King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Short name
KAUST
Country, city
Saudi Arabia, Thuwal
Publications
23 909
Citations
974 222
h-index
341
Top-3 journals
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (487 publications)
Advanced Materials
Advanced Materials (322 publications)
Nature Communications
Nature Communications (310 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (489 publications)
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco (328 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (489 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (295 publications)

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Since 1984

Total publications
23909
Total citations
974222
Citations per publication
40.75
Average publications per year
569.26
Average authors per publication
6.9
h-index
341
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 Chemistry, 3422, 14.31%
General Chemistry
3422 publications, 14.31%
General Materials Science, 3043, 12.73%
General Materials Science
3043 publications, 12.73%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2370, 9.91%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2370 publications, 9.91%
General Chemical Engineering, 1866, 7.8%
General Chemical Engineering
1866 publications, 7.8%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1587, 6.64%
Condensed Matter Physics
1587 publications, 6.64%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1571, 6.57%
General Physics and Astronomy
1571 publications, 6.57%
Mechanical Engineering, 1544, 6.46%
Mechanical Engineering
1544 publications, 6.46%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1471, 6.15%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
1471 publications, 6.15%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1391, 5.82%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1391 publications, 5.82%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 1243, 5.2%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
1243 publications, 5.2%
Materials Chemistry, 1195, 5%
Materials Chemistry
1195 publications, 5%
Catalysis, 1139, 4.76%
Catalysis
1139 publications, 4.76%
Biochemistry, 1129, 4.72%
Biochemistry
1129 publications, 4.72%
Computer Science Applications, 1125, 4.71%
Computer Science Applications
1125 publications, 4.71%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 1085, 4.54%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
1085 publications, 4.54%
Mechanics of Materials, 1068, 4.47%
Mechanics of Materials
1068 publications, 4.47%
Fuel Technology, 1029, 4.3%
Fuel Technology
1029 publications, 4.3%
Multidisciplinary, 1022, 4.27%
Multidisciplinary
1022 publications, 4.27%
General Medicine, 998, 4.17%
General Medicine
998 publications, 4.17%
Applied Mathematics, 980, 4.1%
Applied Mathematics
980 publications, 4.1%
Organic Chemistry, 926, 3.87%
Organic Chemistry
926 publications, 3.87%
General Engineering, 719, 3.01%
General Engineering
719 publications, 3.01%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 691, 2.89%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
691 publications, 2.89%
Genetics, 660, 2.76%
Genetics
660 publications, 2.76%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 642, 2.69%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
642 publications, 2.69%
Water Science and Technology, 641, 2.68%
Water Science and Technology
641 publications, 2.68%
Geophysics, 623, 2.61%
Geophysics
623 publications, 2.61%
Environmental Chemistry, 602, 2.52%
Environmental Chemistry
602 publications, 2.52%
Aquatic Science, 598, 2.5%
Aquatic Science
598 publications, 2.5%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 577, 2.41%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
577 publications, 2.41%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
487 publications, 2.04%
Advanced Materials
322 publications, 1.35%
Nature Communications
310 publications, 1.3%
Combustion and Flame
288 publications, 1.2%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
267 publications, 1.12%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
246 publications, 1.03%
Journal of Membrane Science
233 publications, 0.97%
Advanced Functional Materials
232 publications, 0.97%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
229 publications, 0.96%
Applied Physics Letters
227 publications, 0.95%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
226 publications, 0.95%
Angewandte Chemie
220 publications, 0.92%
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
186 publications, 0.78%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
177 publications, 0.74%
Fuel
172 publications, 0.72%
Frontiers in Marine Science
169 publications, 0.71%
Physical Review B
163 publications, 0.68%
Geophysics
157 publications, 0.66%
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
157 publications, 0.66%
IEEE Access
155 publications, 0.65%
Advanced Energy Materials
150 publications, 0.63%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
142 publications, 0.59%
Chemistry of Materials
141 publications, 0.59%
Chemical Communications
141 publications, 0.59%
IEEE Transactions on Communications
138 publications, 0.58%
ACS Nano
136 publications, 0.57%
ACS Energy Letters
135 publications, 0.56%
PLoS ONE
133 publications, 0.56%
ACS Catalysis
123 publications, 0.51%
RSC Advances
114 publications, 0.48%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
5025 publications, 21.02%
Springer Nature
3604 publications, 15.07%
Wiley
3347 publications, 14%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2405 publications, 10.06%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2042 publications, 8.54%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1306 publications, 5.46%
MDPI
736 publications, 3.08%
Oxford University Press
519 publications, 2.17%
AIP Publishing
519 publications, 2.17%
Frontiers Media S.A.
511 publications, 2.14%
American Physical Society (APS)
324 publications, 1.36%
Taylor & Francis
323 publications, 1.35%
IOP Publishing
290 publications, 1.21%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
193 publications, 0.81%
Optica Publishing Group
190 publications, 0.79%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
177 publications, 0.74%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
161 publications, 0.67%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
150 publications, 0.63%
The Electrochemical Society
101 publications, 0.42%
American Geophysical Union
98 publications, 0.41%
Cambridge University Press
97 publications, 0.41%
American Society for Microbiology
93 publications, 0.39%
SAGE
88 publications, 0.37%
Copernicus
77 publications, 0.32%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
76 publications, 0.32%
Hindawi Limited
76 publications, 0.32%
SAE International
56 publications, 0.23%
The Royal Society
54 publications, 0.23%
American Meteorological Society
51 publications, 0.21%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
51 publications, 0.21%
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With other organizations

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Imperial College London
489 publications, 2.05%
National University of Singapore
419 publications, 1.75%
Saudi Aramco
328 publications, 1.37%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
326 publications, 1.36%
King Abdulaziz University
308 publications, 1.29%
University of Oxford
295 publications, 1.23%
University of Cambridge
271 publications, 1.13%
RWTH Aachen University
259 publications, 1.08%
University of California, Berkeley
237 publications, 0.99%
Delft University of Technology
224 publications, 0.94%
Stanford University
222 publications, 0.93%
University of Texas at Austin
221 publications, 0.92%
University of Queensland
211 publications, 0.88%
University of Science and Technology of China
209 publications, 0.87%
Georgia Institute of technology
208 publications, 0.87%
Nanyang Technological University
206 publications, 0.86%
Tsinghua University
195 publications, 0.82%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
195 publications, 0.82%
Tianjin University
186 publications, 0.78%
James Cook University
181 publications, 0.76%
University of New South Wales
176 publications, 0.74%
University of Toronto
171 publications, 0.72%
University of Tokyo
164 publications, 0.69%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
163 publications, 0.68%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
161 publications, 0.67%
King Saud University
156 publications, 0.65%
University College London
156 publications, 0.65%
Cornell University
154 publications, 0.64%
University of Western Australia
153 publications, 0.64%
ETH Zurich
152 publications, 0.64%
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With foreign organizations

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Imperial College London
489 publications, 2.05%
National University of Singapore
419 publications, 1.75%
University of Oxford
295 publications, 1.23%
University of Cambridge
271 publications, 1.13%
RWTH Aachen University
259 publications, 1.08%
University of California, Berkeley
237 publications, 0.99%
Delft University of Technology
224 publications, 0.94%
Stanford University
222 publications, 0.93%
University of Texas at Austin
221 publications, 0.92%
University of Queensland
211 publications, 0.88%
University of Science and Technology of China
209 publications, 0.87%
Georgia Institute of technology
208 publications, 0.87%
Nanyang Technological University
206 publications, 0.86%
Tsinghua University
195 publications, 0.82%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
195 publications, 0.82%
Tianjin University
186 publications, 0.78%
James Cook University
181 publications, 0.76%
University of New South Wales
176 publications, 0.74%
University of Toronto
171 publications, 0.72%
University of Tokyo
164 publications, 0.69%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
163 publications, 0.68%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
161 publications, 0.67%
University College London
156 publications, 0.65%
Cornell University
154 publications, 0.64%
University of Western Australia
153 publications, 0.64%
ETH Zurich
152 publications, 0.64%
Zhejiang University
149 publications, 0.62%
Soochow University (Suzhou)
149 publications, 0.62%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
148 publications, 0.62%
Texas A&M University
146 publications, 0.61%
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With other countries

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USA, 5179, 21.66%
USA
5179 publications, 21.66%
China, 4852, 20.29%
China
4852 publications, 20.29%
United Kingdom, 2277, 9.52%
United Kingdom
2277 publications, 9.52%
Germany, 1886, 7.89%
Germany
1886 publications, 7.89%
France, 1423, 5.95%
France
1423 publications, 5.95%
Australia, 1405, 5.88%
Australia
1405 publications, 5.88%
Italy, 1251, 5.23%
Italy
1251 publications, 5.23%
Spain, 1066, 4.46%
Spain
1066 publications, 4.46%
Canada, 875, 3.66%
Canada
875 publications, 3.66%
Republic of Korea, 849, 3.55%
Republic of Korea
849 publications, 3.55%
India, 812, 3.4%
India
812 publications, 3.4%
Japan, 782, 3.27%
Japan
782 publications, 3.27%
Singapore, 698, 2.92%
Singapore
698 publications, 2.92%
Netherlands, 684, 2.86%
Netherlands
684 publications, 2.86%
Switzerland, 578, 2.42%
Switzerland
578 publications, 2.42%
Egypt, 506, 2.12%
Egypt
506 publications, 2.12%
Sweden, 426, 1.78%
Sweden
426 publications, 1.78%
Pakistan, 411, 1.72%
Pakistan
411 publications, 1.72%
Austria, 358, 1.5%
Austria
358 publications, 1.5%
UAE, 337, 1.41%
UAE
337 publications, 1.41%
Belgium, 324, 1.36%
Belgium
324 publications, 1.36%
Greece, 311, 1.3%
Greece
311 publications, 1.3%
Russia, 286, 1.2%
Russia
286 publications, 1.2%
Qatar, 273, 1.14%
Qatar
273 publications, 1.14%
Norway, 269, 1.13%
Norway
269 publications, 1.13%
Denmark, 260, 1.09%
Denmark
260 publications, 1.09%
Brazil, 258, 1.08%
Brazil
258 publications, 1.08%
Portugal, 229, 0.96%
Portugal
229 publications, 0.96%
Ireland, 227, 0.95%
Ireland
227 publications, 0.95%
New Zealand, 188, 0.79%
New Zealand
188 publications, 0.79%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1984 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.