King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences: Rankings

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The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 13th in Saudi Arabia, 3063rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 68 research topics. The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,375 academic publications and 127,532 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3063 of 14,131 In the World
#994 of 5,830 In Asia
#13 of 38 In Saudi Arabia
#5 of 9 In Riyadh
#334 of 1,911 For Critical Care Nursing
#341 of 2,642 For Healthcare Management (MHA)
#382 of 2,012 For Pediatrics
#6820 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#5241 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 65 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 3rd for Medicine in Saudi Arabia and 1033rd in the World with 8,628 publications made and 118,089 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#308 of 2,781 In Asia
#1033 of 6,680 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2004 1 1
2005 2 0
2006 7 11
2007 16 24
2008 30 61
2009 47 126
2010 78 242
2011 125 450
2012 180 747
2013 209 1275
2014 277 2013
2015 354 3239
2016 441 4379
2017 532 5609
2018 676 6971
2019 729 8918
2020 1163 15437
2021 1323 19000
2022 1196 20690
2023 1161 22549

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Critical Care Nursing 2 39 334
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 34 341
Pediatrics 3 70 382
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 46 398
Family medicine 3 66 431
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 38 460
Epidemiology 3 102 515
Respiratory Therapy 4 119 526
Medical Physics 3 124 581
Health Science 3 98 590
Plastic Surgery 4 159 603
Nursing 3 92 658
Optometry 6 161 660
Neurosurgery 4 242 683
Dermatology 4 221 688
Surgery 3 220 705
Anesthesiology 3 219 713
Cosmetology 7 274 772
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 299 816
Cardiology 3 255 830
Virology 4 254 860
Pathology 3 270 864
Psychiatry 3 229 879
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 325 888
Radiation Therapy 4 351 922
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 302 934
Public Health 3 203 947
Occupational Therapy 4 228 947
Dentistry 11 285 952
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 240 983
Orthodontics 11 276 985
Immunology 3 331 996
Ophthalmology 5 327 1026
Clinical Psychology 3 208 1074
Oncology and Cancer research 4 410 1082
Urology 4 406 1134
Gerontology 3 216 1170
Pharmacology 11 470 1182
Anatomy and Physiology 4 396 1211
Physical Therapy 4 356 1262
Audiology 5 425 1414
Biomedical Engineering 13 647 1579
Sports Medicine 7 467 1608
Veterinary 18 658 1612
Pharmacy 17 792 1859

Biology rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 12th for Biology in Saudi Arabia and 1764th in the World with 6,495 publications made and 86,954 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#690 of 2,814 In Asia
#1764 of 6,770 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2005 1 0
2006 4 8
2007 9 15
2008 18 34
2009 31 78
2010 57 163
2011 86 323
2012 136 552
2013 147 920
2014 198 1450
2015 249 2337
2016 300 3216
2017 389 4057
2018 491 5314
2019 545 7086
2020 866 12354
2021 1009 14880
2022 955 16818
2023 943 18458

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 38 460
Virology 4 254 860
Immunology 3 331 996
Oncology and Cancer research 4 410 1082
Biotechnology 4 412 1136
Pharmacology 11 470 1182
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 407 1200
Microbiology 9 446 1242
Neuroscience 4 446 1459
Genetics 8 573 1508
Biochemistry 12 807 1880
Molecular Biology 8 787 1924
Paleontology 14 975 2439
Nanotechnology 24 1339 2696
Zoology 17 1103 2945
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 1181 2993
Nutrition and Food Science 21 1444 3064
Botany 18 1316 3066
Horticulture 22 1467 3197
Agricultural Science 26 1844 4115

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Saudi Arabia and 2170th in the World with 4,087 publications made and 65,278 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#615 of 2,845 In Asia
#2170 of 7,020 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2006 5 5
2007 11 15
2008 12 29
2009 24 46
2010 42 95
2011 62 197
2012 91 355
2013 112 591
2014 126 987
2015 191 1723
2016 229 2293
2017 248 2914
2018 291 3612
2019 321 4706
2020 541 8180
2021 597 10444
2022 572 10620
2023 572 11549

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 3 79 541
Special Education 3 53 653
Demography 3 236 1029
Journalism and Digital Media 9 311 1168
Public Policy / Administration 2 176 1176
Anthropology 4 305 1506
Education Majors 9 367 1549
Sociology 6 375 1604
Law 6 436 1668
Communications and Public Relations 7 427 1823
Political Science 6 455 1894
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 568 2140
Library and Information science 8 654 2395
Archaeology 15 906 2467
Linguistics 16 958 2500
History 16 941 2664
Philosophy 15 858 2743

Psychology rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 3rd for Psychology in Saudi Arabia and 1148th in the World with 4,070 publications made and 57,097 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#320 of 2,703 In Asia
#1148 of 6,528 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2005 1 0
2006 5 4
2007 7 12
2008 13 36
2009 24 68
2010 35 113
2011 64 249
2012 87 436
2013 94 670
2014 117 994
2015 158 1540
2016 218 2050
2017 267 2695
2018 322 3421
2019 332 4523
2020 499 7408
2021 640 9265
2022 603 10160
2023 553 11088

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Special Education 3 53 653
Psychiatry 3 229 879
Occupational Therapy 4 228 947
Clinical Psychology 3 208 1074
Neuroscience 4 446 1459
Education Majors 9 367 1549
Child Psychology 4 364 1563
Social Psychology 8 546 1905
Cognitive Science 20 1163 2748

Chemistry rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 17th for Chemistry in Saudi Arabia and 2391st in the World with 3,687 publications made and 53,659 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1085 of 2,750 In Asia
#2391 of 6,447 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2006 2 4
2007 3 6
2008 9 14
2009 12 35
2010 24 70
2011 48 157
2012 65 258
2013 94 514
2014 121 889
2015 158 1381
2016 173 1934
2017 230 2497
2018 275 3474
2019 329 4574
2020 459 6992
2021 558 9057
2022 540 10422
2023 544 11774

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 17 792 1859
Biochemistry 12 807 1880
Radiochemistry 22 1311 2507
Nanotechnology 24 1339 2696
Organic Chemistry 21 1413 2989
Nutrition and Food Science 21 1444 3064
Chemical Engineering 26 1545 3116
Materials Science 25 1571 3338
Physical chemistry 26 1829 3898

Computer Science rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 15th for Computer Science in Saudi Arabia and 2264th in the World with 2,827 publications made and 39,358 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 28 In Saudi Arabia
#919 of 2,809 In Asia
#2264 of 6,752 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2006 2 1
2007 2 2
2008 5 12
2009 12 23
2010 16 65
2011 34 125
2012 47 219
2013 73 367
2014 81 579
2015 118 1089
2016 167 1437
2017 180 1907
2018 208 2548
2019 246 3513
2020 343 5577
2021 413 7203
2022 426 8136
2023 431 8986

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Data Science 5 238 1042
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 407 1200
Neuroscience 4 446 1459
Computational Linguistics 18 883 2066
Machine Learning 19 1009 2304
Library and Information science 8 654 2395
Management Information Systems 18 849 2505
Cognitive Science 20 1163 2748
Cyber Security 27 1334 3067
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 24 1378 3106
Computer Vision 23 1438 3132
Telecommunications 27 1569 3435
Computer Networking 27 1746 3917

Mathematics rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 7th for Mathematics in Saudi Arabia and 1489th in the World with 2,664 publications made and 41,094 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#497 of 2,673 In Asia
#1489 of 6,305 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2006 5 1
2007 7 8
2008 7 17
2009 14 25
2010 24 63
2011 32 114
2012 48 175
2013 66 294
2014 59 486
2015 93 823
2016 132 1103
2017 180 1441
2018 179 1951
2019 237 2561
2020 357 3937
2021 396 5416
2022 432 6461
2023 368 7089

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 5 437 1354
Math Teachers 12 486 1797

Engineering rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 22nd for Engineering in Saudi Arabia and 2845th in the World with 2,268 publications made and 34,975 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#22 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1278 of 2,809 In Asia
#2845 of 6,684 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2005 1 0
2006 0 3
2007 6 3
2008 6 13
2009 16 47
2010 17 78
2011 30 146
2012 38 228
2013 48 366
2014 82 600
2015 103 902
2016 129 1176
2017 131 1559
2018 161 1998
2019 196 2681
2020 290 4152
2021 331 5307
2022 329 5923
2023 327 6720

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 4 412 1136
Biomedical Engineering 13 647 1579
Optical Engineering 19 1063 2370
Nanotechnology 24 1339 2696
Aerospace Engineering 20 1200 2770
Mechanical Engineering 19 1190 2801
Civil Engineering 20 1227 2876
Chemical Engineering 26 1545 3116
Metallurgical Engineering 24 1558 3289
Structural Engineering 23 1484 3315
Acoustical Engineering 20 1427 3329
Materials Science 25 1571 3338
Telecommunications 27 1569 3435
Electrical Engineering 27 1707 3674
Computer Networking 27 1746 3917

Environmental Science rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 22nd for Environmental Science in Saudi Arabia and 3013th in the World with 2,238 publications made and 31,221 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#22 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1250 of 2,811 In Asia
#3013 of 6,798 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
2005 1 0
2006 0 1
2007 2 3
2008 3 10
2009 10 18
2010 20 54
2011 25 106
2012 50 186
2013 55 321
2014 63 518
2015 113 900
2016 126 1254
2017 127 1510
2018 147 1941
2019 212 2686
2020 287 4711
2021 342 5876
2022 317 6208
2023 312 6883

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Paleontology 14 975 2439
Geology 21 1223 2933
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 1181 2993
Geography and Cartography 20 1171 3024
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 24 1346 3049
Ecology 24 1513 3592
Agricultural Science 26 1844 4115

Economics rankings

The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ranked 6th for Economics in Saudi Arabia and 1576th in the World with 1,212 publications made and 21,974 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#423 of 2,461 In Asia
#1576 of 5,995 In the World

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2008 5 2
2009 13 5
2010 12 17
2011 24 52
2012 28 83
2013 38 138
2014 49 234
2015 57 426
2016 65 543
2017 83 693
2018 81 863
2019 107 1162
2020 160 1964
2021 155 2774
2022 164 2774
2023 162 3189

The following table provides academic rankings for The King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Development Studies 4 204 962
Finance 27 1762 4275

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Speciality Saudi Arabia Asia World Rank
Advertising 11 796 2348
Management 14 921 2385
Marketing 16 884 2411
Business 15 922 2500
Nuclear Physics 21 1217 2696
Literature 16 915 2808
Fashion Design 16 1109 2944
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 1227 3037
Physics 22 1362 3040
Art & Design 20 1174 3188
Quantum and Particle physics 26 1690 3754