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Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)

In research, Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,126 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,622
of 28,054 · #13,716 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#68
of 98
Research works
531
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,126 of 12,888 14.8%90 #7950

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia) 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: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 11.63× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.17× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 10.52× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.16× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hicham Idriss lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia).

  1. 1 Hicham Idriss Saudi Arabia · #285,174 worldwide 546 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)

Which keywords describe research at Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Catalysts, Catalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Electrocatalysis, Nanoparticles and Energy Conversion.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials13▲ 9.8×10 topics
  2. Water Splitting10▲ 23×4 topics
  3. Nanoparticles9▲ 5.5×14 topics
  4. Catalysts9▲ 35×3 topics
  5. Catalysis8▲ 9.6×11 topics
  6. Metal-Organic Frameworks8▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Electrocatalysis8▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Energy Conversion7▲ 28×1 topic
  9. Oxygen Reduction7▲ 44×1 topic
  10. Energy Storage7▲ 8.3×7 topics
  11. Nanocomposites6▲ 6.2×12 topics
  12. Cathode Materials6▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Rechargeable Batteries5▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties5▲ 4.1×8 topics
  15. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries4▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.0×12 topics
  17. Zinc Anode4▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Graphene4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  19. Recycling4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  20. Depression3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  21. Conducting Polymers3▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Selective Oxidation3▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Rheology3▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Visible Light3▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Ceria3▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Oxidation3▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Nanostructures3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  28. CO2 Reduction3▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Semiconductor3▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Solar Energy3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Hydrogen Production2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  33. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes2▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Proton Exchange Membranes2▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Photocatalyst2▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Plasmonic2▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Polymer Composites2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  38. Metal Oxides2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Hydrogenation2▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Materials2▲ 7.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced battery technologies research, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Fuel Cells and Related Materials.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…7Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 7 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 3 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksPolymer crystallization …2Polymer crystallization and properties: 2 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 2 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 1 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 1 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  2. 2 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  7. 7 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 1 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  10. 10 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.9%domestic only54.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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