Top-cited scientists in Saudi Arabia
2025 single-year list · 2,686 listed authors · 16th of 170 countries
2,686 researchers whose current affiliation is in Saudi Arabia are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 974 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Saudi Arabia has 1.1% of everyone on the list, 16th of 170 countries.
Listed authors
2,686
1.1% of the list
In the global top 100,000
974
36.3% of its listed authors
Country rank
#16
of 170 countries by listed authors
Top institutions in Saudi Arabia
Top fields
2,686 listed scientists in Saudi Arabia
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