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Infectious Diseases research in Saudi Arabia

King Saud University ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Infectious Diseases research in 2022–2025 (#181 worldwide), followed by King Abdulaziz University.

Saudi Arabia's world rank
#28
of 72 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.4k
Top-10% rate
14.3%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Infectious Diseases in Saudi Arabia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1King Saud UniversityRiyadh #18111.016.8%127
2King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah #2197.815.6%102

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

Who are the top Infectious Diseases researchers in Saudi Arabia?

Ziad A. Memish, Yaseen M. Arabi and Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia.

  1. 1Ziad A. Memish#58 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 39 works
  2. 2Yaseen M. Arabi#28,817 worldwide overall743 citations · 16 works
  3. 3Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq#52,918 worldwide overall564 citations · 23 works
  4. 4Sultan Ayoub Meo#72,531 worldwide overall834 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Arnab Pain#205,047 worldwide overall203 citations · 12 works
  6. 6Ali A. Rabaan#433,204 worldwide overall141 citations · 15 works
  7. 7Tariq A. Madani#435,718 worldwide overall98 citations · 10 works
  8. 8Esam I. Azhar#648,420 worldwide overall104 citations · 20 works
  9. 9Khabir Ahmad#1,033,497 worldwide overall60 citations · 14 works
  10. 10Nehad J. Ahmed#1,348,667 worldwide overall7 citations · 17 works

How Saudi Arabia compares with other countries in Infectious Diseases