Universities by Research h-index in Saudi Arabia
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, 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
690
2King Abdulaziz University100,651 works
561
3King Saud University148,627 works
485
4King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals48,068 works
380
5King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences17,626 works
273
6Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University23,816 works
221
7King Khalid University50,660 works
220
8King Faisal University28,238 works
216
9Jazan University22,084 works
210
10Qassim University31,183 works
207
11Alfaisal University10,013 works
206
12Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University31,933 works
204
13Taibah University22,427 works
196
14Taif University31,838 works
194
15Umm al-Qura University32,892 works
193
16University of Ha'il17,049 works
184
17Prince Sultan University11,202 works
176
18University of Tabuk17,695 works
175
19Jouf University16,074 works
170
20University of Jeddah15,506 works
165
21Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University34,732 works
164
22Najran University10,240 works
162
23Majmaah University10,814 works
154
24Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University24,081 works
151
25Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University6,668 works
151
26Shaqra University8,524 works
130
27Northern Border University11,884 works
116
28Effat University2,479 works
106
29Saudi Electronic University4,376 works
103
30University of Bisha6,581 works
102
31Islamic University of Madinah7,052 works
100
32University of Hafr Al-Batin4,063 works
98
33Al Baha University8,092 works
97
34Al-Farabi College593 works
74
35University of Business and Technology4,460 works
74
36Riyadh Elm University2,035 works
72
37Jubail Industrial College1,342 works
66
38Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges807 works
63
39Yanbu Industrial College1,112 works
63
40Al Yamamah University970 works
58
41Dar Al Uloom University1,583 works
58
42Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies1,923 works
57
43Buraydah Colleges915 works
55
44Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences943 works
50
45Arab Open University1,487 works
49
46Jubail University College411 works
48
47Fahd bin Sultan University590 works
47
48Yanbu University College483 works
45
49Dar Al-Hekma University545 works
43
50Naif Arab University for Security Sciences944 works
42
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