- Origin of “peer-reviewed” articles published in the Saudi Medical Journal for the year 2018.
| Origin | n | (%) |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 120 | (61.2) |
| Gulf countries | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | (1.0) |
| Bahrain | 1 | (0.5) |
| Arab countries/Eastern Mediterranean Region | ||
| Iraq | 11 | (5.6) |
| Jordan | 4 | (2.0) |
| Iran | 0 | |
| Egypt | 5 | (2.6) |
| Others | ||
| Karakhastan | 1 | (0.5) |
| Turkey | 29 | (14.8) |
| United Kingdom | 3 | (1.5) |
| China | 8 | (4.1) |
| Indonesia | 2 | (1.0) |
| Korea | 4 | (2.0) |
| Italy | 1 | (0.5) |
| Ecuador | 1 | (0.5) |
| Malaysia | 1 | (0.5) |
| Brunei | 1 | (0.5) |
| Sudan | 1 | (0.5) |
| Pakistan | 1 | (0.5) |
| Total | 196 | (100.0) |