King Khalid University: Rankings

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King Khalid University ranked 7th in Saudi Arabia, 2380th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 110 research topics. King Khalid University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,580 academic publications and 209,076 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2380 of 14,131 In the World
#732 of 5,830 In Asia
#7 of 38 In Saudi Arabia
#575 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#602 of 2,030 For Orthodontics
#614 of 2,319 For Computational Chemistry
#6335 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4765 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 107 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

King Khalid University ranked 5th for Chemistry in Saudi Arabia and 1346th in the World with 15,547 publications made and 165,077 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#524 of 2,750 In Asia
#1346 of 6,447 In the World

King Khalid University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 7
1992 2 5
1993 1 5
1994 1 4
1995 4 1
1996 0 3
1997 1 7
1998 4 3
1999 3 3
2000 28 12
2001 22 15
2002 26 25
2003 17 33
2004 31 59
2005 33 79
2006 44 128
2007 35 148
2008 61 198
2009 52 323
2010 68 384
2011 88 442
2012 136 602
2013 192 912
2014 188 1368
2015 217 1678
2016 268 2044
2017 312 2526
2018 597 3878
2019 1004 6817
2020 1461 12553
2021 2602 21711
2022 3715 39904
2023 3745 58828

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 5 161 614
Environmental Chemistry 5 269 811
Radiochemistry 5 407 815
Nanotechnology 5 333 820
Chemical Engineering 5 362 872
Pharmacy 6 324 919
Biochemical Engineering 6 381 1069
Materials Science 5 443 1142
Inorganic Chemistry 7 521 1211
Physical chemistry 5 514 1214
Organic Chemistry 5 516 1293
Biochemistry 7 621 1531
Nutrition and Food Science 8 663 1595
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 684 1872

Biology rankings

King Khalid University ranked 6th for Biology in Saudi Arabia and 1458th in the World with 14,822 publications made and 145,702 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#541 of 2,814 In Asia
#1458 of 6,770 In the World

King Khalid University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 2 10
1992 3 7
1993 2 6
1994 3 14
1995 4 4
1996 4 6
1997 3 11
1998 5 11
1999 7 15
2000 38 20
2001 35 24
2002 37 41
2003 33 59
2004 49 87
2005 29 103
2006 38 170
2007 37 181
2008 58 226
2009 55 374
2010 86 414
2011 103 514
2012 150 714
2013 180 947
2014 184 1382
2015 211 1652
2016 258 1966
2017 350 2328
2018 575 3489
2019 959 5933
2020 1407 11102
2021 2514 18980
2022 3425 35298
2023 3464 52406

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 333 820
Toxicology 5 288 934
Entomology 4 254 965
Microbiology 4 316 983
Pharmacology 6 391 1024
Virology 12 419 1253
Oncology and Cancer research 10 496 1263
Immunology 7 453 1265
Horticulture 6 498 1301
Biotechnology 11 490 1304
Botany 5 512 1425
Paleontology 6 508 1503
Genetics 9 579 1522
Biochemistry 7 621 1531
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 578 1554
Nutrition and Food Science 8 663 1595
Agricultural Science 7 634 1661
Neuroscience 8 559 1719
Biophysics 8 707 1770
Zoology 6 562 1775
Molecular Biology 6 717 1788
Animal Science 8 660 1899
Forestry 5 645 1920
Evolutionary Biology 8 667 1928
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 739 2076

Engineering rankings

King Khalid University ranked 5th for Engineering in Saudi Arabia and 1361st in the World with 14,596 publications made and 152,318 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#515 of 2,809 In Asia
#1361 of 6,684 In the World

King Khalid University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 1
1992 1 0
1993 0 1
1994 1 0
1995 3 0
1996 1 2
1997 0 1
1998 3 5
1999 0 0
2000 14 6
2001 19 5
2002 18 12
2003 20 23
2004 30 52
2005 27 55
2006 39 102
2007 35 138
2008 48 178
2009 46 304
2010 47 356
2011 85 392
2012 114 497
2013 164 759
2014 165 1108
2015 196 1356
2016 252 1736
2017 319 2207
2018 552 3542
2019 923 6361
2020 1322 11583
2021 2456 20347
2022 3498 37978
2023 3648 56605

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 5 296 786
Nanotechnology 5 333 820
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 293 842
Agricultural Engineering 6 384 868
Chemical Engineering 5 362 872
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 367 914
Biochemical Engineering 6 381 1069
Optical Engineering 5 392 1107
Materials Science 5 443 1142
Renewable Energy Engineering 9 441 1151
Automotive Engineering 6 471 1216
Metallurgical Engineering 5 504 1238
Geotechnical Engineering 5 474 1252
Electrical Engineering 5 493 1266
Biotechnology 11 490 1304
Aerospace Engineering 5 460 1320
Operations Research 4 499 1323
Environmental Engineering 6 553 1379
Architectural Engineering 12 589 1449
Human-Computer Interaction 8 453 1454
Biomedical Engineering 9 590 1476
Transportation Engineering 9 581 1507
Remote Sensing 7 579 1577
Mechanical Engineering 5 615 1628
Structural Engineering 7 664 1634
Computer Networking 10 655 1641
Telecommunications 9 685 1649
Civil Engineering 8 637 1689
Acoustical Engineering 6 655 1711
Computer Engineering 9 755 1732
Automation and Control engineering 10 817 1787
Electronic Engineering 10 823 1839
Systems Engineering 9 644 1856
Reliability and Quality Engineering 14 812 1867

Physics rankings

King Khalid University ranked 5th for Physics in Saudi Arabia and 1300th in the World with 13,992 publications made and 144,752 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#473 of 2,786 In Asia
#1300 of 6,603 In the World

King Khalid University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 3 0
1996 2 3
1997 0 3
1998 2 5
1999 1 0
2000 14 6
2001 21 2
2002 21 10
2003 21 21
2004 36 47
2005 31 45
2006 41 89
2007 34 127
2008 47 198
2009 52 300
2010 40 363
2011 92 380
2012 128 504
2013 173 783
2014 162 1101
2015 185 1361
2016 244 1666
2017 308 2114
2018 495 3366
2019 874 6123
2020 1280 11065
2021 2346 19234
2022 3342 36148
2023 3486 53328

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 4 234 695
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 205 774
Nanotechnology 5 333 820
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 293 842
Medical Physics 7 222 849
Nuclear Physics 5 289 935
Optical Engineering 5 392 1107
Materials Science 5 443 1142
Quantum and Particle physics 5 432 1209
Theoretical Physics 12 523 1557
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 575 1693
Acoustical Engineering 6 655 1711
Biophysics 8 707 1770

Environmental Science rankings

King Khalid University ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Saudi Arabia and 1499th in the World with 10,883 publications made and 112,038 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#499 of 2,811 In Asia
#1499 of 6,798 In the World

King Khalid University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 2
1992 2 0
1993 2 1
1994 1 1
1995 3 2
1996 1 3
1997 2 5
1998 4 9
1999 2 8
2000 19 15
2001 16 14
2002 19 21
2003 13 28
2004 10 37
2005 20 61
2006 30 93
2007 26 114
2008 32 166
2009 27 245
2010 44 286
2011 60 323
2012 94 437
2013 117 624
2014 125 844
2015 127 1012
2016 179 1270
2017 247 1544
2018 414 2455
2019 677 4441
2020 1050 8595
2021 1913 15321
2022 2575 28503
2023 2653 41133

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 5 269 811
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 265 862
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 338 899
Geotechnical Engineering 5 474 1252
Environmental Engineering 6 553 1379
Environmental Management 5 561 1457
Geography and Cartography 5 449 1493
Paleontology 6 508 1503
Geology 5 542 1578
Ecology 5 560 1629
Agricultural Science 7 634 1661
Earth science and Geophysics 5 651 1688
Oceanography 5 682 1806
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 684 1872
Forestry 5 645 1920
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 739 2076

Medicine rankings

King Khalid University ranked 7th for Medicine in Saudi Arabia and 1293rd in the World with 8,713 publications made and 67,419 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#423 of 2,781 In Asia
#1293 of 6,680 In the World

King Khalid University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 2 10
1992 6 7
1993 1 9
1994 1 9
1995 5 5
1996 5 7
1997 3 10
1998 9 11
1999 16 14
2000 49 23
2001 37 28
2002 44 48
2003 37 61
2004 51 86
2005 32 108
2006 36 156
2007 40 173
2008 45 190
2009 40 265
2010 60 330
2011 82 410
2012 117 531
2013 135 710
2014 142 999
2015 172 1172
2016 216 1287
2017 308 1501
2018 425 1854
2019 590 2769
2020 853 5118
2021 1383 8450
2022 1768 15048
2023 1809 21972

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Dentistry 5 152 575
Orthodontics 5 158 602
Veterinary 6 200 655
Family medicine 6 138 686
Pediatrics 5 193 709
Optometry 8 183 722
Cosmetology 6 258 742
Dermatology 6 269 794
Respiratory Therapy 5 238 823
Medical Physics 7 222 849
Forensic Science 5 262 907
Pharmacy 6 324 919
Neurosurgery 8 338 925
Toxicology 5 288 934
Epidemiology 8 271 948
Plastic Surgery 10 332 984
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 373 989
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 374 1004
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 173 1004
Occupational Therapy 5 256 1015
Radiation Therapy 5 387 1016
Pharmacology 6 391 1024
Nursing 5 182 1038
Surgery 6 343 1041
Critical Care Nursing 9 302 1066
Health Science 8 253 1139
Ophthalmology 7 365 1142
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 302 1152
Cardiology 7 385 1163
Anesthesiology 6 385 1171
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 297 1223
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 404 1224
Pathology 9 414 1226
Sports Medicine 3 305 1230
Urology 5 451 1237
Virology 12 419 1253
Oncology and Cancer research 10 496 1263
Immunology 7 453 1265
Public Health 7 337 1298
Anatomy and Physiology 6 458 1352
Audiology 4 390 1354
Physical Therapy 6 395 1362
Psychiatry 6 406 1368
Biomedical Engineering 9 590 1476
Clinical Psychology 6 393 1551
Gerontology 8 355 1607

Computer Science rankings

King Khalid University ranked 7th for Computer Science in Saudi Arabia and 1757th in the World with 6,876 publications made and 52,499 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Saudi Arabia
#646 of 2,809 In Asia
#1757 of 6,752 In the World

King Khalid University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 3
1992 3 0
1993 1 0
1994 1 9
1995 0 1
1996 0 2
1997 0 2
1998 3 2
1999 3 1
2000 7 2
2001 9 6
2002 9 10
2003 15 14
2004 11 29
2005 10 38
2006 7 42
2007 14 67
2008 22 95
2009 16 122
2010 25 172
2011 40 178
2012 64 279
2013 83 361
2014 104 481
2015 106 622
2016 135 725
2017 197 841
2018 217 1253
2019 421 2010
2020 626 4059
2021 1100 7096
2022 1563 13729
2023 1860 20611

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Data Science 6 254 1086
Management Information Systems 5 296 1271
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 554 1368
Cyber Security 10 490 1382
Machine Learning 7 545 1409
Human-Computer Interaction 8 453 1454
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 578 1554
Multimedia 11 498 1585
Computational Linguistics 12 614 1588
Computer Networking 10 655 1641
Telecommunications 9 685 1649
Neuroscience 8 559 1719
Computer Engineering 9 755 1732
Computer Vision 9 726 1744
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 691 1771
Software Engineering 14 569 1791
Computer Graphics 10 790 1886
Cognitive Science 15 771 1939
Library and Information science 11 721 2559

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

King Khalid University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Saudi Arabia and 2152nd in the World with 5,612 publications made and 40,018 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#608 of 2,845 In Asia
#2152 of 7,020 In the World

King Khalid University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 2
1992 2 0
1993 1 0
1994 1 4
1995 4 2
1996 1 2
1997 1 4
1998 3 11
1999 4 7
2000 14 11
2001 18 11
2002 19 22
2003 15 31
2004 18 38
2005 17 66
2006 18 82
2007 25 95
2008 21 136
2009 27 189
2010 26 244
2011 45 269
2012 58 358
2013 64 437
2014 85 554
2015 110 713
2016 115 730
2017 186 802
2018 219 1119
2019 374 1652
2020 552 3109
2021 961 5238
2022 1170 10069
2023 1311 14882

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Special Education 6 106 905
Forensic Science 5 262 907
Education Majors 4 277 1281
Demography 6 339 1298
Journalism and Digital Media 14 395 1339
Linguistics 5 534 1624
Sociology 8 435 1760
Law 11 546 1944
Anthropology 9 504 2001
Communications and Public Relations 12 590 2193
Political Science 11 574 2198
Archaeology 11 809 2254
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 641 2309
History 10 787 2351
Philosophy 7 667 2354
Classics and Ancient History 7 706 2385
Aesthetics 12 847 2520
Library and Information science 11 721 2559

Mathematics rankings

King Khalid University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Saudi Arabia and 1451st in the World with 4,488 publications made and 34,025 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#472 of 2,673 In Asia
#1451 of 6,305 In the World

King Khalid University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 1
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 2
1999 0 1
2000 3 2
2001 6 1
2002 6 5
2003 10 3
2004 7 13
2005 9 23
2006 9 40
2007 12 40
2008 11 66
2009 17 134
2010 12 140
2011 36 153
2012 55 204
2013 48 275
2014 68 328
2015 75 443
2016 86 514
2017 116 533
2018 174 792
2019 285 1254
2020 415 2347
2021 837 4386
2022 1003 8364
2023 1070 11352

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 11 301 975
Math Teachers 3 217 1027
Operations Research 4 499 1323
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 554 1368
Statistics 7 542 1556
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 562 1691

Psychology rankings

King Khalid University ranked 8th for Psychology in Saudi Arabia and 1564th in the World with 3,651 publications made and 24,781 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#482 of 2,703 In Asia
#1564 of 6,528 In the World

King Khalid University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 2 5
1992 3 2
1993 0 3
1994 1 3
1995 2 2
1996 3 6
1997 2 4
1998 4 5
1999 4 6
2000 11 8
2001 14 10
2002 17 23
2003 13 33
2004 20 39
2005 10 51
2006 19 61
2007 11 82
2008 15 82
2009 19 115
2010 22 132
2011 24 178
2012 34 194
2013 52 293
2014 56 373
2015 71 463
2016 86 526
2017 112 560
2018 159 744
2019 221 1045
2020 353 1905
2021 627 3291
2022 703 5906
2023 877 8648

The following table provides academic rankings for King Khalid University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Special Education 6 106 905
Occupational Therapy 5 256 1015
Education Majors 4 277 1281
Psychiatry 6 406 1368
Clinical Psychology 6 393 1551
Neuroscience 8 559 1719
Child Psychology 7 429 1724
Cognitive Science 15 771 1939
Social Psychology 10 577 1956

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for King Khalid University

Speciality Saudi Arabia Asia World Rank
Human Resource Management 3 359 1297
Project Management 6 379 1500
Environmental Economics 11 591 1509
Development Studies 9 401 1526
Accounting 8 442 1610
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 603 1658
Economics 11 555 1867
Marketing 10 657 1971
Literature 7 544 1976
Fashion Design 7 648 2002
Management 12 749 2056
Business 11 698 2056
Finance 12 692 2064
Art & Design 8 635 2101
Advertising 12 797 2350