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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Short name

KAUST

Country, city

Saudi Arabia, Thuwal

01q3tbs38

Organization website

Publications

27 345

Citations

1 164 157

h-index

371

Top-3 journals

Scientific Reports (534 publications)

Advanced Materials (375 publications)

Nature Communications (361 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Imperial College London (525 publications)

National University of Singapore (477 publications)

Saudi Aramco (448 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Imperial College London (525 publications)

National University of Singapore (477 publications)

University of Oxford (349 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Saleem Luqman

5 publications, 28 citations

h-index: 3

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1984

Total publications

27345

Total citations

1164157

Citations per publication

42.57

Average publications per year

635.93

Average authors per publication

7.09

h-index

371

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 3423, 12.52% General Chemistry 3423 publications, 12.52%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 3045, 11.14% General Materials Science 3045 publications, 11.14%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2380, 8.7% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2380 publications, 8.7%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 1871, 6.84% General Chemical Engineering 1871 publications, 6.84%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1587, 5.8% Condensed Matter Physics 1587 publications, 5.8%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1584, 5.79% General Physics and Astronomy 1584 publications, 5.79%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1552, 5.68% Mechanical Engineering 1552 publications, 5.68%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1471, 5.38% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1471 publications, 5.38%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1391, 5.09% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1391 publications, 5.09%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 1248, 4.56% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1248 publications, 4.56%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1195, 4.37% Materials Chemistry 1195 publications, 4.37%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 1139, 4.17% Catalysis 1139 publications, 4.17%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 1135, 4.15% Computer Science Applications 1135 publications, 4.15%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1131, 4.14% Biochemistry 1131 publications, 4.14%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 1088, 3.98% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1088 publications, 3.98%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1070, 3.91% Mechanics of Materials 1070 publications, 3.91%
Fuel Technology	Fuel Technology, 1031, 3.77% Fuel Technology 1031 publications, 3.77%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1024, 3.74% General Medicine 1024 publications, 3.74%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1022, 3.74% Multidisciplinary 1022 publications, 3.74%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 998, 3.65% Applied Mathematics 998 publications, 3.65%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 929, 3.4% Organic Chemistry 929 publications, 3.4%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 738, 2.7% General Engineering 738 publications, 2.7%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 701, 2.56% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 701 publications, 2.56%
Genetics	Genetics, 661, 2.42% Genetics 661 publications, 2.42%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 649, 2.37% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 649 publications, 2.37%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 644, 2.36% Water Science and Technology 644 publications, 2.36%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 624, 2.28% Geophysics 624 publications, 2.28%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 604, 2.21% Environmental Chemistry 604 publications, 2.21%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 600, 2.19% Aquatic Science 600 publications, 2.19%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 577, 2.11% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 577 publications, 2.11%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 534, 1.95% Scientific Reports 534 publications, 1.95%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 375, 1.37% Advanced Materials 375 publications, 1.37%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 361, 1.32% Nature Communications 361 publications, 1.32%
Combustion and Flame	Combustion and Flame, 335, 1.23% Combustion and Flame 335 publications, 1.23%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 284, 1.04% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 284 publications, 1.04%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 281, 1.03% ACS applied materials & interfaces 281 publications, 1.03%
Advanced Functional Materials	Advanced Functional Materials, 261, 0.95% Advanced Functional Materials 261 publications, 0.95%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 260, 0.95% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 260 publications, 0.95%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 258, 0.94% Angewandte Chemie 258 publications, 0.94%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 257, 0.94% Journal of the American Chemical Society 257 publications, 0.94%
Journal of Membrane Science	Journal of Membrane Science, 247, 0.9% Journal of Membrane Science 247 publications, 0.9%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 241, 0.88% Applied Physics Letters 241 publications, 0.88%
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications	IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 205, 0.75% IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 205 publications, 0.75%
Fuel	Fuel, 198, 0.72% Fuel 198 publications, 0.72%
Frontiers in Marine Science	Frontiers in Marine Science, 188, 0.69% Frontiers in Marine Science 188 publications, 0.69%
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute	Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 186, 0.68% Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 186 publications, 0.68%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A	Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 185, 0.68% Journal of Materials Chemistry A 185 publications, 0.68%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 173, 0.63% IEEE Access 173 publications, 0.63%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 165, 0.6% Physical Review B 165 publications, 0.6%
Advanced Energy Materials	Advanced Energy Materials, 164, 0.6% Advanced Energy Materials 164 publications, 0.6%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 163, 0.6% Geophysics 163 publications, 0.6%
ACS Energy Letters	ACS Energy Letters, 151, 0.55% ACS Energy Letters 151 publications, 0.55%
ACS Nano	ACS Nano, 149, 0.54% ACS Nano 149 publications, 0.54%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 149, 0.54% Chemical Communications 149 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 148, 0.54% Journal of Physical Chemistry C 148 publications, 0.54%
Chemistry of Materials	Chemistry of Materials, 146, 0.53% Chemistry of Materials 146 publications, 0.53%
IEEE Transactions on Communications	IEEE Transactions on Communications, 146, 0.53% IEEE Transactions on Communications 146 publications, 0.53%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 142, 0.52% PLoS ONE 142 publications, 0.52%
ACS Catalysis	ACS Catalysis, 137, 0.5% ACS Catalysis 137 publications, 0.5%
Water Research	Water Research, 124, 0.45% Water Research 124 publications, 0.45%
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Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 5943, 21.73% Elsevier 5943 publications, 21.73%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 4260, 15.58% Springer Nature 4260 publications, 15.58%
Wiley	Wiley, 3785, 13.84% Wiley 3785 publications, 13.84%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2639, 9.65% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2639 publications, 9.65%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2343, 8.57% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2343 publications, 8.57%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1402, 5.13% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1402 publications, 5.13%
MDPI	MDPI, 821, 3% MDPI 821 publications, 3%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 584, 2.14% Oxford University Press 584 publications, 2.14%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 579, 2.12% Frontiers Media S.A. 579 publications, 2.12%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 574, 2.1% AIP Publishing 574 publications, 2.1%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 366, 1.34% Taylor & Francis 366 publications, 1.34%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 339, 1.24% American Physical Society (APS) 339 publications, 1.24%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 311, 1.14% IOP Publishing 311 publications, 1.14%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 210, 0.77% Optica Publishing Group 210 publications, 0.77%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists	Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 200, 0.73% Society of Exploration Geophysicists 200 publications, 0.73%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 193, 0.71% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 193 publications, 0.71%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 185, 0.68% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 185 publications, 0.68%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 180, 0.66% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 180 publications, 0.66%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 123, 0.45% American Geophysical Union 123 publications, 0.45%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 114, 0.42% Copernicus 114 publications, 0.42%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 106, 0.39% The Electrochemical Society 106 publications, 0.39%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 104, 0.38% Cambridge University Press 104 publications, 0.38%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 103, 0.38% American Society for Microbiology 103 publications, 0.38%
SAGE	SAGE, 98, 0.36% SAGE 98 publications, 0.36%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 82, 0.3% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 82 publications, 0.3%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 78, 0.29% Hindawi Limited 78 publications, 0.29%
SAE International	SAE International, 76, 0.28% SAE International 76 publications, 0.28%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 62, 0.23% The Royal Society 62 publications, 0.23%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)	Seismological Society of America (SSA), 57, 0.21% Seismological Society of America (SSA) 57 publications, 0.21%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 55, 0.2% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 55 publications, 0.2%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 525, 1.92% Imperial College London 525 publications, 1.92%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 477, 1.74% National University of Singapore 477 publications, 1.74%
Saudi Aramco	Saudi Aramco, 448, 1.64% Saudi Aramco 448 publications, 1.64%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 385, 1.41% King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 385 publications, 1.41%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 349, 1.28% University of Oxford 349 publications, 1.28%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 346, 1.27% King Abdulaziz University 346 publications, 1.27%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 296, 1.08% University of Cambridge 296 publications, 1.08%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 285, 1.04% RWTH Aachen University 285 publications, 1.04%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 259, 0.95% Stanford University 259 publications, 0.95%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 249, 0.91% University of Science and Technology of China 249 publications, 0.91%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 248, 0.91% University of California, Berkeley 248 publications, 0.91%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 247, 0.9% University of Texas at Austin 247 publications, 0.9%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 246, 0.9% Delft University of Technology 246 publications, 0.9%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 242, 0.88% University of Queensland 242 publications, 0.88%
Nanyang Technological University	Nanyang Technological University, 239, 0.87% Nanyang Technological University 239 publications, 0.87%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 227, 0.83% Tsinghua University 227 publications, 0.83%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 226, 0.83% Georgia Institute of technology 226 publications, 0.83%
Tianjin University	Tianjin University, 224, 0.82% Tianjin University 224 publications, 0.82%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 214, 0.78% Zhejiang University 214 publications, 0.78%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 207, 0.76% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 207 publications, 0.76%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201, 0.74% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 201 publications, 0.74%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 201, 0.74% James Cook University 201 publications, 0.74%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 197, 0.72% University of New South Wales 197 publications, 0.72%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 197, 0.72% University of California, San Diego 197 publications, 0.72%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 193, 0.71% University of Tokyo 193 publications, 0.71%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 190, 0.69% University of Toronto 190 publications, 0.69%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 188, 0.69% King Saud University 188 publications, 0.69%
City University of Hong Kong	City University of Hong Kong, 183, 0.67% City University of Hong Kong 183 publications, 0.67%
University College London	University College London, 182, 0.67% University College London 182 publications, 0.67%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 177, 0.65% ETH Zurich 177 publications, 0.65%
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With foreign organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 525, 1.92% Imperial College London 525 publications, 1.92%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 477, 1.74% National University of Singapore 477 publications, 1.74%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 349, 1.28% University of Oxford 349 publications, 1.28%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 296, 1.08% University of Cambridge 296 publications, 1.08%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 285, 1.04% RWTH Aachen University 285 publications, 1.04%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 259, 0.95% Stanford University 259 publications, 0.95%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 249, 0.91% University of Science and Technology of China 249 publications, 0.91%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 248, 0.91% University of California, Berkeley 248 publications, 0.91%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 247, 0.9% University of Texas at Austin 247 publications, 0.9%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 246, 0.9% Delft University of Technology 246 publications, 0.9%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 242, 0.88% University of Queensland 242 publications, 0.88%
Nanyang Technological University	Nanyang Technological University, 239, 0.87% Nanyang Technological University 239 publications, 0.87%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 227, 0.83% Tsinghua University 227 publications, 0.83%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 226, 0.83% Georgia Institute of technology 226 publications, 0.83%
Tianjin University	Tianjin University, 224, 0.82% Tianjin University 224 publications, 0.82%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 214, 0.78% Zhejiang University 214 publications, 0.78%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 207, 0.76% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 207 publications, 0.76%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201, 0.74% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 201 publications, 0.74%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 201, 0.74% James Cook University 201 publications, 0.74%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 197, 0.72% University of New South Wales 197 publications, 0.72%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 197, 0.72% University of California, San Diego 197 publications, 0.72%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 193, 0.71% University of Tokyo 193 publications, 0.71%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 190, 0.69% University of Toronto 190 publications, 0.69%
City University of Hong Kong	City University of Hong Kong, 183, 0.67% City University of Hong Kong 183 publications, 0.67%
University College London	University College London, 182, 0.67% University College London 182 publications, 0.67%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 177, 0.65% ETH Zurich 177 publications, 0.65%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 172, 0.63% Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 172 publications, 0.63%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 170, 0.62% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 170 publications, 0.62%
Soochow University (Suzhou)	Soochow University (Suzhou), 166, 0.61% Soochow University (Suzhou) 166 publications, 0.61%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 166, 0.61% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 166 publications, 0.61%
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With other countries

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
USA	USA, 5458, 19.96% USA 5458 publications, 19.96%
China	China, 5206, 19.04% China 5206 publications, 19.04%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2419, 8.85% United Kingdom 2419 publications, 8.85%
Germany	Germany, 1990, 7.28% Germany 1990 publications, 7.28%
Australia	Australia, 1472, 5.38% Australia 1472 publications, 5.38%
France	France, 1468, 5.37% France 1468 publications, 5.37%
Italy	Italy, 1321, 4.83% Italy 1321 publications, 4.83%
Spain	Spain, 1107, 4.05% Spain 1107 publications, 4.05%
Canada	Canada, 920, 3.36% Canada 920 publications, 3.36%
India	India, 889, 3.25% India 889 publications, 3.25%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 875, 3.2% Republic of Korea 875 publications, 3.2%
Japan	Japan, 831, 3.04% Japan 831 publications, 3.04%
Singapore	Singapore, 743, 2.72% Singapore 743 publications, 2.72%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 715, 2.61% Netherlands 715 publications, 2.61%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 604, 2.21% Switzerland 604 publications, 2.21%
Egypt	Egypt, 526, 1.92% Egypt 526 publications, 1.92%
Sweden	Sweden, 460, 1.68% Sweden 460 publications, 1.68%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 436, 1.59% Pakistan 436 publications, 1.59%
Austria	Austria, 382, 1.4% Austria 382 publications, 1.4%
UAE	UAE, 363, 1.33% UAE 363 publications, 1.33%
Belgium	Belgium, 342, 1.25% Belgium 342 publications, 1.25%
Greece	Greece, 329, 1.2% Greece 329 publications, 1.2%
Russia	Russia, 297, 1.09% Russia 297 publications, 1.09%
Brazil	Brazil, 289, 1.06% Brazil 289 publications, 1.06%
Qatar	Qatar, 287, 1.05% Qatar 287 publications, 1.05%
Norway	Norway, 283, 1.03% Norway 283 publications, 1.03%
Denmark	Denmark, 270, 0.99% Denmark 270 publications, 0.99%
Ireland	Ireland, 251, 0.92% Ireland 251 publications, 0.92%
Portugal	Portugal, 242, 0.88% Portugal 242 publications, 0.88%
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