In 2025, the University ranked fifth among Saudi universities in research output indexed in Scopus, and sixth among Saudi universities in research output indexed in Web of Science.
University ranking based on Scopus data:
- 2025: 5th
- 2024: 5th
- 2023: 5th
University ranking based on Web of Science data:
- 2025: 6th
- 2024: 5th
- 2023: 5th
Growth of Research Publications in Scopus and Web of Science
Number of Publications Indexed in Scopus:
- 2025: 4,053
- 2024: 4,432
- 2023: 4,392
Number of Publications Indexed in Web of Science:
- 2025: 3,352
- 2024: 3,872
- 2023: 4,003
Total Published Research Papers: 3,352
The distribution of research papers indexed in Web of Science across the University’s academic disciplines is as follows:
- Health Sciences: 701
- Humanities and Administrative Sciences: 208
- Sciences: 1,132
- Engineering: 1,311
The number of research papers indexed in Web of Science across the University’s academic disciplines over recent years is as follows:
Humanities and Administrative Sciences
- 2025: 208
- 2024: 192
- 2023: 274
Health Sciences
- 2025: 701
- 2024: 811
- 2023: 1,203
Engineering
- 2025: 1,311
- 2024: 1,700
- 2023: 893
Sciences
- 2025: 1,132
- 2024: 1,159
- 2023: 1,691
Research collaboration with local and international academic and research institutions.
Share of co-authored publications:
- International collaboration: 83.3%
- National collaboration: 9.6%
- Independent researchers: 7.1%
Research collaboration with international academic and research institutions over the five years leading up to 2025.
The University collaborated with partners in 20 countries and more than 100 universities.
Number of citations indexed in Web of Science:
- 2025: 81,836
- 2024: 82,755
- 2023: 61,415
Number of citations indexed in Scopus:
- 2025: 6,704
- 2024: 40,983
- 2023: 62,830
In 2025, the University achieved a Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) of 1.79, indicating that its research was cited 79% more than the global average for comparable research in the same fields. This reflects the strong scholarly impact of the University’s research output.
