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Short name

Country, city

Kuwait, Kuwait City

021e5j056

Organization website

Publications

17 451

Citations

315 948

h-index

167

Top-3 journals

Medical Principles and Practice (627 publications)

PLoS ONE (133 publications)

FASEB Journal (121 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital (589 publications)

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (362 publications)

Amiri Hospital (352 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Cairo University (315 publications)

King Saud University (186 publications)

Harvard University (157 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Field of science

Countries

Found

Since 1970

Total publications

17451

Total citations

315948

Citations per publication

18.1

Average publications per year

311.63

Average authors per publication

6.27

h-index

167

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
General Medicine	General Medicine, 2749, 15.75% General Medicine 2749 publications, 15.75%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 805, 4.61% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 805 publications, 4.61%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 748, 4.29% Mechanical Engineering 748 publications, 4.29%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 650, 3.72% Computer Science Applications 650 publications, 3.72%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 640, 3.67% Biochemistry 640 publications, 3.67%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 631, 3.62% General Materials Science 631 publications, 3.62%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 631, 3.62% Applied Mathematics 631 publications, 3.62%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 629, 3.6% General Chemical Engineering 629 publications, 3.6%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 622, 3.56% General Chemistry 622 publications, 3.56%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 592, 3.39% Condensed Matter Physics 592 publications, 3.39%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 490, 2.81% Infectious Diseases 490 publications, 2.81%
Immunology	Immunology, 460, 2.64% Immunology 460 publications, 2.64%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 459, 2.63% Organic Chemistry 459 publications, 2.63%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 450, 2.58% Pharmacology 450 publications, 2.58%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 450, 2.58% General Engineering 450 publications, 2.58%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 438, 2.51% Molecular Biology 438 publications, 2.51%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 435, 2.49% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 435 publications, 2.49%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 399, 2.29% Mechanics of Materials 399 publications, 2.29%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 398, 2.28% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 398 publications, 2.28%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 394, 2.26% Materials Chemistry 394 publications, 2.26%
Software	Software, 383, 2.19% Software 383 publications, 2.19%
Modeling and Simulation	Modeling and Simulation, 370, 2.12% Modeling and Simulation 370 publications, 2.12%
Genetics	Genetics, 363, 2.08% Genetics 363 publications, 2.08%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 350, 2.01% Microbiology (medical) 350 publications, 2.01%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 347, 1.99% Civil and Structural Engineering 347 publications, 1.99%
Computer Networks and Communications	Computer Networks and Communications, 340, 1.95% Computer Networks and Communications 340 publications, 1.95%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 336, 1.93% Immunology and Allergy 336 publications, 1.93%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 332, 1.9% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 332 publications, 1.9%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 327, 1.87% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 327 publications, 1.87%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 308, 1.76% Multidisciplinary 308 publications, 1.76%
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Journals

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Medical Principles and Practice	Medical Principles and Practice, 627, 3.59% Medical Principles and Practice 627 publications, 3.59%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 133, 0.76% PLoS ONE 133 publications, 0.76%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 121, 0.69% FASEB Journal 121 publications, 0.69%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 119, 0.68% Scientific Reports 119 publications, 0.68%
Desalination	Desalination, 98, 0.56% Desalination 98 publications, 0.56%
Psychological Reports	Psychological Reports, 94, 0.54% Psychological Reports 94 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering	Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 73, 0.42% Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 73 publications, 0.42%
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry	Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 67, 0.38% Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 67 publications, 0.38%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 65, 0.37% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 65 publications, 0.37%
Molecules	Molecules, 60, 0.34% Molecules 60 publications, 0.34%
Applied Mathematics and Computation	Applied Mathematics and Computation, 56, 0.32% Applied Mathematics and Computation 56 publications, 0.32%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 55, 0.32% IEEE Access 55 publications, 0.32%
Annals of Saudi Medicine	Annals of Saudi Medicine, 52, 0.3% Annals of Saudi Medicine 52 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Medical Microbiology	Journal of Medical Microbiology, 51, 0.29% Journal of Medical Microbiology 51 publications, 0.29%
Polyhedron	Polyhedron, 51, 0.29% Polyhedron 51 publications, 0.29%
Linear Algebra and Its Applications	Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 49, 0.28% Linear Algebra and Its Applications 49 publications, 0.28%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 47, 0.27% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 47 publications, 0.27%
Diagnostic Cytopathology	Diagnostic Cytopathology, 45, 0.26% Diagnostic Cytopathology 45 publications, 0.26%
RSC Advances	RSC Advances, 44, 0.25% RSC Advances 44 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Engineering Research	Journal of Engineering Research, 43, 0.25% Journal of Engineering Research 43 publications, 0.25%
Tetrahedron	Tetrahedron, 42, 0.24% Tetrahedron 42 publications, 0.24%
Journal of Clinical Microbiology	Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 42, 0.24% Journal of Clinical Microbiology 42 publications, 0.24%
Physical Review C	Physical Review C, 40, 0.23% Physical Review C 40 publications, 0.23%
Dental Traumatology	Dental Traumatology, 40, 0.23% Dental Traumatology 40 publications, 0.23%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 39, 0.22% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 39 publications, 0.22%
European Journal of Operational Research	European Journal of Operational Research, 38, 0.22% European Journal of Operational Research 38 publications, 0.22%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science	Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 37, 0.21% Journal of Applied Polymer Science 37 publications, 0.21%
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences	International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 37, 0.21% International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences 37 publications, 0.21%
Domes : digest of Middle East studies	Domes : digest of Middle East studies, 36, 0.21% Domes : digest of Middle East studies 36 publications, 0.21%
Communications in Statistics Part B: Simulation and Computation	Communications in Statistics Part B: Simulation and Computation, 35, 0.2% Communications in Statistics Part B: Simulation and Computation 35 publications, 0.2%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 4684, 26.84% Elsevier 4684 publications, 26.84%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2838, 16.26% Springer Nature 2838 publications, 16.26%
Wiley	Wiley, 1679, 9.62% Wiley 1679 publications, 9.62%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1256, 7.2% Taylor & Francis 1256 publications, 7.2%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 827, 4.74% S. Karger AG 827 publications, 4.74%
SAGE	SAGE, 620, 3.55% SAGE 620 publications, 3.55%
MDPI	MDPI, 615, 3.52% MDPI 615 publications, 3.52%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 335, 1.92% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 335 publications, 1.92%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 312, 1.79% Oxford University Press 312 publications, 1.79%
Emerald	Emerald, 265, 1.52% Emerald 265 publications, 1.52%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 248, 1.42% Hindawi Limited 248 publications, 1.42%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 216, 1.24% Frontiers Media S.A. 216 publications, 1.24%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 183, 1.05% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 183 publications, 1.05%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 161, 0.92% Cambridge University Press 161 publications, 0.92%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 153, 0.88% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 153 publications, 0.88%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 151, 0.87% Inderscience Publishers 151 publications, 0.87%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 142, 0.81% American Chemical Society (ACS) 142 publications, 0.81%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 138, 0.79% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 138 publications, 0.79%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 122, 0.7% IGI Global 122 publications, 0.7%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 121, 0.69% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 121 publications, 0.69%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 110, 0.63% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 110 publications, 0.63%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 101, 0.58% World Scientific 101 publications, 0.58%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 87, 0.5% American Society for Microbiology 87 publications, 0.5%
BMJ	BMJ, 86, 0.49% BMJ 86 publications, 0.49%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 85, 0.49% American Physical Society (APS) 85 publications, 0.49%
ASME International	ASME International, 78, 0.45% ASME International 78 publications, 0.45%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 75, 0.43% Microbiology Society 75 publications, 0.43%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 70, 0.4% Walter de Gruyter 70 publications, 0.4%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 67, 0.38% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 67 publications, 0.38%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 63, 0.36% AIP Publishing 63 publications, 0.36%
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With other organizations

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Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital	Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, 589, 3.38% Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital 589 publications, 3.38%
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 362, 2.07% Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research 362 publications, 2.07%
Amiri Hospital	Amiri Hospital, 352, 2.02% Amiri Hospital 352 publications, 2.02%
Cairo University	Cairo University, 315, 1.81% Cairo University 315 publications, 1.81%
Dasman Diabetes Institute	Dasman Diabetes Institute, 271, 1.55% Dasman Diabetes Institute 271 publications, 1.55%
Public Authority for Applied Education and Training	Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, 225, 1.29% Public Authority for Applied Education and Training 225 publications, 1.29%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 186, 1.07% King Saud University 186 publications, 1.07%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 157, 0.9% Harvard University 157 publications, 0.9%
Alexandria University	Alexandria University, 148, 0.85% Alexandria University 148 publications, 0.85%
Adan Hospital	Adan Hospital, 138, 0.79% Adan Hospital 138 publications, 0.79%
Gulf University for Science and Technology	Gulf University for Science and Technology, 122, 0.7% Gulf University for Science and Technology 122 publications, 0.7%
Minia University	Minia University, 114, 0.65% Minia University 114 publications, 0.65%
Hamad Medical Corporation	Hamad Medical Corporation, 110, 0.63% Hamad Medical Corporation 110 publications, 0.63%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 110, 0.63% University of Manchester 110 publications, 0.63%
United Arab Emirates University	United Arab Emirates University, 108, 0.62% United Arab Emirates University 108 publications, 0.62%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 100, 0.57% King Abdulaziz University 100 publications, 0.57%
Qatar University	Qatar University, 95, 0.54% Qatar University 95 publications, 0.54%
Sultan Qaboos University	Sultan Qaboos University, 94, 0.54% Sultan Qaboos University 94 publications, 0.54%
Ain Shams University	Ain Shams University, 88, 0.5% Ain Shams University 88 publications, 0.5%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 88, 0.5% University of Toronto 88 publications, 0.5%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 87, 0.5% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 87 publications, 0.5%
National University of Malaysia	National University of Malaysia, 83, 0.48% National University of Malaysia 83 publications, 0.48%
Jordan University of Science and Technology	Jordan University of Science and Technology, 82, 0.47% Jordan University of Science and Technology 82 publications, 0.47%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 82, 0.47% Johns Hopkins University 82 publications, 0.47%
Kuwait Cancer Control Center	Kuwait Cancer Control Center, 81, 0.46% Kuwait Cancer Control Center 81 publications, 0.46%
McGill University	McGill University, 80, 0.46% McGill University 80 publications, 0.46%
Monash University	Monash University, 77, 0.44% Monash University 77 publications, 0.44%
Mansoura University	Mansoura University, 76, 0.44% Mansoura University 76 publications, 0.44%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 73, 0.42% University of Washington 73 publications, 0.42%
University College London	University College London, 72, 0.41% University College London 72 publications, 0.41%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Cairo University	Cairo University, 315, 1.81% Cairo University 315 publications, 1.81%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 186, 1.07% King Saud University 186 publications, 1.07%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 157, 0.9% Harvard University 157 publications, 0.9%
Alexandria University	Alexandria University, 148, 0.85% Alexandria University 148 publications, 0.85%
Minia University	Minia University, 114, 0.65% Minia University 114 publications, 0.65%
Hamad Medical Corporation	Hamad Medical Corporation, 110, 0.63% Hamad Medical Corporation 110 publications, 0.63%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 110, 0.63% University of Manchester 110 publications, 0.63%
United Arab Emirates University	United Arab Emirates University, 108, 0.62% United Arab Emirates University 108 publications, 0.62%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 100, 0.57% King Abdulaziz University 100 publications, 0.57%
Qatar University	Qatar University, 95, 0.54% Qatar University 95 publications, 0.54%
Sultan Qaboos University	Sultan Qaboos University, 94, 0.54% Sultan Qaboos University 94 publications, 0.54%
Ain Shams University	Ain Shams University, 88, 0.5% Ain Shams University 88 publications, 0.5%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 88, 0.5% University of Toronto 88 publications, 0.5%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 87, 0.5% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 87 publications, 0.5%
National University of Malaysia	National University of Malaysia, 83, 0.48% National University of Malaysia 83 publications, 0.48%
Jordan University of Science and Technology	Jordan University of Science and Technology, 82, 0.47% Jordan University of Science and Technology 82 publications, 0.47%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 82, 0.47% Johns Hopkins University 82 publications, 0.47%
McGill University	McGill University, 80, 0.46% McGill University 80 publications, 0.46%
Monash University	Monash University, 77, 0.44% Monash University 77 publications, 0.44%
Mansoura University	Mansoura University, 76, 0.44% Mansoura University 76 publications, 0.44%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 73, 0.42% University of Washington 73 publications, 0.42%
University College London	University College London, 72, 0.41% University College London 72 publications, 0.41%
Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech, 72, 0.41% Virginia Tech 72 publications, 0.41%
University of Jordan	University of Jordan, 71, 0.41% University of Jordan 71 publications, 0.41%
Helwan University	Helwan University, 71, 0.41% Helwan University 71 publications, 0.41%
Hashemite University	Hashemite University, 69, 0.4% Hashemite University 69 publications, 0.4%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 68, 0.39% University of British Columbia 68 publications, 0.39%
Alfaisal University	Alfaisal University, 67, 0.38% Alfaisal University 67 publications, 0.38%
Fayoum University	Fayoum University, 67, 0.38% Fayoum University 67 publications, 0.38%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 67, 0.38% University of Florida 67 publications, 0.38%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 2421, 13.87% USA 2421 publications, 13.87%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1083, 6.21% United Kingdom 1083 publications, 6.21%
Egypt	Egypt, 1081, 6.19% Egypt 1081 publications, 6.19%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 747, 4.28% Saudi Arabia 747 publications, 4.28%
Canada	Canada, 671, 3.85% Canada 671 publications, 3.85%
India	India, 450, 2.58% India 450 publications, 2.58%
UAE	UAE, 444, 2.54% UAE 444 publications, 2.54%
Australia	Australia, 412, 2.36% Australia 412 publications, 2.36%
Germany	Germany, 408, 2.34% Germany 408 publications, 2.34%
China	China, 379, 2.17% China 379 publications, 2.17%
Iran	Iran, 341, 1.95% Iran 341 publications, 1.95%
Jordan	Jordan, 294, 1.68% Jordan 294 publications, 1.68%
France	France, 288, 1.65% France 288 publications, 1.65%
Italy	Italy, 270, 1.55% Italy 270 publications, 1.55%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 247, 1.42% Pakistan 247 publications, 1.42%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 241, 1.38% Malaysia 241 publications, 1.38%
Qatar	Qatar, 225, 1.29% Qatar 225 publications, 1.29%
Spain	Spain, 215, 1.23% Spain 215 publications, 1.23%
Japan	Japan, 204, 1.17% Japan 204 publications, 1.17%
Turkey	Turkey, 197, 1.13% Turkey 197 publications, 1.13%
Sweden	Sweden, 182, 1.04% Sweden 182 publications, 1.04%
Oman	Oman, 174, 1% Oman 174 publications, 1%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 163, 0.93% Netherlands 163 publications, 0.93%
Brazil	Brazil, 160, 0.92% Brazil 160 publications, 0.92%
Belgium	Belgium, 155, 0.89% Belgium 155 publications, 0.89%
Lebanon	Lebanon, 148, 0.85% Lebanon 148 publications, 0.85%
Greece	Greece, 142, 0.81% Greece 142 publications, 0.81%
Finland	Finland, 136, 0.78% Finland 136 publications, 0.78%
Austria	Austria, 132, 0.76% Austria 132 publications, 0.76%
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Publications published earlier than 1970 are ignored in the statistics.
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