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National University of Sciences & Technology

Short name

NUST

Country, city

Pakistan, Islamabad

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Organization website

Publications

17 888

Citations

362 554

h-index

185

Top-3 journals

IEEE Access (570 publications)

Scientific Reports (250 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (234 publications)

Top-3 organizations

COMSATS University Islamabad (1227 publications)

Quaid-i-Azam University (894 publications)

King Saud University (629 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

King Saud University (629 publications)

King Khalid University (450 publications)

King Abdulaziz University (401 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1961

Total publications

17888

Total citations

362554

Citations per publication

20.27

Average publications per year

271.03

Average authors per publication

20.16

h-index

185

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, 9.74% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1742 publications, 9.74%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 1531, 8.56% General Materials Science 1531 publications, 8.56%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1103, 6.17% Condensed Matter Physics 1103 publications, 6.17%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 1060, 5.93% General Engineering 1060 publications, 5.93%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 981, 5.48% Mechanical Engineering 981 publications, 5.48%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 918, 5.13% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 918 publications, 5.13%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 880, 4.92% General Medicine 880 publications, 4.92%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 817, 4.57% Computer Science Applications 817 publications, 4.57%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 714, 3.99% General Chemistry 714 publications, 3.99%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 630, 3.52% Mechanics of Materials 630 publications, 3.52%
General Computer Science	General Computer Science, 623, 3.48% General Computer Science 623 publications, 3.48%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 619, 3.46% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 619 publications, 3.46%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 602, 3.37% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 602 publications, 3.37%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 592, 3.31% General Chemical Engineering 592 publications, 3.31%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 585, 3.27% Materials Chemistry 585 publications, 3.27%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 583, 3.26% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 583 publications, 3.26%
Software	Software, 541, 3.02% Software 541 publications, 3.02%
Computer Networks and Communications	Computer Networks and Communications, 540, 3.02% Computer Networks and Communications 540 publications, 3.02%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 527, 2.95% Multidisciplinary 527 publications, 2.95%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 497, 2.78% Applied Mathematics 497 publications, 2.78%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 489, 2.73% General Physics and Astronomy 489 publications, 2.73%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 488, 2.73% Building and Construction 488 publications, 2.73%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 443, 2.48% Civil and Structural Engineering 443 publications, 2.48%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 381, 2.13% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 381 publications, 2.13%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 380, 2.12% Instrumentation 380 publications, 2.12%
Hardware and Architecture	Hardware and Architecture, 376, 2.1% Hardware and Architecture 376 publications, 2.1%
Control and Systems Engineering	Control and Systems Engineering, 370, 2.07% Control and Systems Engineering 370 publications, 2.07%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 356, 1.99% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 356 publications, 1.99%
Pollution	Pollution, 356, 1.99% Pollution 356 publications, 1.99%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 353, 1.97% Biochemistry 353 publications, 1.97%
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Journals

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IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 570, 3.19% IEEE Access 570 publications, 3.19%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 250, 1.4% Scientific Reports 250 publications, 1.4%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 234, 1.31% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 234 publications, 1.31%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 187, 1.05% PLoS ONE 187 publications, 1.05%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 172, 0.96% Sustainability 172 publications, 0.96%
Sensors	Sensors, 149, 0.83% Sensors 149 publications, 0.83%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)	Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 143, 0.8% Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 143 publications, 0.8%
Energies	Energies, 135, 0.75% Energies 135 publications, 0.75%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 132, 0.74% SSRN Electronic Journal 132 publications, 0.74%
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering	Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 122, 0.68% Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 122 publications, 0.68%
RSC Advances	RSC Advances, 110, 0.61% RSC Advances 110 publications, 0.61%
Materials	Materials, 104, 0.58% Materials 104 publications, 0.58%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 103, 0.58% International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 103 publications, 0.58%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 100, 0.56% Heliyon 100 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Energy Storage	Journal of Energy Storage, 95, 0.53% Journal of Energy Storage 95 publications, 0.53%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 88, 0.49% Journal of Alloys and Compounds 88 publications, 0.49%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 88, 0.49% Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 88 publications, 0.49%
Communications in Computer and Information Science	Communications in Computer and Information Science, 85, 0.48% Communications in Computer and Information Science 85 publications, 0.48%
Construction and Building Materials	Construction and Building Materials, 85, 0.48% Construction and Building Materials 85 publications, 0.48%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research	Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 81, 0.45% Environmental Science and Pollution Research 81 publications, 0.45%
European Physical Journal C	European Physical Journal C, 79, 0.44% European Physical Journal C 79 publications, 0.44%
Ugol	Ugol, 74, 0.41% Ugol 74 publications, 0.41%
Polymers	Polymers, 68, 0.38% Polymers 68 publications, 0.38%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 68, 0.38% Physical Review D 68 publications, 0.38%
Journal of Cleaner Production	Journal of Cleaner Production, 64, 0.36% Journal of Cleaner Production 64 publications, 0.36%
Fuel	Fuel, 63, 0.35% Fuel 63 publications, 0.35%
Ceramics International	Ceramics International, 62, 0.35% Ceramics International 62 publications, 0.35%
ACS Omega	ACS Omega, 62, 0.35% ACS Omega 62 publications, 0.35%
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 61, 0.34% Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 61 publications, 0.34%
Mathematics	Mathematics, 60, 0.34% Mathematics 60 publications, 0.34%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 4711, 26.34% Elsevier 4711 publications, 26.34%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3786, 21.17% Springer Nature 3786 publications, 21.17%
MDPI	MDPI, 1749, 9.78% MDPI 1749 publications, 9.78%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1114, 6.23% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1114 publications, 6.23%
Wiley	Wiley, 812, 4.54% Wiley 812 publications, 4.54%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 716, 4% Taylor & Francis 716 publications, 4%
SAGE	SAGE, 390, 2.18% SAGE 390 publications, 2.18%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 347, 1.94% Hindawi Limited 347 publications, 1.94%
Emerald	Emerald, 308, 1.72% Emerald 308 publications, 1.72%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 271, 1.51% IOP Publishing 271 publications, 1.51%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 228, 1.27% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 228 publications, 1.27%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 214, 1.2% World Scientific 214 publications, 1.2%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 195, 1.09% Trans Tech Publications 195 publications, 1.09%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 187, 1.05% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 187 publications, 1.05%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 181, 1.01% American Chemical Society (ACS) 181 publications, 1.01%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 178, 1% Frontiers Media S.A. 178 publications, 1%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 176, 0.98% AIP Publishing 176 publications, 0.98%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 127, 0.71% Social Science Electronic Publishing 127 publications, 0.71%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 110, 0.61% Walter de Gruyter 110 publications, 0.61%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 110, 0.61% IGI Global 110 publications, 0.61%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 97, 0.54% American Physical Society (APS) 97 publications, 0.54%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 92, 0.51% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 92 publications, 0.51%
Ugol Journal Edition LLC	Ugol Journal Edition LLC, 74, 0.41% Ugol Journal Edition LLC 74 publications, 0.41%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 64, 0.36% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 64 publications, 0.36%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 63, 0.35% Oxford University Press 63 publications, 0.35%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 61, 0.34% EDP Sciences 61 publications, 0.34%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 53, 0.3% Inderscience Publishers 53 publications, 0.3%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 51, 0.29% PeerJ 51 publications, 0.29%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 51, 0.29% IWA Publishing 51 publications, 0.29%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 50, 0.28% King Saud University 50 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

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COMSATS University Islamabad	COMSATS University Islamabad, 1227, 6.86% COMSATS University Islamabad 1227 publications, 6.86%
Quaid-i-Azam University	Quaid-i-Azam University, 894, 5% Quaid-i-Azam University 894 publications, 5%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 629, 3.52% King Saud University 629 publications, 3.52%
University of Lahore	University of Lahore, 472, 2.64% University of Lahore 472 publications, 2.64%
King Khalid University	King Khalid University, 450, 2.52% King Khalid University 450 publications, 2.52%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 401, 2.24% King Abdulaziz University 401 publications, 2.24%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 299, 1.67% King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 299 publications, 1.67%
University of Sharjah	University of Sharjah, 296, 1.65% University of Sharjah 296 publications, 1.65%
University of the Punjab	University of the Punjab, 296, 1.65% University of the Punjab 296 publications, 1.65%
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore	University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, 281, 1.57% University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 281 publications, 1.57%
Air University	Air University, 254, 1.42% Air University 254 publications, 1.42%
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila	University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, 251, 1.4% University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila 251 publications, 1.4%
Riphah International University	Riphah International University, 251, 1.4% Riphah International University 251 publications, 1.4%
United Arab Emirates University	United Arab Emirates University, 246, 1.38% United Arab Emirates University 246 publications, 1.38%
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar	University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, 224, 1.25% University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar 224 publications, 1.25%
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Bahauddin Zakariya University, 217, 1.21% Bahauddin Zakariya University 217 publications, 1.21%
Petronas University of Technology	Petronas University of Technology, 216, 1.21% Petronas University of Technology 216 publications, 1.21%
International Islamic University, Islamabad	International Islamic University, Islamabad, 211, 1.18% International Islamic University, Islamabad 211 publications, 1.18%
Politehnica University of Bucharest	Politehnica University of Bucharest, 210, 1.17% Politehnica University of Bucharest 210 publications, 1.17%
University of Malaya	University of Malaya, 207, 1.16% University of Malaya 207 publications, 1.16%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, 196, 1.1% Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University 196 publications, 1.1%
Abdul Wali Khan University	Abdul Wali Khan University, 194, 1.08% Abdul Wali Khan University 194 publications, 1.08%
Taif University	Taif University, 192, 1.07% Taif University 192 publications, 1.07%
Institute of Space Technology	Institute of Space Technology, 192, 1.07% Institute of Space Technology 192 publications, 1.07%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 189, 1.06% Tsinghua University 189 publications, 1.06%
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology	Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, 183, 1.02% Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology 183 publications, 1.02%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 182, 1.02% University of Science and Technology of China 182 publications, 1.02%
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur	The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 181, 1.01% The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 181 publications, 1.01%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University	Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, 175, 0.98% Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University 175 publications, 0.98%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 175, 0.98% University of Manchester 175 publications, 0.98%
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With foreign organizations

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King Saud University	King Saud University, 629, 3.52% King Saud University 629 publications, 3.52%
King Khalid University	King Khalid University, 450, 2.52% King Khalid University 450 publications, 2.52%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 401, 2.24% King Abdulaziz University 401 publications, 2.24%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 299, 1.67% King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 299 publications, 1.67%
University of Sharjah	University of Sharjah, 296, 1.65% University of Sharjah 296 publications, 1.65%
United Arab Emirates University	United Arab Emirates University, 246, 1.38% United Arab Emirates University 246 publications, 1.38%
Petronas University of Technology	Petronas University of Technology, 216, 1.21% Petronas University of Technology 216 publications, 1.21%
Politehnica University of Bucharest	Politehnica University of Bucharest, 210, 1.17% Politehnica University of Bucharest 210 publications, 1.17%
University of Malaya	University of Malaya, 207, 1.16% University of Malaya 207 publications, 1.16%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, 196, 1.1% Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University 196 publications, 1.1%
Taif University	Taif University, 192, 1.07% Taif University 192 publications, 1.07%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 189, 1.06% Tsinghua University 189 publications, 1.06%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 182, 1.02% University of Science and Technology of China 182 publications, 1.02%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University	Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, 175, 0.98% Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University 175 publications, 0.98%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 175, 0.98% University of Manchester 175 publications, 0.98%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 171, 0.96% University of Glasgow 171 publications, 0.96%
University of Technology, Malaysia	University of Technology, Malaysia, 164, 0.92% University of Technology, Malaysia 164 publications, 0.92%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 164, 0.92% University of the Witwatersrand 164 publications, 0.92%
Shandong University	Shandong University, 151, 0.84% Shandong University 151 publications, 0.84%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 140, 0.78% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 140 publications, 0.78%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 140, 0.78% University of Sydney 140 publications, 0.78%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 140, 0.78% University of Johannesburg 140 publications, 0.78%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 138, 0.77% University of Edinburgh 138 publications, 0.77%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 137, 0.77% University of Oxford 137 publications, 0.77%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 135, 0.75% Michigan State University 135 publications, 0.75%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 132, 0.74% University of Cambridge 132 publications, 0.74%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 131, 0.73% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 131 publications, 0.73%
University College London	University College London, 131, 0.73% University College London 131 publications, 0.73%
Korea University of Science and Technology	Korea University of Science and Technology, 131, 0.73% Korea University of Science and Technology 131 publications, 0.73%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 129, 0.72% Queen Mary University of London 129 publications, 0.72%
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With other countries

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Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 2495, 13.95% Saudi Arabia 2495 publications, 13.95%
China	China, 2311, 12.92% China 2311 publications, 12.92%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1288, 7.2% United Kingdom 1288 publications, 7.2%
USA	USA, 1198, 6.7% USA 1198 publications, 6.7%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 985, 5.51% Republic of Korea 985 publications, 5.51%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 832, 4.65% Malaysia 832 publications, 4.65%
UAE	UAE, 635, 3.55% UAE 635 publications, 3.55%
Australia	Australia, 609, 3.4% Australia 609 publications, 3.4%
Germany	Germany, 515, 2.88% Germany 515 publications, 2.88%
Turkey	Turkey, 464, 2.59% Turkey 464 publications, 2.59%
Canada	Canada, 436, 2.44% Canada 436 publications, 2.44%
India	India, 413, 2.31% India 413 publications, 2.31%
Italy	Italy, 374, 2.09% Italy 374 publications, 2.09%
Egypt	Egypt, 330, 1.84% Egypt 330 publications, 1.84%
Japan	Japan, 272, 1.52% Japan 272 publications, 1.52%
France	France, 268, 1.5% France 268 publications, 1.5%
Spain	Spain, 256, 1.43% Spain 256 publications, 1.43%
South Africa	South Africa, 254, 1.42% South Africa 254 publications, 1.42%
Sweden	Sweden, 235, 1.31% Sweden 235 publications, 1.31%
Romania	Romania, 230, 1.29% Romania 230 publications, 1.29%
Iran	Iran, 199, 1.11% Iran 199 publications, 1.11%
Norway	Norway, 198, 1.11% Norway 198 publications, 1.11%
Poland	Poland, 196, 1.1% Poland 196 publications, 1.1%
Russia	Russia, 183, 1.02% Russia 183 publications, 1.02%
Portugal	Portugal, 172, 0.96% Portugal 172 publications, 0.96%
Brazil	Brazil, 155, 0.87% Brazil 155 publications, 0.87%
Denmark	Denmark, 154, 0.86% Denmark 154 publications, 0.86%
Qatar	Qatar, 153, 0.86% Qatar 153 publications, 0.86%
Iraq	Iraq, 152, 0.85% Iraq 152 publications, 0.85%
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