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This paper investigates the potential efficiency of researches from various departments under a common faculty in terms of their individual publications. The outcome in terms of the number of research publications of the eight departments working under the faculty of engineering at King Abdul-Aziz University was utilized as the case for these investigations. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is utilized for the benchmarking of the research potential efficiency of these departments. The results of these studies are useful to know the potential research efficiency of each department under investigation and enable the respective departments/administration to determine the number of research publications necessary from each department to reach their respective optimal levels. The present study is helpful in diverting the interest of university management towards the quality development in education and research. The study is important as it uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method to determine the relative efficiency of the publication amount for engineering departments at King Abdul-Aziz University. It further suggests some of the important measures required for the improvement.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is on the cusp of becoming a developed country from a developing one. Programs for e-government are being developed and applied in many fields. The main objective of the development includes education. Universities in Saudi Arabia are primarily responsible for preparing students for participation in real-world employment. Universities must also work to improve the cultural awareness of the general public. The output of universities influences the destiny of our society, hence their efficiency should be excellent. Data envelopment analysis The DEA tool can be used to assess the relative efficacy of universities. Using input and output variables, it is a complex linear programming tool that evaluates relative efficacy. Because the computations were so sophisticated, a lot of software was developed to use them. To analyze the relative effectiveness of Saudi university performance, four models—General, Budget, Academic Staff, and Non-Academic Staff—were developed. The effectiveness of each university has evolved during the last six years. Some colleges' relative efficacy increased, whereas it decreased at other institutions. Additionally, numerous universities' relative efficacy rose and fell in a non-ascending or decreasing pattern throughout the previous six years. The paper recommended that the Ministry of Education review the university's standing in the kingdom, that university budgets review the funding given to each institution, that academic staff members be distributed equally among all institutions, that non-academic workers be distributed more evenly among all institutions, that student enrollment be changed, and that the study be improved by using more pre-existing data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]