Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences

Top Research Topics at Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Composite material, Control theory, Mechanics, Structural engineering and Metallurgy. It concentrates on Composite material topics that focus on Ultimate tensile strength, Compressive strength, Composite number, Flexural strength and Microstructure. It is focused mainly on Control theory, particularly Control theory.

• Composite material (15.42%)
• Control theory (7.50%)
• Mechanics (6.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• A survey on sentiment analysis challenges (208 citations)
• Future of solar energy in Saudi Arabia (95 citations)
• Eco-friendly asbestos free brake-pad: Using banana peels (88 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences:

The published articles primarily tackle Composite material, Ultimate tensile strength, Waste management, Environmental engineering and Microstructure. Composite material study tackled in the published articles is connected to the field of Brake pad. The published articles explore issues in Ultimate tensile strength which can be linked to other research areas like Flexural strength, Cementitious, Alloy, Metal matrix composite and Reinforced concrete.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Composite material
• Mechanical engineering
• Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Composite material, Structural engineering, Ultimate tensile strength, Compressive strength and Flexural strength. Aggregate (composite), Microstructure, Aluminium, Ductility and Rheology are among the areas of Composite material tackled. The work on Ductility tackled in it brings together disciplines like Fiber and Shear (sheet metal).

Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences investigates Structural engineering research which frequently intersects with Nonlinear system. Topics in Compressive strength were tackled in line with various other fields like Fly ash and Cement. The overlapping concepts between Deflection (engineering) and Ultimate load and Beam (structure) are the key highlights of Flexural strength study.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Practical Crash Duration Estimation for Project Schedule Activities (29 citations)
• Experimental and numerical investigation on compressive and flexural behavior of structural steel tubular beams strengthened with AFRP composites (17 citations)
• Microstructural 4D printing investigation of ultra-sonication biocomposite polymer (15 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

• Musaed N.J. Al-Awad (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Moustafa A. Soliman (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
• M.E.E. Abashar (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• M.S. Al-Blehed (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Adel M. Hemeida (8 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

• King Saud University (399 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (18 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Jordan (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Ahmadu Bello University (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 8.16% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.15% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.89% of all publications and 50.37% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.