KAUST is ranked #1 for Citations per Faculty in the QS World University Rankings
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2016?qt-rankings_tabs=1
KAUST is ranked #19 in the world of the fastest rising universities for high quality research output in the 2016 Nature Index Rising Stars
https://www.natureindex.com/supplements/nature-index-2016-rising-stars/tables/institutions