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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Short name

KAUST

Country, city

Saudi Arabia, Thuwal

01q3tbs38

Organization website

Publications

27 688

Citations

1 192 596

h-index

376

Top-3 journals

Scientific Reports (551 publications)

Advanced Materials (384 publications)

Nature Communications (381 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Imperial College London (528 publications)

National University of Singapore (479 publications)

Saudi Aramco (457 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Imperial College London (528 publications)

National University of Singapore (479 publications)

University of Oxford (352 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Saleem Luqman

5 publications, 29 citations

h-index: 3

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1984

Total publications

27688

Total citations

1192596

Citations per publication

43.07

Average publications per year

643.91

Average authors per publication

7.13

h-index

376

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, 12.36% General Chemistry 3423 publications, 12.36%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 3045, 11% General Materials Science 3045 publications, 11%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2380, 8.6% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2380 publications, 8.6%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 1871, 6.76% General Chemical Engineering 1871 publications, 6.76%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1587, 5.73% Condensed Matter Physics 1587 publications, 5.73%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1584, 5.72% General Physics and Astronomy 1584 publications, 5.72%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1552, 5.61% Mechanical Engineering 1552 publications, 5.61%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1471, 5.31% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1471 publications, 5.31%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1391, 5.02% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1391 publications, 5.02%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 1248, 4.51% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1248 publications, 4.51%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1195, 4.32% Materials Chemistry 1195 publications, 4.32%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 1139, 4.11% Catalysis 1139 publications, 4.11%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 1135, 4.1% Computer Science Applications 1135 publications, 4.1%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1131, 4.08% Biochemistry 1131 publications, 4.08%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 1088, 3.93% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1088 publications, 3.93%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1070, 3.86% Mechanics of Materials 1070 publications, 3.86%
Fuel Technology	Fuel Technology, 1031, 3.72% Fuel Technology 1031 publications, 3.72%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1024, 3.7% General Medicine 1024 publications, 3.7%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1022, 3.69% Multidisciplinary 1022 publications, 3.69%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 998, 3.6% Applied Mathematics 998 publications, 3.6%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 929, 3.36% Organic Chemistry 929 publications, 3.36%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 738, 2.67% General Engineering 738 publications, 2.67%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 701, 2.53% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 701 publications, 2.53%
Genetics	Genetics, 661, 2.39% Genetics 661 publications, 2.39%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 649, 2.34% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 649 publications, 2.34%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 644, 2.33% Water Science and Technology 644 publications, 2.33%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 624, 2.25% Geophysics 624 publications, 2.25%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 604, 2.18% Environmental Chemistry 604 publications, 2.18%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 600, 2.17% Aquatic Science 600 publications, 2.17%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 577, 2.08% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 577 publications, 2.08%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 551, 1.99% Scientific Reports 551 publications, 1.99%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 384, 1.39% Advanced Materials 384 publications, 1.39%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 381, 1.38% Nature Communications 381 publications, 1.38%
Combustion and Flame	Combustion and Flame, 337, 1.22% Combustion and Flame 337 publications, 1.22%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 287, 1.04% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 287 publications, 1.04%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 283, 1.02% ACS applied materials & interfaces 283 publications, 1.02%
Advanced Functional Materials	Advanced Functional Materials, 264, 0.95% Advanced Functional Materials 264 publications, 0.95%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 261, 0.94% Angewandte Chemie 261 publications, 0.94%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 260, 0.94% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 260 publications, 0.94%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 260, 0.94% Journal of the American Chemical Society 260 publications, 0.94%
Journal of Membrane Science	Journal of Membrane Science, 248, 0.9% Journal of Membrane Science 248 publications, 0.9%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 242, 0.87% Applied Physics Letters 242 publications, 0.87%
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications	IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 206, 0.74% IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 206 publications, 0.74%
Fuel	Fuel, 200, 0.72% Fuel 200 publications, 0.72%
Frontiers in Marine Science	Frontiers in Marine Science, 192, 0.69% Frontiers in Marine Science 192 publications, 0.69%
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute	Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 186, 0.67% Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 186 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A	Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 185, 0.67% Journal of Materials Chemistry A 185 publications, 0.67%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 173, 0.62% IEEE Access 173 publications, 0.62%
Advanced Energy Materials	Advanced Energy Materials, 167, 0.6% Advanced Energy Materials 167 publications, 0.6%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 166, 0.6% Physical Review B 166 publications, 0.6%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 163, 0.59% Geophysics 163 publications, 0.59%
ACS Energy Letters	ACS Energy Letters, 153, 0.55% ACS Energy Letters 153 publications, 0.55%
ACS Nano	ACS Nano, 150, 0.54% ACS Nano 150 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 149, 0.54% Journal of Physical Chemistry C 149 publications, 0.54%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 149, 0.54% Chemical Communications 149 publications, 0.54%
IEEE Transactions on Communications	IEEE Transactions on Communications, 147, 0.53% IEEE Transactions on Communications 147 publications, 0.53%
Chemistry of Materials	Chemistry of Materials, 146, 0.53% Chemistry of Materials 146 publications, 0.53%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 143, 0.52% PLoS ONE 143 publications, 0.52%
ACS Catalysis	ACS Catalysis, 139, 0.5% ACS Catalysis 139 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, 5963, 21.54% Elsevier 5963 publications, 21.54%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 4389, 15.85% Springer Nature 4389 publications, 15.85%
Wiley	Wiley, 3844, 13.88% Wiley 3844 publications, 13.88%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2663, 9.62% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2663 publications, 9.62%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2374, 8.57% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2374 publications, 8.57%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1408, 5.09% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1408 publications, 5.09%
MDPI	MDPI, 831, 3% MDPI 831 publications, 3%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 591, 2.13% Oxford University Press 591 publications, 2.13%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 591, 2.13% Frontiers Media S.A. 591 publications, 2.13%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 576, 2.08% AIP Publishing 576 publications, 2.08%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 372, 1.34% Taylor & Francis 372 publications, 1.34%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 343, 1.24% American Physical Society (APS) 343 publications, 1.24%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 311, 1.12% IOP Publishing 311 publications, 1.12%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 210, 0.76% Optica Publishing Group 210 publications, 0.76%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists	Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 201, 0.73% Society of Exploration Geophysicists 201 publications, 0.73%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 196, 0.71% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 196 publications, 0.71%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 185, 0.67% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 185 publications, 0.67%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 185, 0.67% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 185 publications, 0.67%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 129, 0.47% American Geophysical Union 129 publications, 0.47%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 114, 0.41% Copernicus 114 publications, 0.41%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 106, 0.38% Cambridge University Press 106 publications, 0.38%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 106, 0.38% The Electrochemical Society 106 publications, 0.38%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 105, 0.38% American Society for Microbiology 105 publications, 0.38%
SAGE	SAGE, 99, 0.36% SAGE 99 publications, 0.36%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 84, 0.3% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 84 publications, 0.3%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 76, 0.27% Hindawi Limited 76 publications, 0.27%
SAE International	SAE International, 76, 0.27% SAE International 76 publications, 0.27%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 63, 0.23% The Royal Society 63 publications, 0.23%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)	Seismological Society of America (SSA), 58, 0.21% Seismological Society of America (SSA) 58 publications, 0.21%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 56, 0.2% American Meteorological Society 56 publications, 0.2%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 528, 1.91% Imperial College London 528 publications, 1.91%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 479, 1.73% National University of Singapore 479 publications, 1.73%
Saudi Aramco	Saudi Aramco, 457, 1.65% Saudi Aramco 457 publications, 1.65%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 392, 1.42% King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 392 publications, 1.42%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 354, 1.28% King Abdulaziz University 354 publications, 1.28%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 352, 1.27% University of Oxford 352 publications, 1.27%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 302, 1.09% University of Cambridge 302 publications, 1.09%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 289, 1.04% RWTH Aachen University 289 publications, 1.04%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 263, 0.95% Stanford University 263 publications, 0.95%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 254, 0.92% University of Science and Technology of China 254 publications, 0.92%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 253, 0.91% University of Texas at Austin 253 publications, 0.91%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 250, 0.9% Delft University of Technology 250 publications, 0.9%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 250, 0.9% University of California, Berkeley 250 publications, 0.9%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 247, 0.89% University of Queensland 247 publications, 0.89%
Nanyang Technological University	Nanyang Technological University, 241, 0.87% Nanyang Technological University 241 publications, 0.87%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 231, 0.83% Tsinghua University 231 publications, 0.83%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 230, 0.83% Georgia Institute of technology 230 publications, 0.83%
Tianjin University	Tianjin University, 226, 0.82% Tianjin University 226 publications, 0.82%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 225, 0.81% Zhejiang University 225 publications, 0.81%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 209, 0.75% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 209 publications, 0.75%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 209, 0.75% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 209 publications, 0.75%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 206, 0.74% University of New South Wales 206 publications, 0.74%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 205, 0.74% James Cook University 205 publications, 0.74%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 204, 0.74% University of California, San Diego 204 publications, 0.74%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 199, 0.72% University of Tokyo 199 publications, 0.72%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 193, 0.7% King Saud University 193 publications, 0.7%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 192, 0.69% University of Toronto 192 publications, 0.69%
University College London	University College London, 188, 0.68% University College London 188 publications, 0.68%
City University of Hong Kong	City University of Hong Kong, 186, 0.67% City University of Hong Kong 186 publications, 0.67%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 181, 0.65% ETH Zurich 181 publications, 0.65%
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With foreign organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 528, 1.91% Imperial College London 528 publications, 1.91%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 479, 1.73% National University of Singapore 479 publications, 1.73%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 352, 1.27% University of Oxford 352 publications, 1.27%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 302, 1.09% University of Cambridge 302 publications, 1.09%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 289, 1.04% RWTH Aachen University 289 publications, 1.04%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 263, 0.95% Stanford University 263 publications, 0.95%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 254, 0.92% University of Science and Technology of China 254 publications, 0.92%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 253, 0.91% University of Texas at Austin 253 publications, 0.91%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 250, 0.9% Delft University of Technology 250 publications, 0.9%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 250, 0.9% University of California, Berkeley 250 publications, 0.9%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 247, 0.89% University of Queensland 247 publications, 0.89%
Nanyang Technological University	Nanyang Technological University, 241, 0.87% Nanyang Technological University 241 publications, 0.87%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 231, 0.83% Tsinghua University 231 publications, 0.83%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 230, 0.83% Georgia Institute of technology 230 publications, 0.83%
Tianjin University	Tianjin University, 226, 0.82% Tianjin University 226 publications, 0.82%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 225, 0.81% Zhejiang University 225 publications, 0.81%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 209, 0.75% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 209 publications, 0.75%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 209, 0.75% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 209 publications, 0.75%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 206, 0.74% University of New South Wales 206 publications, 0.74%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 205, 0.74% James Cook University 205 publications, 0.74%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 204, 0.74% University of California, San Diego 204 publications, 0.74%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 199, 0.72% University of Tokyo 199 publications, 0.72%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 192, 0.69% University of Toronto 192 publications, 0.69%
University College London	University College London, 188, 0.68% University College London 188 publications, 0.68%
City University of Hong Kong	City University of Hong Kong, 186, 0.67% City University of Hong Kong 186 publications, 0.67%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 181, 0.65% ETH Zurich 181 publications, 0.65%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 174, 0.63% Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 174 publications, 0.63%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 173, 0.62% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 173 publications, 0.62%
Soochow University (Suzhou)	Soochow University (Suzhou), 168, 0.61% Soochow University (Suzhou) 168 publications, 0.61%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 168, 0.61% University of Western Australia 168 publications, 0.61%
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With other countries

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
USA	USA, 5487, 19.82% USA 5487 publications, 19.82%
China	China, 5252, 18.97% China 5252 publications, 18.97%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2435, 8.79% United Kingdom 2435 publications, 8.79%
Germany	Germany, 2001, 7.23% Germany 2001 publications, 7.23%
Australia	Australia, 1484, 5.36% Australia 1484 publications, 5.36%
France	France, 1471, 5.31% France 1471 publications, 5.31%
Italy	Italy, 1328, 4.8% Italy 1328 publications, 4.8%
Spain	Spain, 1115, 4.03% Spain 1115 publications, 4.03%
Canada	Canada, 929, 3.36% Canada 929 publications, 3.36%
India	India, 896, 3.24% India 896 publications, 3.24%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 882, 3.19% Republic of Korea 882 publications, 3.19%
Japan	Japan, 838, 3.03% Japan 838 publications, 3.03%
Singapore	Singapore, 744, 2.69% Singapore 744 publications, 2.69%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 717, 2.59% Netherlands 717 publications, 2.59%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 605, 2.19% Switzerland 605 publications, 2.19%
Egypt	Egypt, 526, 1.9% Egypt 526 publications, 1.9%
Sweden	Sweden, 465, 1.68% Sweden 465 publications, 1.68%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 438, 1.58% Pakistan 438 publications, 1.58%
Austria	Austria, 382, 1.38% Austria 382 publications, 1.38%
UAE	UAE, 367, 1.33% UAE 367 publications, 1.33%
Belgium	Belgium, 345, 1.25% Belgium 345 publications, 1.25%
Greece	Greece, 331, 1.2% Greece 331 publications, 1.2%
Russia	Russia, 297, 1.07% Russia 297 publications, 1.07%
Brazil	Brazil, 293, 1.06% Brazil 293 publications, 1.06%
Qatar	Qatar, 287, 1.04% Qatar 287 publications, 1.04%
Norway	Norway, 285, 1.03% Norway 285 publications, 1.03%
Denmark	Denmark, 273, 0.99% Denmark 273 publications, 0.99%
Ireland	Ireland, 253, 0.91% Ireland 253 publications, 0.91%
Portugal	Portugal, 244, 0.88% Portugal 244 publications, 0.88%
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