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Karakoram International University
Short name
KIU
Country, city
Pakistan, Gilgit
Publications
812
Citations
13 286
h-index
51
Top-3 journals
Brazilian Journal of Biology
Brazilian Journal of Biology (18 publications)
Sustainability
Sustainability (16 publications)
Top-3 organizations
COMSATS University Islamabad
COMSATS University Islamabad (57 publications)
Quaid-i-Azam University
Quaid-i-Azam University (40 publications)
University of Karachi
University of Karachi (40 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
King Saud University
King Saud University (34 publications)
Jiangsu University
Jiangsu University (23 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2010

Total publications
812
Total citations
13286
Citations per publication
16.36
Average publications per year
50.75
Average authors per publication
6.75
h-index
51
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, 60, 7.39%
General Medicine
60 publications, 7.39%
Geography, Planning and Development, 48, 5.91%
Geography, Planning and Development
48 publications, 5.91%
Condensed Matter Physics, 46, 5.67%
Condensed Matter Physics
46 publications, 5.67%
General Materials Science, 46, 5.67%
General Materials Science
46 publications, 5.67%
General Chemistry, 45, 5.54%
General Chemistry
45 publications, 5.54%
Geology, 36, 4.43%
Geology
36 publications, 4.43%
Environmental Chemistry, 35, 4.31%
Environmental Chemistry
35 publications, 4.31%
Biochemistry, 34, 4.19%
Biochemistry
34 publications, 4.19%
Pollution, 34, 4.19%
Pollution
34 publications, 4.19%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 34, 4.19%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
34 publications, 4.19%
Food Science, 33, 4.06%
Food Science
33 publications, 4.06%
Organic Chemistry, 32, 3.94%
Organic Chemistry
32 publications, 3.94%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 32, 3.94%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
32 publications, 3.94%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 31, 3.82%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
31 publications, 3.82%
Analytical Chemistry, 30, 3.69%
Analytical Chemistry
30 publications, 3.69%
General Engineering, 30, 3.69%
General Engineering
30 publications, 3.69%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 29, 3.57%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
29 publications, 3.57%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 27, 3.33%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
27 publications, 3.33%
Multidisciplinary, 26, 3.2%
Multidisciplinary
26 publications, 3.2%
Materials Chemistry, 23, 2.83%
Materials Chemistry
23 publications, 2.83%
General Environmental Science, 23, 2.83%
General Environmental Science
23 publications, 2.83%
Drug Discovery, 22, 2.71%
Drug Discovery
22 publications, 2.71%
Computer Science Applications, 21, 2.59%
Computer Science Applications
21 publications, 2.59%
Molecular Biology, 21, 2.59%
Molecular Biology
21 publications, 2.59%
Plant Science, 21, 2.59%
Plant Science
21 publications, 2.59%
Mechanical Engineering, 21, 2.59%
Mechanical Engineering
21 publications, 2.59%
General Chemical Engineering, 20, 2.46%
General Chemical Engineering
20 publications, 2.46%
Biotechnology, 20, 2.46%
Biotechnology
20 publications, 2.46%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 20, 2.46%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
20 publications, 2.46%
General Physics and Astronomy, 19, 2.34%
General Physics and Astronomy
19 publications, 2.34%
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Journals

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Environmental Science and Pollution Research
20 publications, 2.46%
Brazilian Journal of Biology
18 publications, 2.22%
Sustainability
16 publications, 1.97%
Scientific Reports
13 publications, 1.6%
IEEE Access
12 publications, 1.48%
Ore Geology Reviews
10 publications, 1.23%
Microscopy Research and Technique
9 publications, 1.11%
Food Science and Nutrition
8 publications, 0.99%
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
8 publications, 0.99%
Geo Journal
7 publications, 0.86%
Heliyon
6 publications, 0.74%
Journal of Cleaner Production
5 publications, 0.62%
Food Science and Technology
5 publications, 0.62%
Geological Journal
5 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Public Affairs
5 publications, 0.62%
Physica Scripta
5 publications, 0.62%
SAGE Open
5 publications, 0.62%
Ain Shams Engineering Journal
5 publications, 0.62%
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
4 publications, 0.49%
Mobile Information Systems
4 publications, 0.49%
Journal of the Knowledge Economy
4 publications, 0.49%
Plants
4 publications, 0.49%
Buildings
4 publications, 0.49%
Environment, Development and Sustainability
4 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Membrane Science
4 publications, 0.49%
Energies
4 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Mathematics
4 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
4 publications, 0.49%
PLoS ONE
4 publications, 0.49%
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems
4 publications, 0.49%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
186 publications, 22.91%
Elsevier
167 publications, 20.57%
MDPI
72 publications, 8.87%
Taylor & Francis
71 publications, 8.74%
Wiley
62 publications, 7.64%
Hindawi Limited
24 publications, 2.96%
SAGE
22 publications, 2.71%
SciELO
18 publications, 2.22%
Frontiers Media S.A.
17 publications, 2.09%
Walter de Gruyter
15 publications, 1.85%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
14 publications, 1.72%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
14 publications, 1.72%
IOP Publishing
13 publications, 1.6%
Emerald
12 publications, 1.48%
World Scientific
11 publications, 1.35%
Oxford University Press
7 publications, 0.86%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
7 publications, 0.86%
AIP Publishing
6 publications, 0.74%
Academic Journals
6 publications, 0.74%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
5 publications, 0.62%
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos
5 publications, 0.62%
Pleiades Publishing
4 publications, 0.49%
King Saud University
4 publications, 0.49%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
4 publications, 0.49%
Ain Shams University
4 publications, 0.49%
Inderscience Publishers
3 publications, 0.37%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 publications, 0.25%
Begell House
2 publications, 0.25%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
2 publications, 0.25%
American Society for Microbiology
2 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

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COMSATS University Islamabad
57 publications, 7.02%
Quaid-i-Azam University
40 publications, 4.93%
University of Karachi
40 publications, 4.93%
King Saud University
34 publications, 4.19%
University of Lahore
33 publications, 4.06%
Abdul Wali Khan University
29 publications, 3.57%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
27 publications, 3.33%
Government College University, Faisalabad
26 publications, 3.2%
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
26 publications, 3.2%
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
24 publications, 2.96%
Riphah International University
24 publications, 2.96%
University of Peshawar
24 publications, 2.96%
Jiangsu University
23 publications, 2.83%
Hazara University
21 publications, 2.59%
King Abdulaziz University
20 publications, 2.46%
National University of Sciences & Technology
20 publications, 2.46%
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
20 publications, 2.46%
University of Sargodha
19 publications, 2.34%
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
19 publications, 2.34%
Qilu University of Technology
19 publications, 2.34%
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
19 publications, 2.34%
Bahauddin Zakariya University
18 publications, 2.22%
Dalian University of Technology
18 publications, 2.22%
University of Science and Technology Beijing
18 publications, 2.22%
University of Adelaide
18 publications, 2.22%
Kunming University of Science and Technology
18 publications, 2.22%
Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
17 publications, 2.09%
University of the Punjab
16 publications, 1.97%
University of Nizwa
16 publications, 1.97%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
15 publications, 1.85%
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With foreign organizations

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King Saud University
34 publications, 4.19%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
27 publications, 3.33%
Jiangsu University
23 publications, 2.83%
King Abdulaziz University
20 publications, 2.46%
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
20 publications, 2.46%
Qilu University of Technology
19 publications, 2.34%
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
19 publications, 2.34%
Dalian University of Technology
18 publications, 2.22%
University of Science and Technology Beijing
18 publications, 2.22%
University of Adelaide
18 publications, 2.22%
Kunming University of Science and Technology
18 publications, 2.22%
University of Nizwa
16 publications, 1.97%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
15 publications, 1.85%
King Khalid University
14 publications, 1.72%
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
14 publications, 1.72%
Stellenbosch University
13 publications, 1.6%
University of Malaya
11 publications, 1.35%
Sultan Qaboos University
11 publications, 1.35%
Chung Yuan Christian University
11 publications, 1.35%
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
11 publications, 1.35%
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
11 publications, 1.35%
University of Technology, Malaysia
10 publications, 1.23%
Lanzhou University
10 publications, 1.23%
Taif University
9 publications, 1.11%
Jazan University
9 publications, 1.11%
South China University of Technology
9 publications, 1.11%
University of Science, Malaysia
9 publications, 1.11%
University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
9 publications, 1.11%
Beijing Forestry University
9 publications, 1.11%
Guangzhou University
9 publications, 1.11%
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With other countries

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China, 372, 45.81%
China
372 publications, 45.81%
Saudi Arabia, 93, 11.45%
Saudi Arabia
93 publications, 11.45%
Malaysia, 60, 7.39%
Malaysia
60 publications, 7.39%
USA, 55, 6.77%
USA
55 publications, 6.77%
Germany, 47, 5.79%
Germany
47 publications, 5.79%
Iran, 37, 4.56%
Iran
37 publications, 4.56%
United Kingdom, 35, 4.31%
United Kingdom
35 publications, 4.31%
Australia, 34, 4.19%
Australia
34 publications, 4.19%
Oman, 27, 3.33%
Oman
27 publications, 3.33%
Turkey, 20, 2.46%
Turkey
20 publications, 2.46%
UAE, 17, 2.09%
UAE
17 publications, 2.09%
Egypt, 16, 1.97%
Egypt
16 publications, 1.97%
Italy, 16, 1.97%
Italy
16 publications, 1.97%
South Africa, 15, 1.85%
South Africa
15 publications, 1.85%
Canada, 13, 1.6%
Canada
13 publications, 1.6%
India, 11, 1.35%
India
11 publications, 1.35%
Uzbekistan, 11, 1.35%
Uzbekistan
11 publications, 1.35%
Nepal, 10, 1.23%
Nepal
10 publications, 1.23%
Poland, 10, 1.23%
Poland
10 publications, 1.23%
Republic of Korea, 10, 1.23%
Republic of Korea
10 publications, 1.23%
Sudan, 10, 1.23%
Sudan
10 publications, 1.23%
Japan, 10, 1.23%
Japan
10 publications, 1.23%
Lebanon, 9, 1.11%
Lebanon
9 publications, 1.11%
Norway, 9, 1.11%
Norway
9 publications, 1.11%
Ethiopia, 8, 0.99%
Ethiopia
8 publications, 0.99%
Afghanistan, 7, 0.86%
Afghanistan
7 publications, 0.86%
Finland, 7, 0.86%
Finland
7 publications, 0.86%
Czech Republic, 7, 0.86%
Czech Republic
7 publications, 0.86%
Austria, 6, 0.74%
Austria
6 publications, 0.74%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2010 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.