Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University: Rankings

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Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 18th in Saudi Arabia, 3877th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 114 research topics. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,742 academic publications and 377,653 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3877 of 14,131 In the World
#1266 of 5,830 In Asia
#18 of 38 In Saudi Arabia
#431 of 1,000 For Special Education
#577 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#624 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#5604 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 111 other topics

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Biology rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 13th for Biology in Saudi Arabia and 1703rd in the World with 13,537 publications made and 235,642 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#673 of 2,838 In Asia
#1703 of 6,841 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 0 2
2004 0 3
2005 0 2
2006 0 0
2007 1 5
2008 0 23
2009 4 26
2010 21 24
2011 33 54
2012 42 126
2013 109 251
2014 128 586
2015 179 757
2016 240 1137
2017 332 1817
2018 389 2742
2019 524 4276
2020 1222 9478
2021 1760 18222
2022 2777 32994
2023 2580 47853
2024 2138 56347
2025 1267 57538

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

Biology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacology 9 371 960
Toxicology 7 333 967
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 205 1061
Biotechnology 9 422 1133
Nanotechnology 9 528 1166
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 452 1250
Oncology and Cancer research 13 514 1268
Microbiology 13 498 1309
Virology 15 462 1352
Horticulture 8 566 1394
Nutrition and Food Science 9 598 1424
Immunology 14 583 1505
Botany 10 602 1563
Genetics 13 626 1587
Evolutionary Biology 8 543 1651
Biochemistry 11 708 1674
Neuroscience 11 574 1695
Agricultural Science 10 711 1755
Biophysics 5 725 1806
Paleontology 12 684 1814
Animal Science 14 859 2291
Molecular Biology 15 1023 2389
Forestry 15 1002 2600
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 1065 2708
Zoology 18 1052 2830

Engineering rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 8th for Engineering in Saudi Arabia and 1529th in the World with 13,265 publications made and 254,364 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#610 of 2,841 In Asia
#1529 of 6,795 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2000 1 2
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 2
2004 0 2
2005 0 1
2006 0 1
2007 5 7
2008 2 16
2009 0 20
2010 8 19
2011 33 38
2012 57 87
2013 111 198
2014 127 510
2015 169 658
2016 231 1011
2017 278 1639
2018 315 2480
2019 498 4178
2020 1156 8823
2021 1836 19192
2022 2944 37132
2023 2626 54243
2024 1961 65373
2025 1088 64490

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

Engineering subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 244 653
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 280 712
Construction Management 4 207 720
Technical Drawing 6 326 890
Agricultural Engineering 9 430 906
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 372 988
Nuclear Engineering 8 412 1020
Biochemical Engineering 9 402 1131
Biotechnology 9 422 1133
Nanotechnology 9 528 1166
Computer Engineering 5 478 1180
Chemical Engineering 9 560 1194
Biomedical Engineering 9 466 1215
Automation and Control engineering 6 511 1225
Electrical Engineering 7 520 1291
Transportation Engineering 9 469 1295
Automotive Engineering 8 532 1313
Electronic Engineering 7 557 1318
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 526 1340
Architecture 11 451 1345
Petroleum Engineering 7 534 1352
Civil Engineering 6 500 1359
Systems Engineering 5 439 1364
Structural Engineering 6 547 1364
Computer Networking 7 524 1367
Telecommunications 7 563 1381
Operations Research 7 610 1489
Materials Science 10 651 1515
Robotics 8 638 1516
Aerospace Engineering 6 578 1530
Mechanical Engineering 6 578 1531
Environmental Engineering 10 673 1575
Architectural Engineering 13 656 1597
Metallurgical Engineering 11 723 1616
Geotechnical Engineering 9 664 1625
Human-Computer Interaction 14 574 1635
Optical Engineering 13 725 1699
Acoustical Engineering 8 682 1744
Remote Sensing 12 807 1984

Physics rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 9th for Physics in Saudi Arabia and 1522nd in the World with 12,755 publications made and 237,769 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#595 of 2,822 In Asia
#1522 of 6,729 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2000 1 3
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 2
2006 0 1
2007 5 7
2008 2 18
2009 0 21
2010 10 21
2011 28 29
2012 60 84
2013 112 196
2014 113 496
2015 167 633
2016 218 958
2017 269 1486
2018 305 2275
2019 518 3861
2020 1152 8706
2021 1785 18302
2022 2794 35079
2023 2475 49670
2024 1903 59318
2025 1006 58424

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

Physics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 6 157 643
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 372 988
Nanotechnology 9 528 1166
Quantum and Particle physics 9 558 1437
Nuclear Physics 13 588 1492
Materials Science 10 651 1515
Optical Engineering 13 725 1699
Condensed Matter Physics 17 784 1710
Theoretical Physics 14 619 1734
Acoustical Engineering 8 682 1744
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 710 1805
Biophysics 5 725 1806
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 803 2114

Chemistry rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 12th for Chemistry in Saudi Arabia and 1667th in the World with 12,688 publications made and 247,550 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#706 of 2,785 In Asia
#1667 of 6,561 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 3
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 1
2004 0 2
2005 0 2
2006 0 0
2007 5 7
2008 1 21
2009 2 24
2010 17 21
2011 35 56
2012 59 144
2013 123 275
2014 117 632
2015 172 771
2016 237 1161
2017 289 1802
2018 326 2756
2019 493 4474
2020 1068 9136
2021 1700 18293
2022 2687 34704
2023 2523 49887
2024 1912 61544
2025 1104 62849

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

Chemistry subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 11 516 1023
Biochemical Engineering 9 402 1131
Nanotechnology 9 528 1166
Chemical Engineering 9 560 1194
Computational Chemistry 12 539 1360
Nutrition and Food Science 9 598 1424
Pharmacy 15 625 1497
Materials Science 10 651 1515
Physical chemistry 12 759 1660
Biochemistry 11 708 1674
Organic Chemistry 12 746 1692
Inorganic Chemistry 14 842 1816
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 718 1925
Environmental Chemistry 19 894 1984

Computer Science rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Saudi Arabia and 1391st in the World with 10,405 publications made and 156,039 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 28 In Saudi Arabia
#487 of 2,842 In Asia
#1391 of 6,855 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 2
2005 0 2
2006 0 1
2007 1 3
2008 0 5
2009 2 9
2010 9 6
2011 17 17
2012 33 43
2013 73 95
2014 108 260
2015 129 361
2016 138 605
2017 178 930
2018 248 1421
2019 376 2447
2020 922 5685
2021 1247 11782
2022 2144 21815
2023 2079 33359
2024 1803 37165
2025 1076 35898

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

Computer Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cyber Security 7 312 966
Computational Linguistics 6 328 969
Machine Learning 5 354 1007
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 418 1069
Data Science 11 305 1145
Computer Engineering 5 478 1180
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 444 1222
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 452 1250
Software Engineering 8 323 1252
Cognitive Science 8 492 1365
Computer Networking 7 524 1367
Telecommunications 7 563 1381
Multimedia 11 446 1425
Management Information Systems 9 386 1427
Computer Vision 8 597 1445
Robotics 8 638 1516
Human-Computer Interaction 14 574 1635
Neuroscience 11 574 1695
Computer Graphics 5 668 1720
Library and Information science 16 739 2568

Environmental Science rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Saudi Arabia and 1710th in the World with 9,969 publications made and 198,892 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#624 of 2,841 In Asia
#1710 of 6,888 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 1 2
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 0 1
2004 0 1
2005 0 2
2006 0 1
2007 5 6
2008 1 18
2009 0 18
2010 11 20
2011 24 29
2012 35 63
2013 80 140
2014 75 371
2015 123 478
2016 156 719
2017 184 1137
2018 229 1698
2019 370 2931
2020 941 6757
2021 1373 15066
2022 2310 29513
2023 2021 43305
2024 1391 47883
2025 766 44791

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

Environmental Science subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 369 1096
Environmental Management 6 519 1350
Geography and Cartography 7 503 1566
Environmental Engineering 10 673 1575
Geotechnical Engineering 9 664 1625
Ecology 9 587 1631
Agricultural Science 10 711 1755
Geology 12 664 1760
Paleontology 12 684 1814
Oceanography 8 710 1836
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 718 1925
Environmental Chemistry 19 894 1984
Earth science and Geophysics 13 926 2249
Forestry 15 1002 2600
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 1065 2708

Medicine rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 14th for Medicine in Saudi Arabia and 1452nd in the World with 9,810 publications made and 130,367 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Pharmacology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#507 of 2,817 In Asia
#1452 of 6,793 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 3
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 1
2004 0 2
2005 0 2
2006 0 0
2007 0 1
2008 0 6
2009 4 6
2010 14 9
2011 16 43
2012 33 94
2013 76 147
2014 120 335
2015 169 465
2016 212 682
2017 269 1112
2018 338 1649
2019 400 2740
2020 938 5753
2021 1174 10250
2022 1776 17308
2023 1700 24567
2024 1618 28897
2025 1141 31824

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 6 187 577
Dentistry 9 176 624
Medical Physics 6 157 643
Orthodontics 9 190 697
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 252 723
Occupational Therapy 3 205 870
Family medicine 13 209 871
Veterinary 13 326 927
Pharmacology 9 371 960
Dermatology 10 342 960
Optometry 15 305 961
Toxicology 7 333 967
Plastic Surgery 13 342 974
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 190 990
Sports / Exercise science 5 199 995
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 205 1061
Health Science 14 252 1100
Nursing 12 260 1175
Sports Medicine 5 308 1206
Biomedical Engineering 9 466 1215
Physical Therapy 7 358 1231
Radiation Therapy 12 506 1234
Oncology and Cancer research 13 514 1268
Surgery 12 447 1282
Pediatrics 15 410 1293
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 530 1301
Critical Care Nursing 16 404 1309
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 454 1310
Virology 15 462 1352
Epidemiology 18 441 1358
Urology 12 531 1386
Cardiology 10 485 1393
Ophthalmology 15 505 1402
Pathology 14 521 1427
Anesthesiology 12 517 1444
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 13 415 1479
Pharmacy 15 625 1497
Immunology 14 583 1505
Psychiatry 13 500 1528
Public Health 14 473 1542
Gerontology 13 370 1577
Anatomy and Physiology 12 594 1641
Clinical Psychology 15 519 1786
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 14 580 1914

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Saudi Arabia and 1913th in the World with 8,127 publications made and 117,751 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#527 of 2,867 In Asia
#1913 of 7,088 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 2
2004 0 2
2005 0 4
2006 0 1
2007 0 2
2008 1 3
2009 1 5
2010 7 6
2011 7 11
2012 17 30
2013 49 74
2014 80 201
2015 104 265
2016 116 403
2017 181 619
2018 234 1030
2019 359 1785
2020 881 4581
2021 1047 9724
2022 1612 18060
2023 1559 26933
2024 1250 28612
2025 745 26869

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Special Education 2 27 431
Early Childhood Education 2 66 642
Journalism and Digital Media 11 253 987
Sports / Exercise science 5 199 995
Education Majors 7 283 1189
Linguistics 7 448 1400
Gender Studies 3 206 1431
Demography 12 448 1485
Law 11 429 1588
Aesthetics 5 445 1614
Communications and Public Relations 7 395 1637
Archaeology 8 535 1654
Sociology 10 444 1739
Anthropology 9 440 1758
History 8 539 1769
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 458 1776
Political Science 11 456 1838
Philosophy 10 603 2152
Classics and Ancient History 11 657 2264
Library and Information science 16 739 2568

Mathematics rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 9th for Mathematics in Saudi Arabia and 1208th in the World with 6,666 publications made and 95,496 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#381 of 2,725 In Asia
#1208 of 6,434 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 2
2006 0 1
2007 2 2
2008 2 10
2009 1 4
2010 2 11
2011 12 8
2012 9 22
2013 47 44
2014 66 137
2015 80 169
2016 99 306
2017 123 486
2018 191 783
2019 294 1458
2020 737 3771
2021 932 7959
2022 1458 14121
2023 1226 19912
2024 961 17880
2025 508 14680

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

Mathematics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 8 182 652
Math Teachers 7 199 877
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 418 1069
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 354 1258
Statistics 10 442 1337
Operations Research 7 610 1489

Psychology rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 11th for Psychology in Saudi Arabia and 1506th in the World with 5,306 publications made and 69,819 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#485 of 2,766 In Asia
#1506 of 6,663 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2004 0 1
2005 0 1
2006 0 0
2007 1 0
2008 1 3
2009 0 4
2010 2 4
2011 3 10
2012 11 16
2013 21 20
2014 48 93
2015 66 167
2016 76 245
2017 111 333
2018 137 611
2019 214 1035
2020 502 2530
2021 608 4727
2022 1023 8691
2023 1010 13979
2024 928 15008
2025 652 15949

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

Psychology subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Special Education 2 27 431
Occupational Therapy 3 205 870
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 293 898
Education Majors 7 283 1189
Cognitive Science 8 492 1365
Child Psychology 8 328 1403
Psychiatry 13 500 1528
Social Psychology 9 453 1604
Neuroscience 11 574 1695
Clinical Psychology 15 519 1786

Business rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 7th for Business in Saudi Arabia and 1509th in the World with 3,650 publications made and 51,462 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#469 of 2,654 In Asia
#1509 of 6,366 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2007 2 0
2008 1 0
2009 1 2
2010 2 1
2011 8 3
2012 8 10
2013 29 25
2014 40 79
2015 49 120
2016 75 210
2017 78 272
2018 115 503
2019 166 914
2020 426 2260
2021 477 4543
2022 742 8091
2023 665 11868
2024 502 11990
2025 317 10529

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

Business subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 4 207 720
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 243 857
Entrepreneurship 6 172 888
Accounting 4 266 1100
Human Resource Management 5 268 1138
Finance 5 374 1331
Project Management 7 335 1364
Management 5 450 1402
Management Information Systems 9 386 1427
Operations Research 7 610 1489
International Business 4 363 1503
Marketing 9 541 1666
International Trade 5 445 1684
Advertising 10 579 1844

Economics rankings

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ranked 7th for Economics in Saudi Arabia and 1356th in the World with 2,766 publications made and 42,920 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 27 In Saudi Arabia
#355 of 2,559 In Asia
#1356 of 6,188 In the World

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 1
2004 0 1
2005 0 2
2006 0 1
2007 2 0
2008 0 0
2009 1 1
2010 2 2
2011 1 2
2012 2 5
2013 13 14
2014 30 63
2015 33 81
2016 41 144
2017 61 172
2018 84 333
2019 98 608
2020 338 1669
2021 355 3371
2022 597 6756
2023 513 9962
2024 374 9865
2025 264 8393

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

Economics subfield Saudi Arabia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 243 857
Environmental Economics 6 349 1053
Development Studies 7 284 1140
International Economics 4 256 1220
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 354 1258
Finance 5 374 1331
International Trade 5 445 1684

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Speciality Saudi Arabia Asia World Rank
Creative Writing 4 234 1286
Literature 5 400 1549
Art & Design 6 513 1717
Fashion Design 7 572 1766