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Taif University

In research, Taif University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#429 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#420 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#392 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Numerical Analysis and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics — Modeling and Simulation is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#525
of 28,054 · #1,689 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#12
of 98
Research works
9.9k
▲ 178% vs 2013–17
Citations
143k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Taif 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
Physical SciencesDomain #429 of 12,888 25.8%2,444 #1470
Health SciencesDomain #420 of 11,982 18.7%905 #1478
EngineeringField #392 of 6,636 24.1%821 #1360
MedicineField #893 of 10,443 17.2%725 #2268
MathematicsField #95 of 1,053 28.1%169 #533
Computer ScienceField #439 of 4,667 35.6%433 #1067
Materials ScienceField #246 of 2,468 25.2%427 #1062
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #101 of 705 39.0%75 #557
Information SystemsSubfield #190 of 1,291 39.2%74 #557
Life SciencesDomain #1,152 of 7,800 26.7%656 #2658

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Taif 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. Physical Sciences#1,470 #429
  2. Health Sciences#1,478 #420
  3. Engineering#1,360 #392
  4. Medicine#2,268 #893
  5. Mathematics#533 #95
  6. Computer Science#1,067 #439
  7. Materials Science#1,062 #246
  8. Computer Networks and Communications#557 #101
  9. Information Systems#557 #190
  10. Life Sciences#2,658 #1,152
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.

What does Taif University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 53.5 works8.4×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 20.7 works5.3×
  3. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 67.5 works4.7×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 64.8 works3.5×
← 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: 1.30× its world share, 280 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 227 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.41× its world share, 55 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.77× its world share, 197 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 433 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.04× its world share, 85 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 821 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 149 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.69× its world share, 427 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.16× its world share, 169 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 127 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.46× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 90 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 725 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 35 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 71 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 79 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 108 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 185 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 Taif University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sami Bourouis, Mohammed A. Amin and Mohammed A. AlZain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Taif University.

  1. 1 Sami Bourouis Saudi Arabia · #101,077 worldwide 237 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Mohammed A. Amin Saudi Arabia · #242,191 worldwide 559 citations · 109 works
  3. 3 Mohammed A. AlZain Saudi Arabia · #291,575 worldwide 112 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Sherif S. M. Ghoneim Saudi Arabia · #311,026 worldwide 153 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Mehedi Masud Saudi Arabia · #320,364 worldwide 266 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Ashraf Elfasakhany Saudi Arabia · #327,474 worldwide 175 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Roobaea Alroobaea Saudi Arabia · #340,410 worldwide 150 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Hamza Turabieh Saudi Arabia · #387,448 worldwide 97 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 M.H.H. Mahmoud Saudi Arabia · #394,675 worldwide 144 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Abd Allah A. Mousa Saudi Arabia · #401,401 worldwide 188 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Taif University

Which keywords describe research at Taif University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Nanomaterials, Deep Learning, Nonlinear Equations, Heat Transfer, Nanocomposites, Antioxidant and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning232▲ 1.49×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning230▲ 1.55×86 topics
  3. Epidemiology168◆ 0.94×124 topics
  4. Nanomaterials150▲ 3.1×19 topics
  5. Nanoparticles120▲ 2.1×42 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress117▲ 1.57×61 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications114▲ 2.1×34 topics
  8. Nanocomposites104▲ 2.9×21 topics
  9. Heat Transfer102▲ 4.5×16 topics
  10. Antioxidant96▲ 3.1×51 topics
  11. Graphene82▲ 2.6×11 topics
  12. Nonlinear Equations79▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Healthcare77▲ 1.51×21 topics
  14. Synthesis76▲ 4.5×35 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity70▲ 2.4×32 topics
  16. Medicinal Chemistry66▲ 5.2×13 topics
  17. Antimicrobial62▲ 4.8×14 topics
  18. Toxicity61▲ 3.1×19 topics
  19. Anticancer Agents60▲ 8.7×12 topics
  20. Experimental Investigation57▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Nanostructures56▲ 3.1×14 topics
  22. Applications56▲ 4.5×8 topics
  23. Nanocrystals50▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Anti-inflammatory46▲ 3.7×29 topics
  25. Fractional Calculus46▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Review43▲ 7.8×4 topics
  27. Green Synthesis43▲ 4.9×5 topics
  28. Anomalous Diffusion42▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Thermal Conductivity42▲ 6.0×8 topics
  30. Heterocyclic Compounds42▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Homotopy Analysis Method41▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Random Walk41▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Viscosity37▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation37▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Nanofluids37▲ 9.8×2 topics
  36. Convective Transport36▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Enhancement36▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Rogue Waves33▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Integrable Equations33▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Soliton Solutions33▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Taif University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Nonlinear Waves and Solitons and Synthesis and biological activity.

Fractional Differential …41Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 41 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …36Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 36 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Soli…33Nonlinear Waves and Solitons: 33 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…28Synthesis and biological activity: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 25 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 24 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…23Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 23 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 23 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 22 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms20Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 20 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationBiomedical EngineeringStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsOrganic Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 41 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 36 works
  3. 3 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 33 works
  4. 4 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 28 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 24 works
  7. 7 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 23 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 23 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 22 works
  10. 10 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 20 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 available65.1%not open34.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.7%domestic only42.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Taif University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 178% 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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