OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of King Saud University Science is 39. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of heavy metals on the environment and human health: Novel therapeutic insights to counter the toxicity	482
Gold nanoparticles: Synthesis properties and applications	189
Health and environmental effects of heavy metals	181
Biological agents for synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications	156
Seed priming with titanium dioxide nanoparticles enhances seed vigor, leaf water status, and antioxidant enzyme activities in maize (Zea mays L.) under salinity stress	155
Green synthesis, characterization and anti microbial activities of ZnO nanoparticles using Euphorbia hirta leaf extract	113
Plastics degradation by microbes: A sustainable approach	100
Quantum chemical studies on molecular structure, AIM, ELF, RDG and antiviral activities of hybrid hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19: Molecular docking and DFT calculations	90
Green logistics performance and infrastructure on service trade and environment-Measuring firm’s performance and service quality	87
Non covalent interactions and molecular docking studies on morphine compound	82
Fly ash properties, characterization, and applications: A review	76
Hydrogen bonds interactions in biuret-water clusters: FTIR, X-ray diffraction, AIM, DFT, RDG, ELF, NLO analysis	75
DFT and molecular docking study of chloroquine derivatives as antiviral to coronavirus COVID-19	73
Biological and epidemiological trends in the prevalence and mortality due to outbreaks of novel coronavirus COVID-19	69
Waste PET plastic derived ZnO@NMC nanocomposite via MOF-5 construction for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions	68
Study of a new piperidone as an anti-Alzheimer agent: Molecular docking, electronic and intermolecular interaction investigations by DFT method	60
Influence of salinity stress on PSII in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotypes, probed by chlorophyll-a fluorescence	58
Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using marine microbe (Vibrio alginolyticus) and its anticancer and antioxidant analysis	57
A study of insect succession of forensic importance: Dipteran flies (diptera) in two different habitats of small rodents in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia	57
Molecular modeling and biological activity analysis of new organic-inorganic hybrid: 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) ethanaminium nitrate	55
Computational investigations of three main drugs and their comparison with synthesized compounds as potent inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro): DFT, QSAR, molecular docking, and in silico to	55
Onset of gyrotactic microorganisms in MHD Micropolar nanofluid flow with partial slip and double stratification	55
Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Jatropha integerrima Jacq. flower extract and their antibacterial activity	54
Quantum chemical calculations, spectroscopic properties and molecular docking studies of a novel piperazine derivative	53
Intraspecific molecular variation among Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) populations collected from different regions in saudi arabia	52

Sharp bounds on partition dimension of hexagonal Möbius ladder	51
Biogenesis of selenium nanoparticles and their anti-leukemia activity	50
Development of a sensitive liquid-liquid extraction and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the analysis of carbaryl residues in fresh vegetables sold in Riyadh	50
Nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs)/Co3O4 nanocomposite for high performance supercapacitor	46
Biogenic synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of Ixora brachypoda (DC) leaf extract mediated silver nanoparticles	46
An overview of antimicrobial and anticancer potential of silver nanoparticles	46
Theoretical modeling and experimental studies of Terebinth extracts as green corrosion inhibitor for iron in 3% NaCl medium	45
Green synthesis and antimicrobial efficacy of titanium dioxide nanoparticles using Luffa acutangula leaf extract	45
Psychological well-being during COVID-19 lockdown: Insights from a Saudi State University’s Academic Community	44
Bioenergy: a foundation to environmental sustainability in a changing global climate scenario	43
Identification of bioactive molecules from Triphala (Ayurvedic herbal formulation) as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) through computational investigations	41
A new numerical scheme for solving pantograph type nonlinear fractional integro-differential equations	40
Date pits extracts assisted synthesis of magnesium oxides nanoparticles and its application towards the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue	40
A new framework for the sustainable development goals of Saudi Arabia	39
Microbial degradation of plastics: Sustainable approach to tackling environmental threats facing big cities of the future	39