Saudi Arabia

Time frame: 1 February 2023 - 31 January 2024

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Position by research output Share

Global Western Asia
Overall 28 2

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Western Asia
Biological sciences 36 2
Chemistry 25 2
Earth & environmental sciences 27 2
Health sciences 39 3
Physical sciences 30 3

Research

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 479 137.53

Overall Count and Share for '' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 142 31.05
Chemistry 278 89.90
Earth & environmental sciences 143 39.34
Health sciences 178 35.19
Physical sciences 223 66.01

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Share output for the past 5 years

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Collaboration

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Collaborations between countries/territories

Collaboration by percentage of Share

Country/territory Share
China 33.6%
USA 25.1%
UK 11.1%
Germany 6.9%
Canada 4.3%
Australia 4.2%
France 4.1%
Spain 4.0%
India 3.4%
Italy 3.2%

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Top 10 collaborators with Saudi Arabia by Share

Top 10 institutions from Saudi Arabia by Share

Institution Count Share
1.   King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) 251 108.01
2.   King Saud University (KSU) 57 6.01
3.   King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) 32 3.34
4.   King Abdulaziz University (KAU) 42 2.62
5.   Saudi Arabia Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNG-HA) 20 1.86
6.   Saudi Aramco 14 1.83
7.   King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) 10 1.69
8.   Taif University 7 1.07
9.   Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) 7 1.04
10.   King Khalid University (KKU) 7 1.03

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