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University of Ha'il

In research, University of Ha'il stands highest in Health Sciences (#565 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#838 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,000 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Oral Surgery — Modeling and Simulation is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#843
of 28,054 · #2,693 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#17
of 98
Research works
5.4k
▲ 184% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of Ha'il 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 #565 of 11,982 18.0%600 #1812
Physical SciencesDomain #838 of 12,888 25.5%1,293 #2818
Social SciencesDomain #1,000 of 10,521 35.1%537 #2164
MedicineField #1,278 of 10,443 16.0%439 #3448
EngineeringField #922 of 6,636 22.2%466 #2630
Life SciencesDomain #1,550 of 7,800 27.0%317 #3611
MathematicsField #210 of 1,053 27.4%117 #992
Social SciencesField #1,338 of 6,365 33.1%208 #2847
Computer ScienceField #1,185 of 4,667 32.2%260 #2402
Health ProfessionsField #492 of 1,928 27.9%78 #1202

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Ha'il 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#1,812 #565
  2. Physical Sciences#2,818 #838
  3. Social Sciences#2,164 #1,000
  4. Medicine#3,448 #1,278
  5. Engineering#2,630 #922
  6. Life Sciences#3,611 #1,550
  7. Mathematics#992 #210
  8. Social Sciences#2,847 #1,338
  9. Computer Science#2,402 #1,185
  10. Health Professions#1,202 #492
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 University of Ha'il specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 34.8 works9.1×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 39.6 works4.6×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 23.8 works4.5×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 103 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 139 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.02× its world share, 29 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 69 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 260 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.22× its world share, 56 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 466 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 97 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.47× its world share, 141 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.63× its world share, 117 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 63 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.09× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 438 worksMedicineNursing: 2.04× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 79 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 208 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Ha'il?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammed Kuddus, Ibrahim Ginawi and Aakash Ahmad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Ha'il.

  1. 1 Mohammed Kuddus Saudi Arabia · #41,890 worldwide 738 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Ibrahim Ginawi Saudi Arabia · #104,777 worldwide 4.4k citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Aakash Ahmad Saudi Arabia · #270,191 worldwide 208 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Noureddine Elboughdiri Saudi Arabia · #475,012 worldwide 313 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Mejdi Snoussi Saudi Arabia · #478,419 worldwide 102 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Lioua Kolsi Saudi Arabia · #493,091 worldwide 523 citations · 102 works
  7. 7 Rabeh Abbassi Saudi Arabia · #539,513 worldwide 133 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Ammar Ahmed Siddiqui Saudi Arabia · #541,631 worldwide 25 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 R. Saravanan Saudi Arabia · #583,115 worldwide 75 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Sirajudheen Anwar Saudi Arabia · #628,431 worldwide 72 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Ha'il

Which keywords describe research at University of Ha'il?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Machine Learning, Nonlinear Equations, Experimental Investigation, Renewable Energy, Healthcare, Depression and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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 Learning154▲ 1.72×77 topics
  2. Epidemiology105◆ 0.97×120 topics
  3. Deep Learning98◆ 1.04×73 topics
  4. Heat Transfer82▲ 6.0×15 topics
  5. Renewable Energy72▲ 1.83×33 topics
  6. Healthcare66▲ 2.1×20 topics
  7. Nanoparticles66▲ 1.90×43 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress65▲ 1.44×60 topics
  9. Nanomaterials63▲ 2.2×19 topics
  10. Depression59▲ 2.4×20 topics
  11. Quality of Life58▲ 1.46×46 topics
  12. COVID-1958▲ 1.53×24 topics
  13. Nonlinear Equations55▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Mental Health54▲ 1.35×30 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management50▲ 1.96×16 topics
  16. Antioxidant48▲ 2.5×49 topics
  17. Online Learning47▲ 2.0×14 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency46▲ 1.78×27 topics
  19. Experimental Investigation46▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Applications38▲ 5.0×7 topics
  21. Diabetes37▲ 2.7×21 topics
  22. Smart Cities34▲ 4.8×5 topics
  23. Thermal Conductivity33▲ 7.7×7 topics
  24. Fractional Calculus32▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Anomalous Diffusion31▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Homotopy Analysis Method30▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Random Walk30▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Review30▲ 8.9×4 topics
  29. Nanofluids29▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Viscosity29▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Social Networks29▲ 3.9×8 topics
  32. Convective Transport28▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Enhancement28▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Human Resource Management28▲ 6.6×3 topics
  35. Student Satisfaction26▲ 5.0×2 topics
  36. Localization24▲ 7.3×4 topics
  37. Guanxi23▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Wasta23▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Phase Change Materials22▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation22▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Ha'il publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Socioeconomic Development in MENA and Nonlinear Waves and Solitons.

Fractional Differential …30Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 30 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …28Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 28 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…23Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 23 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Soli…20Nonlinear Waves and Solitons: 20 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 19 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 18 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health17COVID-19 and Mental Health: 17 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 15 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 15 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms15Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 15 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationBiomedical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceStatistical and Nonlinear Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 30 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 28 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 20 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  6. 6 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 18 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 17 works
  8. 8 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 15 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 15 works
  10. 10 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 15 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 available71.0%not open29.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.6%domestic only47.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Ha'il's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 184% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.