Universities by Research i10-index in Saudi Arabia
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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 Saud University148,627 works
140,599
2King Abdulaziz University100,651 works
87,468
3King Abdullah University of Science and Technology48,239 works
62,881
4King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals48,068 works
43,490
5King Khalid University50,660 works
31,940
6Taif University31,838 works
20,527
7Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University23,816 works
19,515
8Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University31,933 works
18,105
9Umm al-Qura University32,892 works
17,734
10King Faisal University28,238 works
16,541
11Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University34,732 works
16,243
12Qassim University31,183 works
14,869
13King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences17,626 works
14,141
14Jazan University22,084 works
13,356
15Taibah University22,427 works
12,675
16Jouf University16,074 works
11,089
17University of Ha'il17,049 works
10,900
18University of Tabuk17,695 works
9,296
19Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University24,081 works
8,933
20Najran University10,240 works
7,498
21Prince Sultan University11,202 works
7,257
22University of Jeddah15,506 works
6,696
23Majmaah University10,814 works
5,992
24Alfaisal University10,013 works
5,909
25Northern Border University11,884 works
4,148
26Shaqra University8,524 works
3,510
27Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University6,668 works
2,756
28Al Baha University8,092 works
2,535
29University of Bisha6,581 works
2,470
30Islamic University of Madinah7,052 works
2,297
31Saudi Electronic University4,376 works
1,916
32University of Hafr Al-Batin4,063 works
1,916
33Riyadh Elm University2,035 works
1,218
34Effat University2,479 works
996
35University of Business and Technology4,460 works
910
36Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies1,923 works
697
37Al-Farabi College593 works
596
38Jubail Industrial College1,342 works
549
39Yanbu Industrial College1,112 works
516
40Dar Al Uloom University1,583 works
487
41Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges807 works
444
42Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences943 works
402
43Buraydah Colleges915 works
341
44Al Yamamah University970 works
327
45Arab Open University1,487 works
318
46Fahd bin Sultan University590 works
221
47Naif Arab University for Security Sciences944 works
202
48Yanbu University College483 works
193
49Dar Al-Hekma University545 works
187
50Jubail University College411 works
178
Highlights
Within Saudi Arabia, King Saud University ranks first in 2026 with 140,599, followed by King Abdulaziz University (87,468) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (62,881).
King Saud University is 1.6 times higher than King Abdulaziz University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 140,599 (King Saud University) to 178 (Jubail University College), with a median of 3,829.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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