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Shaqra University

In research, Shaqra University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,016 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,493 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,646 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,507
of 28,054 · #4,352 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#24
of 98
Research works
3.2k
▲ 231% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Shaqra University 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 #1,016 of 11,982 18.4%345 #2625
Physical SciencesDomain #1,493 of 12,888 27.0%687 #3880
Social SciencesDomain #1,646 of 10,521 26.1%361 #3805
Social SciencesField #1,265 of 6,365 23.3%146 #3045
MedicineField #2,570 of 10,443 16.6%286 #6463
EngineeringField #1,689 of 6,636 24.7%203 #4093
Life SciencesDomain #2,307 of 7,800 24.5%249 #5332
Computer ScienceField #1,396 of 4,667 31.5%209 #2815
Materials ScienceField #1,024 of 2,468 25.7%93 #2647
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,258 of 2,578 32.7%81 #2329

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shaqra 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 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#2,625 #1,016
  2. Physical Sciences#3,880 #1,493
  3. Social Sciences#3,805 #1,646
  4. Social Sciences#3,045 #1,265
  5. Medicine#6,463 #2,570
  6. Engineering#4,093 #1,689
  7. Life Sciences#5,332 #2,307
  8. Computer Science#2,815 #1,396
  9. Materials Science#2,647 #1,024
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#2,329 #1,258
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.

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: 1.00× its world share, 78 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 107 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.57× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.36× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.87× its world share, 48 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 209 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 203 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.62× its world share, 93 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.86× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 286 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 80 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 146 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shaqra University?

Ranked on the composite score, Aqeel Ahmad, Jonas Preposi Cruz and Mohamed A. Essa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shaqra University.

  1. 1 Aqeel Ahmad Saudi Arabia · #60,804 worldwide 695 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Jonas Preposi Cruz Saudi Arabia · #626,656 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Mohamed A. Essa Saudi Arabia · #1,299,330 worldwide 87 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Arshad Saudi Arabia · #1,387,006 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Abdelsalam Adam Hamid Saudi Arabia · #1,627,369 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Shaqra University

Which keywords describe research at Shaqra University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Healthcare, IoT Security, Supply Chain Management, Epidemiology, Antioxidant and Security.

▲ 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. Machine Learning128▲ 2.4×67 topics
  2. Deep Learning96▲ 1.70×68 topics
  3. Epidemiology74◆ 1.14×108 topics
  4. Healthcare59▲ 3.2×17 topics
  5. Inflammation47▲ 1.37×75 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management43▲ 2.8×19 topics
  7. Cancer39▲ 1.78×53 topics
  8. Internet of Things38▲ 2.6×18 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress37▲ 1.39×57 topics
  10. Antioxidant37▲ 3.3×48 topics
  11. Security36▲ 3.4×16 topics
  12. Nanomaterials34▲ 1.98×18 topics
  13. Nanoparticles34▲ 1.65×38 topics
  14. IoT Security34▲ 6.4×3 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity27▲ 2.6×28 topics
  16. Smart Cities26▲ 6.3×6 topics
  17. Medicinal Plants26▲ 4.0×15 topics
  18. Corporate Governance25▲ 2.1×15 topics
  19. Risk Management24▲ 3.0×12 topics
  20. Cybersecurity23▲ 5.9×6 topics
  21. Privacy23▲ 4.8×5 topics
  22. Synthesis23▲ 3.8×30 topics
  23. Digital Transformation23▲ 2.6×9 topics
  24. IoT22▲ 3.7×11 topics
  25. Anomaly Detection22▲ 4.5×5 topics
  26. Anti-inflammatory20▲ 4.4×25 topics
  27. Antimicrobial20▲ 4.3×14 topics
  28. Medicinal Chemistry20▲ 4.3×10 topics
  29. Pharmacology19▲ 4.8×16 topics
  30. Organizational Performance19▲ 4.7×10 topics
  31. Security Analysis16▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Antimicrobial Activity16▲ 5.8×7 topics
  33. Smart Contracts16▲ 5.9×2 topics
  34. Intrusion Detection16▲ 6.4×4 topics
  35. Anticancer Agents15▲ 6.2×11 topics
  36. Cryptocurrencies15▲ 6.6×1 topic
  37. Energy Sector15▲ 6.6×1 topic
  38. Behavioral Analysis14▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. DDoS Attacks14▲ 6.8×1 topic
  40. Social Media Marketing13▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Shaqra University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Organizational and Employee Performance and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Blockchain Technology Ap…15Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 15 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…14Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 14 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 13 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 11 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 11 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 10 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…9Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 9 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 9 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 9 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 15 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 12 works
  5. 5 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 11 works
  6. 6 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  7. 7 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 10 works
  8. 8 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 9 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 9 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 9 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.3%domestic only52.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shaqra University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 231% higher than in 2013–2017.

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