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Umm al-Qura University

In research, Umm al-Qura University stands highest in Health Sciences (#437 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#482 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#648 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Numerical Analysis and Dentistry — Modeling and Simulation is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#503
of 28,054 · #1,682 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#11
of 98
Research works
11k
▲ 139% vs 2013–17
Citations
134k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Umm al-Qura 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 #437 of 11,982 17.3%1,446 #1338
Physical SciencesDomain #482 of 12,888 26.1%2,368 #1566
MedicineField #648 of 10,443 16.5%1,143 #1783
EngineeringField #454 of 6,636 26.4%739 #1414
Computer ScienceField #355 of 4,667 32.2%547 #952
Life SciencesDomain #693 of 7,800 26.7%617 #2207
Social SciencesDomain #977 of 10,521 20.7%925 #2174
Health ProfessionsField #195 of 1,928 19.4%155 #768
MathematicsField #122 of 1,053 23.4%195 #771
Social SciencesField #864 of 6,365 19.3%381 #2045

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Umm al-Qura 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#1,338 #437
  2. Physical Sciences#1,566 #482
  3. Medicine#1,783 #648
  4. Engineering#1,414 #454
  5. Computer Science#952 #355
  6. Life Sciences#2,207 #693
  7. Social Sciences#2,174 #977
  8. Health Professions#768 #195
  9. Mathematics#771 #122
  10. Social Sciences#2,045 #864
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 Umm al-Qura University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 41.5 works5.5×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 22.4 works4.9×
  3. DentistryField · 111.6 works4.3×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 43.3 works4.2×
  5. OrthodonticsSubfield · 24.3 works4.0×
  6. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 22.0 works3.8×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 187 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 264 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 51 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 68 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.49× its world share, 47 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.22× its world share, 187 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 547 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 79 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 739 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 179 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 314 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.09× its world share, 195 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 81 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.30× its world share, 112 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 155 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 1,143 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 31 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 96 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 144 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 75 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 174 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 381 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Umm al-Qura University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hassan Alwafi, Waleed Alasmary and Emad Felemban lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Umm al-Qura University.

  1. 1 Hassan Alwafi Saudi Arabia · #109,112 worldwide 443 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Waleed Alasmary Saudi Arabia · #133,366 worldwide 170 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Emad Felemban Saudi Arabia · #150,760 worldwide 278 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Athar Saudi Arabia · #262,144 worldwide 204 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Adnan Gutub Saudi Arabia · #283,817 worldwide 126 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Mohammed A. S. Abourehab Saudi Arabia · #325,619 worldwide 249 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Md. Abdur Rahman Saudi Arabia · #385,999 worldwide 145 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Youseef Alotaibi Saudi Arabia · #396,398 worldwide 116 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Faisal A. Almalki Saudi Arabia · #406,917 worldwide 82 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Saud S. Alotaibi Saudi Arabia · #418,366 worldwide 78 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Umm al-Qura University

Which keywords describe research at Umm al-Qura University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Heat Transfer, Nanomaterials, Anticancer Agents, Experimental Investigation and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology282▲ 1.33×129 topics
  2. Machine Learning262▲ 1.49×91 topics
  3. Deep Learning248▲ 1.35×79 topics
  4. Inflammation143▲ 1.28×83 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress136▲ 1.55×61 topics
  6. Quality of Life126▲ 1.63×50 topics
  7. Nanomaterials121▲ 2.1×18 topics
  8. Heat Transfer112▲ 4.2×19 topics
  9. Nanoparticles107▲ 1.59×43 topics
  10. COVID-19106▲ 1.45×28 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications95▲ 1.50×36 topics
  12. Healthcare94▲ 1.56×21 topics
  13. Antioxidant94▲ 2.6×51 topics
  14. Nanocomposites93▲ 2.1×22 topics
  15. Cancer92▲ 1.28×57 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management79▲ 1.58×20 topics
  17. Depression77▲ 1.63×23 topics
  18. Synthesis70▲ 3.5×32 topics
  19. Medicinal Chemistry66▲ 4.5×13 topics
  20. Risk Management63▲ 2.4×14 topics
  21. Anticancer Agents62▲ 7.6×12 topics
  22. Antioxidants59▲ 2.5×16 topics
  23. Experimental Investigation59▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Infectious Diseases53▲ 3.0×9 topics
  25. IoT Security53▲ 3.1×3 topics
  26. Applications52▲ 3.5×7 topics
  27. Nonlinear Equations52▲ 7.6×6 topics
  28. Antimicrobial51▲ 3.4×13 topics
  29. Anti-inflammatory50▲ 3.3×29 topics
  30. Smart Cities50▲ 3.6×7 topics
  31. Elderly48▲ 3.6×6 topics
  32. Review45▲ 6.9×5 topics
  33. Thermal Conductivity44▲ 5.3×6 topics
  34. Heterocyclic Compounds39▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. Nanofluids38▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Viscosity37▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Fractional Calculus37▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Convective Transport37▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Enhancement37▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Anomalous Diffusion33▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Umm al-Qura University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Synthesis and biological activity.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …37Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 37 fractional worksFractional Differential …33Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 33 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 32 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 28 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 26 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 24 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 23 fractional worksConducting polymers and …23Conducting polymers and applications: 23 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 22 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 20 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringModeling and SimulationAccountingOrganic Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 37 works
  2. 2 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 33 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 32 works
  4. 4 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 28 works
  5. 5 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  6. 6 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 24 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 23 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 23 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 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 available67.2%not open32.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.7%domestic only56.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Umm al-Qura University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 139% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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