Riyadh Elm University
In research, Riyadh Elm University stands highest in Dentistry (#178 of 405 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,965 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,813 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentistry (General Dentistry is 88.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,967 of 22,385 · #11,288 all time
- Rank in Saudi Arabia
- #42 of 91
- Research works
- 2k ▲ 16% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 23k 11.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.9% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.89× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 54% world 40%
- International
- 24% world 18%
What is Riyadh Elm University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DentistryField | #178 of 405 | 8.9% | 143 | #416 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #4,965 of 9,902 | 9.1% | 323 | #11009 | |
| MedicineField | #4,813 of 8,541 | 7.7% | 144 | #10509 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,870 of 10,670 | 12.2% | 64 | #11822 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Riyadh Elm 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Dentistry#416 #178
- Health Sciences#11,009 #4,965
- Medicine#10,509 #4,813
- Physical Sciences#11,822 #8,870
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Riyadh Elm University work in?
In 2022-now, 64% of research at Riyadh Elm University is in Health Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Dentistry (27%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences35964.4%
- Medicine16429.5%
- Dentistry15127.2%
- Health Professions376.6%
- Nursing61.0%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Physical Sciences8014.4%
- Computer Science295.1%
- Engineering264.6%
- Environmental Science81.5%
- Materials Science71.3%
- Chemistry50.9%
- Energy20.3%
- Physics and Astronomy10.3%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
- Mathematics10.2%
- Chemical Engineering00.1%
- Social Sciences6211.2%
- Life Sciences5610.0%
What does Riyadh Elm University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Dentistry takes 88.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- General DentistrySubfield · 21.4 works88×
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 38.8 works62×
- DentistryField · 151.4 works56×
- Oral SurgerySubfield · 58.8 works55×
- PeriodonticsSubfield · 32.4 works43×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 56.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry56.03×151 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.88×8 works
- Health Professions2.52×37 works
- Nursing2.08×6 works
- Medicine1.53×164 works
- Psychology1.04×18 works
- Veterinary0.87×1 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×23 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.72×4 works
- Computer Science0.66×29 works
- Neuroscience0.62×6 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×15 works
- Decision Sciences0.56×3 works
- Chemistry0.55×5 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×6 works
- Arts and Humanities0.46×8 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.38×7 works
- Materials Science0.37×7 works
- Engineering0.31×26 works
- Social Sciences0.30×21 works
- Energy0.29×2 works
- Environmental Science0.29×8 works
- Mathematics0.19×1 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×1 works
- Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.11×1 works
- Dentistry 56.0×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 3.9×
- Health Professions 2.5×
- Nursing 2.1×
- Medicine 1.5×
- Psychology 1.0×
- Veterinary 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.4×
- Materials Science 0.4×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Energy 0.3×
- Environmental Science 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Riyadh Elm University?
Ranked on the quality score, Khalid Al‐Mugheed, Khalid Al‐Mugheed and Md. Mobin Akhtar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Riyadh Elm University.
- 1
Khalid Al‐Mugheed
Saudi Arabia · #218,675 worldwide 1.1k citations · 60 works
- 2
Khalid Al‐Mugheed
Saudi Arabia · #895,810 worldwide 474 citations · 21 works
- 3
Md. Mobin Akhtar
Saudi Arabia · #2,235,141 worldwide 406 citations · 33 works
- 4
Tahani Mohammed Ameen Alrahbeni
Saudi Arabia · #2,258,223 worldwide 411 citations · 24 works
- 5
Mansour K. A. Assery
Saudi Arabia · #2,396,461 worldwide 1.1k citations · 56 works
- 6
Mohammad Saquib Ashraf
Saudi Arabia · #2,409,500 worldwide 709 citations · 23 works
- 7
Ateet Kakti
Saudi Arabia · #2,663,981 worldwide 294 citations · 16 works
- 8
Omar Alshargi
Saudi Arabia · #2,992,429 worldwide 332 citations · 22 works
- 9
Mohammad Ramadan Rayyan
Saudi Arabia · #3,036,996 worldwide 558 citations · 35 works
- 10
Riad Souissi
Saudi Arabia · #3,118,550 worldwide 476 citations · 21 works
Which keywords describe research at Riyadh Elm University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, COVID-19, Dental Caries, Virtual Reality, Infection Control, Clinical Trials and Aerosols.
- Local Anesthetics
- Behavioral Interventions
- Dental Esthetics
- Social Determinants
- Oral Microbiome
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Peri-implant Diseases
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Mineral Trioxide Aggregate
- Bone Regeneration
- Cone-Beam CT
- Psychological Factors
- Periodontal Disease
- Restorative Dentistry
- Transmission Routes
- Aerosols
- Virtual Reality
- Risk Factors
- Artificial Intelligence
- Quality of Life
- Epidemiology
- COVID-19
- Clinical Trials
- Dental Caries
- Infection Control
- Dental Practice
- Dental Materials
- Prevention
- Global Burden
- Osteoporosis
- Dental Imaging
- Revascularization
- Root Canal Irrigants
- Dental Implants
- Oral Health
- Fluoride
- Periodontal Diseases
- Remineralization
- Orthodontic Tooth Movement
- Dental Anxiety
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
- Epidemiology56▲ 2.5×85 topics
- Quality of Life53▲ 6.5×33 topics
- COVID-1933▲ 4.6×19 topics
- Artificial Intelligence26▲ 3.2×16 topics
- Clinical Trials25▲ 6.7×14 topics
- Risk Factors25▲ 4.0×19 topics
- Dental Caries25▲ 44×2 topics
- Virtual Reality24▲ 8.9×6 topics
- Infection Control24▲ 51×2 topics
- Aerosols21▲ 55×2 topics
- Dental Practice21▲ 90×1 topic
- Transmission Routes21▲ 90×1 topic
- Dental Materials20▲ 66×1 topic
- Restorative Dentistry20▲ 66×1 topic
- Prevention19▲ 8.3×14 topics
- Periodontal Disease18▲ 53×2 topics
- Global Burden17▲ 5.6×11 topics
- Psychological Factors17▲ 14×5 topics
- Osteoporosis16▲ 34×3 topics
- Cone-Beam CT16▲ 55×1 topic
- Dental Imaging16▲ 55×1 topic
- Bone Regeneration16▲ 24×2 topics
- Revascularization15▲ 17×3 topics
- Mineral Trioxide Aggregate15▲ 70×1 topic
- Root Canal Irrigants15▲ 70×1 topic
- Diabetes Mellitus15▲ 13×7 topics
- Dental Implants14▲ 53×1 topic
- Peri-implant Diseases14▲ 53×1 topic
- Oral Health14▲ 43×3 topics
- Orthognathic Surgery14▲ 47×2 topics
- Fluoride13▲ 41×2 topics
- Oral Microbiome12▲ 38×1 topic
- Periodontal Diseases12▲ 38×1 topic
- Social Determinants12▲ 11×3 topics
- Remineralization12▲ 51×1 topic
- Dental Esthetics12▲ 54×1 topic
- Orthodontic Tooth Movement12▲ 54×1 topic
- Behavioral Interventions10▲ 22×2 topics
- Dental Anxiety10▲ 80×1 topic
- Local Anesthetics10▲ 80×1 topic
Which research topics does Riyadh Elm University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Dental Research and COVID-19, Dental materials and restorations, Dental Radiography and Imaging and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 21 works
- 2 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 20 works
- 3 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 16 works
- 4 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 15 works
- 5 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 14 works
- 6 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 12 works
- 7 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 12 works
- 8 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 12 works
- 9 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 10 works
- 10 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 7 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Riyadh Elm University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Riyadh Elm University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.
Fractional works of Riyadh Elm University 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 2016.
Other research institutions in Riyadh
- King Saud University
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
- Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
- Prince Sultan University
- Majmaah University
- National Guard Health Affairs
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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