×1 topic
  18. Surgical Management3▲ 7.4×13 topics
  19. Pandemic3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.4×15 topics
  21. Pathophysiology3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  23. Management3▲ 3.1×17 topics
  24. Complications2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  26. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  27. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.0×10 topics
  28. Stem Cells2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  29. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks2▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Enteric Nervous System2▲ 43×2 topics
  31. SARS-CoV-22▲ 6.0×6 topics
  32. Nasoseptal Flap2▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Skull Base Reconstruction2▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Hirschsprung Disease2▲ 147×1 topic
  35. Neural Crest Cells2▲ 147×1 topic
  36. Anal Cancer2▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Chemoradiation2▲ 24×1 topic
  38. MRI Imaging2▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Reproductive Outcome2▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Qatif Central Hospital publish most on?

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

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 4 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical Oncology: 2 fractional worksCongenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies: 2 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 2 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal conditions: 1 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and…1Diverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 1 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional works
GeneticsSurgeryOtorhinolaryngologyObstetrics and Gynecology2 others

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

  1. 1 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 4 works
  2. 2 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 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 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  7. 7 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  9. 9 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Qatif Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Qatif Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Qatif Central Hospital0.00064% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Qatif Central Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Qatif Central Hospital4.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.4% in 2021.

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