King Saud University (KSU) ranked 200 globally and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) ranked 221 globally in the British QS World University Ranking in September 2011. The British QS World University Ranking is one of the most famous world rankings that based its standards on educational and academic elements with high transparency and topped by the quality of the University scientific research and the rate of the periodic publication of the University's research in prestigious international journals in addition to the quality of university education.