The Taibah University Award for Scientific Excellence aims to encourage Taibah University researchers to achieve greater research excellence and scientific creativity, in order to enhance the quality of the university’s scientific research outputs, achieve the university’s research goals and strategy, and strengthen its competitive advantage.

Award Categories

First Category: Research Quality Award

This category includes nine awards as follows:

  • A gold award, silver award, and bronze award for the top three researchers in scientific, engineering, and computer science disciplines.

  • A gold award, silver award, and bronze award for the top three researchers in health science disciplines.

  • A gold award, silver award, and bronze award for the top three researchers in social sciences and humanities disciplines.

Second Category: Elite Journals Publishing Award

This category includes three awards as follows:

  • An award in scientific, engineering, and computer science disciplines.

  • An award in health science disciplines.

  • An award in social sciences and humanities disciplines.

Award Category Gold Award Silver Award Bronze Award Total
Research Quality Award — all tracks SAR 12,000 SAR 5,000 SAR 3,000 SAR 60,000
Elite Journals Publishing Award — all tracks SAR 10,000 — — SAR 30,000
Total Financial Rewards       SAR 90,000

Target Group

Faculty members and researchers affiliated with Taibah University.

First: Evaluation and Selection Criteria for the First Award Category — Research Quality Award

Points for the award are calculated according to the following criteria:

No. Criterion Criterion Description Points Awarded per Research Output / Achievement Maximum Points
1 Journal Classification Publication in peer-reviewed or indexed scientific journals with an impact factor Q1 = 5 points; Q2 = 4 points; Q3 = 3 points; Q4 = 2 points; journals indexed in Arcif and Saqr = 1 point 50
2 Research Collaboration with Distinguished Universities Institutional partnerships with internationally ranked universities and research centers Top 100 universities = 5 points; Top 101–200 universities = 4 points; Top 201–400 universities = 2 points 10
3 Research Leadership Research papers published by the applicant as first author or corresponding author 2 points per paper 10
4 Scientific Impact Number of scientific citations for all submitted research papers Calculated based on the h-index and total number of citations 20
5 Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights Promoting a culture of innovation and protecting intellectual property 5 points for each granted patent 5
6 Documentation of Scientific Outputs Commitment to documenting all scientific outputs on official platforms Documentation on the university portal + three other research platforms, such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and ORCID = 5 points; outdated data = 0 5
  Total Points     50

The submitted research must be published in a journal with an Impact Factor classified as Q1 or Q2 within the Web of Science databases. The journal must not be listed under the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). The journal classification will be calculated according to its classification on the research paper submission date. If the journal has more than one classification, the highest classification will be considered.

For research papers published in international conferences, the conference must be indexed in Scopus, IEEE, or ACM. Such papers will be classified under the first criterion, with a maximum of two conference papers accepted.

Second: Evaluation and Selection Criteria for the Second Award Category — Elite Journals Publishing Award

Points for the award are calculated according to the following criteria:

No. Criterion Performance Indicators Evidence Classification Evaluation
1 Distinguished Publication Papers published in journals ranked within the top 1% in the research field according to impact factor Number of research papers; attach copies of the scientific papers and evidence of the journal classification, such as the JCR Report Top 1% The journal classification is calculated according to its classification on the research paper submission date

Required Documents

  • Official copies or links to published research papers showing the journal classification Q1–Q4 and impact factor.

  • Proof of journal classification from Scopus or Web of Science, such as the JCR Report.

  • Evidence of research collaboration with distinguished universities according to QS or THE rankings.

  • Clarification of the researcher’s role as first author or main author in the published papers.

  • A report showing the number of citations and h-index from Scopus or Web of Science.

  • Certificates or documents for registered patents and intellectual property rights.

  • Links to the researcher’s accounts on research platforms, including the university portal, ORCID, Scopus, Web of Science, and ResearchGate.

Application Link

Applications are submitted through the link

For further details, please contact the Scientific Research Administration via the official email dsr@taibahu.edu.sa