Subfield · Information Systems · Saudi Arabia
Information Systems research in Saudi Arabia
King Saud University ranks first in Saudi Arabia for Information Systems research in 2022–2025 (#9 worldwide), followed by King Abdulaziz University and King Faisal University.
- Saudi Arabia's world rank
- #7 of 93 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 2.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 37.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 18
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Information Systems in Saudi Arabia?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Saud UniversityRiyadh | #9 | 69.3 | 45.7% | 215 |
| 2 | King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah | #42 | 47.8 | 36.2% | 203 |
| 3 | King Faisal UniversityHofuf | #46 | 46.5 | 45.3% | 107 |
| 4 | Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityRiyadh | #121 | 33.0 | 47.2% | 79 |
| 5 | University of Business and TechnologyJeddah | #128 | 32.3 | 41.0% | 75 |
| 6 | King Khalid UniversityAbhā | #135 | 31.5 | 34.7% | 112 |
| 7 | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl Kharj | #137 | 31.3 | 43.2% | 95 |
| 8 | Prince Sultan UniversityRiyadh | #163 | 28.9 | 44.2% | 74 |
| 9 | Taif UniversityTa'if | #190 | 26.8 | 39.2% | 74 |
| 10 | Umm al-Qura UniversityMakkah al Mukarramah | #191 | 26.7 | 31.8% | 111 |
| 11 | Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh | #197 | 26.2 | 45.6% | 84 |
| 12 | Qassim UniversityBuraidah | #203 | 25.8 | 33.7% | 104 |
| 13 | Jazan UniversityGazan | #211 | 25.3 | 34.4% | 90 |
| 14 | University of TabukTabuk | #225 | 24.4 | 37.2% | 78 |
| 15 | University of JeddahJeddah | #267 | 22.0 | 34.6% | 84 |
| 16 | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammam | #379 | 17.1 | 35.4% | 81 |
| 17 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDhahran | #413 | 15.9 | 38.9% | 73 |
| 18 | Taibah UniversityMedina | #498 | 13.3 | 33.7% | 70 |
Institutions in Saudi Arabia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Information Systems, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Information Systems researchers in Saudi Arabia?
Muhammad Imran, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan and Muhammad Khurram Khan rank highest among researchers based in Saudi Arabia.
- 1Muhammad Imran#12,195 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 14 works
- 2Mohammad Mehedi Hassan#22,144 worldwide overall870 citations · 20 works
- 3Muhammad Khurram Khan#49,803 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 44 works
- 4Mahmood Niazi#58,873 worldwide overall351 citations · 21 works
- 5Xiangliang Zhang#84,824 worldwide overall865 citations · 20 works
- 6Mohammad Alshayeb#90,561 worldwide overall228 citations · 16 works
- 7Sajjad Mahmood#206,783 worldwide overall159 citations · 23 works
- 8Aakash Ahmad#270,191 worldwide overall208 citations · 20 works
- 9Mamdouh Alenezi#270,501 worldwide overall186 citations · 20 works
- 10Mehedi Masud#320,364 worldwide overall266 citations · 16 works
- 11Muhammad Azeem Akbar#344,825 worldwide overall127 citations · 12 works
- 12Ali Daud#720,779 worldwide overall120 citations · 16 works
- 13Mikhail Moshkov#1,086,080 worldwide overall57 citations · 16 works
How Saudi Arabia compares with other countries in Information Systems