The President of Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) Dr. Bakri bin M'atooq bin Bakri Assas  launched on Monday Muharram 2, 1438 H the Influential Researchers Series in the presence of the UQU Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research Dr. Thamir bin Hamdan Al-Harbi, the Dean of Scientific Research Dr. Faisal bin Ahmed Al-Alaf, and the Vice Dean of Scientific Research for Research Chairs Dr. Abdul Wahab bin Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Rseni. The series is aimed at shedding light on the most influential researchers in the university in terms of number of citations, and other different influence parameters.

It's noteworthy that the first series of the influential researchers of Umm Al-Qura University will be published in March 2017.