Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Saudi Arabia
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1King Abdullah University of Science and Technology48,239 works
8.46
2Prince Sultan University11,202 works
7.25
3King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals48,068 works
6.77
4University of Ha'il17,049 works
6.72
5King Khalid University50,660 works
6.68
6Najran University10,240 works
6.37
7Shaqra University8,524 works
6.35
8Jouf University16,074 works
6.33
9University of Tabuk17,695 works
6.12
10Jazan University22,084 works
6.11
11University of Business and Technology4,460 works
6.07
12Yanbu Industrial College1,112 works
5.90
13King Saud University148,627 works
5.87
14Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University31,933 works
5.81
15Majmaah University10,814 works
5.78
16Taif University31,838 works
5.58
17Saudi Electronic University4,376 works
5.23
18Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University34,732 works
5.21
19Yanbu University College483 works
5.13
20Northern Border University11,884 works
5.11
21Taibah University22,427 works
4.94
22Islamic University of Madinah7,052 works
4.83
23University of Hafr Al-Batin4,063 works
4.83
24Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University6,668 works
4.76
25Fahd bin Sultan University590 works
4.76
26University of Bisha6,581 works
4.75
27Umm al-Qura University32,892 works
4.62
28Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University24,081 works
4.56
29Qassim University31,183 works
4.55
30King Abdulaziz University100,651 works
4.54
31University of Jeddah15,506 works
4.35
32Jubail Industrial College1,342 works
4.26
33Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University23,816 works
4.24
34Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship185 works
4.20
35Alfaisal University10,013 works
4.13
36King Faisal University28,238 works
4.04
37Dar Al-Hekma University545 works
4.03
38Arab Open University1,487 works
3.71
39Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges807 works
3.70
40Buraydah Colleges915 works
3.55
41Effat University2,479 works
3.52
42Al Baha University8,092 works
3.50
43Riyadh Elm University2,035 works
3.44
44North Private College of Nursing238 works
3.43
45Al Yamamah University970 works
3.09
46Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences943 works
2.86
47King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences17,626 works
2.77
48Dar Al Uloom University1,583 works
2.77
49Onaizah Colleges565 works
2.73
50Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies1,923 works
2.39
All