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Kuwait University
Short name
KU
Country, city
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Publications
18 389
Citations
336 796
h-index
173
Top-3 journals
Medical Principles and Practice
Medical Principles and Practice (634 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (140 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (136 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital
Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital (614 publications)
Amiri Hospital
Amiri Hospital (377 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Cairo University
Cairo University (340 publications)
King Saud University
King Saud University (208 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (168 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1970

Total publications
18389
Total citations
336796
Citations per publication
18.32
Average publications per year
322.61
Average authors per publication
9.63
h-index
173
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, 2756, 14.99%
General Medicine
2756 publications, 14.99%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 805, 4.38%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
805 publications, 4.38%
Mechanical Engineering, 748, 4.07%
Mechanical Engineering
748 publications, 4.07%
Computer Science Applications, 651, 3.54%
Computer Science Applications
651 publications, 3.54%
Applied Mathematics, 641, 3.49%
Applied Mathematics
641 publications, 3.49%
Biochemistry, 640, 3.48%
Biochemistry
640 publications, 3.48%
General Materials Science, 631, 3.43%
General Materials Science
631 publications, 3.43%
General Chemical Engineering, 629, 3.42%
General Chemical Engineering
629 publications, 3.42%
General Chemistry, 622, 3.38%
General Chemistry
622 publications, 3.38%
Condensed Matter Physics, 592, 3.22%
Condensed Matter Physics
592 publications, 3.22%
Infectious Diseases, 492, 2.68%
Infectious Diseases
492 publications, 2.68%
Immunology, 460, 2.5%
Immunology
460 publications, 2.5%
Organic Chemistry, 459, 2.5%
Organic Chemistry
459 publications, 2.5%
Pharmacology, 450, 2.45%
Pharmacology
450 publications, 2.45%
General Engineering, 450, 2.45%
General Engineering
450 publications, 2.45%
Molecular Biology, 438, 2.38%
Molecular Biology
438 publications, 2.38%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 435, 2.37%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
435 publications, 2.37%
Mechanics of Materials, 399, 2.17%
Mechanics of Materials
399 publications, 2.17%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 399, 2.17%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
399 publications, 2.17%
Materials Chemistry, 394, 2.14%
Materials Chemistry
394 publications, 2.14%
Software, 383, 2.08%
Software
383 publications, 2.08%
Modeling and Simulation, 370, 2.01%
Modeling and Simulation
370 publications, 2.01%
Genetics, 363, 1.97%
Genetics
363 publications, 1.97%
Microbiology (medical), 351, 1.91%
Microbiology (medical)
351 publications, 1.91%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 347, 1.89%
Civil and Structural Engineering
347 publications, 1.89%
Computer Networks and Communications, 340, 1.85%
Computer Networks and Communications
340 publications, 1.85%
Immunology and Allergy, 336, 1.83%
Immunology and Allergy
336 publications, 1.83%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 332, 1.81%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
332 publications, 1.81%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 327, 1.78%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
327 publications, 1.78%
Multidisciplinary, 308, 1.67%
Multidisciplinary
308 publications, 1.67%
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Journals

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Medical Principles and Practice
634 publications, 3.45%
Scientific Reports
140 publications, 0.76%
PLoS ONE
136 publications, 0.74%
FASEB Journal
121 publications, 0.66%
Journal of Engineering Research
118 publications, 0.64%
Desalination
99 publications, 0.54%
Psychological Reports
94 publications, 0.51%
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
73 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
67 publications, 0.36%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
66 publications, 0.36%
Annals of Saudi Medicine
64 publications, 0.35%
Molecules
63 publications, 0.34%
IEEE Access
62 publications, 0.34%
Applied Mathematics and Computation
59 publications, 0.32%
Polyhedron
54 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Medical Microbiology
51 publications, 0.28%
Linear Algebra and Its Applications
49 publications, 0.27%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
47 publications, 0.26%
RSC Advances
45 publications, 0.24%
Diagnostic Cytopathology
45 publications, 0.24%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
42 publications, 0.23%
Tetrahedron
42 publications, 0.23%
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
42 publications, 0.23%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
41 publications, 0.22%
Physical Review C
40 publications, 0.22%
Dental Traumatology
40 publications, 0.22%
European Journal of Operational Research
39 publications, 0.21%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
37 publications, 0.2%
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
37 publications, 0.2%
Domes : digest of Middle East studies
36 publications, 0.2%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
5036 publications, 27.39%
Springer Nature
3006 publications, 16.35%
Wiley
1727 publications, 9.39%
Taylor & Francis
1279 publications, 6.96%
S. Karger AG
838 publications, 4.56%
MDPI
681 publications, 3.7%
SAGE
637 publications, 3.46%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
346 publications, 1.88%
Oxford University Press
323 publications, 1.76%
Emerald
298 publications, 1.62%
Hindawi Limited
248 publications, 1.35%
Frontiers Media S.A.
240 publications, 1.31%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
193 publications, 1.05%
Cambridge University Press
166 publications, 0.9%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
159 publications, 0.86%
Inderscience Publishers
151 publications, 0.82%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
145 publications, 0.79%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
141 publications, 0.77%
IGI Global
133 publications, 0.72%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
121 publications, 0.66%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
117 publications, 0.64%
World Scientific
103 publications, 0.56%
American Physical Society (APS)
95 publications, 0.52%
American Society for Microbiology
89 publications, 0.48%
ASME International
81 publications, 0.44%
Microbiology Society
75 publications, 0.41%
BMJ
74 publications, 0.4%
Walter de Gruyter
72 publications, 0.39%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
67 publications, 0.36%
AIP Publishing
65 publications, 0.35%
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With other organizations

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Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital
614 publications, 3.34%
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
386 publications, 2.1%
Amiri Hospital
377 publications, 2.05%
Cairo University
340 publications, 1.85%
Dasman Diabetes Institute
308 publications, 1.67%
Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
247 publications, 1.34%
King Saud University
208 publications, 1.13%
Harvard University
168 publications, 0.91%
Alexandria University
164 publications, 0.89%
Adan Hospital
144 publications, 0.78%
Gulf University for Science and Technology
141 publications, 0.77%
Hamad Medical Corporation
124 publications, 0.67%
Minia University
120 publications, 0.65%
Johns Hopkins University
119 publications, 0.65%
United Arab Emirates University
116 publications, 0.63%
University of Manchester
115 publications, 0.63%
Qatar University
112 publications, 0.61%
Sultan Qaboos University
111 publications, 0.6%
King Abdulaziz University
105 publications, 0.57%
National University of Malaysia
102 publications, 0.55%
University of Florida
102 publications, 0.55%
University College London
100 publications, 0.54%
University of Toronto
100 publications, 0.54%
Monash University
98 publications, 0.53%
Ohio State University
98 publications, 0.53%
Imperial College London
97 publications, 0.53%
Helwan University
95 publications, 0.52%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
95 publications, 0.52%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
94 publications, 0.51%
University of Sharjah
93 publications, 0.51%
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With foreign organizations

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Cairo University
340 publications, 1.85%
King Saud University
208 publications, 1.13%
Harvard University
168 publications, 0.91%
Alexandria University
164 publications, 0.89%
Hamad Medical Corporation
124 publications, 0.67%
Minia University
120 publications, 0.65%
Johns Hopkins University
119 publications, 0.65%
United Arab Emirates University
116 publications, 0.63%
University of Manchester
115 publications, 0.63%
Qatar University
112 publications, 0.61%
Sultan Qaboos University
111 publications, 0.6%
King Abdulaziz University
105 publications, 0.57%
National University of Malaysia
102 publications, 0.55%
University of Florida
102 publications, 0.55%
University College London
100 publications, 0.54%
University of Toronto
100 publications, 0.54%
Monash University
98 publications, 0.53%
Ohio State University
98 publications, 0.53%
Imperial College London
97 publications, 0.53%
Helwan University
95 publications, 0.52%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
95 publications, 0.52%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
94 publications, 0.51%
University of Sharjah
93 publications, 0.51%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
93 publications, 0.51%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
93 publications, 0.51%
Fayoum University
93 publications, 0.51%
Ain Shams University
91 publications, 0.49%
Jordan University of Science and Technology
90 publications, 0.49%
Quaid-i-Azam University
89 publications, 0.48%
University of Jordan
86 publications, 0.47%
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With other countries

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USA, 2494, 13.56%
USA
2494 publications, 13.56%
United Kingdom, 1130, 6.14%
United Kingdom
1130 publications, 6.14%
Egypt, 1111, 6.04%
Egypt
1111 publications, 6.04%
Saudi Arabia, 767, 4.17%
Saudi Arabia
767 publications, 4.17%
Canada, 679, 3.69%
Canada
679 publications, 3.69%
India, 484, 2.63%
India
484 publications, 2.63%
UAE, 479, 2.6%
UAE
479 publications, 2.6%
Germany, 438, 2.38%
Germany
438 publications, 2.38%
Australia, 437, 2.38%
Australia
437 publications, 2.38%
China, 407, 2.21%
China
407 publications, 2.21%
Iran, 370, 2.01%
Iran
370 publications, 2.01%
France, 316, 1.72%
France
316 publications, 1.72%
Jordan, 302, 1.64%
Jordan
302 publications, 1.64%
Italy, 298, 1.62%
Italy
298 publications, 1.62%
Pakistan, 284, 1.54%
Pakistan
284 publications, 1.54%
Malaysia, 267, 1.45%
Malaysia
267 publications, 1.45%
Spain, 244, 1.33%
Spain
244 publications, 1.33%
Qatar, 233, 1.27%
Qatar
233 publications, 1.27%
Turkey, 228, 1.24%
Turkey
228 publications, 1.24%
Japan, 208, 1.13%
Japan
208 publications, 1.13%
Sweden, 197, 1.07%
Sweden
197 publications, 1.07%
Brazil, 185, 1.01%
Brazil
185 publications, 1.01%
Oman, 181, 0.98%
Oman
181 publications, 0.98%
Belgium, 180, 0.98%
Belgium
180 publications, 0.98%
Netherlands, 168, 0.91%
Netherlands
168 publications, 0.91%
Greece, 166, 0.9%
Greece
166 publications, 0.9%
Finland, 159, 0.86%
Finland
159 publications, 0.86%
Austria, 156, 0.85%
Austria
156 publications, 0.85%
Lebanon, 152, 0.83%
Lebanon
152 publications, 0.83%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1970 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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