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Saad Specialist Hospital

In research, Saad Specialist Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,440 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,094 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#9,761
of 22,385 · #18,182 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#54
of 91
Research works
776
▲ 128% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%

What is Saad Specialist 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 #4,440 of 9,902 6.5%179 #9760
MedicineField #4,094 of 8,541 5.8%144 #8370

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saad Specialist 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 Saad Specialist Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Saad Specialist Hospital is in Health Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Engineering (9%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 202 fractional works · 61.5% of its workMedicine: 162 fractional works · 49.5% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOral Surgery: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 15.6% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 8.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 13.9% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSaad SpecialistHospital328fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences14%

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
    1. Medicine16249.5%
    2. Health Professions216.5%
    3. Dentistry113.4%
    4. Nursing61.7%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Engineering298.9%
    2. Computer Science103.2%
    3. Environmental Science51.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.5%
    5. Materials Science20.5%
    6. Energy10.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Psychology165.0%
    2. Social Sciences144.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance72.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting51.5%
    5. Decision Sciences30.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology165.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology61.7%
    3. Neuroscience41.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
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: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.06× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.47× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.58× its world share, 162 worksMedicineNursing: 3.42× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.34× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.06×11 works
  2. Nursing3.42×6 works
  3. Medicine2.58×162 works
  4. Health Professions2.47×21 works
  5. Veterinary2.34×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.68×6 works
  7. Psychology1.63×16 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×7 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×16 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.87×3 works
  11. Neuroscience0.77×4 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×1 works
  13. Engineering0.59×29 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.58×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×5 works
  16. Computer Science0.41×10 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×2 works
  18. Energy0.34×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.34×14 works
  20. Environmental Science0.28×4 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×3 works
  22. Materials Science0.15×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.13×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.12×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.06×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Saad Specialist Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Rabie Adel El Arab, Abbas Saleh Al Mutair and Saleh Altuwaijri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saad Specialist Hospital.

  1. 1 Rabie Adel El Arab Saudi Arabia · #16,689 worldwide 11k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Abbas Saleh Al Mutair Saudi Arabia · #792,332 worldwide 5.8k citations · 220 works
  3. 3 Saleh Altuwaijri Saudi Arabia · #1,188,450 worldwide 5.3k citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Chandni Saha Saudi Arabia · #2,666,771 worldwide 114 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 KAHTAN ABEDALRHMAN Saudi Arabia · #3,294,695 worldwide 0 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Khalid Obeid Dhafar Saudi Arabia · #3,859,372 worldwide 552 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Tarek El-Maghraby Saudi Arabia · #4,554,177 worldwide 397 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Zainab Almoosa Saudi Arabia · #4,592,326 worldwide 206 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Hameed Aljawad Saudi Arabia · #5,421,998 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Daniyal Saudi Arabia · #5,452,362 worldwide 21 citations · 14 works
All ranked researchers at Saad Specialist Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Saad Specialist Hospital?

The most cited paper from Saad Specialist Hospital is "The SCARE 2018 statement: Updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines" (Riaz Agha et al., 2018), with 2,340 citations. Next come "Corticosteroid Therapy for Critically Ill Patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome" (1,208) and "The PROCESS 2018 statement: Updating Consensus Preferred Reporting Of CasE Series in Surgery (PROCESS) guidelines" (910).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The SCARE 2018 statement: Updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines Riaz Agha et al. · International Journal of Surgery Open access 18 Oct 2018 2,340
2 Corticosteroid Therapy for Critically Ill Patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Yaseen M. Arabi et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 21 Nov 2017 1,208
3 The PROCESS 2018 statement: Updating Consensus Preferred Reporting Of CasE Series in Surgery (PROCESS) guidelines Riaz Agha et al. · International Journal of Surgery Open access 22 Oct 2018 910
4 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
5 Kinetics of viral load and antibody response in relation to COVID-19 severity Yanqun Wang et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 7 Jul 2020 602
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saad Specialist Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Surgical Management, Treatment, Management and Pathophysiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 2.9×106 topics
  2. Quality of Life17▲ 3.5×41 topics
  3. Inflammation14▲ 2.1×49 topics
  4. Machine Learning13▲ 1.16×25 topics
  5. Risk Factors12▲ 3.3×31 topics
  6. Treatment11▲ 2.8×42 topics
  7. Diagnosis9▲ 3.0×35 topics
  8. Management9▲ 3.5×26 topics
  9. Mental Health9▲ 1.94×21 topics
  10. Public Health8▲ 1.74×25 topics
  11. Surgical Management8▲ 6.0×18 topics
  12. COVID-198▲ 1.75×19 topics
  13. Complications8▲ 4.6×17 topics
  14. Depression7▲ 2.6×12 topics
  15. Pandemic7▲ 2.1×8 topics
  16. Pathophysiology6▲ 6.8×11 topics
  17. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 4.8×11 topics
  18. Big Data6▲ 1.97×9 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Prevention6▲ 4.1×13 topics
  21. Global Burden6▲ 3.1×12 topics
  22. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 5.3×9 topics
  23. Vibration Analysis5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  24. Immune Response5▲ 2.8×13 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-25▲ 5.3×6 topics
  26. Primary Care5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  27. Diabetes5▲ 3.1×13 topics
  28. Drilling Fluids5▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Well Integrity5▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Guidelines5▲ 3.1×12 topics
  31. Rehabilitation5▲ 3.6×11 topics
  32. Quality Improvement4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  33. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  34. Elderly4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  35. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  36. Health System Reform4▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Low- and Middle-Income Countries4▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Health Financing4▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Universal Coverage4▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Predictive Maintenance3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Saad Specialist Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Drilling and Well Engineering, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Oil and Gas Production Techniques and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 4 works
  3. 3 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  6. 6 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 2 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 available62.0%not open38.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.7%domestic only62.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saad Specialist Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 128% higher 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 Saad Specialist Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Saad Specialist Hospital0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saad Specialist 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%Saad Specialist Hospital11.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.3% in 2025.

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