Geophysics research in Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Geophysics research in 2022-now (#24 worldwide), followed by Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia) and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
- Saudi Arabia's world rank
- #25 of 45 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 510
- Top-10% rate
- 12.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 4
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Geophysics in Saudi Arabia?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyJeddah | #24 | 41.3 | 17.2% | 146 |
| 2 | Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)Dhahran | #168 | 5.4 | 2.8% | 227 |
| 3 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDhahran | #175 | 4.6 | 13.5% | 122 |
| 4 | King Saud UniversityRiyadh | #213 | 101.0 | 13.3% | 66 |
Institutions in Saudi Arabia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Geophysics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Geophysics researchers in Saudi Arabia?
Sigurjón Jónsson, P. Martín and Scott Andrew Whattam rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia, on their papers in Geophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Sigurjón Jónsson#330,061 worldwide overall27.3 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
- 2P. Martín#411,124 worldwide overall18.0 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Scott Andrew Whattam#346,166 worldwide overall14.8 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Kamal Ahmed Ali#475,754 worldwide overall13.0 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Olaf Zielke#803,224 worldwide overall8.8 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Chao Song#626,264 worldwide overall8.1 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Kadek Hendrawan Palgunadi#460,598 worldwide overall6.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Tariq A. Alkhalifah#2,085,144 worldwide overall36.4 of 316 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Mohammed Rashad Moufti#856,255 worldwide overall4.8 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Xing Li#2,137,869 worldwide overall4.0 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Shaozhuo Liu#1,262,884 worldwide overall4.0 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Saudi Arabia on their work in Geophysics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.
How Saudi Arabia compares with other countries in Geophysics