Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University: Rankings

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Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 26th in Saudi Arabia, 5651st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 21 research topics. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,880 academic publications and 66,850 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#5651 of 14,131 In the World
#2068 of 5,830 In Asia
#26 of 38 In Saudi Arabia
#983 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#1048 of 4,626 For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
#1273 of 1,346 For Biochemical Engineering
#7648 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 18 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 21st for Engineering in Saudi Arabia and 2671st in the World with 2,714 publications made and 57,581 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1200 of 2,835 In Asia
#2671 of 6,782 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1999 3 0
2000 5 1
2001 3 2
2002 2 6
2003 2 2
2004 4 1
2005 5 2
2006 1 2
2007 1 6
2008 5 17
2009 2 23
2010 17 30
2011 24 46
2012 36 69
2013 46 110
2014 45 174
2015 80 258
2016 96 610
2017 112 1139
2018 157 1787
2019 229 3228
2020 327 5813
2021 364 7455
2022 379 9409
2023 378 11584
2024 373 12899

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 9 376 983
Biochemical Engineering 13 491 1273
Aerospace Engineering 10 637 1650
Nanotechnology 18 789 1655
Chemical Engineering 18 856 1764
Automotive Engineering 12 764 1769
Geotechnical Engineering 10 741 1787
Environmental Engineering 14 817 1887
Computer Engineering 14 927 2001
Systems Engineering 15 748 2023
Reliability and Quality Engineering 20 915 2078
Electrical Engineering 21 1040 2265
Mechanical Engineering 17 988 2375
Structural Engineering 18 1051 2403
Materials Science 20 1134 2417
Telecommunications 23 1248 2719
Civil Engineering 20 1205 2811
Computer Networking 26 1373 3033
Metallurgical Engineering 23 1498 3134
Biotechnology 25 1483 3192
Electronic Engineering 26 1563 3234
Optical Engineering 25 1518 3296
Acoustical Engineering 22 1465 3356

Physics rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 21st for Physics in Saudi Arabia and 2617th in the World with 2,444 publications made and 52,172 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#21 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1153 of 2,817 In Asia
#2617 of 6,713 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1999 3 0
2000 5 1
2001 3 2
2002 2 4
2003 2 2
2004 4 1
2005 5 1
2006 1 2
2007 1 6
2008 6 18
2009 3 30
2010 16 39
2011 19 51
2012 30 86
2013 36 101
2014 48 171
2015 71 228
2016 89 580
2017 98 1087
2018 148 1748
2019 217 3181
2020 315 5750
2021 334 7210
2022 319 8886
2023 332 10391
2024 321 11460

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 18 789 1655
Nuclear Physics 15 726 1765
Theoretical Physics 18 706 1932
Quantum and Particle physics 21 1021 2329
Materials Science 20 1134 2417
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 1223 3012
Condensed Matter Physics 25 1508 3074
Optical Engineering 25 1518 3296
Acoustical Engineering 22 1465 3356

Environmental Science rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 20th for Environmental Science in Saudi Arabia and 2806th in the World with 2,241 publications made and 53,400 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#20 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1156 of 2,838 In Asia
#2806 of 6,876 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1999 3 0
2000 4 1
2001 2 0
2002 2 2
2003 1 2
2004 4 1
2005 5 2
2006 1 2
2007 0 6
2008 6 13
2009 1 17
2010 15 18
2011 16 30
2012 21 59
2013 40 90
2014 39 165
2015 71 235
2016 87 576
2017 101 1132
2018 145 1757
2019 198 3119
2020 289 5546
2021 287 7018
2022 289 8550
2023 312 10154
2024 291 10652

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 339 1048
Geotechnical Engineering 10 741 1787
Environmental Engineering 14 817 1887
Environmental Management 12 821 1959
Geography and Cartography 12 786 2192
Oceanography 14 1106 2693
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 1150 2755
Ecology 21 1288 3056
Environmental Chemistry 23 1454 3116
Geology 22 1350 3203
Earth science and Geophysics 21 1435 3337
Agricultural Science 21 1552 3504
Paleontology 26 1658 3884

Chemistry rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 22nd for Chemistry in Saudi Arabia and 3026th in the World with 2,020 publications made and 50,520 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1408 of 2,781 In Asia
#3026 of 6,545 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1999 3 0
2000 5 1
2001 2 2
2002 2 5
2003 1 2
2004 4 1
2005 6 2
2006 1 0
2007 1 6
2008 6 15
2009 1 20
2010 9 18
2011 12 36
2012 18 59
2013 19 71
2014 34 118
2015 60 185
2016 77 513
2017 93 1015
2018 120 1621
2019 180 2907
2020 247 5345
2021 277 6703
2022 276 8496
2023 284 10136
2024 265 11562

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 13 491 1273
Nanotechnology 18 789 1655
Chemical Engineering 18 856 1764
Computational Chemistry 21 1053 2275
Materials Science 20 1134 2417
Physical chemistry 22 1292 2700
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 1150 2755
Radiochemistry 25 1532 2890
Inorganic Chemistry 23 1458 2963
Organic Chemistry 25 1481 3110
Environmental Chemistry 23 1454 3116
Nutrition and Food Science 25 1753 3632
Biochemistry 26 1855 4089

Biology rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 26th for Biology in Saudi Arabia and 3473rd in the World with 1,799 publications made and 42,360 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#26 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1528 of 2,834 In Asia
#3473 of 6,833 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2004 1 0
2005 3 1
2006 0 0
2007 0 1
2008 6 1
2009 1 8
2010 6 9
2011 12 17
2012 11 26
2013 21 48
2014 30 87
2015 31 131
2016 60 404
2017 70 765
2018 93 1360
2019 133 2263
2020 251 4061
2021 272 5566
2022 284 7200
2023 264 8747
2024 234 9157

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 18 789 1655
Virology 25 1130 2810
Evolutionary Biology 21 1250 3036
Oncology and Cancer research 26 1431 3168
Biotechnology 25 1483 3192
Agricultural Science 21 1552 3504
Nutrition and Food Science 25 1753 3632
Paleontology 26 1658 3884
Biochemistry 26 1855 4089
Botany 26 1881 4313
Neuroscience 27 1819 4364
Genetics 26 1942 4406

Computer Science rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 26th for Computer Science in Saudi Arabia and 3120th in the World with 1,604 publications made and 19,111 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#26 of 28 In Saudi Arabia
#1349 of 2,840 In Asia
#3120 of 6,845 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2003 2 0
2004 1 0
2005 3 1
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 1 2
2009 4 6
2010 10 11
2011 17 21
2012 27 28
2013 31 58
2014 30 70
2015 42 128
2016 32 171
2017 53 283
2018 50 466
2019 92 808
2020 182 1371
2021 234 2238
2022 248 3046
2023 248 4636
2024 284 5400

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 14 927 2001
Cognitive Science 19 889 2149
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 1041 2235
Cyber Security 25 966 2288
Software Engineering 23 891 2370
Computational Linguistics 23 1068 2382
Data Science 26 923 2402
Machine Learning 24 1178 2588
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 23 1150 2589
Computer Vision 22 1189 2595
Telecommunications 23 1248 2719
Management Information Systems 27 1099 2978
Computer Networking 26 1373 3033
Neuroscience 27 1819 4364

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 26th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Saudi Arabia and 4063rd in the World with 1,351 publications made and 13,809 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#26 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1503 of 2,864 In Asia
#4063 of 7,081 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2002 2 4
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 1
2006 0 1
2007 2 0
2008 2 0
2009 4 11
2010 8 18
2011 16 19
2012 21 19
2013 32 52
2014 28 98
2015 34 148
2016 31 194
2017 47 278
2018 55 332
2019 71 458
2020 157 806
2021 184 1477
2022 195 2127
2023 236 3443
2024 215 3852

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 22 926 2921
Education Majors 27 1187 3354
Linguistics 26 1420 3381
Anthropology 26 1211 3513
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 1202 3542
Archaeology 24 1432 3571
Demography 26 1452 3692
History 23 1435 3714
Law 27 1396 3724
Philosophy 26 1455 3961
Political Science 27 1416 4016
Sociology 27 1549 4163

Mathematics rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 27th for Mathematics in Saudi Arabia and 3441st in the World with 899 publications made and 9,608 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#27 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1489 of 2,718 In Asia
#3441 of 6,418 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 1 1
2009 2 4
2010 6 5
2011 11 17
2012 22 15
2013 19 43
2014 10 55
2015 30 96
2016 30 134
2017 31 257
2018 36 325
2019 47 398
2020 87 710
2021 122 1203
2022 145 1641
2023 151 2282
2024 139 2150

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 1041 2235
Applied Mathematics 24 1217 2667
Math Teachers 26 1182 3255
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 1380 3269
Statistics 27 1458 3338

Psychology rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 27th for Psychology in Saudi Arabia and 3575th in the World with 666 publications made and 7,262 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience.

Psychology ranking Location
#27 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1442 of 2,755 In Asia
#3575 of 6,645 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2009 3 3
2010 5 2
2011 8 9
2012 3 12
2013 11 27
2014 10 36
2015 9 33
2016 12 41
2017 13 71
2018 18 104
2019 25 138
2020 86 352
2021 100 651
2022 119 1079
2023 121 1600
2024 118 1694

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 19 889 2149
Child Psychology 25 1099 3121
Education Majors 27 1187 3354
Social Psychology 25 1296 3450
Psychiatry 27 1757 4339
Neuroscience 27 1819 4364

Business rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 25th for Business in Saudi Arabia and 3463rd in the World with 662 publications made and 6,950 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#25 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1380 of 2,646 In Asia
#3463 of 6,339 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2002 2 3
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 0
2006 0 1
2007 1 0
2008 2 3
2009 2 9
2010 4 12
2011 11 17
2012 16 18
2013 24 45
2014 15 72
2015 22 107
2016 11 133
2017 24 195
2018 32 206
2019 30 262
2020 78 472
2021 79 673
2022 96 977
2023 103 1518
2024 98 1605

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 683 1834
Accounting 21 787 2335
Finance 21 1137 2925
Management Information Systems 27 1099 2978
Marketing 25 1384 3454
Management 26 1462 3530

Economics rankings

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ranked 25th for Economics in Saudi Arabia and 3163rd in the World with 541 publications made and 6,550 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#25 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#1189 of 2,553 In Asia
#3163 of 6,167 In the World

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2002 2 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 0
2006 0 1
2007 1 0
2008 2 2
2009 1 7
2010 2 9
2011 3 8
2012 10 15
2013 13 32
2014 10 51
2015 15 79
2016 13 114
2017 23 208
2018 25 204
2019 27 246
2020 70 419
2021 71 708
2022 72 896
2023 88 1225
2024 84 1363

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 12 585 1512
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 683 1834
Finance 21 1137 2925
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 1380 3269
Development Studies 26 1271 3356

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Speciality Saudi Arabia Asia World Rank
Health Science 25 1100 3310
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 26 1589 3743
Public Health 26 1511 3788
Fashion Design 26 1545 3847
Pathology 26 1668 3929
Surgery 26 1632 4011
Art & Design 27 1642 4210
Anatomy and Physiology 26 1816 4212
Literature 26 1644 4253
Medicine 26 1816 4362