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University of Hafr Al-Batin

In research, University of Hafr Al-Batin stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,409 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,027 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,796 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,449
of 28,054 · #7,380 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#34
of 98
Research works
1.5k
▲ 684% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is University of Hafr Al-Batin 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 #2,409 of 12,888 20.8%513 #6412
Health SciencesDomain #3,027 of 11,982 20.9%149 #8126
EngineeringField #1,796 of 6,636 22.3%176 #4618
Social SciencesDomain #3,135 of 10,521 28.2%115 #7296
Life SciencesDomain #3,054 of 7,800 20.1%108 #8119
MedicineField #4,284 of 10,443 20.6%124 #10785
Computer ScienceField #2,167 of 4,667 29.8%102 #4566
Materials ScienceField #1,614 of 2,468 16.1%89 #3619

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Hafr Al-Batin 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#6,412 #2,409
  2. Health Sciences#8,126 #3,027
  3. Engineering#4,618 #1,796
  4. Social Sciences#7,296 #3,135
  5. Life Sciences#8,119 #3,054
  6. Medicine#10,785 #4,284
  7. Computer Science#4,566 #2,167
  8. Materials Science#3,619 #1,614
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: 0.88× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.05× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.47× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 102 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.18× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 176 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.87× its world share, 89 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.45× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 124 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Hafr Al-Batin?

Ranked on the composite score, Houssem R. E. H. Bouchekara, Yasir Khan and Tijani A. Apalara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Hafr Al-Batin.

  1. 1 Houssem R. E. H. Bouchekara Saudi Arabia · #93,336 worldwide 233 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Yasir Khan Saudi Arabia · #870,218 worldwide 165 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Tijani A. Apalara Saudi Arabia · #969,211 worldwide 65 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Shoaib Shahriar Saudi Arabia · #996,603 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Hafr Al-Batin

Which keywords describe research at University of Hafr Al-Batin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Water Splitting, Graphene, Visible Light, Solar Energy and Semiconductor.

▲ 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 Learning57▲ 1.95×60 topics
  2. Deep Learning52▲ 1.72×60 topics
  3. Nanomaterials50▲ 5.4×14 topics
  4. Graphene27▲ 4.5×11 topics
  5. Environmental Impact26▲ 1.75×30 topics
  6. Nanoparticles26▲ 2.3×32 topics
  7. Water Splitting23▲ 7.0×4 topics
  8. Renewable Energy22▲ 1.74×29 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications22▲ 2.1×23 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress22▲ 1.50×41 topics
  11. Nanocomposites22▲ 3.0×19 topics
  12. Neural Networks21▲ 1.57×26 topics
  13. Antioxidant19▲ 3.2×39 topics
  14. Visible Light19▲ 9.0×2 topics
  15. Energy Storage19▲ 3.2×9 topics
  16. Solar Energy19▲ 6.6×5 topics
  17. Healthcare18▲ 1.85×12 topics
  18. Nanostructures18▲ 5.2×12 topics
  19. Semiconductor18▲ 5.9×4 topics
  20. Heat Transfer17▲ 4.0×12 topics
  21. Big Data17▲ 2.1×19 topics
  22. Synthesis16▲ 5.0×20 topics
  23. Hydrogen Production15▲ 6.4×5 topics
  24. Antioxidant Activity15▲ 2.6×26 topics
  25. CO2 Reduction15▲ 7.7×2 topics
  26. Medical Imaging15▲ 3.2×6 topics
  27. Porous Media15▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Photocatalyst14▲ 9.2×1 topic
  29. Plasmonic14▲ 9.2×1 topic
  30. Stability13▲ 6.2×6 topics
  31. Anti-inflammatory12▲ 5.0×24 topics
  32. Controllability12▲ 32×2 topics
  33. IoT Security12▲ 4.1×3 topics
  34. Semiconductors12▲ 4.3×3 topics
  35. Nanocrystals11▲ 4.5×5 topics
  36. Viscoelasticity10▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Nonlinear Equations9▲ 8.0×5 topics
  38. Geopolymer9▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. Finite Element9▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Experimental Investigation9▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Hafr Al-Batin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering, Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations and Concrete and Cement Materials Research.

Advanced Photocatalysis …14Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 8 fractional worksStability and Controllab…8Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations: 8 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…8Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 8 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 6 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 6 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…6Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 6 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 6 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 5 fractional worksThermoelastic and Magnet…5Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena: 5 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentComputational Theory and MathematicsControl and Systems EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 8 works
  3. 3 Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 6 works
  7. 7 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 5 works
  10. 10 Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena Mechanics of Materials 5 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 available60.4%not open39.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.7%domestic only54.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Hafr Al-Batin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 684% 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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