Sultan Qaboos University

Sultan Qaboos University
Short name
SQU
Country, city
Oman, Muscat
Publications
12 362
Citations
257 207
h-index
168
Top-3 journals
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (80 publications)
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
Arabian Journal of Geosciences (74 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (73 publications)
Top-3 organizations
King Saud University
King Saud University (258 publications)
United Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates University (247 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
King Saud University
King Saud University (258 publications)
United Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates University (247 publications)
Qatar University
Qatar University (199 publications)

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Since 1980

Total publications
12362
Total citations
257207
Citations per publication
20.81
Average publications per year
274.71
Average authors per publication
6.6
h-index
168
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, 1116, 9.03%
General Medicine
1116 publications, 9.03%
Condensed Matter Physics, 704, 5.69%
Condensed Matter Physics
704 publications, 5.69%
General Chemical Engineering, 536, 4.34%
General Chemical Engineering
536 publications, 4.34%
General Chemistry, 525, 4.25%
General Chemistry
525 publications, 4.25%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 518, 4.19%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
518 publications, 4.19%
General Materials Science, 517, 4.18%
General Materials Science
517 publications, 4.18%
Mechanical Engineering, 457, 3.7%
Mechanical Engineering
457 publications, 3.7%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 443, 3.58%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
443 publications, 3.58%
Biochemistry, 437, 3.54%
Biochemistry
437 publications, 3.54%
Water Science and Technology, 427, 3.45%
Water Science and Technology
427 publications, 3.45%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 395, 3.2%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
395 publications, 3.2%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 385, 3.11%
Agronomy and Crop Science
385 publications, 3.11%
Pollution, 379, 3.07%
Pollution
379 publications, 3.07%
Plant Science, 373, 3.02%
Plant Science
373 publications, 3.02%
Applied Mathematics, 370, 2.99%
Applied Mathematics
370 publications, 2.99%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 342, 2.77%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
342 publications, 2.77%
Education, 342, 2.77%
Education
342 publications, 2.77%
Environmental Chemistry, 332, 2.69%
Environmental Chemistry
332 publications, 2.69%
Computer Science Applications, 313, 2.53%
Computer Science Applications
313 publications, 2.53%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 303, 2.45%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
303 publications, 2.45%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 301, 2.43%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
301 publications, 2.43%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 289, 2.34%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
289 publications, 2.34%
General Engineering, 284, 2.3%
General Engineering
284 publications, 2.3%
General Environmental Science, 282, 2.28%
General Environmental Science
282 publications, 2.28%
Geography, Planning and Development, 282, 2.28%
Geography, Planning and Development
282 publications, 2.28%
Materials Chemistry, 279, 2.26%
Materials Chemistry
279 publications, 2.26%
Food Science, 276, 2.23%
Food Science
276 publications, 2.23%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 276, 2.23%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
276 publications, 2.23%
Fuel Technology, 274, 2.22%
Fuel Technology
274 publications, 2.22%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 269, 2.18%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
269 publications, 2.18%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
80 publications, 0.65%
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
74 publications, 0.6%
PLoS ONE
73 publications, 0.59%
Blood
72 publications, 0.58%
FASEB Journal
72 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
59 publications, 0.48%
Sustainability
53 publications, 0.43%
SSRN Electronic Journal
52 publications, 0.42%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
50 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Hydrology
44 publications, 0.36%
IEEE Access
44 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Cleaner Production
41 publications, 0.33%
Hyperfine Interactions
41 publications, 0.33%
Desalination
41 publications, 0.33%
Energies
40 publications, 0.32%
Plant Disease
37 publications, 0.3%
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
36 publications, 0.29%
Construction and Building Materials
36 publications, 0.29%
International Journal of Environmental Studies
34 publications, 0.28%
Resources Policy
34 publications, 0.28%
Fuel
34 publications, 0.28%
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
32 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Molecular Liquids
30 publications, 0.24%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
28 publications, 0.23%
Renewable Energy
28 publications, 0.23%
Chemical Engineering Journal
28 publications, 0.23%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
27 publications, 0.22%
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
27 publications, 0.22%
Journal of Food Engineering
27 publications, 0.22%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
26 publications, 0.21%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
3496 publications, 28.28%
Springer Nature
2329 publications, 18.84%
Taylor & Francis
1139 publications, 9.21%
Wiley
927 publications, 7.5%
MDPI
602 publications, 4.87%
SAGE
339 publications, 2.74%
Emerald
225 publications, 1.82%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
174 publications, 1.41%
Inderscience Publishers
145 publications, 1.17%
Oxford University Press
138 publications, 1.12%
Hindawi Limited
137 publications, 1.11%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
131 publications, 1.06%
IOP Publishing
127 publications, 1.03%
IGI Global
115 publications, 0.93%
Frontiers Media S.A.
107 publications, 0.87%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
100 publications, 0.81%
World Scientific
98 publications, 0.79%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
97 publications, 0.78%
Cambridge University Press
79 publications, 0.64%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
76 publications, 0.61%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
76 publications, 0.61%
American Society of Hematology
72 publications, 0.58%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
70 publications, 0.57%
AIP Publishing
67 publications, 0.54%
Walter de Gruyter
63 publications, 0.51%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
56 publications, 0.45%
BMJ
52 publications, 0.42%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
52 publications, 0.42%
IOS Press
42 publications, 0.34%
King Saud University
39 publications, 0.32%
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With other organizations

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Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
395 publications, 3.2%
King Saud University
258 publications, 2.09%
United Arab Emirates University
247 publications, 2%
Qatar University
199 publications, 1.61%
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
160 publications, 1.29%
Royal Hospital
143 publications, 1.16%
University of Malaya
131 publications, 1.06%
Cairo University
130 publications, 1.05%
Mansoura University
126 publications, 1.02%
Alexandria University
125 publications, 1.01%
University of Nizwa
103 publications, 0.83%
Shiraz University
101 publications, 0.82%
University of Tehran
99 publications, 0.8%
King Abdulaziz University
98 publications, 0.79%
Hamad Medical Corporation
94 publications, 0.76%
Jordan University of Science and Technology
93 publications, 0.75%
University of Western Australia
93 publications, 0.75%
COMSATS University Islamabad
92 publications, 0.74%
Khalifa University
91 publications, 0.74%
Kuwait University
90 publications, 0.73%
Pusan National University
89 publications, 0.72%
Queen's University Belfast
81 publications, 0.66%
Al al-Bayt University
80 publications, 0.65%
University of Queensland
77 publications, 0.62%
McGill University
75 publications, 0.61%
Kazan Federal University
73 publications, 0.59%
University of Sharjah
73 publications, 0.59%
University of Waterloo
72 publications, 0.58%
Imperial College London
70 publications, 0.57%
University of Jordan
69 publications, 0.56%
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With foreign organizations

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King Saud University
258 publications, 2.09%
United Arab Emirates University
247 publications, 2%
Qatar University
199 publications, 1.61%
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
160 publications, 1.29%
University of Malaya
131 publications, 1.06%
Cairo University
130 publications, 1.05%
Mansoura University
126 publications, 1.02%
Alexandria University
125 publications, 1.01%
Shiraz University
101 publications, 0.82%
University of Tehran
99 publications, 0.8%
King Abdulaziz University
98 publications, 0.79%
Hamad Medical Corporation
94 publications, 0.76%
Jordan University of Science and Technology
93 publications, 0.75%
University of Western Australia
93 publications, 0.75%
COMSATS University Islamabad
92 publications, 0.74%
Khalifa University
91 publications, 0.74%
Kuwait University
90 publications, 0.73%
Pusan National University
89 publications, 0.72%
Queen's University Belfast
81 publications, 0.66%
Al al-Bayt University
80 publications, 0.65%
University of Queensland
77 publications, 0.62%
McGill University
75 publications, 0.61%
Kazan Federal University
73 publications, 0.59%
University of Sharjah
73 publications, 0.59%
University of Waterloo
72 publications, 0.58%
Imperial College London
70 publications, 0.57%
University of Jordan
69 publications, 0.56%
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
65 publications, 0.53%
University of Edinburgh
64 publications, 0.52%
Bahauddin Zakariya University
62 publications, 0.5%
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With other countries

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USA, 1349, 10.91%
USA
1349 publications, 10.91%
United Kingdom, 1149, 9.29%
United Kingdom
1149 publications, 9.29%
India, 893, 7.22%
India
893 publications, 7.22%
Saudi Arabia, 841, 6.8%
Saudi Arabia
841 publications, 6.8%
Egypt, 808, 6.54%
Egypt
808 publications, 6.54%
Iran, 716, 5.79%
Iran
716 publications, 5.79%
Australia, 655, 5.3%
Australia
655 publications, 5.3%
UAE, 642, 5.19%
UAE
642 publications, 5.19%
Canada, 619, 5.01%
Canada
619 publications, 5.01%
China, 607, 4.91%
China
607 publications, 4.91%
Pakistan, 584, 4.72%
Pakistan
584 publications, 4.72%
Malaysia, 462, 3.74%
Malaysia
462 publications, 3.74%
Germany, 452, 3.66%
Germany
452 publications, 3.66%
France, 413, 3.34%
France
413 publications, 3.34%
Jordan, 393, 3.18%
Jordan
393 publications, 3.18%
Republic of Korea, 360, 2.91%
Republic of Korea
360 publications, 2.91%
Qatar, 349, 2.82%
Qatar
349 publications, 2.82%
Italy, 334, 2.7%
Italy
334 publications, 2.7%
Turkey, 330, 2.67%
Turkey
330 publications, 2.67%
Russia, 241, 1.95%
Russia
241 publications, 1.95%
Tunisia, 239, 1.93%
Tunisia
239 publications, 1.93%
Sweden, 222, 1.8%
Sweden
222 publications, 1.8%
Japan, 214, 1.73%
Japan
214 publications, 1.73%
Kuwait, 212, 1.71%
Kuwait
212 publications, 1.71%
South Africa, 203, 1.64%
South Africa
203 publications, 1.64%
Brazil, 195, 1.58%
Brazil
195 publications, 1.58%
Spain, 193, 1.56%
Spain
193 publications, 1.56%
Thailand, 155, 1.25%
Thailand
155 publications, 1.25%
New Zealand, 139, 1.12%
New Zealand
139 publications, 1.12%
Greece, 135, 1.09%
Greece
135 publications, 1.09%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1980 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.