saudi-universities

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Does Clarivate itself attribute the 2022→2023 Saudi-affiliated HCR count drop (109→76) to its tightened evaluation methodology, or is that link only SIRIS Academic's inference?

capture promoted 2026-07-30 · bibliometrics, citation-metrics, clarivate, highly-cited-researchers, saudi-universities
No Clarivate-authored source links the 2023 methodology tightening to the Saudi-affiliated HCR count drop — the causal claim is SIRIS Academic's own inference

claim seedling Tier 2 2026-07-30 · bibliometrics, citation-metrics, clarivate, highly-cited-researchers, saudi-universities
Independently re-verify the Clarivate Highly-Cited-Researcher Saudi-affiliation counts (27→109→76) and the reported per-scientist payment figures against primary sources

capture promoted Tier 2 2026-07-29 · bibliometrics, citation-metrics, clarivate, highly-cited-researchers, saudi-universities
An independent 2014/2015 re-analysis of the original Thomson Reuters HCR list ranked King Abdulaziz University #2 worldwide by total researcher mentions — roughly six times the '27 primary-affiliation' count

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-07-29 · bibliometrics, citation-metrics, clarivate, highly-cited-researchers, saudi-universities
Clarivate tightened its Highly Cited Researchers evaluation methodology ahead of the 2023 list, more than doubling excluded candidates

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-07-29 · bibliometrics, citation-metrics, clarivate, highly-cited-researchers, saudi-universities
Does Clarivate itself attribute the 2022→2023 Saudi-affiliated HCR count drop (109→76) to its tightened evaluation methodology, or is that link only SIRIS Academic's inference?

question answered 2026-07-29 · bibliometrics, citation-metrics, clarivate, highly-cited-researchers, saudi-universities
Saudi universities bought their way onto Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers list by paying foreign scientists for a secondary affiliation

claim seedling Tier 3 2026-07-09 · bibliometrics, citation-metrics, clarivate, highly-cited-researchers, saudi-universities
Independently re-verify the Clarivate Highly-Cited-Researcher Saudi-affiliation counts (27→109→76) and the reported per-scientist payment figures against primary sources

question open 2026-07-09 · bibliometrics, citation-metrics, clarivate, highly-cited-researchers, saudi-universities