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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Short name

KACST

Country, city

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

05tdz6m39

Organization website

Publications

4 608

Citations

137 089

h-index

139

Top-3 journals

Scientific Reports (81 publications)

Journal of the American Chemical Society (63 publications)

Polymers (54 publications)

Top-3 organizations

King Saud University (1167 publications)

King Abdulaziz University (206 publications)

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (199 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of California, Berkeley (101 publications)

Northwestern University (68 publications)

University of Oxford (66 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Qasim Syed Manzoor

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41 publications, 316 citations, 286 reviews

h-index: 8

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1987

Total publications

4608

Total citations

137089

Citations per publication

29.75

Average publications per year

115.2

Average authors per publication

9.05

h-index

139

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

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 424, 9.2% General Materials Science 424 publications, 9.2%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 421, 9.14% General Chemistry 421 publications, 9.14%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 343, 7.44% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 343 publications, 7.44%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 316, 6.86% Condensed Matter Physics 316 publications, 6.86%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 289, 6.27% General Medicine 289 publications, 6.27%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 210, 4.56% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 210 publications, 4.56%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 209, 4.54% General Chemical Engineering 209 publications, 4.54%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 187, 4.06% Materials Chemistry 187 publications, 4.06%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 187, 4.06% Mechanical Engineering 187 publications, 4.06%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 184, 3.99% General Engineering 184 publications, 3.99%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 180, 3.91% Catalysis 180 publications, 3.91%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 180, 3.91% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 180 publications, 3.91%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 175, 3.8% Biochemistry 175 publications, 3.8%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 173, 3.75% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 173 publications, 3.75%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 164, 3.56% Multidisciplinary 164 publications, 3.56%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 160, 3.47% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 160 publications, 3.47%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 129, 2.8% Polymers and Plastics 129 publications, 2.8%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 128, 2.78% Mechanics of Materials 128 publications, 2.78%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 126, 2.73% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 126 publications, 2.73%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 123, 2.67% Organic Chemistry 123 publications, 2.67%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 120, 2.6% General Environmental Science 120 publications, 2.6%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 119, 2.58% Analytical Chemistry 119 publications, 2.58%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 113, 2.45% Computer Science Applications 113 publications, 2.45%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 108, 2.34% Molecular Biology 108 publications, 2.34%
Genetics	Genetics, 108, 2.34% Genetics 108 publications, 2.34%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 107, 2.32% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 107 publications, 2.32%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 107, 2.32% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 107 publications, 2.32%
Process Chemistry and Technology	Process Chemistry and Technology, 105, 2.28% Process Chemistry and Technology 105 publications, 2.28%
Pollution	Pollution, 104, 2.26% Pollution 104 publications, 2.26%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 103, 2.24% General Physics and Astronomy 103 publications, 2.24%
	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 81, 1.76% Scientific Reports 81 publications, 1.76%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 63, 1.37% Journal of the American Chemical Society 63 publications, 1.37%
Polymers	Polymers, 54, 1.17% Polymers 54 publications, 1.17%
Materials	Materials, 51, 1.11% Materials 51 publications, 1.11%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 50, 1.09% IEEE Access 50 publications, 1.09%
Arabian Journal of Geosciences	Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 49, 1.06% Arabian Journal of Geosciences 49 publications, 1.06%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 42, 0.91% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 42 publications, 0.91%
Radiation Physics and Chemistry	Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 41, 0.89% Radiation Physics and Chemistry 41 publications, 0.89%
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences	Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 36, 0.78% Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 36 publications, 0.78%
Journal of King Saud University - Science	Journal of King Saud University - Science, 34, 0.74% Journal of King Saud University - Science 34 publications, 0.74%
Catalysts	Catalysts, 32, 0.69% Catalysts 32 publications, 0.69%
Applied Petrochemical Research	Applied Petrochemical Research, 32, 0.69% Applied Petrochemical Research 32 publications, 0.69%
Molecules	Molecules, 30, 0.65% Molecules 30 publications, 0.65%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 30, 0.65% International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 30 publications, 0.65%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 28, 0.61% PLoS ONE 28 publications, 0.61%
RSC Advances	RSC Advances, 27, 0.59% RSC Advances 27 publications, 0.59%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)	Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 26, 0.56% Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 26 publications, 0.56%
Sensors	Sensors, 26, 0.56% Sensors 26 publications, 0.56%
Pharmaceutics	Pharmaceutics, 25, 0.54% Pharmaceutics 25 publications, 0.54%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences	International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25, 0.54% International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 publications, 0.54%
Nanomaterials	Nanomaterials, 24, 0.52% Nanomaterials 24 publications, 0.52%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 24, 0.52% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 24 publications, 0.52%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 23, 0.5% Sustainability 23 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 22, 0.48% Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 22 publications, 0.48%
Renewable Energy	Renewable Energy, 21, 0.46% Renewable Energy 21 publications, 0.46%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 21, 0.46% Optics Express 21 publications, 0.46%
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering	Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 21, 0.46% Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 21 publications, 0.46%
ACS Omega	ACS Omega, 20, 0.43% ACS Omega 20 publications, 0.43%
IUCrData	IUCrData, 20, 0.43% IUCrData 20 publications, 0.43%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science	Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 19, 0.41% Journal of Applied Polymer Science 19 publications, 0.41%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1145, 24.85% Elsevier 1145 publications, 24.85%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 844, 18.32% Springer Nature 844 publications, 18.32%
MDPI	MDPI, 661, 14.34% MDPI 661 publications, 14.34%
Wiley	Wiley, 285, 6.18% Wiley 285 publications, 6.18%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 196, 4.25% American Chemical Society (ACS) 196 publications, 4.25%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 189, 4.1% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 189 publications, 4.1%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 130, 2.82% Taylor & Francis 130 publications, 2.82%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 113, 2.45% King Saud University 113 publications, 2.45%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 97, 2.11% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 97 publications, 2.11%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 67, 1.45% Frontiers Media S.A. 67 publications, 1.45%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 67, 1.45% Hindawi Limited 67 publications, 1.45%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 61, 1.32% Trans Tech Publications 61 publications, 1.32%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 59, 1.28% IOP Publishing 59 publications, 1.28%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 57, 1.24% Oxford University Press 57 publications, 1.24%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 36, 0.78% Walter de Gruyter 36 publications, 0.78%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 35, 0.76% AIP Publishing 35 publications, 0.76%
SAGE	SAGE, 34, 0.74% SAGE 34 publications, 0.74%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 31, 0.67% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 31 publications, 0.67%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 30, 0.65% Optica Publishing Group 30 publications, 0.65%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 28, 0.61% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 28 publications, 0.61%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 24, 0.52% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 24 publications, 0.52%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 23, 0.5% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 23 publications, 0.5%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 19, 0.41% American Physical Society (APS) 19 publications, 0.41%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 16, 0.35% World Scientific 16 publications, 0.35%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 15, 0.33% Pleiades Publishing 15 publications, 0.33%
Emerald	Emerald, 14, 0.3% Emerald 14 publications, 0.3%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 13, 0.28% Cambridge University Press 13 publications, 0.28%
Begell House	Begell House, 13, 0.28% Begell House 13 publications, 0.28%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 13, 0.28% Inderscience Publishers 13 publications, 0.28%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 12, 0.26% IGI Global 12 publications, 0.26%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
King Saud University	King Saud University, 1167, 25.33% King Saud University 1167 publications, 25.33%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 206, 4.47% King Abdulaziz University 206 publications, 4.47%
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre	King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, 199, 4.32% King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre 199 publications, 4.32%
King Khalid University	King Khalid University, 168, 3.65% King Khalid University 168 publications, 3.65%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, 158, 3.43% Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University 158 publications, 3.43%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University	Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 146, 3.17% Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 146 publications, 3.17%
Alfaisal University	Alfaisal University, 132, 2.86% Alfaisal University 132 publications, 2.86%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 123, 2.67% King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 123 publications, 2.67%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 120, 2.6% King Abdullah University of Science and Technology 120 publications, 2.6%
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, 113, 2.45% Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University 113 publications, 2.45%
Qassim University	Qassim University, 111, 2.41% Qassim University 111 publications, 2.41%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University	Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, 103, 2.24% Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University 103 publications, 2.24%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 101, 2.19% University of California, Berkeley 101 publications, 2.19%
Umm al-Qura University	Umm al-Qura University, 93, 2.02% Umm al-Qura University 93 publications, 2.02%
King Fahd Medical City	King Fahd Medical City, 91, 1.97% King Fahd Medical City 91 publications, 1.97%
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences	King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, 81, 1.76% King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences 81 publications, 1.76%
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center	King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, 78, 1.69% King Abdullah International Medical Research Center 78 publications, 1.69%
King Faisal University	King Faisal University, 76, 1.65% King Faisal University 76 publications, 1.65%
Al Jouf University	Al Jouf University, 68, 1.48% Al Jouf University 68 publications, 1.48%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 68, 1.48% Northwestern University 68 publications, 1.48%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 66, 1.43% University of Oxford 66 publications, 1.43%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 64, 1.39% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 64 publications, 1.39%
Taif University	Taif University, 61, 1.32% Taif University 61 publications, 1.32%
Shaqra University	Shaqra University, 58, 1.26% Shaqra University 58 publications, 1.26%
University of Malaysia, Perlis	University of Malaysia, Perlis, 58, 1.26% University of Malaysia, Perlis 58 publications, 1.26%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 56, 1.22% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 56 publications, 1.22%
National Research Centre	National Research Centre, 55, 1.19% National Research Centre 55 publications, 1.19%
University of Tabuk	University of Tabuk, 54, 1.17% University of Tabuk 54 publications, 1.17%
Abdul Wali Khan University	Abdul Wali Khan University, 54, 1.17% Abdul Wali Khan University 54 publications, 1.17%
University College London	University College London, 52, 1.13% University College London 52 publications, 1.13%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 101, 2.19% University of California, Berkeley 101 publications, 2.19%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 68, 1.48% Northwestern University 68 publications, 1.48%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 66, 1.43% University of Oxford 66 publications, 1.43%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 64, 1.39% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 64 publications, 1.39%
University of Malaysia, Perlis	University of Malaysia, Perlis, 58, 1.26% University of Malaysia, Perlis 58 publications, 1.26%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 56, 1.22% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 56 publications, 1.22%
National Research Centre	National Research Centre, 55, 1.19% National Research Centre 55 publications, 1.19%
Abdul Wali Khan University	Abdul Wali Khan University, 54, 1.17% Abdul Wali Khan University 54 publications, 1.17%
University College London	University College London, 52, 1.13% University College London 52 publications, 1.13%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 45, 0.98% Cardiff University 45 publications, 0.98%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 44, 0.95% Imperial College London 44 publications, 0.95%
Cairo University	Cairo University, 44, 0.95% Cairo University 44 publications, 0.95%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 44, 0.95% University of California, Los Angeles 44 publications, 0.95%
Alexandria University	Alexandria University, 44, 0.95% Alexandria University 44 publications, 0.95%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 43, 0.93% Brigham and Women's Hospital 43 publications, 0.93%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 41, 0.89% Harvard University 41 publications, 0.89%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 39, 0.85% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 39 publications, 0.85%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 38, 0.82% University of Cambridge 38 publications, 0.82%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 38, 0.82% University of Washington 38 publications, 0.82%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 38, 0.82% University of Michigan 38 publications, 0.82%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 35, 0.76% University of Melbourne 35 publications, 0.76%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 34, 0.74% University of Manchester 34 publications, 0.74%
Al-Nahrain University	Al-Nahrain University, 33, 0.72% Al-Nahrain University 33 publications, 0.72%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 33, 0.72% University of Glasgow 33 publications, 0.72%
Queen's University Belfast	Queen's University Belfast, 33, 0.72% Queen's University Belfast 33 publications, 0.72%
Ain Shams University	Ain Shams University, 33, 0.72% Ain Shams University 33 publications, 0.72%
University of Southern California	University of Southern California, 32, 0.69% University of Southern California 32 publications, 0.69%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 32, 0.69% Stanford University 32 publications, 0.69%
University of Adelaide	University of Adelaide, 31, 0.67% University of Adelaide 31 publications, 0.67%
Texas A&M University	Texas A&M University, 31, 0.67% Texas A&M University 31 publications, 0.67%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
USA	USA, 882, 19.14% USA 882 publications, 19.14%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 458, 9.94% United Kingdom 458 publications, 9.94%
Egypt	Egypt, 416, 9.03% Egypt 416 publications, 9.03%
China	China, 305, 6.62% China 305 publications, 6.62%
India	India, 250, 5.43% India 250 publications, 5.43%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 229, 4.97% Pakistan 229 publications, 4.97%
Australia	Australia, 188, 4.08% Australia 188 publications, 4.08%
Germany	Germany, 171, 3.71% Germany 171 publications, 3.71%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 164, 3.56% Malaysia 164 publications, 3.56%
Canada	Canada, 151, 3.28% Canada 151 publications, 3.28%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 122, 2.65% Republic of Korea 122 publications, 2.65%
Italy	Italy, 104, 2.26% Italy 104 publications, 2.26%
France	France, 82, 1.78% France 82 publications, 1.78%
Jordan	Jordan, 82, 1.78% Jordan 82 publications, 1.78%
Japan	Japan, 81, 1.76% Japan 81 publications, 1.76%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 73, 1.58% Switzerland 73 publications, 1.58%
UAE	UAE, 71, 1.54% UAE 71 publications, 1.54%
Tunisia	Tunisia, 71, 1.54% Tunisia 71 publications, 1.54%
Russia	Russia, 66, 1.43% Russia 66 publications, 1.43%
Spain	Spain, 60, 1.3% Spain 60 publications, 1.3%
Iraq	Iraq, 58, 1.26% Iraq 58 publications, 1.26%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 55, 1.19% Netherlands 55 publications, 1.19%
Qatar	Qatar, 52, 1.13% Qatar 52 publications, 1.13%
Belarus	Belarus, 49, 1.06% Belarus 49 publications, 1.06%
Brazil	Brazil, 46, 1% Brazil 46 publications, 1%
Turkey	Turkey, 45, 0.98% Turkey 45 publications, 0.98%
Poland	Poland, 41, 0.89% Poland 41 publications, 0.89%
Sweden	Sweden, 41, 0.89% Sweden 41 publications, 0.89%
Belgium	Belgium, 33, 0.72% Belgium 33 publications, 0.72%
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