Kuwait University

Kuwait University
Short name
KU
Country, city
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Publications
16 233
Citations
296 855
h-index
161
Top-3 journals
Medical Principles and Practice
Medical Principles and Practice (357 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (132 publications)
FASEB Journal
FASEB Journal (121 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital
Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital (463 publications)
Cairo University
Cairo University (296 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Cairo University
Cairo University (296 publications)
King Saud University
King Saud University (171 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (146 publications)

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Since 1970

Total publications
16233
Total citations
296855
Citations per publication
18.29
Average publications per year
295.15
Average authors per publication
4.76
h-index
161
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 Medicine, 2402, 14.8%
General Medicine
2402 publications, 14.8%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 787, 4.85%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
787 publications, 4.85%
Mechanical Engineering, 745, 4.59%
Mechanical Engineering
745 publications, 4.59%
Biochemistry, 637, 3.92%
Biochemistry
637 publications, 3.92%
Computer Science Applications, 635, 3.91%
Computer Science Applications
635 publications, 3.91%
General Chemical Engineering, 629, 3.87%
General Chemical Engineering
629 publications, 3.87%
General Materials Science, 623, 3.84%
General Materials Science
623 publications, 3.84%
General Chemistry, 618, 3.81%
General Chemistry
618 publications, 3.81%
Applied Mathematics, 615, 3.79%
Applied Mathematics
615 publications, 3.79%
Condensed Matter Physics, 591, 3.64%
Condensed Matter Physics
591 publications, 3.64%
Infectious Diseases, 490, 3.02%
Infectious Diseases
490 publications, 3.02%
Organic Chemistry, 459, 2.83%
Organic Chemistry
459 publications, 2.83%
Pharmacology, 449, 2.77%
Pharmacology
449 publications, 2.77%
Immunology, 439, 2.7%
Immunology
439 publications, 2.7%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 435, 2.68%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
435 publications, 2.68%
Molecular Biology, 433, 2.67%
Molecular Biology
433 publications, 2.67%
General Engineering, 422, 2.6%
General Engineering
422 publications, 2.6%
Mechanics of Materials, 398, 2.45%
Mechanics of Materials
398 publications, 2.45%
Materials Chemistry, 389, 2.4%
Materials Chemistry
389 publications, 2.4%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 388, 2.39%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
388 publications, 2.39%
Software, 379, 2.33%
Software
379 publications, 2.33%
Modeling and Simulation, 364, 2.24%
Modeling and Simulation
364 publications, 2.24%
Genetics, 356, 2.19%
Genetics
356 publications, 2.19%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 345, 2.13%
Civil and Structural Engineering
345 publications, 2.13%
Microbiology (medical), 344, 2.12%
Microbiology (medical)
344 publications, 2.12%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 330, 2.03%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
330 publications, 2.03%
Computer Networks and Communications, 329, 2.03%
Computer Networks and Communications
329 publications, 2.03%
Immunology and Allergy, 328, 2.02%
Immunology and Allergy
328 publications, 2.02%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 327, 2.01%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
327 publications, 2.01%
Multidisciplinary, 308, 1.9%
Multidisciplinary
308 publications, 1.9%
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Journals

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Medical Principles and Practice
357 publications, 2.2%
PLoS ONE
132 publications, 0.81%
FASEB Journal
121 publications, 0.75%
Scientific Reports
111 publications, 0.68%
Desalination
97 publications, 0.6%
Psychological Reports
94 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
73 publications, 0.45%
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
67 publications, 0.41%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
62 publications, 0.38%
Molecules
60 publications, 0.37%
Applied Mathematics and Computation
56 publications, 0.34%
Annals of Saudi Medicine
52 publications, 0.32%
Polyhedron
51 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Medical Microbiology
50 publications, 0.31%
IEEE Access
50 publications, 0.31%
Linear Algebra and Its Applications
49 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
47 publications, 0.29%
Diagnostic Cytopathology
45 publications, 0.28%
RSC Advances
42 publications, 0.26%
Tetrahedron
42 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
42 publications, 0.26%
Physical Review C
40 publications, 0.25%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
39 publications, 0.24%
Dental Traumatology
39 publications, 0.24%
European Journal of Operational Research
38 publications, 0.23%
Journal of Engineering Research
38 publications, 0.23%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
37 publications, 0.23%
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
37 publications, 0.23%
Domes : digest of Middle East studies
36 publications, 0.22%
SSRN Electronic Journal
35 publications, 0.22%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
4548 publications, 28.02%
Springer Nature
2664 publications, 16.41%
Wiley
1625 publications, 10.01%
Taylor & Francis
1191 publications, 7.34%
SAGE
575 publications, 3.54%
MDPI
558 publications, 3.44%
S. Karger AG
503 publications, 3.1%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
323 publications, 1.99%
Oxford University Press
296 publications, 1.82%
Hindawi Limited
225 publications, 1.39%
Emerald
179 publications, 1.1%
Frontiers Media S.A.
177 publications, 1.09%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
176 publications, 1.08%
Cambridge University Press
153 publications, 0.94%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
151 publications, 0.93%
Inderscience Publishers
144 publications, 0.89%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
137 publications, 0.84%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
134 publications, 0.83%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
121 publications, 0.75%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
101 publications, 0.62%
World Scientific
96 publications, 0.59%
IGI Global
94 publications, 0.58%
American Society for Microbiology
86 publications, 0.53%
BMJ
85 publications, 0.52%
American Physical Society (APS)
78 publications, 0.48%
ASME International
77 publications, 0.47%
Microbiology Society
73 publications, 0.45%
AIP Publishing
63 publications, 0.39%
Walter de Gruyter
62 publications, 0.38%
Mary Ann Liebert
60 publications, 0.37%
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With other organizations

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Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital
463 publications, 2.85%
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
334 publications, 2.06%
Cairo University
296 publications, 1.82%
Amiri Hospital
273 publications, 1.68%
Dasman Diabetes Institute
236 publications, 1.45%
Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
212 publications, 1.31%
King Saud University
171 publications, 1.05%
Harvard University
146 publications, 0.9%
Alexandria University
138 publications, 0.85%
Gulf University for Science and Technology
111 publications, 0.68%
Adan Hospital
110 publications, 0.68%
Minia University
107 publications, 0.66%
University of Manchester
103 publications, 0.63%
Hamad Medical Corporation
100 publications, 0.62%
United Arab Emirates University
98 publications, 0.6%
King Abdulaziz University
93 publications, 0.57%
Sultan Qaboos University
90 publications, 0.55%
Qatar University
79 publications, 0.49%
University of Toronto
79 publications, 0.49%
Ain Shams University
77 publications, 0.47%
National University of Malaysia
70 publications, 0.43%
Mansoura University
70 publications, 0.43%
Jordan University of Science and Technology
68 publications, 0.42%
Hashemite University
68 publications, 0.42%
Virginia Tech
68 publications, 0.42%
McGill University
68 publications, 0.42%
Johns Hopkins University
67 publications, 0.41%
University of Washington
67 publications, 0.41%
Kuwait Cancer Control Center
65 publications, 0.4%
Alfaisal University
64 publications, 0.39%
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With foreign organizations

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Cairo University
296 publications, 1.82%
King Saud University
171 publications, 1.05%
Harvard University
146 publications, 0.9%
Alexandria University
138 publications, 0.85%
Minia University
107 publications, 0.66%
University of Manchester
103 publications, 0.63%
Hamad Medical Corporation
100 publications, 0.62%
United Arab Emirates University
98 publications, 0.6%
King Abdulaziz University
93 publications, 0.57%
Sultan Qaboos University
90 publications, 0.55%
Qatar University
79 publications, 0.49%
University of Toronto
79 publications, 0.49%
Ain Shams University
77 publications, 0.47%
National University of Malaysia
70 publications, 0.43%
Mansoura University
70 publications, 0.43%
Jordan University of Science and Technology
68 publications, 0.42%
Hashemite University
68 publications, 0.42%
Virginia Tech
68 publications, 0.42%
McGill University
68 publications, 0.42%
Johns Hopkins University
67 publications, 0.41%
University of Washington
67 publications, 0.41%
Alfaisal University
64 publications, 0.39%
University of British Columbia
64 publications, 0.39%
University of Jordan
63 publications, 0.39%
University College London
63 publications, 0.39%
Monash University
63 publications, 0.39%
Boston Children's Hospital
60 publications, 0.37%
King's College London
58 publications, 0.36%
University of Sydney
58 publications, 0.36%
Fayoum University
58 publications, 0.36%
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With other countries

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USA, 2317, 14.27%
USA
2317 publications, 14.27%
Egypt, 1048, 6.46%
Egypt
1048 publications, 6.46%
United Kingdom, 1039, 6.4%
United Kingdom
1039 publications, 6.4%
Saudi Arabia, 717, 4.42%
Saudi Arabia
717 publications, 4.42%
Canada, 646, 3.98%
Canada
646 publications, 3.98%
UAE, 427, 2.63%
UAE
427 publications, 2.63%
India, 423, 2.61%
India
423 publications, 2.61%
Australia, 406, 2.5%
Australia
406 publications, 2.5%
Germany, 389, 2.4%
Germany
389 publications, 2.4%
China, 356, 2.19%
China
356 publications, 2.19%
Iran, 324, 2%
Iran
324 publications, 2%
France, 277, 1.71%
France
277 publications, 1.71%
Jordan, 277, 1.71%
Jordan
277 publications, 1.71%
Italy, 255, 1.57%
Italy
255 publications, 1.57%
Pakistan, 233, 1.44%
Pakistan
233 publications, 1.44%
Malaysia, 231, 1.42%
Malaysia
231 publications, 1.42%
Qatar, 216, 1.33%
Qatar
216 publications, 1.33%
Spain, 204, 1.26%
Spain
204 publications, 1.26%
Japan, 198, 1.22%
Japan
198 publications, 1.22%
Turkey, 183, 1.13%
Turkey
183 publications, 1.13%
Sweden, 174, 1.07%
Sweden
174 publications, 1.07%
Oman, 171, 1.05%
Oman
171 publications, 1.05%
Netherlands, 154, 0.95%
Netherlands
154 publications, 0.95%
Belgium, 145, 0.89%
Belgium
145 publications, 0.89%
Brazil, 145, 0.89%
Brazil
145 publications, 0.89%
Lebanon, 144, 0.89%
Lebanon
144 publications, 0.89%
Greece, 130, 0.8%
Greece
130 publications, 0.8%
Bahrain, 125, 0.77%
Bahrain
125 publications, 0.77%
Finland, 125, 0.77%
Finland
125 publications, 0.77%
Austria, 122, 0.75%
Austria
122 publications, 0.75%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1970 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.