Table 5.
Top 10 active institutions in obesity research from Arab countries
| SCR a | Institution | Number (%) | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1
st
|
King Saud University |
140 (12.49) |
KSA |
|
2
nd
|
Kuwait University |
97 (8.65) |
Kuwait |
|
3
rd
|
United Arab Emirates University |
53 (4.73) |
UAE |
|
4
th
|
American University of Beirut |
42 (3.75) |
Lebanon |
|
4
th
|
Cairo University |
42 (3.75) |
Egypt |
|
6
th
|
Ain Shams University |
41 (3.66) |
Egypt |
|
7
th
|
Ministry of Health |
38 (3.39) |
KSA |
|
8
th
|
King Faisal Specialist Hospital Research Center |
35 (3.12) |
KSA |
|
9
th
|
Jordan University of Science Technology |
33 (2.94) |
Jordan |
| 10 th | King Abdulaziz University | 32 (2.86) | KSA |
SCR, Standard Competition Ranking; KSA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; UAE, United Arab Emirates.
aEqual institutions have the same ranking number, and then a gap is left in the ranking numbers.