Universities by Research Publications in Saudi Arabia
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1King Saud University6,715,267 citations
148,627
2King Abdulaziz University5,398,447 citations
100,651
3King Khalid University1,240,377 citations
50,660
4King Abdullah University of Science and Technology5,114,035 citations
48,239
5King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals2,247,764 citations
48,068
6Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University607,167 citations
34,732
7Umm al-Qura University709,855 citations
32,892
8Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University731,180 citations
31,933
9Taif University812,615 citations
31,838
10Qassim University627,859 citations
31,183
11King Faisal University725,423 citations
28,238
12Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University360,087 citations
24,081
13Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University879,132 citations
23,816
14Taibah University561,736 citations
22,427
15Jazan University595,696 citations
22,084
16University of Tabuk407,614 citations
17,695
17King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences751,364 citations
17,626
18University of Ha'il447,511 citations
17,049
19Jouf University451,146 citations
16,074
20University of Jeddah296,258 citations
15,506
21Northern Border University160,736 citations
11,884
22Prince Sultan University327,068 citations
11,202
23Majmaah University256,649 citations
10,814
24Najran University330,013 citations
10,240
25Alfaisal University371,653 citations
10,013
26Shaqra University149,472 citations
8,524
27Al Baha University101,165 citations
8,092
28Islamic University of Madinah91,904 citations
7,052
29Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University138,762 citations
6,668
30University of Bisha97,637 citations
6,581
31University of Business and Technology34,679 citations
4,460
32Saudi Electronic University85,008 citations
4,376
33University of Hafr Al-Batin76,496 citations
4,063
34Effat University53,646 citations
2,479
35Riyadh Elm University42,399 citations
2,035
36Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies26,412 citations
1,923
37Dar Al Uloom University21,178 citations
1,583
38Arab Open University13,760 citations
1,487
39Jubail Industrial College24,759 citations
1,342
40Yanbu Industrial College20,598 citations
1,112
41Al Yamamah University14,940 citations
970
42Naif Arab University for Security Sciences9,926 citations
944
43Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences14,028 citations
943
44Buraydah Colleges17,706 citations
915
45Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges19,920 citations
807
46Al-Farabi College27,187 citations
593
47Fahd bin Sultan University10,314 citations
590
48Arab East Colleges2,700 citations
580
49Onaizah Colleges6,694 citations
565
50Dar Al-Hekma University7,814 citations
545
Highlights
Within Saudi Arabia, King Saud University ranks first in 2026 with 148,627, followed by King Abdulaziz University (100,651) and King Khalid University (50,660).
Across 50 entries, values run from 148,627 (King Saud University) to 545 (Dar Al-Hekma University), with a median of 9,269.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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