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Kohat University of Science and Technology
Short name
KUST
Country, city
Pakistan, Kohat
Publications
2 625
Citations
52 657
h-index
86
Top-3 journals
IEEE Access
IEEE Access (56 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (44 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (42 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Peshawar
University of Peshawar (409 publications)
King Saud University
King Saud University (295 publications)
Abdul Wali Khan University
Abdul Wali Khan University (269 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
King Saud University
King Saud University (295 publications)
King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University (106 publications)
King Khalid University
King Khalid University (96 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2005

Total publications
2625
Total citations
52657
Citations per publication
20.06
Average publications per year
119.32
Average authors per publication
7.06
h-index
86
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, 291, 11.09%
General Medicine
291 publications, 11.09%
General Chemistry, 134, 5.1%
General Chemistry
134 publications, 5.1%
Condensed Matter Physics, 133, 5.07%
Condensed Matter Physics
133 publications, 5.07%
General Materials Science, 128, 4.88%
General Materials Science
128 publications, 4.88%
Biochemistry, 121, 4.61%
Biochemistry
121 publications, 4.61%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 119, 4.53%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
119 publications, 4.53%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 113, 4.3%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
113 publications, 4.3%
General Engineering, 111, 4.23%
General Engineering
111 publications, 4.23%
Organic Chemistry, 109, 4.15%
Organic Chemistry
109 publications, 4.15%
Analytical Chemistry, 105, 4%
Analytical Chemistry
105 publications, 4%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 102, 3.89%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
102 publications, 3.89%
Multidisciplinary, 100, 3.81%
Multidisciplinary
100 publications, 3.81%
Plant Science, 98, 3.73%
Plant Science
98 publications, 3.73%
Pollution, 96, 3.66%
Pollution
96 publications, 3.66%
Drug Discovery, 95, 3.62%
Drug Discovery
95 publications, 3.62%
General Computer Science, 94, 3.58%
General Computer Science
94 publications, 3.58%
Materials Chemistry, 92, 3.5%
Materials Chemistry
92 publications, 3.5%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 90, 3.43%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
90 publications, 3.43%
Pharmacology, 85, 3.24%
Pharmacology
85 publications, 3.24%
Pharmaceutical Science, 78, 2.97%
Pharmaceutical Science
78 publications, 2.97%
Environmental Chemistry, 76, 2.9%
Environmental Chemistry
76 publications, 2.9%
General Physics and Astronomy, 75, 2.86%
General Physics and Astronomy
75 publications, 2.86%
General Chemical Engineering, 74, 2.82%
General Chemical Engineering
74 publications, 2.82%
General Mathematics, 72, 2.74%
General Mathematics
72 publications, 2.74%
Computer Science Applications, 70, 2.67%
Computer Science Applications
70 publications, 2.67%
Spectroscopy, 68, 2.59%
Spectroscopy
68 publications, 2.59%
Genetics, 68, 2.59%
Genetics
68 publications, 2.59%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 68, 2.59%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
68 publications, 2.59%
Molecular Biology, 67, 2.55%
Molecular Biology
67 publications, 2.55%
Inorganic Chemistry, 66, 2.51%
Inorganic Chemistry
66 publications, 2.51%
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Journals

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IEEE Access
56 publications, 2.13%
Scientific Reports
44 publications, 1.68%
PLoS ONE
42 publications, 1.6%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
32 publications, 1.22%
Analytical Letters
31 publications, 1.18%
Molecules
27 publications, 1.03%
BioMed Research International
26 publications, 0.99%
Sustainability
26 publications, 0.99%
ACS Omega
26 publications, 0.99%
Complexity
23 publications, 0.88%
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
20 publications, 0.76%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
17 publications, 0.65%
Symmetry
17 publications, 0.65%
RSC Advances
15 publications, 0.57%
Materials Research Express
15 publications, 0.57%
AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series
14 publications, 0.53%
Heliyon
14 publications, 0.53%
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
14 publications, 0.53%
Scientific Programming
13 publications, 0.5%
Ceramics International
13 publications, 0.5%
Virology Journal
13 publications, 0.5%
Inorganic Chemistry Communication
13 publications, 0.5%
Energies
13 publications, 0.5%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
13 publications, 0.5%
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
12 publications, 0.46%
International Journal of Modern Physics B
12 publications, 0.46%
Information Systems Engineering and Management
12 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Molecular Liquids
11 publications, 0.42%
AIMS Mathematics
11 publications, 0.42%
Sensors
11 publications, 0.42%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
621 publications, 23.66%
Elsevier
514 publications, 19.58%
MDPI
266 publications, 10.13%
Taylor & Francis
186 publications, 7.09%
Hindawi Limited
162 publications, 6.17%
Wiley
145 publications, 5.52%
Frontiers Media S.A.
79 publications, 3.01%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
68 publications, 2.59%
SAGE
64 publications, 2.44%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
44 publications, 1.68%
IOP Publishing
40 publications, 1.52%
Walter de Gruyter
38 publications, 1.45%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
37 publications, 1.41%
King Saud University
35 publications, 1.33%
World Scientific
33 publications, 1.26%
AIP Publishing
29 publications, 1.1%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
22 publications, 0.84%
Emerald
20 publications, 0.76%
Pleiades Publishing
17 publications, 0.65%
Academic Journals
16 publications, 0.61%
IGI Global
14 publications, 0.53%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
13 publications, 0.5%
SciELO
13 publications, 0.5%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
12 publications, 0.46%
PeerJ
8 publications, 0.3%
American Physical Society (APS)
8 publications, 0.3%
Japanese Pharmacological Society
8 publications, 0.3%
IOS Press
6 publications, 0.23%
Brieflands
6 publications, 0.23%
Mary Ann Liebert
4 publications, 0.15%
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With other organizations

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University of Peshawar
409 publications, 15.58%
King Saud University
295 publications, 11.24%
Abdul Wali Khan University
269 publications, 10.25%
Quaid-i-Azam University
221 publications, 8.42%
COMSATS University Islamabad
129 publications, 4.91%
Khyber Medical University
123 publications, 4.69%
King Abdulaziz University
106 publications, 4.04%
Gomal University
103 publications, 3.92%
King Khalid University
96 publications, 3.66%
Bahauddin Zakariya University
90 publications, 3.43%
Zhejiang University
88 publications, 3.35%
Hazara University
84 publications, 3.2%
University of Karachi
81 publications, 3.09%
University of Malakand
79 publications, 3.01%
University of Lahore
78 publications, 2.97%
Taif University
75 publications, 2.86%
Islamia College Peshawar
72 publications, 2.74%
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University
67 publications, 2.55%
University of Science and Technology Bannu
67 publications, 2.55%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
64 publications, 2.44%
Riphah International University
59 publications, 2.25%
Kyungpook National University
59 publications, 2.25%
University of Agriculture, Peshawar
53 publications, 2.02%
University of Swabi
49 publications, 1.87%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
45 publications, 1.71%
National University of Sciences & Technology
42 publications, 1.6%
China Medical University (Taiwan)
41 publications, 1.56%
Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology
40 publications, 1.52%
Government College University, Faisalabad
37 publications, 1.41%
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
37 publications, 1.41%
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With foreign organizations

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King Saud University
295 publications, 11.24%
King Abdulaziz University
106 publications, 4.04%
King Khalid University
96 publications, 3.66%
Zhejiang University
88 publications, 3.35%
Taif University
75 publications, 2.86%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
64 publications, 2.44%
Kyungpook National University
59 publications, 2.25%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
45 publications, 1.71%
China Medical University (Taiwan)
41 publications, 1.56%
University of Science, Malaysia
36 publications, 1.37%
Prince Sultan University
35 publications, 1.33%
Chosun University
33 publications, 1.26%
University of Nizwa
32 publications, 1.22%
Umm al-Qura University
30 publications, 1.14%
Qassim University
29 publications, 1.1%
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
28 publications, 1.07%
Petronas University of Technology
26 publications, 0.99%
Hainan Normal University
26 publications, 0.99%
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
26 publications, 0.99%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
25 publications, 0.95%
Universidade Federal do Ceará
25 publications, 0.95%
University of Warwick
24 publications, 0.91%
Huazhong Agricultural University
23 publications, 0.88%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
22 publications, 0.84%
Southwest Medical University
22 publications, 0.84%
Polytechnic University of Valencia
22 publications, 0.84%
Taibah University
21 publications, 0.8%
University of Basrah
20 publications, 0.76%
Peking University
20 publications, 0.76%
University of Thi-Qar
19 publications, 0.72%
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With other countries

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Saudi Arabia, 609, 23.2%
Saudi Arabia
609 publications, 23.2%
China, 579, 22.06%
China
579 publications, 22.06%
Republic of Korea, 215, 8.19%
Republic of Korea
215 publications, 8.19%
USA, 148, 5.64%
USA
148 publications, 5.64%
United Kingdom, 125, 4.76%
United Kingdom
125 publications, 4.76%
Germany, 120, 4.57%
Germany
120 publications, 4.57%
Malaysia, 120, 4.57%
Malaysia
120 publications, 4.57%
Egypt, 66, 2.51%
Egypt
66 publications, 2.51%
Turkey, 65, 2.48%
Turkey
65 publications, 2.48%
UAE, 56, 2.13%
UAE
56 publications, 2.13%
India, 55, 2.1%
India
55 publications, 2.1%
Italy, 43, 1.64%
Italy
43 publications, 1.64%
Iraq, 42, 1.6%
Iraq
42 publications, 1.6%
Brazil, 40, 1.52%
Brazil
40 publications, 1.52%
Thailand, 38, 1.45%
Thailand
38 publications, 1.45%
Oman, 37, 1.41%
Oman
37 publications, 1.41%
Australia, 36, 1.37%
Australia
36 publications, 1.37%
Iran, 35, 1.33%
Iran
35 publications, 1.33%
Japan, 35, 1.33%
Japan
35 publications, 1.33%
France, 34, 1.3%
France
34 publications, 1.3%
Canada, 34, 1.3%
Canada
34 publications, 1.3%
Spain, 30, 1.14%
Spain
30 publications, 1.14%
Qatar, 29, 1.1%
Qatar
29 publications, 1.1%
Kuwait, 22, 0.84%
Kuwait
22 publications, 0.84%
Czech Republic, 22, 0.84%
Czech Republic
22 publications, 0.84%
South Africa, 22, 0.84%
South Africa
22 publications, 0.84%
Romania, 21, 0.8%
Romania
21 publications, 0.8%
Bangladesh, 19, 0.72%
Bangladesh
19 publications, 0.72%
Russia, 18, 0.69%
Russia
18 publications, 0.69%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2005 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.