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National University of Sciences & Technology

Short name

NUST

Country, city

Pakistan, Islamabad

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Organization website

Publications

18 282

Citations

379 304

h-index

189

Top-3 journals

IEEE Access (581 publications)

Scientific Reports (287 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (234 publications)

Top-3 organizations

COMSATS University Islamabad (1242 publications)

Quaid-i-Azam University (908 publications)

King Saud University (664 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

King Saud University (664 publications)

King Khalid University (473 publications)

King Abdulaziz University (412 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1961

Total publications

18282

Total citations

379304

Citations per publication

20.75

Average publications per year

277

Average authors per publication

22.09

h-index

189

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

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1742, 9.53% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1742 publications, 9.53%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 1531, 8.37% General Materials Science 1531 publications, 8.37%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1103, 6.03% Condensed Matter Physics 1103 publications, 6.03%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 1060, 5.8% General Engineering 1060 publications, 5.8%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 981, 5.37% Mechanical Engineering 981 publications, 5.37%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 918, 5.02% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 918 publications, 5.02%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 880, 4.81% General Medicine 880 publications, 4.81%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 817, 4.47% Computer Science Applications 817 publications, 4.47%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 714, 3.91% General Chemistry 714 publications, 3.91%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 630, 3.45% Mechanics of Materials 630 publications, 3.45%
General Computer Science	General Computer Science, 623, 3.41% General Computer Science 623 publications, 3.41%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 619, 3.39% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 619 publications, 3.39%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 602, 3.29% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 602 publications, 3.29%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 592, 3.24% General Chemical Engineering 592 publications, 3.24%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 585, 3.2% Materials Chemistry 585 publications, 3.2%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 583, 3.19% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 583 publications, 3.19%
Software	Software, 541, 2.96% Software 541 publications, 2.96%
Computer Networks and Communications	Computer Networks and Communications, 540, 2.95% Computer Networks and Communications 540 publications, 2.95%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 527, 2.88% Multidisciplinary 527 publications, 2.88%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 497, 2.72% Applied Mathematics 497 publications, 2.72%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 489, 2.67% General Physics and Astronomy 489 publications, 2.67%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 488, 2.67% Building and Construction 488 publications, 2.67%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 442, 2.42% Civil and Structural Engineering 442 publications, 2.42%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 381, 2.08% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 381 publications, 2.08%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 380, 2.08% Instrumentation 380 publications, 2.08%
Hardware and Architecture	Hardware and Architecture, 376, 2.06% Hardware and Architecture 376 publications, 2.06%
Control and Systems Engineering	Control and Systems Engineering, 370, 2.02% Control and Systems Engineering 370 publications, 2.02%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 356, 1.95% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 356 publications, 1.95%
Pollution	Pollution, 356, 1.95% Pollution 356 publications, 1.95%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 353, 1.93% Biochemistry 353 publications, 1.93%
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Journals

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IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 581, 3.18% IEEE Access 581 publications, 3.18%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 287, 1.57% Scientific Reports 287 publications, 1.57%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 234, 1.28% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 234 publications, 1.28%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 193, 1.06% PLoS ONE 193 publications, 1.06%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 174, 0.95% Sustainability 174 publications, 0.95%
Sensors	Sensors, 149, 0.82% Sensors 149 publications, 0.82%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)	Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 148, 0.81% Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 148 publications, 0.81%
Energies	Energies, 137, 0.75% Energies 137 publications, 0.75%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 132, 0.72% SSRN Electronic Journal 132 publications, 0.72%
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering	Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 126, 0.69% Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 126 publications, 0.69%
RSC Advances	RSC Advances, 117, 0.64% RSC Advances 117 publications, 0.64%
Materials	Materials, 105, 0.57% Materials 105 publications, 0.57%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 104, 0.57% International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 104 publications, 0.57%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 99, 0.54% Heliyon 99 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 89, 0.49% Journal of Alloys and Compounds 89 publications, 0.49%
European Physical Journal C	European Physical Journal C, 89, 0.49% European Physical Journal C 89 publications, 0.49%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 88, 0.48% Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 88 publications, 0.48%
Communications in Computer and Information Science	Communications in Computer and Information Science, 85, 0.46% Communications in Computer and Information Science 85 publications, 0.46%
Construction and Building Materials	Construction and Building Materials, 85, 0.46% Construction and Building Materials 85 publications, 0.46%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research	Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 81, 0.44% Environmental Science and Pollution Research 81 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Energy Storage	Journal of Energy Storage, 78, 0.43% Journal of Energy Storage 78 publications, 0.43%
Ugol	Ugol, 74, 0.4% Ugol 74 publications, 0.4%
Polymers	Polymers, 70, 0.38% Polymers 70 publications, 0.38%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 70, 0.38% Physical Review D 70 publications, 0.38%
Ceramics International	Ceramics International, 65, 0.36% Ceramics International 65 publications, 0.36%
Fuel	Fuel, 65, 0.36% Fuel 65 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Cleaner Production	Journal of Cleaner Production, 64, 0.35% Journal of Cleaner Production 64 publications, 0.35%
ACS Omega	ACS Omega, 63, 0.34% ACS Omega 63 publications, 0.34%
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 62, 0.34% Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 62 publications, 0.34%
Electronics (Switzerland)	Electronics (Switzerland), 61, 0.33% Electronics (Switzerland) 61 publications, 0.33%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 4735, 25.9% Elsevier 4735 publications, 25.9%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3943, 21.57% Springer Nature 3943 publications, 21.57%
MDPI	MDPI, 1801, 9.85% MDPI 1801 publications, 9.85%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1136, 6.21% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1136 publications, 6.21%
Wiley	Wiley, 842, 4.61% Wiley 842 publications, 4.61%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 741, 4.05% Taylor & Francis 741 publications, 4.05%
SAGE	SAGE, 400, 2.19% SAGE 400 publications, 2.19%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 343, 1.88% Hindawi Limited 343 publications, 1.88%
Emerald	Emerald, 322, 1.76% Emerald 322 publications, 1.76%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 271, 1.48% IOP Publishing 271 publications, 1.48%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 239, 1.31% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 239 publications, 1.31%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 221, 1.21% World Scientific 221 publications, 1.21%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 196, 1.07% Frontiers Media S.A. 196 publications, 1.07%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 195, 1.07% Trans Tech Publications 195 publications, 1.07%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 194, 1.06% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 194 publications, 1.06%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 183, 1% American Chemical Society (ACS) 183 publications, 1%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 177, 0.97% AIP Publishing 177 publications, 0.97%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 127, 0.69% Social Science Electronic Publishing 127 publications, 0.69%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 112, 0.61% Walter de Gruyter 112 publications, 0.61%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 110, 0.6% IGI Global 110 publications, 0.6%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 100, 0.55% American Physical Society (APS) 100 publications, 0.55%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 92, 0.5% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 92 publications, 0.5%
Ugol Journal Edition LLC	Ugol Journal Edition LLC, 74, 0.4% Ugol Journal Edition LLC 74 publications, 0.4%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 65, 0.36% Oxford University Press 65 publications, 0.36%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 64, 0.35% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 64 publications, 0.35%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 62, 0.34% EDP Sciences 62 publications, 0.34%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 53, 0.29% Inderscience Publishers 53 publications, 0.29%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 51, 0.28% PeerJ 51 publications, 0.28%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 51, 0.28% IWA Publishing 51 publications, 0.28%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 50, 0.27% King Saud University 50 publications, 0.27%
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With other organizations

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COMSATS University Islamabad	COMSATS University Islamabad, 1242, 6.79% COMSATS University Islamabad 1242 publications, 6.79%
Quaid-i-Azam University	Quaid-i-Azam University, 908, 4.97% Quaid-i-Azam University 908 publications, 4.97%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 664, 3.63% King Saud University 664 publications, 3.63%
University of Lahore	University of Lahore, 486, 2.66% University of Lahore 486 publications, 2.66%
King Khalid University	King Khalid University, 473, 2.59% King Khalid University 473 publications, 2.59%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 412, 2.25% King Abdulaziz University 412 publications, 2.25%
University of Sharjah	University of Sharjah, 320, 1.75% University of Sharjah 320 publications, 1.75%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 312, 1.71% King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 312 publications, 1.71%
University of the Punjab	University of the Punjab, 311, 1.7% University of the Punjab 311 publications, 1.7%
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore	University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, 288, 1.58% University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 288 publications, 1.58%
United Arab Emirates University	United Arab Emirates University, 268, 1.47% United Arab Emirates University 268 publications, 1.47%
Air University	Air University, 263, 1.44% Air University 263 publications, 1.44%
Riphah International University	Riphah International University, 262, 1.43% Riphah International University 262 publications, 1.43%
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila	University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, 253, 1.38% University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila 253 publications, 1.38%
Politehnica University of Bucharest	Politehnica University of Bucharest, 237, 1.3% Politehnica University of Bucharest 237 publications, 1.3%
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar	University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, 230, 1.26% University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar 230 publications, 1.26%
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Bahauddin Zakariya University, 222, 1.21% Bahauddin Zakariya University 222 publications, 1.21%
Petronas University of Technology	Petronas University of Technology, 221, 1.21% Petronas University of Technology 221 publications, 1.21%
International Islamic University, Islamabad	International Islamic University, Islamabad, 218, 1.19% International Islamic University, Islamabad 218 publications, 1.19%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, 211, 1.15% Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University 211 publications, 1.15%
University of Malaya	University of Malaya, 209, 1.14% University of Malaya 209 publications, 1.14%
Abdul Wali Khan University	Abdul Wali Khan University, 208, 1.14% Abdul Wali Khan University 208 publications, 1.14%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 205, 1.12% Tsinghua University 205 publications, 1.12%
Taif University	Taif University, 198, 1.08% Taif University 198 publications, 1.08%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 197, 1.08% University of Science and Technology of China 197 publications, 1.08%
Institute of Space Technology	Institute of Space Technology, 196, 1.07% Institute of Space Technology 196 publications, 1.07%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University	Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, 190, 1.04% Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University 190 publications, 1.04%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 189, 1.03% University of Manchester 189 publications, 1.03%
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology	Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, 188, 1.03% Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology 188 publications, 1.03%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 187, 1.02% University of Glasgow 187 publications, 1.02%
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With foreign organizations

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King Saud University	King Saud University, 664, 3.63% King Saud University 664 publications, 3.63%
King Khalid University	King Khalid University, 473, 2.59% King Khalid University 473 publications, 2.59%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 412, 2.25% King Abdulaziz University 412 publications, 2.25%
University of Sharjah	University of Sharjah, 320, 1.75% University of Sharjah 320 publications, 1.75%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 312, 1.71% King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 312 publications, 1.71%
United Arab Emirates University	United Arab Emirates University, 268, 1.47% United Arab Emirates University 268 publications, 1.47%
Politehnica University of Bucharest	Politehnica University of Bucharest, 237, 1.3% Politehnica University of Bucharest 237 publications, 1.3%
Petronas University of Technology	Petronas University of Technology, 221, 1.21% Petronas University of Technology 221 publications, 1.21%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, 211, 1.15% Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University 211 publications, 1.15%
University of Malaya	University of Malaya, 209, 1.14% University of Malaya 209 publications, 1.14%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 205, 1.12% Tsinghua University 205 publications, 1.12%
Taif University	Taif University, 198, 1.08% Taif University 198 publications, 1.08%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 197, 1.08% University of Science and Technology of China 197 publications, 1.08%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University	Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, 190, 1.04% Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University 190 publications, 1.04%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 189, 1.03% University of Manchester 189 publications, 1.03%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 187, 1.02% University of Glasgow 187 publications, 1.02%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 178, 0.97% University of the Witwatersrand 178 publications, 0.97%
University of Technology, Malaysia	University of Technology, Malaysia, 166, 0.91% University of Technology, Malaysia 166 publications, 0.91%
Shandong University	Shandong University, 166, 0.91% Shandong University 166 publications, 0.91%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 156, 0.85% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 156 publications, 0.85%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 155, 0.85% University of Sydney 155 publications, 0.85%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 153, 0.84% University of Edinburgh 153 publications, 0.84%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 153, 0.84% University of Johannesburg 153 publications, 0.84%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 151, 0.83% University of Oxford 151 publications, 0.83%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 151, 0.83% Michigan State University 151 publications, 0.83%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 149, 0.82% University of Cambridge 149 publications, 0.82%
University College London	University College London, 146, 0.8% University College London 146 publications, 0.8%
University of Warwick	University of Warwick, 145, 0.79% University of Warwick 145 publications, 0.79%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 144, 0.79% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 144 publications, 0.79%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 143, 0.78% Queen Mary University of London 143 publications, 0.78%
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With other countries

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Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 2540, 13.89% Saudi Arabia 2540 publications, 13.89%
China	China, 2346, 12.83% China 2346 publications, 12.83%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1320, 7.22% United Kingdom 1320 publications, 7.22%
USA	USA, 1222, 6.68% USA 1222 publications, 6.68%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 997, 5.45% Republic of Korea 997 publications, 5.45%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 837, 4.58% Malaysia 837 publications, 4.58%
UAE	UAE, 658, 3.6% UAE 658 publications, 3.6%
Australia	Australia, 625, 3.42% Australia 625 publications, 3.42%
Germany	Germany, 534, 2.92% Germany 534 publications, 2.92%
Turkey	Turkey, 484, 2.65% Turkey 484 publications, 2.65%
Canada	Canada, 453, 2.48% Canada 453 publications, 2.48%
India	India, 417, 2.28% India 417 publications, 2.28%
Italy	Italy, 390, 2.13% Italy 390 publications, 2.13%
Egypt	Egypt, 345, 1.89% Egypt 345 publications, 1.89%
Japan	Japan, 286, 1.56% Japan 286 publications, 1.56%
France	France, 284, 1.55% France 284 publications, 1.55%
Spain	Spain, 270, 1.48% Spain 270 publications, 1.48%
South Africa	South Africa, 269, 1.47% South Africa 269 publications, 1.47%
Romania	Romania, 260, 1.42% Romania 260 publications, 1.42%
Sweden	Sweden, 252, 1.38% Sweden 252 publications, 1.38%
Norway	Norway, 212, 1.16% Norway 212 publications, 1.16%
Poland	Poland, 212, 1.16% Poland 212 publications, 1.16%
Iran	Iran, 199, 1.09% Iran 199 publications, 1.09%
Portugal	Portugal, 187, 1.02% Portugal 187 publications, 1.02%
Russia	Russia, 183, 1% Russia 183 publications, 1%
Brazil	Brazil, 170, 0.93% Brazil 170 publications, 0.93%
Denmark	Denmark, 168, 0.92% Denmark 168 publications, 0.92%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 166, 0.91% Czech Republic 166 publications, 0.91%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 158, 0.86% Netherlands 158 publications, 0.86%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1961 are ignored in the statistics.
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