Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University: Rankings

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Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, 2557th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 122 research topics. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,999 academic publications and 293,896 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2557 of 14,131 In the World
#745 of 5,830 In Asia
#9 of 38 In Saudi Arabia
#341 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#438 of 2,275 For Orthodontics
#450 of 2,994 For Healthcare Management (MHA)
#5649 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#4668 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 119 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 4th for Medicine in Saudi Arabia and 1025th in the World with 11,035 publications made and 160,575 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#316 of 2,817 In Asia
#1025 of 6,793 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 1
1995 1 4
1996 0 3
1997 2 2
1998 0 3
1999 1 4
2000 2 6
2001 1 3
2002 0 3
2003 0 6
2004 0 7
2005 1 6
2006 0 6
2007 1 5
2008 1 6
2009 1 20
2010 50 12
2011 96 55
2012 148 187
2013 177 400
2014 255 708
2015 345 1207
2016 355 1739
2017 445 2328
2018 661 3510
2019 871 5904
2020 1194 11292
2021 1448 17410
2022 1557 23765
2023 1344 27905
2024 1194 28765
2025 1049 27059

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Dentistry 3 86 341
Orthodontics 3 109 438
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 56 450
Family medicine 5 81 483
Health Science 4 92 551
Critical Care Nursing 4 116 565
Optometry 7 159 625
Pediatrics 6 168 634
Medical Physics 5 154 635
Cosmetology 10 236 670
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 90 729
Neurosurgery 6 276 732
Epidemiology 7 186 736
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 138 757
Plastic Surgery 7 249 764
Ophthalmology 3 238 764
Forensic Science 4 204 766
Veterinary 9 260 769
Respiratory Therapy 8 225 776
Nursing 4 125 779
Dermatology 7 274 779
Surgery 4 275 823
Anesthesiology 4 279 837
Public Health 4 185 865
Biomedical Engineering 4 297 878
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 344 907
Pathology 4 292 915
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 317 938
Virology 6 287 948
Psychiatry 4 273 971
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 379 989
Cardiology 7 342 1007
Sports / Exercise science 6 226 1055
Pharmacology 10 419 1057
Gerontology 4 200 1059
Radiation Therapy 8 419 1065
Physical Therapy 4 288 1073
Oncology and Cancer research 9 443 1116
Anatomy and Physiology 5 368 1117
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 323 1135
Sports Medicine 4 284 1138
Occupational Therapy 7 324 1153
Clinical Psychology 4 253 1154
Audiology 5 351 1236
Urology 9 466 1247
Immunology 11 466 1264
Toxicology 12 506 1329
Pharmacy 14 584 1427

Biology rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 11th for Biology in Saudi Arabia and 1507th in the World with 10,902 publications made and 197,245 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#591 of 2,838 In Asia
#1507 of 6,841 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 1
1995 1 3
1996 0 3
1997 1 2
1998 0 3
1999 0 4
2000 0 6
2001 1 1
2002 0 2
2003 0 5
2004 0 3
2005 1 5
2006 0 4
2007 1 3
2008 0 6
2009 0 20
2010 42 14
2011 76 51
2012 122 158
2013 159 375
2014 225 673
2015 289 1033
2016 331 1626
2017 473 2305
2018 728 4080
2019 935 7686
2020 1209 13991
2021 1490 21852
2022 1552 30252
2023 1406 36466
2024 1124 38717
2025 874 35818

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 90 729
Virology 6 287 948
Pharmacology 10 419 1057
Nanotechnology 6 492 1091
Oncology and Cancer research 9 443 1116
Microbiology 9 408 1132
Biotechnology 11 452 1186
Immunology 11 466 1264
Neuroscience 3 395 1283
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 485 1317
Toxicology 12 506 1329
Genetics 12 573 1477
Paleontology 9 520 1491
Biochemistry 12 710 1677
Nutrition and Food Science 11 740 1711
Botany 11 678 1716
Biophysics 8 742 1830
Horticulture 15 785 1845
Animal Science 9 698 1953
Agricultural Science 13 833 2012
Forestry 9 772 2157
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 812 2182
Zoology 11 777 2223
Molecular Biology 13 944 2239
Evolutionary Biology 20 1149 2854

Chemistry rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 10th for Chemistry in Saudi Arabia and 1593rd in the World with 8,750 publications made and 182,816 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#662 of 2,785 In Asia
#1593 of 6,561 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 3
2001 0 2
2002 0 0
2003 0 3
2004 0 4
2005 0 3
2006 0 5
2007 0 2
2008 0 0
2009 0 4
2010 20 12
2011 47 32
2012 68 93
2013 108 204
2014 165 435
2015 195 710
2016 267 1179
2017 360 1837
2018 636 3586
2019 789 7239
2020 1035 13209
2021 1261 20830
2022 1273 28943
2023 1137 35149
2024 872 39278
2025 617 36002

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 7 399 772
Environmental Chemistry 6 395 1045
Nanotechnology 6 492 1091
Biochemical Engineering 8 396 1124
Chemical Engineering 8 554 1185
Inorganic Chemistry 10 602 1338
Materials Science 7 579 1375
Pharmacy 14 584 1427
Physical chemistry 10 662 1470
Organic Chemistry 10 707 1628
Biochemistry 12 710 1677
Nutrition and Food Science 11 740 1711
Computational Chemistry 17 809 1877
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 857 2191

Engineering rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 9th for Engineering in Saudi Arabia and 1532nd in the World with 8,275 publications made and 174,500 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#612 of 2,841 In Asia
#1532 of 6,795 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 1 2
2001 3 2
2002 0 2
2003 1 4
2004 1 4
2005 0 3
2006 0 2
2007 0 1
2008 1 1
2009 1 5
2010 18 10
2011 40 21
2012 65 101
2013 106 178
2014 158 392
2015 192 623
2016 261 1045
2017 340 1641
2018 578 3137
2019 738 6525
2020 1001 11829
2021 1142 18792
2022 1227 26429
2023 1056 32530
2024 848 36451
2025 593 32890

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architectural Engineering 4 221 724
Biomedical Engineering 4 297 878
Landscape Architecture 2 359 942
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 354 951
Construction Management 6 321 997
Technical Drawing 9 402 1015
Engineering Management 4 286 1057
Nuclear Engineering 10 437 1066
Nanotechnology 6 492 1091
Biochemical Engineering 8 396 1124
Environmental Engineering 5 447 1150
Chemical Engineering 8 554 1185
Biotechnology 11 452 1186
Human-Computer Interaction 7 374 1217
Architecture 9 384 1221
Transportation Engineering 8 454 1270
Civil Engineering 5 467 1282
Materials Science 7 579 1375
Optical Engineering 8 551 1385
Metallurgical Engineering 8 639 1474
Renewable Energy Engineering 18 644 1516
Structural Engineering 10 625 1528
Electrical Engineering 11 671 1576
Automotive Engineering 11 708 1682
Computer Networking 14 724 1755
Mechanical Engineering 11 692 1759
Systems Engineering 11 629 1763
Operations Research 14 799 1849
Telecommunications 14 807 1854
Reliability and Quality Engineering 15 796 1859
Geotechnical Engineering 15 858 2003
Acoustical Engineering 12 838 2038
Aerospace Engineering 16 854 2075
Remote Sensing 17 854 2076
Computer Engineering 20 1010 2115
Electronic Engineering 19 1014 2203

Physics rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 11th for Physics in Saudi Arabia and 1590th in the World with 7,472 publications made and 159,358 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#635 of 2,822 In Asia
#1590 of 6,729 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 3
2001 1 1
2002 0 2
2003 1 4
2004 1 3
2005 0 2
2006 0 2
2007 1 1
2008 0 1
2009 0 7
2010 13 9
2011 40 24
2012 65 72
2013 92 138
2014 139 309
2015 167 526
2016 248 892
2017 312 1381
2018 494 2856
2019 667 5973
2020 932 11136
2021 1046 17375
2022 1099 24032
2023 964 29433
2024 775 33249
2025 493 29711

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 5 154 635
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 354 951
Condensed Matter Physics 6 386 989
Nanotechnology 6 492 1091
Nuclear Physics 8 459 1237
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 425 1243
Materials Science 7 579 1375
Optical Engineering 8 551 1385
Quantum and Particle physics 12 646 1606
Theoretical Physics 15 663 1825
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 655 1826
Biophysics 8 742 1830
Acoustical Engineering 12 838 2038

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Saudi Arabia and 1739th in the World with 6,760 publications made and 99,308 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#465 of 2,867 In Asia
#1739 of 7,088 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 3
1997 1 2
1998 0 2
1999 1 1
2000 0 5
2001 2 1
2002 0 2
2003 1 2
2004 0 3
2005 0 1
2006 0 5
2007 0 3
2008 1 4
2009 1 18
2010 21 7
2011 46 30
2012 69 84
2013 126 199
2014 148 394
2015 204 701
2016 231 958
2017 280 1313
2018 395 1981
2019 546 3545
2020 739 6524
2021 905 10469
2022 982 14670
2023 887 18528
2024 705 18451
2025 557 16675

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Publishing 2 111 724
Occupational Safety and Health 5 146 760
Forensic Science 4 204 766
Journalism and Digital Media 7 213 870
Demography 4 203 924
Special Education 9 133 943
Education Majors 5 198 946
Urban and Regional planning 4 219 972
Sports / Exercise science 6 226 1055
Sociology 4 279 1286
Law 4 329 1330
Anthropology 7 309 1429
Communications and Public Relations 6 338 1475
Political Science 4 364 1563
Gender Studies 4 271 1667
Library and Information science 7 402 1667
Linguistics 14 590 1690
Archaeology 9 574 1719
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 451 1756
Aesthetics 8 521 1792
History 9 575 1846
Philosophy 14 655 2276
Classics and Ancient History 12 689 2331

Environmental Science rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Saudi Arabia and 1701st in the World with 6,698 publications made and 129,005 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#621 of 2,841 In Asia
#1701 of 6,888 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 3
2000 1 2
2001 3 1
2002 0 1
2003 1 3
2004 1 1
2005 0 5
2006 0 2
2007 0 3
2008 0 3
2009 1 12
2010 29 13
2011 41 34
2012 57 83
2013 117 192
2014 147 352
2015 175 591
2016 212 833
2017 293 1301
2018 443 2464
2019 568 4813
2020 776 8808
2021 959 14345
2022 1012 19787
2023 864 24682
2024 655 24921
2025 406 22140

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 4 219 972
Environmental Chemistry 6 395 1045
Environmental Engineering 5 447 1150
Environmental Management 7 549 1427
Paleontology 9 520 1491
Geology 10 619 1683
Ecology 11 678 1814
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 768 1856
Geography and Cartography 11 653 1902
Geotechnical Engineering 15 858 2003
Agricultural Science 13 833 2012
Oceanography 12 829 2085
Earth science and Geophysics 11 878 2143
Forestry 9 772 2157
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 812 2182
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 857 2191

Computer Science rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 11th for Computer Science in Saudi Arabia and 1584th in the World with 5,923 publications made and 90,680 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 28 In Saudi Arabia
#588 of 2,842 In Asia
#1584 of 6,855 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 2
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 4
2001 1 1
2002 0 25
2003 1 4
2004 1 4
2005 0 1
2006 0 3
2007 1 2
2008 0 3
2009 1 13
2010 10 4
2011 32 14
2012 55 69
2013 90 161
2014 112 327
2015 133 491
2016 178 780
2017 230 1133
2018 314 1860
2019 470 3002
2020 686 6115
2021 820 9630
2022 929 14204
2023 802 18152
2024 615 18387
2025 526 17052

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 3 243 959
Data Science 8 263 1041
Cyber Security 12 374 1110
Management Information Systems 7 291 1201
Human-Computer Interaction 7 374 1217
Neuroscience 3 395 1283
Machine Learning 12 510 1314
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 485 1317
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 584 1400
Computational Linguistics 15 574 1446
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 15 656 1639
Library and Information science 7 402 1667
Software Engineering 15 548 1719
Cognitive Science 14 696 1747
Computer Networking 14 724 1755
Telecommunications 14 807 1854
Computer Vision 14 827 1898
Computer Graphics 14 864 2037
Computer Engineering 20 1010 2115

Psychology rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 4th for Psychology in Saudi Arabia and 1157th in the World with 5,227 publications made and 76,237 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#344 of 2,766 In Asia
#1157 of 6,663 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 2
1996 0 2
1997 1 2
1998 0 1
1999 1 1
2000 0 4
2001 0 2
2002 0 3
2003 0 4
2004 0 1
2005 0 1
2006 0 4
2007 1 2
2008 1 3
2009 1 17
2010 18 5
2011 44 26
2012 69 73
2013 82 185
2014 130 340
2015 144 546
2016 166 812
2017 208 1086
2018 293 1629
2019 379 2874
2020 612 5289
2021 707 7986
2022 776 10868
2023 666 13040
2024 540 12355
2025 457 11734

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 287 887
Special Education 9 133 943
Education Majors 5 198 946
Psychiatry 4 273 971
Occupational Therapy 7 324 1153
Clinical Psychology 4 253 1154
Child Psychology 4 273 1249
Neuroscience 3 395 1283
Social Psychology 8 450 1595
Cognitive Science 14 696 1747

Mathematics rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 12th for Mathematics in Saudi Arabia and 1305th in the World with 4,010 publications made and 52,598 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#431 of 2,725 In Asia
#1305 of 6,434 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2008 1 1
2009 0 6
2010 12 4
2011 23 9
2012 38 35
2013 56 75
2014 85 205
2015 124 359
2016 120 477
2017 150 720
2018 221 1168
2019 322 1968
2020 444 3656
2021 579 6081
2022 601 8574
2023 591 10423
2024 395 8793
2025 298 7237

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 6 173 799
Statistics 11 446 1343
Applied Mathematics 19 484 1357
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 584 1400
Operations Research 14 799 1849
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 695 1938

Business rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 9th for Business in Saudi Arabia and 1653rd in the World with 2,203 publications made and 31,072 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#531 of 2,654 In Asia
#1653 of 6,366 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2008 1 0
2009 0 7
2010 6 0
2011 15 9
2012 35 24
2013 53 55
2014 60 141
2015 56 206
2016 90 267
2017 84 383
2018 130 656
2019 187 1227
2020 241 2102
2021 303 3305
2022 316 4858
2023 292 5934
2024 213 5549
2025 145 4823

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 5 146 760
Construction Management 6 321 997
Engineering Management 4 286 1057
Management Information Systems 7 291 1201
Human Resource Management 7 303 1224
Advertising 4 370 1365
Marketing 7 422 1381
Project Management 10 408 1549
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 577 1633
Management 10 571 1643
Operations Research 14 799 1849
Finance 14 640 1908
Accounting 18 668 2072

Economics rankings

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ranked 4th for Economics in Saudi Arabia and 1279th in the World with 2,061 publications made and 33,810 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#328 of 2,559 In Asia
#1279 of 6,188 In the World

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2009 1 6
2010 5 3
2011 15 6
2012 24 24
2013 47 41
2014 44 93
2015 60 187
2016 64 235
2017 75 318
2018 115 542
2019 183 1081
2020 245 2019
2021 291 3190
2022 319 4545
2023 257 5602
2024 192 5273
2025 149 4526

The following table provides academic rankings for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Development Studies 5 188 854
Environmental Economics 7 398 1150
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 577 1633
Finance 14 640 1908
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 695 1938

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Speciality Saudi Arabia Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 3 205 806
Creative Writing 3 163 1025
Fashion Design 6 541 1686
Literature 7 473 1708
Art & Design 8 519 1733