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Saudi Water Authority

In research, Saudi Water Authority stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,434 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,512
of 28,054 · #29,155 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#91
of 98
Research works
246
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Saudi Water Authority known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #15,434 of 21,541 14.7%225

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saudi Water Authority 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).

What does Saudi Water Authority specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 22.2 works7.3×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.74× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.24× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.32× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Saudi Water Authority?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Membrane Distillation, Desalination, Membrane Technology, Capacitive Deionization, Water Desalination, Water Scarcity, Renewable Energy and Photothermal Materials.

▲ 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. Membrane Distillation12▲ 275×2 topics
  2. Desalination12▲ 323×1 topic
  3. Membrane Technology12▲ 241×1 topic
  4. Capacitive Deionization5▲ 300×1 topic
  5. Water Desalination5▲ 300×1 topic
  6. Renewable Energy4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  7. Sustainability4▲ 2.7×6 topics
  8. Climate Change4▲ 2.4×5 topics
  9. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.4×9 topics
  10. Nanoparticles4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  11. Water Scarcity4▲ 72×2 topics
  12. Photothermal Materials3▲ 142×1 topic
  13. Solar Desalination3▲ 142×1 topic
  14. Water3▲ 86×2 topics
  15. Energy3▲ 143×1 topic
  16. Nexus3▲ 143×1 topic
  17. Aquaculture3▲ 17×3 topics
  18. IoT2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Water Quality Monitoring2▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.2×2 topics
  21. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  22. Computer Vision2▲ 14×1 topic
  23. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  24. Sensor Networks2▲ 15×1 topic
  25. Drug Delivery2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  26. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 27×4 topics
  28. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  29. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  30. Water Splitting1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  31. Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing1▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Nanoparticle Encapsulation1▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Visible Light1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Water Treatment1▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Hydrogen Production1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Lithium-ion Batteries1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  37. Fiber Lasers1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Medical Education1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  39. Nanofluidics1▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Nanopores1▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Saudi Water Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Membrane Separation Technologies, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies.

Membrane Separation Tech…12Membrane Separation Technologies: 12 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 5 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 3 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 3 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…2Water Quality Monitoring Technologies: 2 fractional worksElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: 1 fractional worksNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 1 fractional worksMembrane Separation and Gas Transport: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 12 works
  2. 2 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  4. 4 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  5. 5 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  9. 9 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saudi Water Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% 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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