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Kuwait University
Short name
KU
Country, city
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Publications
18 569
Citations
341 909
h-index
173
Top-3 journals
Medical Principles and Practice
Medical Principles and Practice (634 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (147 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (137 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital
Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital (617 publications)
Amiri Hospital
Amiri Hospital (378 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Cairo University
Cairo University (347 publications)
King Saud University
King Saud University (212 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (170 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1970

Total publications
18569
Total citations
341909
Citations per publication
18.41
Average publications per year
325.77
Average authors per publication
11.29
h-index
173
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, 2756, 14.84%
General Medicine
2756 publications, 14.84%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 805, 4.34%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
805 publications, 4.34%
Mechanical Engineering, 748, 4.03%
Mechanical Engineering
748 publications, 4.03%
Computer Science Applications, 651, 3.51%
Computer Science Applications
651 publications, 3.51%
Applied Mathematics, 641, 3.45%
Applied Mathematics
641 publications, 3.45%
Biochemistry, 640, 3.45%
Biochemistry
640 publications, 3.45%
General Materials Science, 631, 3.4%
General Materials Science
631 publications, 3.4%
General Chemical Engineering, 629, 3.39%
General Chemical Engineering
629 publications, 3.39%
General Chemistry, 622, 3.35%
General Chemistry
622 publications, 3.35%
Condensed Matter Physics, 592, 3.19%
Condensed Matter Physics
592 publications, 3.19%
Infectious Diseases, 492, 2.65%
Infectious Diseases
492 publications, 2.65%
Immunology, 460, 2.48%
Immunology
460 publications, 2.48%
Organic Chemistry, 459, 2.47%
Organic Chemistry
459 publications, 2.47%
Pharmacology, 450, 2.42%
Pharmacology
450 publications, 2.42%
General Engineering, 450, 2.42%
General Engineering
450 publications, 2.42%
Molecular Biology, 438, 2.36%
Molecular Biology
438 publications, 2.36%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 435, 2.34%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
435 publications, 2.34%
Mechanics of Materials, 399, 2.15%
Mechanics of Materials
399 publications, 2.15%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 399, 2.15%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
399 publications, 2.15%
Materials Chemistry, 394, 2.12%
Materials Chemistry
394 publications, 2.12%
Software, 383, 2.06%
Software
383 publications, 2.06%
Modeling and Simulation, 370, 1.99%
Modeling and Simulation
370 publications, 1.99%
Genetics, 363, 1.95%
Genetics
363 publications, 1.95%
Microbiology (medical), 351, 1.89%
Microbiology (medical)
351 publications, 1.89%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 347, 1.87%
Civil and Structural Engineering
347 publications, 1.87%
Computer Networks and Communications, 340, 1.83%
Computer Networks and Communications
340 publications, 1.83%
Immunology and Allergy, 336, 1.81%
Immunology and Allergy
336 publications, 1.81%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 332, 1.79%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
332 publications, 1.79%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 327, 1.76%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
327 publications, 1.76%
Multidisciplinary, 308, 1.66%
Multidisciplinary
308 publications, 1.66%
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Journals

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Medical Principles and Practice
634 publications, 3.41%
Scientific Reports
147 publications, 0.79%
PLoS ONE
137 publications, 0.74%
FASEB Journal
121 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Engineering Research
119 publications, 0.64%
Desalination
100 publications, 0.54%
Psychological Reports
94 publications, 0.51%
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
73 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
67 publications, 0.36%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
66 publications, 0.36%
Annals of Saudi Medicine
64 publications, 0.34%
Molecules
63 publications, 0.34%
IEEE Access
61 publications, 0.33%
Applied Mathematics and Computation
59 publications, 0.32%
Polyhedron
54 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Medical Microbiology
51 publications, 0.27%
Linear Algebra and Its Applications
49 publications, 0.26%
RSC Advances
47 publications, 0.25%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
47 publications, 0.25%
Diagnostic Cytopathology
45 publications, 0.24%
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
43 publications, 0.23%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
42 publications, 0.23%
Tetrahedron
42 publications, 0.23%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
41 publications, 0.22%
Physical Review C
40 publications, 0.22%
Dental Traumatology
40 publications, 0.22%
European Journal of Operational Research
39 publications, 0.21%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
37 publications, 0.2%
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
37 publications, 0.2%
Domes : digest of Middle East studies
36 publications, 0.19%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
5053 publications, 27.21%
Springer Nature
3062 publications, 16.49%
Wiley
1745 publications, 9.4%
Taylor & Francis
1289 publications, 6.94%
S. Karger AG
838 publications, 4.51%
MDPI
697 publications, 3.75%
SAGE
644 publications, 3.47%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
345 publications, 1.86%
Oxford University Press
326 publications, 1.76%
Emerald
304 publications, 1.64%
Frontiers Media S.A.
250 publications, 1.35%
Hindawi Limited
248 publications, 1.34%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
202 publications, 1.09%
Cambridge University Press
166 publications, 0.89%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
161 publications, 0.87%
Inderscience Publishers
151 publications, 0.81%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
147 publications, 0.79%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
143 publications, 0.77%
IGI Global
134 publications, 0.72%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
121 publications, 0.65%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
120 publications, 0.65%
World Scientific
103 publications, 0.55%
American Physical Society (APS)
102 publications, 0.55%
American Society for Microbiology
92 publications, 0.5%
ASME International
81 publications, 0.44%
Walter de Gruyter
75 publications, 0.4%
Microbiology Society
75 publications, 0.4%
BMJ
74 publications, 0.4%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
67 publications, 0.36%
AIP Publishing
65 publications, 0.35%
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With other organizations

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Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital
617 publications, 3.32%
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
388 publications, 2.09%
Amiri Hospital
378 publications, 2.04%
Cairo University
347 publications, 1.87%
Dasman Diabetes Institute
312 publications, 1.68%
Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
251 publications, 1.35%
King Saud University
212 publications, 1.14%
Harvard University
170 publications, 0.92%
Alexandria University
167 publications, 0.9%
Adan Hospital
146 publications, 0.79%
Gulf University for Science and Technology
141 publications, 0.76%
Johns Hopkins University
135 publications, 0.73%
Hamad Medical Corporation
127 publications, 0.68%
Minia University
121 publications, 0.65%
University of Manchester
118 publications, 0.64%
United Arab Emirates University
116 publications, 0.62%
University of Florida
115 publications, 0.62%
Qatar University
114 publications, 0.61%
Sultan Qaboos University
114 publications, 0.61%
Imperial College London
111 publications, 0.6%
Ohio State University
110 publications, 0.59%
National University of Malaysia
109 publications, 0.59%
King Abdulaziz University
108 publications, 0.58%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
108 publications, 0.58%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
108 publications, 0.58%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
106 publications, 0.57%
Monash University
106 publications, 0.57%
University of Sharjah
104 publications, 0.56%
Quaid-i-Azam University
103 publications, 0.55%
Helwan University
103 publications, 0.55%
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With foreign organizations

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Cairo University
347 publications, 1.87%
King Saud University
212 publications, 1.14%
Harvard University
170 publications, 0.92%
Alexandria University
167 publications, 0.9%
Johns Hopkins University
135 publications, 0.73%
Hamad Medical Corporation
127 publications, 0.68%
Minia University
121 publications, 0.65%
University of Manchester
118 publications, 0.64%
United Arab Emirates University
116 publications, 0.62%
University of Florida
115 publications, 0.62%
Qatar University
114 publications, 0.61%
Sultan Qaboos University
114 publications, 0.61%
Imperial College London
111 publications, 0.6%
Ohio State University
110 publications, 0.59%
National University of Malaysia
109 publications, 0.59%
King Abdulaziz University
108 publications, 0.58%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
108 publications, 0.58%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
108 publications, 0.58%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
106 publications, 0.57%
Monash University
106 publications, 0.57%
University of Sharjah
104 publications, 0.56%
Quaid-i-Azam University
103 publications, 0.55%
Helwan University
103 publications, 0.55%
Fayoum University
102 publications, 0.55%
University of Toronto
100 publications, 0.54%
University College London
99 publications, 0.53%
University of Belgrade
98 publications, 0.53%
University of Southampton
97 publications, 0.52%
Charles University
95 publications, 0.51%
University of Minnesota
95 publications, 0.51%
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With other countries

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USA, 2521, 13.58%
USA
2521 publications, 13.58%
United Kingdom, 1147, 6.18%
United Kingdom
1147 publications, 6.18%
Egypt, 1128, 6.07%
Egypt
1128 publications, 6.07%
Saudi Arabia, 774, 4.17%
Saudi Arabia
774 publications, 4.17%
Canada, 684, 3.68%
Canada
684 publications, 3.68%
India, 500, 2.69%
India
500 publications, 2.69%
UAE, 486, 2.62%
UAE
486 publications, 2.62%
Germany, 455, 2.45%
Germany
455 publications, 2.45%
Australia, 447, 2.41%
Australia
447 publications, 2.41%
China, 424, 2.28%
China
424 publications, 2.28%
Iran, 383, 2.06%
Iran
383 publications, 2.06%
France, 330, 1.78%
France
330 publications, 1.78%
Italy, 314, 1.69%
Italy
314 publications, 1.69%
Jordan, 307, 1.65%
Jordan
307 publications, 1.65%
Pakistan, 298, 1.6%
Pakistan
298 publications, 1.6%
Malaysia, 284, 1.53%
Malaysia
284 publications, 1.53%
Spain, 258, 1.39%
Spain
258 publications, 1.39%
Turkey, 243, 1.31%
Turkey
243 publications, 1.31%
Qatar, 234, 1.26%
Qatar
234 publications, 1.26%
Japan, 209, 1.13%
Japan
209 publications, 1.13%
Sweden, 205, 1.1%
Sweden
205 publications, 1.1%
Brazil, 201, 1.08%
Brazil
201 publications, 1.08%
Belgium, 193, 1.04%
Belgium
193 publications, 1.04%
Oman, 184, 0.99%
Oman
184 publications, 0.99%
Greece, 180, 0.97%
Greece
180 publications, 0.97%
Finland, 174, 0.94%
Finland
174 publications, 0.94%
Austria, 172, 0.93%
Austria
172 publications, 0.93%
Netherlands, 171, 0.92%
Netherlands
171 publications, 0.92%
Switzerland, 160, 0.86%
Switzerland
160 publications, 0.86%
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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.
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