Research Collaboration Index · 2026

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Middle East · Gold standing

#158World rank
80.8RCI score
1,092Collaborating institutions
80Partner countries
22,169Joint works, 5 yr
3.46FWCI

Strongest in Chemical Engineering, at #3 in the world.

The profile

Collaboration profile

59Influence
72Brokerage
80Reach
90Diversity
81Sustained
89Impact
99International

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World rank in each of the 26 subject indices; gold cards mark top-500 standings. Click through to any full subject ranking.

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Pedro Castano

Pedro Castano

Chemical Engineering · featured academic

Castano leads the Multiscale Reaction Engineering group at KAUST, integrating experimental and computational methods across catalysis and reactor engineering. In this multi-institution study with partners including Wageningen University and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, his team engineered iron sites in ZSM-5 zeolites to enable efficient, selective oxidation of methane into valuable chemicals.

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