Alfaisal University

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Alfaisal University
Short name
AU
Country, city
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Publications
5 498
Citations
115 472
h-index
136
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
King Saud University
King Saud University (990 publications)
King Fahd Medical City
King Fahd Medical City (444 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Emory University
Emory University (184 publications)
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (163 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1984

Total publications
5498
Total citations
115472
Citations per publication
21
Average publications per year
127.86
Average authors per publication
9.53
h-index
136
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 832, 15.13%
General Medicine
832 publications, 15.13%
Genetics, 378, 6.88%
Genetics
378 publications, 6.88%
Infectious Diseases, 372, 6.77%
Infectious Diseases
372 publications, 6.77%
Genetics (clinical), 327, 5.95%
Genetics (clinical)
327 publications, 5.95%
Surgery, 198, 3.6%
Surgery
198 publications, 3.6%
Immunology, 192, 3.49%
Immunology
192 publications, 3.49%
Oncology, 182, 3.31%
Oncology
182 publications, 3.31%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 176, 3.2%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
176 publications, 3.2%
Molecular Biology, 168, 3.06%
Molecular Biology
168 publications, 3.06%
Biochemistry, 164, 2.98%
Biochemistry
164 publications, 2.98%
Microbiology (medical), 159, 2.89%
Microbiology (medical)
159 publications, 2.89%
Immunology and Allergy, 152, 2.76%
Immunology and Allergy
152 publications, 2.76%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 150, 2.73%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
150 publications, 2.73%
Pharmacology (medical), 132, 2.4%
Pharmacology (medical)
132 publications, 2.4%
Neurology (clinical), 127, 2.31%
Neurology (clinical)
127 publications, 2.31%
Cancer Research, 125, 2.27%
Cancer Research
125 publications, 2.27%
General Materials Science, 125, 2.27%
General Materials Science
125 publications, 2.27%
Pharmacology, 124, 2.26%
Pharmacology
124 publications, 2.26%
Multidisciplinary, 121, 2.2%
Multidisciplinary
121 publications, 2.2%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 121, 2.2%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
121 publications, 2.2%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 108, 1.96%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
108 publications, 1.96%
General Chemistry, 100, 1.82%
General Chemistry
100 publications, 1.82%
Analytical Chemistry, 94, 1.71%
Analytical Chemistry
94 publications, 1.71%
Hematology, 94, 1.71%
Hematology
94 publications, 1.71%
Cell Biology, 91, 1.66%
Cell Biology
91 publications, 1.66%
Drug Discovery, 87, 1.58%
Drug Discovery
87 publications, 1.58%
Computer Science Applications, 85, 1.55%
Computer Science Applications
85 publications, 1.55%
Molecular Medicine, 81, 1.47%
Molecular Medicine
81 publications, 1.47%
Condensed Matter Physics, 79, 1.44%
Condensed Matter Physics
79 publications, 1.44%
Microbiology, 78, 1.42%
Microbiology
78 publications, 1.42%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
71 publications, 1.29%
Journal of Infection and Public Health
55 publications, 1%
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
53 publications, 0.96%
Clinical Genetics
48 publications, 0.87%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
45 publications, 0.82%
Human Genetics
40 publications, 0.73%
International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
39 publications, 0.71%
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
39 publications, 0.71%
Blood
39 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
39 publications, 0.71%
Annals of Medicine and Surgery
37 publications, 0.67%
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
36 publications, 0.65%
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
36 publications, 0.65%
American Journal of Human Genetics
36 publications, 0.65%
PLoS ONE
33 publications, 0.6%
American Journal of Case Reports
32 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
32 publications, 0.58%
Annals of Saudi Medicine
30 publications, 0.55%
Journal of Medical Genetics
29 publications, 0.53%
Healthcare
28 publications, 0.51%
The Lancet
27 publications, 0.49%
SSRN Electronic Journal
27 publications, 0.49%
Cancers
26 publications, 0.47%
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
25 publications, 0.45%
Medicina
25 publications, 0.45%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
25 publications, 0.45%
Heliyon
25 publications, 0.45%
Vaccines
24 publications, 0.44%
Pharmaceuticals
23 publications, 0.42%
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
23 publications, 0.42%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1381 publications, 25.12%
Springer Nature
956 publications, 17.39%
MDPI
546 publications, 9.93%
Wiley
470 publications, 8.55%
Frontiers Media S.A.
198 publications, 3.6%
Taylor & Francis
192 publications, 3.49%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
182 publications, 3.31%
SAGE
147 publications, 2.67%
Oxford University Press
145 publications, 2.64%
Hindawi Limited
91 publications, 1.66%
Emerald
79 publications, 1.44%
BMJ
73 publications, 1.33%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
68 publications, 1.24%
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
66 publications, 1.2%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
56 publications, 1.02%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
43 publications, 0.78%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
42 publications, 0.76%
American Society of Hematology
39 publications, 0.71%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
38 publications, 0.69%
S. Karger AG
36 publications, 0.65%
King Saud University
34 publications, 0.62%
International Scientific Information, Inc.
33 publications, 0.6%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
30 publications, 0.55%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
30 publications, 0.55%
Medknow
25 publications, 0.45%
Mary Ann Liebert
20 publications, 0.36%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
18 publications, 0.33%
American Physiological Society
16 publications, 0.29%
AME Publishing Company
15 publications, 0.27%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
15 publications, 0.27%
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With other organizations

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King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
2036 publications, 37.03%
King Saud University
990 publications, 18.01%
King Fahd Medical City
444 publications, 8.08%
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
418 publications, 7.6%
Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia)
390 publications, 7.09%
King Abdulaziz University
312 publications, 5.67%
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
305 publications, 5.55%
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
298 publications, 5.42%
King Saud Medical City
290 publications, 5.27%
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
248 publications, 4.51%
King Khalid University
237 publications, 4.31%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
190 publications, 3.46%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
187 publications, 3.4%
Emory University
184 publications, 3.35%
Umm al-Qura University
177 publications, 3.22%
Johns Hopkins University
163 publications, 2.96%
Indiana University School of Medicine
143 publications, 2.6%
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
132 publications, 2.4%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
131 publications, 2.38%
Mayo Clinic
121 publications, 2.2%
AlMaarefa University
117 publications, 2.13%
King Faisal University
111 publications, 2.02%
Cairo University
107 publications, 1.95%
Harvard University
103 publications, 1.87%
University College London
102 publications, 1.86%
University of Toronto
93 publications, 1.69%
Qassim University
90 publications, 1.64%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
89 publications, 1.62%
United Arab Emirates University
86 publications, 1.56%
Taibah University
85 publications, 1.55%
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With foreign organizations

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Emory University
184 publications, 3.35%
Johns Hopkins University
163 publications, 2.96%
Indiana University School of Medicine
143 publications, 2.6%
Mayo Clinic
121 publications, 2.2%
Cairo University
107 publications, 1.95%
Harvard University
103 publications, 1.87%
University College London
102 publications, 1.86%
University of Toronto
93 publications, 1.69%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
89 publications, 1.62%
United Arab Emirates University
86 publications, 1.56%
University of Wollongong
77 publications, 1.4%
University of Jordan
76 publications, 1.38%
Kuwait University
75 publications, 1.36%
Hamad Medical Corporation
74 publications, 1.35%
American University of Beirut
74 publications, 1.35%
American University of Beirut Medical Center
73 publications, 1.33%
Alexandria University
72 publications, 1.31%
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
69 publications, 1.26%
Al-Azhar University
68 publications, 1.24%
Khalifa University
65 publications, 1.18%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
63 publications, 1.15%
University of Lahore
61 publications, 1.11%
Baylor College of Medicine
60 publications, 1.09%
University of Sharjah
58 publications, 1.05%
Ain Shams University
58 publications, 1.05%
Yale University
54 publications, 0.98%
Mansoura University
54 publications, 0.98%
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
52 publications, 0.95%
University of Science, Malaysia
49 publications, 0.89%
King's College London
48 publications, 0.87%
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With other countries

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USA, 1202, 21.86%
USA
1202 publications, 21.86%
United Kingdom, 496, 9.02%
United Kingdom
496 publications, 9.02%
Canada, 383, 6.97%
Canada
383 publications, 6.97%
Egypt, 366, 6.66%
Egypt
366 publications, 6.66%
Pakistan, 359, 6.53%
Pakistan
359 publications, 6.53%
India, 309, 5.62%
India
309 publications, 5.62%
UAE, 291, 5.29%
UAE
291 publications, 5.29%
Germany, 242, 4.4%
Germany
242 publications, 4.4%
Australia, 237, 4.31%
Australia
237 publications, 4.31%
China, 211, 3.84%
China
211 publications, 3.84%
Italy, 209, 3.8%
Italy
209 publications, 3.8%
France, 176, 3.2%
France
176 publications, 3.2%
Jordan, 161, 2.93%
Jordan
161 publications, 2.93%
Malaysia, 137, 2.49%
Malaysia
137 publications, 2.49%
Kuwait, 132, 2.4%
Kuwait
132 publications, 2.4%
Lebanon, 125, 2.27%
Lebanon
125 publications, 2.27%
Qatar, 116, 2.11%
Qatar
116 publications, 2.11%
Republic of Korea, 111, 2.02%
Republic of Korea
111 publications, 2.02%
Turkey, 111, 2.02%
Turkey
111 publications, 2.02%
Spain, 99, 1.8%
Spain
99 publications, 1.8%
Algeria, 97, 1.76%
Algeria
97 publications, 1.76%
Netherlands, 97, 1.76%
Netherlands
97 publications, 1.76%
Japan, 97, 1.76%
Japan
97 publications, 1.76%
Switzerland, 85, 1.55%
Switzerland
85 publications, 1.55%
Sweden, 82, 1.49%
Sweden
82 publications, 1.49%
Iran, 78, 1.42%
Iran
78 publications, 1.42%
Belgium, 74, 1.35%
Belgium
74 publications, 1.35%
Oman, 73, 1.33%
Oman
73 publications, 1.33%
Brazil, 70, 1.27%
Brazil
70 publications, 1.27%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1984 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.