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University of Tabuk

In research, University of Tabuk stands highest in Physical Sciences (#583 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#950 of 11,982 worldwide) and Mathematics (#89 of 1,053 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology, Modeling and Simulation and Statistics and Probability — Geometry and Topology is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#781
of 28,054 · #2,268 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#16
of 98
Research works
5.2k
▲ 153% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is University of Tabuk 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 #583 of 12,888 26.9%1,465 #1787
Health SciencesDomain #950 of 11,982 20.4%536 #2937
MathematicsField #89 of 1,053 27.7%155 #693
Computer ScienceField #484 of 4,667 34.8%370 #1436
MedicineField #1,090 of 10,443 19.2%450 #3337
EngineeringField #924 of 6,636 24.2%414 #2213
Social SciencesDomain #1,829 of 10,521 30.1%473 #4166
Information SystemsSubfield #225 of 1,291 37.2%78 —
Life SciencesDomain #1,389 of 7,800 31.1%372 #3446
Materials ScienceField #444 of 2,468 22.1%224 #1065

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Tabuk 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#1,787 #583
  2. Health Sciences#2,937 #950
  3. Mathematics#693 #89
  4. Computer Science#1,436 #484
  5. Medicine#3,337 #1,090
  6. Engineering#2,213 #924
  7. Social Sciences#4,166 #1,829
  8. Life Sciences#3,446 #1,389
  9. Materials Science#1,065 #444
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 Tabuk specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geometry and Topology takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 30.6 works6.6×
  2. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 25.7 works6.5×
  3. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 34.5 works5.7×
  4. MathematicsField · 154.8 works4.6×
  5. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 31.9 works3.9×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 154 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 138 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.02× its world share, 30 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.00× its world share, 89 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.67× its world share, 370 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.76× its world share, 46 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 414 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.26× its world share, 224 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.62× its world share, 155 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 450 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 116 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 67 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 63 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 146 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Tabuk?

Ranked on the composite score, El‐Hadi M. Aggoune, Shams A.M. Issa and Abdelhalim Ebaid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Tabuk.

  1. 1 El‐Hadi M. Aggoune Saudi Arabia · #217,010 worldwide 172 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Shams A.M. Issa Saudi Arabia · #317,967 worldwide 340 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Abdelhalim Ebaid Saudi Arabia · #428,717 worldwide 133 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 A.A.A. Darwish Saudi Arabia · #456,345 worldwide 227 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Mohammed M. Alwakeel Saudi Arabia · #463,526 worldwide 134 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Chellasamy Panneerselvam Saudi Arabia · #626,976 worldwide 116 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Hasibur Rehman Saudi Arabia · #842,621 worldwide 60 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 M. Rashad Saudi Arabia · #944,761 worldwide 126 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Ahmed M. Hamdan Saudi Arabia · #990,604 worldwide 73 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 G. Muhiuddin Saudi Arabia · #1,044,546 worldwide 28 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Tabuk

Which keywords describe research at University of Tabuk?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Experimental Investigation, Nanomaterials, Healthcare, IoT Security and Smart Cities.

▲ 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 Learning179▲ 1.93×79 topics
  2. Deep Learning173▲ 1.78×73 topics
  3. Epidemiology96▼ 0.86×121 topics
  4. Heat Transfer96▲ 6.8×18 topics
  5. Nanomaterials89▲ 2.9×20 topics
  6. Healthcare84▲ 2.6×17 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress73▲ 1.57×58 topics
  8. Inflammation67◆ 1.13×82 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management66▲ 2.5×19 topics
  10. Nanoparticles65▲ 1.81×40 topics
  11. Internet of Things61▲ 2.5×23 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications58▲ 1.71×32 topics
  13. Experimental Investigation58▲ 19×4 topics
  14. IoT Security53▲ 5.8×3 topics
  15. Antioxidant50▲ 2.5×51 topics
  16. Smart Cities47▲ 6.4×6 topics
  17. Security46▲ 2.5×20 topics
  18. Toxicity44▲ 3.6×20 topics
  19. Applications42▲ 5.4×8 topics
  20. Thermal Conductivity37▲ 8.3×7 topics
  21. Antimicrobial36▲ 4.5×14 topics
  22. IoT35▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Review35▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Viscosity35▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Nanofluids35▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Green Synthesis34▲ 6.2×5 topics
  27. Convective Transport34▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Enhancement34▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Nonlinear Equations33▲ 9.0×5 topics
  30. Monte Carlo Simulation31▲ 5.4×8 topics
  31. Cytotoxicity25▲ 6.4×9 topics
  32. Numerical Modeling24▲ 7.9×3 topics
  33. CFD Analysis24▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Friction Factor24▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Solar Air Heater24▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Fuzzy Sets23▲ 14×2 topics
  37. X-ray Absorption23▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Attenuation Coefficients22▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Radiation Shielding22▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Fractional Calculus22▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Tabuk publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis and Fixed Point Theorems Analysis.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …34Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 34 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms24Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 24 fractional worksRadiation Shielding Materials Analysis: 22 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 22 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 20 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 20 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 20 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing19IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 19 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 19 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 18 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryGeometry and Topology4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 34 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 24 works
  3. 3 Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis Materials Chemistry 22 works
  4. 4 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 22 works
  5. 5 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 20 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 20 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 20 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 19 works
  9. 9 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 18 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 available64.9%not open35.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.8%domestic only49.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Tabuk's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 153% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Tabuk

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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.