Top-cited scientists by institution in Saudi Arabia

39 institutions with 10 or more listed authors · Saudi Arabia

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Which institutions in Saudi Arabia have the most top 2% scientists?

39 universities and institutes in Saudi Arabia have 10 or more researchers in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals has the most (248), followed by King Saud University (226) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (181). Each institution’s page has its top fields and subfields and its first 100 scientists.

#	Institution	Listed authors	Top 100k
1	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	248	116
2	King Saud University	226	87
3	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	181	103
4	King Khalid University	133	44
5	College of Sciences	115	39
6	King Faisal University	114	42
7	Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	111	36
8	King Abdulaziz University	105	43
9	Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University	101	16
10	Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University	83	25
11	Qassim University	81	27
12	Taif University	75	17
13	Jouf University	68	24
14	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University	64	25
15	Jazan University	61	18
16	University of Tabuk	59	18
17	Prince Sultan University	58	31
18	Umm Al-Qura University	53	15
19	Najran University	49	20
20	Taibah University	43	12
21	University of Ha'il	42	15
22	Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University	41	15
23	University of Jeddah	41	12
24	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University	37	24
25	Majmaah University	31	13
26	Islamic University of Madinah	23	13
27	Al Baha University	16	2
28	University of Bisha	16	1
29	University of Hafr Al-Batin	16	8
30	King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre	15	5
31	Shaqra University	15	5
32	King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences	14	2
33	Alfaisal University	13	8
34	Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University	13	4
35	College of Applied Medical Sciences	12	1
36	Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University	12	2
37	Northern Border University	12	4
38	Saudi Electronic University	11	7
39	College of Dentistry	10	1

Institution names are only recorded for large institutions. The 103 in Saudi Arabia with fewer than 10 listed authors are not listed here; the authors table finds them by name.