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Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital

In research, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,247 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,439 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,279 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Dentistry — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,013
of 28,054 · #10,961 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#48
of 98
Research works
3.3k
▲ 94% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Riyadh Armed Forces 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 #2,247 of 11,982 5.0%706 #2995
MedicineField #2,439 of 10,443 4.9%593 #2813
Life SciencesDomain #5,279 of 7,800 6.5%102 #6986
Health ProfessionsField #1,319 of 1,928 6.5%66 #2650
Social SciencesDomain #8,990 of 10,521 11.1%69 #14461
SurgerySubfield #1,602 of 1,816 3.5%89 #2225
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,461 of 3,579 5.4%64 #5953

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Riyadh Armed Forces 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).

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#2,995 #2,247
  2. Medicine#2,813 #2,439
  3. Life Sciences#6,986 #5,279
  4. Health Professions#2,650 #1,319
  5. Social Sciences#14,461 #8,990
  6. Surgery#2,225 #1,602
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,953 #3,461
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 Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 52.2 works11×
  2. DentistryField · 33.0 works7.5×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.48× its world share, 33 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.73× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.39× its world share, 593 worksMedicineNursing: 2.43× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.51× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Jacobs, Asirvatham Alwin Robert and Anton Berg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital.

  1. 1 S. Jacobs Saudi Arabia · #291,686 worldwide 73 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Asirvatham Alwin Robert Saudi Arabia · #378,223 worldwide 103 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Anton Berg Saudi Arabia · #530,287 worldwide 58 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 David P. Hamilton Saudi Arabia · #851,839 worldwide 4 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Abdul Haleem Saudi Arabia · #1,035,721 worldwide 25 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 D. Hamilton Saudi Arabia · #1,185,621 worldwide 45 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Mohammad Tariq Saudi Arabia · #1,350,977 worldwide 28 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Mostafa Kofi Saudi Arabia · #1,453,579 worldwide 10 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Aida I. Al‐Aqeel Saudi Arabia · #1,486,946 worldwide 12 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Brahim Tabarki Saudi Arabia · #1,492,690 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diabetes, Complications, Glycemic Control, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology114▲ 3.1×116 topics
  2. Inflammation54▲ 2.9×71 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease41▲ 4.1×31 topics
  4. Quality of Life41▲ 3.1×43 topics
  5. Diabetes41▲ 9.1×14 topics
  6. Treatment40▲ 3.6×46 topics
  7. Complications40▲ 8.7×17 topics
  8. Glycemic Control34▲ 24×4 topics
  9. Depression34▲ 4.2×20 topics
  10. Diagnosis32▲ 3.7×37 topics
  11. Risk Factors31▲ 3.1×30 topics
  12. COVID-1928▲ 2.3×19 topics
  13. Primary Care27▲ 7.8×12 topics
  14. Insulin Therapy25▲ 23×3 topics
  15. Management24▲ 3.3×28 topics
  16. Quality Improvement22▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome21▲ 2.8×21 topics
  18. Obesity20▲ 3.0×17 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction20▲ 7.0×10 topics
  20. Surgical Management20▲ 5.3×20 topics
  21. Type 1 Diabetes19▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Global Burden18▲ 3.8×12 topics
  23. Clinical Trials18▲ 3.0×18 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors18▲ 4.5×14 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations17▲ 4.2×23 topics
  26. Pathogenesis17▲ 3.6×21 topics
  27. Prevention16▲ 4.3×15 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines16▲ 6.1×9 topics
  29. Mortality16▲ 3.0×12 topics
  30. Continuous Glucose Monitoring16▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Hypoglycemia16▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Heart Failure15▲ 3.8×12 topics
  33. Guidelines15▲ 3.5×12 topics
  34. Weight Loss14▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Clinical Outcomes14▲ 7.3×6 topics
  36. Elderly14▲ 6.2×5 topics
  37. Type 2 Diabetes13▲ 6.4×5 topics
  38. Healthcare Workers12▲ 5.5×4 topics
  39. Chronic Pain12▲ 6.0×5 topics
  40. Chronic Disease Management11▲ 6.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes Management and Research, Diabetes Management and Education, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Health and Well-being Studies.

Diabetes Management and …16Diabetes Management and Research: 16 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health8COVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…8Health and Well-being Studies: 8 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 6 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 6 fractional worksDietary Effects on Health5Dietary Effects on Health: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…5Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic D…5Metabolism and Genetic Disorders: 5 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular…5Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 5 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismClinical PsychologyGeneral DentistryPhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 16 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 9 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 8 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  6. 6 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 6 works
  7. 7 Dietary Effects on Health Physiology 5 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 5 works
  9. 9 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 94% 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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