Alfaisal University

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Alfaisal University
Short name
AU
Country, city
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Publications
5 616
Citations
116 584
h-index
137
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
King Saud University
King Saud University (1003 publications)
King Fahd Medical City
King Fahd Medical City (461 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Emory University
Emory University (184 publications)
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (164 publications)

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Since 1984

Total publications
5616
Total citations
116584
Citations per publication
20.76
Average publications per year
130.6
Average authors per publication
9.61
h-index
137
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, 14.81%
General Medicine
832 publications, 14.81%
Genetics, 378, 6.73%
Genetics
378 publications, 6.73%
Infectious Diseases, 372, 6.62%
Infectious Diseases
372 publications, 6.62%
Genetics (clinical), 327, 5.82%
Genetics (clinical)
327 publications, 5.82%
Surgery, 198, 3.53%
Surgery
198 publications, 3.53%
Immunology, 192, 3.42%
Immunology
192 publications, 3.42%
Oncology, 182, 3.24%
Oncology
182 publications, 3.24%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 176, 3.13%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
176 publications, 3.13%
Molecular Biology, 168, 2.99%
Molecular Biology
168 publications, 2.99%
Biochemistry, 164, 2.92%
Biochemistry
164 publications, 2.92%
Microbiology (medical), 159, 2.83%
Microbiology (medical)
159 publications, 2.83%
Immunology and Allergy, 152, 2.71%
Immunology and Allergy
152 publications, 2.71%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 150, 2.67%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
150 publications, 2.67%
Pharmacology (medical), 132, 2.35%
Pharmacology (medical)
132 publications, 2.35%
Neurology (clinical), 127, 2.26%
Neurology (clinical)
127 publications, 2.26%
Cancer Research, 125, 2.23%
Cancer Research
125 publications, 2.23%
General Materials Science, 125, 2.23%
General Materials Science
125 publications, 2.23%
Pharmacology, 124, 2.21%
Pharmacology
124 publications, 2.21%
Multidisciplinary, 121, 2.15%
Multidisciplinary
121 publications, 2.15%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 121, 2.15%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
121 publications, 2.15%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 108, 1.92%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
108 publications, 1.92%
General Chemistry, 100, 1.78%
General Chemistry
100 publications, 1.78%
Analytical Chemistry, 94, 1.67%
Analytical Chemistry
94 publications, 1.67%
Hematology, 94, 1.67%
Hematology
94 publications, 1.67%
Cell Biology, 91, 1.62%
Cell Biology
91 publications, 1.62%
Drug Discovery, 87, 1.55%
Drug Discovery
87 publications, 1.55%
Computer Science Applications, 85, 1.51%
Computer Science Applications
85 publications, 1.51%
Molecular Medicine, 81, 1.44%
Molecular Medicine
81 publications, 1.44%
Condensed Matter Physics, 79, 1.41%
Condensed Matter Physics
79 publications, 1.41%
Microbiology, 78, 1.39%
Microbiology
78 publications, 1.39%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
76 publications, 1.35%
Journal of Infection and Public Health
55 publications, 0.98%
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
54 publications, 0.96%
Clinical Genetics
48 publications, 0.85%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
47 publications, 0.84%
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
40 publications, 0.71%
Human Genetics
40 publications, 0.71%
International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
39 publications, 0.69%
Blood
39 publications, 0.69%
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
38 publications, 0.68%
Annals of Medicine and Surgery
38 publications, 0.68%
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
36 publications, 0.64%
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
36 publications, 0.64%
American Journal of Human Genetics
36 publications, 0.64%
PLoS ONE
34 publications, 0.61%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
33 publications, 0.59%
American Journal of Case Reports
32 publications, 0.57%
Annals of Saudi Medicine
30 publications, 0.53%
Journal of Medical Genetics
29 publications, 0.52%
Healthcare
28 publications, 0.5%
The Lancet
27 publications, 0.48%
SSRN Electronic Journal
27 publications, 0.48%
Cancers
26 publications, 0.46%
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, 0.43%
Pharmaceuticals
23 publications, 0.41%
Frontiers in Immunology
23 publications, 0.41%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1384 publications, 24.64%
Springer Nature
1006 publications, 17.91%
MDPI
551 publications, 9.81%
Wiley
473 publications, 8.42%
Frontiers Media S.A.
232 publications, 4.13%
Taylor & Francis
194 publications, 3.45%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
188 publications, 3.35%
SAGE
148 publications, 2.64%
Oxford University Press
146 publications, 2.6%
Hindawi Limited
91 publications, 1.62%
Emerald
81 publications, 1.44%
BMJ
73 publications, 1.3%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
68 publications, 1.21%
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
65 publications, 1.16%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
57 publications, 1.01%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
45 publications, 0.8%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
44 publications, 0.78%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
40 publications, 0.71%
American Society of Hematology
39 publications, 0.69%
S. Karger AG
36 publications, 0.64%
King Saud University
34 publications, 0.61%
International Scientific Information, Inc.
33 publications, 0.59%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
31 publications, 0.55%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
30 publications, 0.53%
Medknow
28 publications, 0.5%
Mary Ann Liebert
20 publications, 0.36%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
18 publications, 0.32%
American Physiological Society
16 publications, 0.28%
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
2073 publications, 36.91%
King Saud University
1003 publications, 17.86%
King Fahd Medical City
461 publications, 8.21%
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
434 publications, 7.73%
Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia)
395 publications, 7.03%
King Abdulaziz University
320 publications, 5.7%
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
311 publications, 5.54%
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
309 publications, 5.5%
King Saud Medical City
297 publications, 5.29%
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
251 publications, 4.47%
King Khalid University
241 publications, 4.29%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
194 publications, 3.45%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
194 publications, 3.45%
Emory University
184 publications, 3.28%
Umm al-Qura University
178 publications, 3.17%
Johns Hopkins University
164 publications, 2.92%
Indiana University School of Medicine
144 publications, 2.56%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
133 publications, 2.37%
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
132 publications, 2.35%
Mayo Clinic
124 publications, 2.21%
AlMaarefa University
120 publications, 2.14%
King Faisal University
115 publications, 2.05%
Cairo University
112 publications, 1.99%
Harvard University
106 publications, 1.89%
University College London
103 publications, 1.83%
University of Toronto
95 publications, 1.69%
Qassim University
94 publications, 1.67%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
90 publications, 1.6%
Taibah University
88 publications, 1.57%
United Arab Emirates University
88 publications, 1.57%
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With foreign organizations

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Emory University
184 publications, 3.28%
Johns Hopkins University
164 publications, 2.92%
Indiana University School of Medicine
144 publications, 2.56%
Mayo Clinic
124 publications, 2.21%
Cairo University
112 publications, 1.99%
Harvard University
106 publications, 1.89%
University College London
103 publications, 1.83%
University of Toronto
95 publications, 1.69%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
90 publications, 1.6%
United Arab Emirates University
88 publications, 1.57%
Hamad Medical Corporation
77 publications, 1.37%
University of Wollongong
77 publications, 1.37%
Kuwait University
76 publications, 1.35%
University of Jordan
76 publications, 1.35%
American University of Beirut
76 publications, 1.35%
American University of Beirut Medical Center
76 publications, 1.35%
Alexandria University
73 publications, 1.3%
Al-Azhar University
72 publications, 1.28%
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
68 publications, 1.21%
Khalifa University
67 publications, 1.19%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
67 publications, 1.19%
University of Lahore
61 publications, 1.09%
Baylor College of Medicine
60 publications, 1.07%
Ain Shams University
59 publications, 1.05%
University of Sharjah
57 publications, 1.01%
Yale University
55 publications, 0.98%
Mansoura University
55 publications, 0.98%
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
53 publications, 0.94%
University of Science, Malaysia
50 publications, 0.89%
McMaster University
48 publications, 0.85%
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With other countries

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USA, 1204, 21.44%
USA
1204 publications, 21.44%
United Kingdom, 495, 8.81%
United Kingdom
495 publications, 8.81%
Canada, 385, 6.86%
Canada
385 publications, 6.86%
Egypt, 367, 6.53%
Egypt
367 publications, 6.53%
Pakistan, 361, 6.43%
Pakistan
361 publications, 6.43%
India, 310, 5.52%
India
310 publications, 5.52%
UAE, 290, 5.16%
UAE
290 publications, 5.16%
Germany, 243, 4.33%
Germany
243 publications, 4.33%
Australia, 236, 4.2%
Australia
236 publications, 4.2%
China, 211, 3.76%
China
211 publications, 3.76%
Italy, 210, 3.74%
Italy
210 publications, 3.74%
France, 175, 3.12%
France
175 publications, 3.12%
Jordan, 161, 2.87%
Jordan
161 publications, 2.87%
Malaysia, 138, 2.46%
Malaysia
138 publications, 2.46%
Kuwait, 133, 2.37%
Kuwait
133 publications, 2.37%
Lebanon, 125, 2.23%
Lebanon
125 publications, 2.23%
Qatar, 116, 2.07%
Qatar
116 publications, 2.07%
Turkey, 112, 1.99%
Turkey
112 publications, 1.99%
Republic of Korea, 111, 1.98%
Republic of Korea
111 publications, 1.98%
Spain, 98, 1.75%
Spain
98 publications, 1.75%
Algeria, 97, 1.73%
Algeria
97 publications, 1.73%
Netherlands, 97, 1.73%
Netherlands
97 publications, 1.73%
Japan, 96, 1.71%
Japan
96 publications, 1.71%
Switzerland, 85, 1.51%
Switzerland
85 publications, 1.51%
Sweden, 81, 1.44%
Sweden
81 publications, 1.44%
Iran, 78, 1.39%
Iran
78 publications, 1.39%
Belgium, 73, 1.3%
Belgium
73 publications, 1.3%
Oman, 73, 1.3%
Oman
73 publications, 1.3%
Brazil, 70, 1.25%
Brazil
70 publications, 1.25%
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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.