Objective

This study aimed to investigate the bibliometric analysis, progress and prospects of the journal of King Saud University-Science (JKSU-Science) in global sciences.

Material and Methods

In this study, we recorded the number of research documents, number of citations, citations per document, impact factor and Hirsch index (h-Index) of JKSU-Science from January 2016 to December 2020. The main source of information was Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, Elsevier Science Direct and SCI-mago/Scopus.

Results

The JKSU-Science contributed 910 articles, 3373 citations, 3.75 citations per documents, with an impact factor of 3.819 and Hirsch (h-index) of 20. The journal provides an opportunity to the global science community to contribute their research work and promote research at global levels.

Conclusions

The performance of JKSU-Science in global sciences has markedly increased during the period 2016-2020. The global contribution, research publications, impact factor, citations, and h-Index are continuously on mounting path. The journal is playing a pivotal role in enhancing the research culture and country research ranking both at regional as well as international levels.

中文翻译：

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沙特国王大学学报的全球文献计量分析，进展与展望

客观的

这项研究的目的是研究《沙特国王沙特大学-科学》（JKSU-Science）全球科学杂志的文献计量分析，进展和前景。

材料与方法

在这项研究中，我们记录了2016年1月至2020年12月JKSU-Science的研究文档数量，引文数量，每个文档的引文数量，影响因子和Hirsch指数（h -Index）。主要信息来源为Clarivate Analytics Web科学，Elsevier科学直属和SCI-mago / Scopus。

结果

JKSU-Science贡献了910篇文章，被引3373次，每个文档被引3.75次，影响因子为3.819，Hirsch（h- index）为20。该期刊为全球科学界提供了一个贡献他们的研究工作并促进研究的机会在全球范围内。

结论

在2016-2020年期间，JKSU-Science在全球科学领域的表现显着提高。全球贡献，研究出版物，影响因子，引文和h -Index一直在不断上升。该期刊在提高区域和国际水平的研究文化和国家研究排名方面发挥着举足轻重的作用。