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Clean-energy research from GCC institutions

Seven topics, year by year, from OpenAlex's open catalogue of scholarly works: where the GCC's research effort goes, and who does it.

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GCC solar PV works

2,681

In 2025; 462 in 2015.

Saudi share of GCC solar PV works

76%

2025: works with a Saudi institution, of all works with a GCC institution.

Fastest-growing topic

×27

Green hydrogen: 20 works in 2015, 538 in 2025.

Most works on one topic

1,825

King Saud University (Saudi Arabia), Solar PV, 2015–2025.

What this snapshot holds: works a year for Saudi Arabia and for the GCC as a whole, and one total per state for 2015–2025. Yearly counts for each of the other five states are now asked for on every weekly pull and join the race when the next one lands; until then the race offers Saudi Arabia, the GCC, and the GCC outside Saudi Arabia.

Clean-energy research, topic by topic

Works a year on seven topics with at least one institution in the scope chosen, from OpenAlex. Press play to run the years.

2025
05001,0001,5002,000Solar PV2,043Desalination449Carbon capture320Green hydrogen375Grid storage324Wind417Data-centre energy352025
  • Solar PV
  • Desalination
  • Carbon capture
  • Green hydrogen
  • Grid storage
  • Wind
  • Data-centre energy

A work in two topics counts in each; topic counts depend on the search terms and are indicative. The GCC outside Saudi Arabia counts works with a GCC institution and no Saudi one. Yearly counts for the other five states arrive with the next weekly pull.

Source: OpenAlex (OurResearch): works matching each topic in title or abstract. Licence: CC0 1.0. As of 2026-09-24.

Topics against states

Works on each topic with at least one institution in each GCC state, 2015–2025.

Measure
Saudi ArabiaUAEOmanQatarKuwaitBahrainSolar PV11,1412,1316151,263542171Desalination2,35172418353826447Carbon capture1,1795081163689231Green hydrogen1,1753121381807813Grid storage1,294470832705710Wind2,21264630028724065Data-centre energy28011635561112

A work with institutions in two states counts in each. Per million people uses the World Bank's latest population.

Source: OpenAlex (OurResearch): works matching each topic in title or abstract. Licence: CC0 1.0. As of 2026-09-24.

Who publishes most

The ten GCC institutions with the most works on the topic chosen, 2015–2025.

King Saud UniversityKing Saud University (SA): 18251,825King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (SA): 14321,432King Khalid UniversityKing Khalid University (SA): 13771,377King Abdulaziz UniversityKing Abdulaziz University (SA): 11381,138King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (SA): 10501,050Taif UniversityTaif University (SA): 652652Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA): 574574University of SharjahUniversity of Sharjah (AE): 560560Qatar UniversityQatar University (QA): 517517Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (SA): 504504
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Qatar

Institutions as OpenAlex resolves them; a work with several institutions counts for each.

Source: OpenAlex (OurResearch): works matching each topic in title or abstract. Licence: CC0 1.0. As of 2026-09-24.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

One catalogue for the works, and the World Bank for the population the grid divides by.

Sources, licences and dates for this page
WhatPublisherLicenceAs ofLinks
Works per topic, year, state and institution, 2015–2025OpenAlex (OurResearch): works matching each topic in title or abstractCC0 1.02026-09-24Publisher's page/api/data/integrations/openalex
Population, for works per million peopleWorld Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.TOTL)CC BY 4.0—Publisher's page/api/data/gcc-series?metric=population