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Complementary and alternative medicine research in Saudi Arabia

King Saud University ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Complementary and alternative medicine research in 2022–2025 (#11 worldwide), followed by .

Saudi Arabia's world rank
#8
of 36 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
611
Top-10% rate
30.2%
Ranked institutions
1

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Complementary and alternative medicine in Saudi Arabia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1King Saud UniversityRiyadh #1144.333.1%118

Institutions in Saudi Arabia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Complementary and alternative medicine, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Complementary and alternative medicine researchers in Saudi Arabia?

Waqas Sami, Naïf Abdullah Al-Dhabi and Rajkapoor Balasubramanian rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia.

  1. 1Waqas Sami#59,128 worldwide overall239 citations · 5 works
  2. 2Naïf Abdullah Al-Dhabi#498,543 worldwide overall299 citations · 4 works
  3. 3Rajkapoor Balasubramanian#520,319 worldwide overall99 citations · 6 works
  4. 4Mohd Adnan#703,315 worldwide overall131 citations · 6 works
  5. 5Saudi Arabia#754,131 worldwide overall719 citations · 6 works
  6. 6Kalamegam Gauthaman#911,487 worldwide overall47 citations · 5 works
  7. 7Shadma Wahab#1,061,636 worldwide overall79 citations · 6 works
  8. 8Mohammad Raish#1,095,551 worldwide overall80 citations · 7 works
  9. 9Khalid A. Al‐Ghanim#1,108,481 worldwide overall80 citations · 5 works
  10. 10Talha Jawaid#1,196,359 worldwide overall47 citations · 6 works
  11. 11Aftab Alam#1,488,403 worldwide overall24 citations · 5 works
  12. 12Mushtaq Ahmad Ansari#1,514,813 worldwide overall21 citations · 4 works

How Saudi Arabia compares with other countries in Complementary and alternative medicine